Canada’s $130 Billion Infrastructure Deficit Examined by ReNew Canada Magazine
There is an urgent and pressing need to rebuild roads, bridges, schools, water treatment facilities and community services in Canada. The infrastructure gap is growing at $2 billion a year and ReNew Canada magazine serves the government and industry readers who are doing saomething about it.
Toronto, ON (PRWEB) October 13, 2005 -- ReNew Canada, Canada’s business magazine covering infrastructure renewal in Canada, launched its premiere issue this week in conjunction with Canadian Brownfields 2005 -- a Canadian Urban Institute conference being held at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, ON.
“This magazine is the first of its kind in Canada,” says Todd Latham, ReNew Canada publisher. “It’s an opportunity to unite governments, agencies and organizations in their efforts to address the infrastructure deficit facing municipalities across the country. It will provide a forum for debate and the exchange of ideas as well as serve as the voice for the very concept of infrastructure.”
ReNew Canada represents a refreshing, open approach to the discussion of infrastructure renewal in Canada. ReNew Canada has been developed for those in the private and public sectors to consider the “3Rs”: ReThink, ReBuild, ReVitalize! ReNew Canada will provide a voice to bridge the communications gap between government, industry professionals and citizens.
The premiere issue of ReNew Canada features a host of noteworthy editorial contributors from across Canada including: Hon. John Godfrey, Minister of State responsible for Infrastructure and Communities; Sam Katz, Mayor of Winnipeg; and David Crombie, President of the Canadian Urban Institute and a former mayor of Toronto.
“The task facing Ontario -- and governments across Canada -- is to repair the damage caused by past neglect and to prepare for the growth that is coming. By some estimates, in Ontario, more than $100 billion will be needed over the next 30 years to bring our public infrastructure into a state of good repair and accommodate the growth we know is coming. ReNew Canada will provide a place where we can discuss those challenges with others in the field, and find ways to implement the programs that will be needed,” says Hon. David Caplan, Ontario Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal in a letter to the editor.
“Many Canadians are convinced that governments cannot keep pace with the demand for new or improved public infrastructure. As the repair bills mount and Canada’s aging public infrastructure moves ever closer to the end of its useful life, it is increasingly obvious that others will want to look at public-private partnerships as an option whose time has come,” says Michael Wilson, former federal cabinet minister and chairman of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships in a feature article in ReNew Canada’s October 2005 issue.
“Everybody’s talking about the infrastructure problem,” says Latham. “ReNew Canada will be a part of the solution.”
ReNew Canada is published by We Communications Inc., an experienced publishing and marketing company with offices in Toronto and Winnipeg. In addition to ReNew Canada, We Communications Inc. also publishes two other industry-leading magazines - Canadian Water Treatment and Canadian Meat Business.
For more information, visit www.renewcanada.net or contact:
Todd Latham, Publisher
ReNew Canada
1.800.344.7055
todd@wecommunications.ca
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