Business View Magazine | February 2018

92 93 had money, finally, red-circled on that, and in 2024 we would see that come through Oshawa and into Clarington.That has the potential for about a billion dollars of private investment and 21,000 jobs, if we look at what would be developed immediately around the GO train stations.” Other notable economic news in Clarington in- cludes the opening in 2019 of a new, 30-acre Toyota Corporation distribution center that will be servic- ing all of eastern Canada.Also,with the incipient legalization of recreational cannabis this coming summer, plus the fact that medical marijuana has been legal in Canada since 2001, Foster believes that within a fewyears,with a significant number of cannabis producers already in town, and a new one soon to open, the industry can become the city’s second largest employer, after the Darlington power plant,which currently employs 2,000 workers directly and another 4,000, indirectly. With all of this ongoing, as well as potential development, 27,000 more people are expected to reside in Clarington by 2026.Thus, new housing construction has lately become a major economic driver.“Because of the 407 coming through, access to Toronto is getting far easier and,with the an- nouncement of the GO Train coming, developers are moving ahead and assembling plans,” says Foster. The GO Train extension, alone, is expected to spur the construction of 6,000 residential units. In order to restrict urban sprawl,Hall reports that the Province of Ontario is mandating that munici- palities plan their growth to mostly take place via higher density projects. So, in Courtice, for example, one of Clarington’s four urban centers, 500 new housing units are being developed in its central core.“That is a significant intensification in the heart CLARINGTON, ONTARIO Clarington is home to the Durham York Energy Cen- tre (DYEC), an Energy-from-Waste facility owned by the Regions of Durham and York. The facility is operated by Covanta, a world leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions. In the past, residential garbage collected by the Regions was sent to landfill where those resources were buried and lost forever. Today that garbage, what is left over after residents have reduced, reused, and recycled more than 50% of their household garbage using the Region’s diversion programs, is recovered and turned into energy. Every year, the DYEC produc- es enough energy to power approximately 10,000 homes. Additionally, the facility recovers metal for recycling and offsets 110,000 metric tonnes of greenhouse gases annually by avoiding landfill – the annual equivalent of pulling nearly 24,000 cars off the road. Since joining the Clarington com- munity, Covanta has demonstrated its commitment to being a good neighbour by operating the DYEC in a safe and reliable manner and supporting important community organizations and causes. Through state-of-the-art pollution control sys- tems, the DYEC is able to meet some of the most stringent environmental standards in the world. Over the last 18 months, the facility has averaged 80 per cent better than the required limits set by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. For more information about the DYEC, please visit www.durhamyorkwaste.ca. Covanta: Comm itted to Being Good Neighbour in Clarington Clarington is home to the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC), an Energy-from-Waste facility owned by the Regions of Durha m and York. The fa ility is operated by Covanta wo ld leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions . In the past, residenti al garbage collected by the Regions was sent to landfill where those resources were buried and lost forev er. Today that garbage, what is left over after residents have reduced, reused, and recycled more than 5 0% of their household garbage using the Region’s diversion programs, is recovered and turned into ener gy. Every year, the DYEC produces enough energy to power approximately 10,000 homes. Additionally, the faci lity recovers metal for recycling and offsets 110,000 metric tonnes of greenhouse gases annually by avo iding landfill – the annual equivalent of pulling nearly 24,000 cars off the road. Since joining the Clar ington community, Covanta has demo strated its commitment to bein g a good neighbour by operating the DYEC in a safe and reliable manner and supporting important community organizations and causes. Through stat e-of-the-art pollution control systems, the DYEC is able to meet some of the most stringent environmental sta dards in the world. Over the last 18 mon ths, the facility has averaged 80 p r ce t better than the required limits se t by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. For more information about the DYEC, please visit www.durhamyorkwa ste.ca . Covanta: Committed to Being a Good Neighbour in Clarington