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Register today for training courses led by conservation authority staff members and industry professionals with experience designing, constructing, maintaining and monitoring sustainable technologies in Canada.

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IECA, Landscape Ontario, and AORS members are eligible for discounts on some courses. Please contact Victoria Kring at Victoria.Kring@trca.on.ca or visit the individual course pages for details.

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September 11 (Wednesday)

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Webinar: Introduction to Construction Site Turbidity Monitoring

Sep 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Online Webinar

This webinar will detail requirements for turbidity monitoring consistent with the CSA standard, and include additional guidance on how the standard should be applied in practice. Topics covered will include (i) the type of performance[...]

September 18 (Wednesday)

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Webinar: Stormwater and LID Field Monitoring Lessons Learned

Sep 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Online Webinar

Monitoring stormwater and low impact development features can be challenging and each project will provide many valuable lessons. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the more common lessons learned that may apply to[...]

September 23 (Monday)

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In class: Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control Training and Exam – Vaughan, ON

Sep 23 – Sep 24 all-day Vellore Village Community Centre

Registration – Day One – 8:30 am | Day Two – course begins at 8:30 am | The CISEC program, including CAN-CISEC is the leading certification program for erosion and sediment control inspectors in Canada and[...]

September 24 (Tuesday)

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In class: Introduction to Low Impact Development (LID) – St. Catharines, ON

Sep 24 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Conference Centre

Registration 8:30 – 9:00 am. Low Impact Development (LID) is an innovative stormwater management approach that treats, infiltrates, filters, and retains runoff at the source. LID practices are proven approaches that have been implemented with great[...]

September 26 (Thursday)

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In class: Low Impact Development (LID): Inspection and Maintenance Field Day – Vaughan, ON

Sep 26 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Earth Rangers - Kortright Centre for Conservation

Registration 8:30 – 9:00 am. Join the STEP team for this one-day workshop designed to introduce participants to the technical aspects of inspecting, maintaining and troubleshooting LID practices. Participants will learn by undertaking activities, observing[...]

October 16 (Wednesday)

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Webinar: Beating the Green Infrastructure Cost Crunch

Oct 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Online Webinar

As this is an ongoing project, the following webinar will provide an update on the approach, status, challenges and lessons learned. If you’re conducting a similar project or will be, this is a great opportunity[...]

October 21 (Monday)

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In class: Advanced LID Design: Bioretention Facilities Workshop – Cambridge, ON

Oct 21 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Grand River CA Head Office - Auditorium

Registration 8:30 – 9:00 am. Green infrastructure, including low impact development (LID) practices, is becoming an increasingly common approach to stormwater management control. Bioretention is one type of LID measure that is designed to treat[...]

November 6 (Wednesday)

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In class: Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control Training and Exam – Calgary, AB

Nov 6 – Nov 7 all-day Carriage House Inn

Registration – Day One – 8:00 am | Course begins daily at 8:30 am | The CISEC program, including CAN-CISEC is the leading certification program for erosion and sediment control inspectors in Canada and the U.S. [...]

November 12 (Tuesday)

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In class: Underground Infiltration Practices: Understanding Exfiltration – Cambridge, ON

Nov 12 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Grand River CA Head Office - Auditorium

Registration 8:30 – 9:00 am. Water quality improvements for most infiltration practices come largely from the runoff reduction. So understanding and optimizing the exfiltration capacity is key to designing and modeling a highly performing installation. We[...]

November 13 (Wednesday)

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In class: Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control Training and Exam – London, ON

Nov 13 – Nov 14 all-day Watershed Conservation Centre

November 21 (Thursday)

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Webinar: Grading, Drainage and Green Infrastructure

Nov 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Online Webinar

This webinar will review regulatory guidance and best practices for areal grading, and for detailing drainage and grading to get water safely into low impact development (LID) practices. Twentieth-century best practices in stormwater management led[...]

November 26 (Tuesday)

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In class: Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control Training and Exam – Fenelon Falls, ON

Nov 26 – Nov 27 all-day Fenelon Falls Community Centre

December 9 (Monday)

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In class: National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP)

Dec 9 – Dec 13 all-day Newmarket Operations Centre

More course details and registration coming soon! The National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) provides the base-level skill set needed for entry-level workers to properly construct, inspect and maintain green stormwater infrastructure (GI). It is[...]

September – December 2019 Sep – Dec 2019

Register for any two live or pre-recorded webinars and select a third webinar for free. Use coupon code B2GOFWEB (must have 3 webinars in cart for coupon code to apply).