* Please note that program and guest speakers are subject to change. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPEN 8:00 to 8:45 a.m. REGISTRATION (Main Lobby) 8:45 to 9:00 a.m. OPENING REMARKS (Hall A) 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Presenter: 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Green Infrastructure within City of Toronto Right-of-Way – From Standards to Implementation Presenter: 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. Presenters: 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presenters: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E) 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. How to Avoid Green Elephants: Governance as a Driver for Resilient Green Infrastructure Presenters: 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. New Guidance and Specifications for Manufactured Stormwater Treatment Technologies Presenters: 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Presenters: 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. An Alternate Public-Private Approach to Stormwater Management Presenters: 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Influence of Winter De-icing Salts on Phosphorus Retention in Bioretention Systems Presenter: 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. Establishing Permanent Vegetation in Urban Green Infrastructure Presenter: 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby) 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPEN 8:00 to 8:45 a.m. REGISTRATION (Main Lobby) 8:45 to 9:00 a.m. OPENING REMARKS (Hall F) 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. A Stormwater Wetland’s Journey: 20 Years and Counting Presenters: 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Presenter: 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. “Complete Corridors” – Moving Water, Wildlife, and People Presenter: 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Forced Field-fits: When Site Conditions Change Before Natural Channel Designs Get Constructed Presenters: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. After the Landslide – A Field Fit Creek Restoration Project Presenter: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E) 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Big Salmon Dreams for a Small Vancouver Stream: Integrating Watershed and Land Use Planning Presenter: 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Effective Small-Scale Stream Restoration Techniques Presenter: 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Design-Build Stream Restoration: Lessons Learned Presenters: 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Natural Channel Design Solutions and Municipal Infrastructure: They Can Co-exist Presenters: 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Case Study 50 Years in the Making – Rehabilitation of the Royal Oak Municipal Drain Presenter: 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. Presenters: 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. NETWORKING RECEPTION (Main Lobby) 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPEN 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION (Main Lobby) 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. PLANTing for Success! School Rain Garden Design Presenter: 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Green Infrastructure Initiatives in Thunder Bay – A Northern Approach Presenter: 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. Presenters: 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presenters: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E) 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. New Information to Support SWM Pond Sediment Beneficial Reuse Under O.Reg. 406/19 Excess Soil Rules Presenter: 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Presenter: 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. The LID Stormwater Wiki – A One-Stop Shop Presenters: 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Sewershed and Overland Flow Route Delineation with ArcHYDRO Presenter: 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Assessing the Function of Stormwater Management Facilities in a Changing Climate Presenters: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. TRADE SHOW FLOOR OPEN 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION (Main Lobby) 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Belfountain Dam and Headpond Class EA and Construction Presenters: 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Duncan Creek Full Natural Channel Restoration Presenter: 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. Balancing Act – Watercourse Restoration Beside a Closed Landfill Presenter: 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Kettleby Creek Barrier Mitigation Project Presenters: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saving a Lake, a Neighborhood Landmark Presenter: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BUFFET (Seating located in Halls B through E) 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Presenters: 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Erosion Control Infrastructure – Asset Operation and Management Plans Presenters: 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. An Economical Approach to ESC: Observations from My First Year as a CISEC Presenters: 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Integration of Fluvial Geomorphologic and Hydraulic Principles for Sizing of Watercourse Crossings Presenters: 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.Source to Stream 2023 Program
PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING
March 21, 2023TOPICS & PRESENTERS*
March 22 & 23, 2023DAY ONE:
Wednesday March 22, 2023TRACK 1 (Hall A)
(Halls B through E)
Sophie Warren, City of Vancouver
Niloufar Mohajerani, City of Toronto
Darko Joksimovic, Toronto Metropolitan University
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)
Jennifer Court, GHD; Shekar Sharma, City of Vancouver
Tim Van Seters, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); Shad Hussain (City of Toronto)
Chris Denich and Joel Sypkes, Aquafor Beech Ltd.
Phil James, Credit Valley Conservation; Ron Scheckenberger, Scheckenberger & Associates Ltd.
Amanda Pinto, C.F. Crozier and Associates
Britta Hansen, Emmons & Olivier ResourcesTRACK 2 (Hall F)
(Halls B through E)
Duke Bitsko and Jason Bobowski, Hatch
Hannah Chessell, Geosyntec Consultants
Shawna Chambers, City of London
Robin McKillop and Max Osburn, Palmer
Heather Amirault, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Chelsea Emerson and Chris O’Donnell, City of Vancouver
Kat Lucas, Ontario Streams
Brad Fairley, 5 Smooth Stones Restoration; Ed Gazendam, Water’s Edge
Mariëtte Pushkar, Matrix Solutions; Adrienne Sones, City of London
JJ Breede, Terrafix; Stephen Brickman, Headway
Chandler Eves, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA); William Dainty, Ecometrix Inc.DAY TWO:
Thursday March 23, 2023TRACK 1 (Hall A)
(Halls B through E)
Amy Lejcar, Into the Woods Landscape Architecture & Arboriculture
Aaron Ward, City of Thunder Bay
Brett Emmons and Karli McCawley, Emmons & Olivier Resources
Kristina Hausmanis, Diane Leal, and Abe Mouaket, City of Toronto
Francine Kelly-Hooper, GHD
Shekar Sharma, City of Vancouver
Dean Young and Daniel Filippi, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
James Cowan, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)
Kevin Stevens, Wilfrid Laurier University and Amanda Pinto, C.F. Crozier and AssociatesTRACK 2 (Hall F)
(Halls B through E)
Brian Bishop, WSP E&I Canada Ltd.; Scott Cafarella, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)
Niloufar Mohajerani, City of Toronto
Mark Bassingthwaite, Resilient Consulting Corporation
Peter Shuttleworth, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and Ed Gazendam, Water’s Edge
Britta Hansen, Emmons & Olivier Resources
Lindsay Davis and Michael Lawson, Geo Morphix
Matt Johnston and David Gingerich, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
Michael Dhanraj, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Kathy Robitaille-Feick and Andres Rodrigues, AECOM