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Category Archives: development
Site Visit of Deep Lake Water Cooling System
As much as Torontonians like to give our city a hard time, it has some pretty neat things going on… Toronto boasts one of North America’s largest district energy systems, which uses a Deep Lake Water Cooling System sourced from Lake … Continue reading
A Look at Regent Park’s Thriving Community
On a chilly November evening (windchill factor of -18!) Barry Thomas, Operating Unit Manager at Regent Park, led us on a site visit of Regent Park and told us stories of the transformation that the community has experienced. The site … Continue reading
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An inside glance at Regent Park
Toronto is full of so many amazing stories of transformation and growth. Change is never easy, but with some good practices of community engagement and bringing the right stakeholders to the table – there are opportunities to create beautiful things. … Continue reading
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Beyond the Salon
After a bit of radio silence, The Civic Salon is happy to announce that we’re back – in a slightly different format. In this iteration of the Salon we are going beyond the conversation to the streets of Toronto. No, … Continue reading
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Bring out your inner designer..
Designing the ideal toy using concepts of human centered design. Gotta love it!
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The Civic Salon 