Source to Stream 2023 Presentations
TOPICS & PRESENTERS*
March 22 & 23, 2023
DAY ONE:
Wednesday March 22, 2023
TRACK 1
Green Rainwater Infrastructure: Long-term Management of the Full Urban Water Cycle
Presenter:
Sophie Warren, City of Vancouver
Green Infrastructure Within City of Toronto Right-of-Way – From Council Direction to Implementation
Presenter:
Niloufar Mohajerani, City of Toronto
Presenter:
Darko Joksimovic, Toronto Metropolitan University
Presenters:
Aziz Ahmed, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; Derek Smith, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; David Lembcke, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)
How to Avoid Green Elephants: Governance as a Driver for Resilient Green Infrastructure
Presenters:
Jennifer Court, GHD; Shekar Sharma, City of Vancouver
New Guidance and Specifications for Proprietary Stormwater Treatment Technologies
Presenters:
Tim Van Seters, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); Shad Hussain (City of Toronto)
Presenters:
Chris Denich and Joel Sypkes, Aquafor Beech Ltd.
An Alternate Public-Private Approach to Stormwater Management
Presenters:
Phil James, Credit Valley Conservation; Ron Scheckenberger, Scheckenberger & Associates Ltd.
Presenter:
Amanda Pinto, C.F. Crozier and Associates
Establishing Permanent Vegetation in Urban Green Infrastructure
Presenter:
Britta Hansen, Emmons & Olivier Resources
TRACK 2
Alewife Stormwater Wetland and Park
Presenters:
Duke Bitsko and Jason Bobowski, Hatch
Presenter:
Hannah Chessell, Geosyntec Consultants
“Complete Corridors” – Moving Water, Wildlife, and People
Presenter:
Shawna Chambers, City of London
Forced Field-fits: When Site Conditions Change Before Natural Channel Designs Get Constructed
Presenters:
Robin McKillop and Max Osburn, Palmer
After the Landslide – A Field Fit Creek Restoration
Presenter:
Heather Amirault, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Big Salmon Dreams for a Small Vancouver Stream: Integrating Watershed and Land Use Planning
Presenter:
Chelsea Emerson and Chris O’Donnell, City of Vancouver
Presenter:
Bill Trenouth, AECOM
Farewell Creek Design-Build: Lessons Learned
Presenters:
Brad Fairley, 5 Smooth Stones Restoration; Ed Gazendam, Water’s Edge
Natural Channel Design Solutions and Municipal Infrastructure:
They Can Co-exist
Presenters:
Mariëtte Pushkar, Matrix Solutions; Adrienne Sones, City of London
50 Years in the Making
– Rehabilitation of the Royal Oak Municipal Drain
Presenter:
JJ Breede, Terrafix; Stephen Brickman, Headway
Presenters:
Chandler Eves, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA);
William Dainty, Ecometrix Inc.
DAY TWO:
Thursday March 23, 2023
TRACK 1
PLANTing for Success! School Rain Garden Design
Presenter:
Amy Lejcar, Into the Woods Landscape Architecture & Arboriculture
Green Infrastructure Initiatives in Thunder Bay – A Northern Approach
Presenter:
Aaron Ward, City of Thunder Bay
Presenters:
Brett Emmons and Karli McCawley, Emmons & Olivier Resources
Presenters:
Kristina Hausmanis, Diane Leal, and Abe Mouaket, City of Toronto
New Information to Support SWM Pond Sediment Beneficial Reuse Under O.Reg. 406/19 Excess Soil Rules
Presenter:
Francine Kelly-Hooper, GHD
Presenter:
Shekar Sharma, City of Vancouver
The LID Stormwater Wiki – A One-Stop Shop
Presenters:
Dean Young and Daniel Filippi, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
Sewershed and Overland Flow Route Delineation with ArcHYDRO
Presenter:
James Cowan, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)
Assessing the Function of Stormwater Management Facilities in a Changing Climate
Presenters:
Kevin Stevens, Wilfrid Laurier University and Amanda Pinto, C.F. Crozier and Associates
TRACK 2
Belfountain Dam and Headpond Class EA and Construction
Presenters:
Brian Bishop, WSP E&I Canada Ltd.; Scott Cafarella, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)
Duncan Creek Full Natural Channel Restoration
Presenter:
Niloufar Mohajerani, City of Toronto
Balancing Act – Watercourse Restoration Beside a Closed Landfill
Presenter:
Mark Bassingthwaite, Resilient Consulting Corporation
Kettleby Creek Barrier Mitigation Project
Presenters:
Peter Shuttleworth, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and Ed Gazendam, Water’s Edge
Saving a Lake, a Neighborhood Landmark
Presenter:
Britta Hansen, Emmons & Olivier Resources
Presenters:
Lindsay Davis and Michael Lawson, Geo Morphix
Erosion Control Infrastructure – Asset Operation and Management Plans
Presenters:
Matt Johnston and David Gingerich, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
An Economical Approach to ESC: Observations from My First Year as a CISEC
Presenter:
Michael Dhanraj, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Integration of Fluvial Geomorphologic and Hydraulic Principles for Sizing of Watercourse Crossings
Presenters:
Kathy Robitaille-Feick and Andres Rodrigues, AECOM