Wadi Hanifah Featured in the Globe and Mail:
The Globe and Mail published a very comprehensive article on the Wadi Hanifah in their Saturday January 13, 2007 edition as a centrepiece. Accompanied by maps and diagrams it explains the work that is being undertaken very clearly.

Link:
+ A river back from the dead (3 MB PDF file)

Meewasin Short Listed For International Prize:
Meewasin was short listed for the Thiess Riverprize, an international award that recognizes excellence in river management. The AUD$100,000 prize was awarded in September 2004 at the Riverfestival in Brisbane, Australia. It recognizes excellence in river management and provides incentive to further the worldwide effort of restoring healthy rivers.

"It is particularly gratifying that we were short listed in our 25th year. Many communities are faced with the difficult task of cleaning up a damaged river system. Meewasin has not had serious cleanup problems to deal with but has been fortunate to harness the excellent support of the community to keep the river valley beautiful." - Susan Lamb, Chief Executive Officer of Meewasin.

M&T Planners At The United Nations:
On April 23, 2004 George Stockton, President, and Drew Wensley, Executive Vice-President of Toronto-based Moriyama & Teshima Planners Limited, were in New York to present the Wadi Hanifah Restoration Project to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.

The Wadi Hanifah project provides an excellent model for practical environmental strategies that can be applied anywhere in the world, bringing together technology and natural processes to address one of the world's major issues today - the supply of clean water.

UPDATE: A postcard was mailed in July 2004 to commemorate the UN presentation.

New M&T Planners Web Site Launches:
M&T Planners now has it's own web site. Launched on April 21, 2004 the site provides information about the people, projects and design philosophy of the firm. You can also visit the site of our associate company Moriyama & Teshima Architects which has been available on the web since April 1995.

Wadi Hanifah Wins Top Honour Waterfront Center Award:
The Washington D.C. based Waterfront Center bestowed the Top Honour Award to the Wadi Hanifah Comprehensive Development Plan in the Plans category. George Stockton and Drew Wensley of Moriyama & Teshima Planners accompanied by Alan Travers of Buro Happold were in attendance to accept the award on behalf of the M&T/BH joint venture team at the well attended annual international conference. The award ceremony was held in Montreal, Quebec on September 12, 2003.