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WWW-W.mao.aois- 1: Sustainable city ‘ ’ ' Waterloo wins second consecutive nanonal sustainability award - 87 km Mason , . names“! Michael Bérubé to T he City ofWaterIoo has won a speak atWLU tomorrow second consecutive national award recognizing its recent Distinguished scholar Michael Berube, an sustainability efforts expert In contemporary literature and cultural Lastmonththecitywasnamedoo- Mutilviaitmfi'idhurierUni'venityMarch winner of the 2013 Sustainable Com» 21 to deliver I DUNE lecture titled "TheVIlue - munities Award in the water category and ththluuâ€"of the Hammer for its rainwater harvesting and reuse Bénlbé is a W! of Mum and director system at the GreenLab in RIM Park. of the institute for the Arts and Humanities at The awards were handed out by the WWW FederationofCanadianMunicipalitiea . Hehafwrittenseveralbooltsonculmralstudu “l’m thrilled with the recognition ‘ l6. disability rig“: Ind liberal politics. including _ from the FCM because it brings more The left at War, What‘s Ubeml About the liberal attention and awareness to water con- Ans? Glamour Politics and ‘Bias" in Hiya Edu- senration.” said Karen Anderson. land- cation. and Lille as We Know it: A Father. A Family scapeamhitectandprojectmanagerfor 3 «v _ andAanoeptlonalQrild. community. culture and recreation Bérube has been an important advocate for services 7 humanities study, while also participating at the “lbrmepersonallytheFCMaward ~ -- 3 - . , 3 forefiontofglebemsalxmttheneedfordiangein validates the green efforts our project The City of Waterloo‘s GreenLab and water harvesting system at its RIM Park soccer mate education team made and acknowledges the City fields earned it the 2013 Sustainable Commmitier Award in the water category. He was the 2012 president 0f the Modem Lan- ofWaterloo is heading in the right direc- silage Association and frequently writes in both tion." tumlanes and landscaped islands. pavilion, which features a green roof, PUDHC and academic forums about pressing The awards recognize innovation The goal of this latest project was to educational signage and a web-based debates in higher education. and excellence in municipal sustainable build two artificial turf fields to eiqaand eduartional module for Grades 7 and 8. Laurier’s We!" 0f English 311d Film Stud- development across Canada in six cate- the sport field inventory in Waterloo. lust this week council also approved a 15 is presenting Bambé’s lecture Wl‘h the support gone: brownfields. energy, neighbour The fields are designed to drain rainwa- plan to install solar panelsat thelab. 0f the COMIC" for the intellectual and Cultural hood development. transportation, ter quickly, meaning the fields don't in an email to the Chronicle. FCM's Development Of the A115 (ClCDA)~ The event Will waste and water. need to be closed aftera heavy rainfall. Green Municipal Fund Council chair start 3' 1 [NFL in the P301 Martin Centre on Lauri The water»harvesting system. com- Rain percolates through the upper Raymond Louie called the project “an er'sWaterloo campus. pleted in 2011, recycles about 10 million layers and is stored in a lower vel innovative exam le of sustainable ' litres of rain every year â€" enough to fill layer for use on the {our natural aids hilt'astructure.‘ p Bard] Fire Ijgl‘lt Gala set four Olympicâ€"sized swimming pools â€" Extra water is diverted to two nearby “Waterloo strives to be the leader in andsaveethe city $10,000 annually. ponds. green best practices and this project for Saturday at CCGG “it was the management of this high Moisture sensors in the natural fields was very much business as usual.‘ _ . . . . ' volume of rainwater that inspired the alert to when the grass needs watering. added Mayor Brenda Halloran, who EXCIEGm€m ts‘buildmg for the ”um annual ' project design team to look fora way to and water is pumped from the storage travelled to Windsor to accept the Earth Fm? L18!“ Gala March 23' 7:30 pm. at the store and reuse the water, rather than system onto the fields. Each watering award last month. Canadian Clay’and Glass Gallery. _ , just drain it away,” said Anderson “By uses about 200,000 litres and during the "To win the award and gain national The event '5 the gallerys annual. infirm"; collecting. storing and re-using the summer months the natural fields are recognition makes 1L5 veryproud, most- event and Mayor Wanda Halloran '5 "“5 year 5 rainwater from the artificial turf fields watered up to four times per week. ly because it allows us the opportunity honourary galachair. . we are able to reduce municipal water The system is designed to supply at to create public awareness about these 3 The event Will be held a‘ the gallery. 25-Carohne consumption," least 50 per cent of the water the park types of projects, in the hopes that 5} N" Waterloo. “acts for the Earth Fire “8m Waterloo shared the award with needs for irrigation. though it only met other municipalities will engage in the (.ala are 5100 “Ch and can be purchased 3‘ the Yorkton. Sask.. and its new water filtra- 19 per cent of the need in last summer’s same." gallery ShOP or by callmg519-746-1882. ext 222- tion plant that helps return water to a heat. For more information about the .‘AH proceeds‘fmm We ”f3"! SUPP?“ the Cana- local aquil'er, The total project cost about award winners. visit the FCM website, d'a" Clay and 91355 (.allerys operations and pro- last year, Waterloo was co-winner of $4,000,000. with about $950,000 coming www.fcm.calhome/awards/fcmâ€"sus» grammlllg' V's" wwwtheclayandgiassca for more the transportation award for upgrades from the Waterloo Minor Soccer Club. tainable-communities-awards/ZOi3- mfom‘m'o” to Davenport Road to create dedicated The site also includes the GreenLab winnershtm. Jr: an: -- -- III-3 * [33,37]., “it. it“ if r; {I .- -'- '3’ ' g: 51" a l r- h“ - ' 'L I r ‘- V l g , 5 ' l f 1‘: f i A mama» l. . I ‘ / A /‘ . 1‘73““)? 3““ ' 73 U ’ L \. -tmififict-‘ - . I’m-m“ Q-.‘”“-m vs“ 1 . I a re a s c u - umm‘...‘;§§i-3“J:M !