Centre for Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation (ERA)
Located at Forbes Hill Research Park
  
Introduction from the Mayor
WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO PROJECT IN HUNTSVILLE
As many of you are already aware, the Town of Huntsville and the University of Waterloo have signed an agreement in collaboration with the Federal Government through the efforts of our MP, the Honorable Tony Clement, to create a facility here in Huntsville for research in the fields of environmental and ecosystem resilience. You will see as you explore this site that the project will be a terrific addition to the cultural mosaic of our great community.
This prestigious institution now has a beautiful, permanent facility here in Huntsville along the shore of Cann Lake. This new initiative marks an exciting new beginning for Huntsville. We are honoured that the University of Waterloo recognized Huntsville as an absolutely ideal place to expand its operations.
Huntsville provides UW the ability to work collaboratively with the Government of Ontario, Algonquin Park, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, to research the most pressing and critical issues facing our natural world, including medical aspects of ecosystem degradation. It is our goal to foster this wonderful relationship into something greater. Huntsville is confidently striving towards becoming a national, and perhaps even international, bastion of environmental research.
The legacy of this new component of our community will be profound in the years to come. Combined with the benefits of holding the G8 World Summit here, Huntsville’s path to the future has never been so bright.
Claude Doughty
Mayor
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University of Waterloo
Site Description
The university site is situated within the greater Canada Summit Centre property, centrally located within the scenic Town of Huntsville. The new facility overlooks Cann Lake to the East, and has been constructed some 35 metres above the Town and surrounding area. The unique location of the university is terraced into the rugged local Muskoka topography while being fully serviced by all utilities, municipal sewer and water services, parking and roadway access to the front door. The university site makes up approximately 4.5 hectares of a greater 40 Hectare land parcel which includes a vast amount of rolling wooded parkland, the Muskoka Heritage Village and Historic Portage Flyer Train, Canada Summit Centre, the Active Living Centre, Lions Lookout, a multi-purpose sport field facility and a community walking trail system.
Construction of the facility began in August of 2009 and was completed for use during the G8 Summit in June of 2010, and is now being completed for use by the University.
Presentations
All presentations are in PDF format for viewing.
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Links and Contacts
The Town of Huntsville encourages you to visit the University of Waterloo website.
Please visit the Kitchener Waterloo Record.
Claude Doughty, Mayor
Town of Huntsville
705-789-1751 ext. 2235
Email: mayor@huntsville.ca |
Dr. Stephen Murphy
University of Waterloo
519-888-4567 ext. 35616 |
Michael Strickland
UW Media Relations
519-888-4777 |
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Media Releases
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Public Meetings
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