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Successful solar hot water pilot leads to major program expansion
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, offered direct financing to homeowners to install solar-powered water heating systems, lowering energy bills, water consumption and GHGs.
Community Efficiency Financing
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Innovative municipal financing removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners
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Case study: Building sustainable communities with district energy
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Case Study: How Parkland County has uncovered the value of natural infrastructure
While natural assets such as wetlands are known to provide both tangible and intangible benefits for communities, their value can be hard to put a number on. The Alberta municipality of Parkland County has been experiencing extreme weather events and degradation of natural infrastructure. They evaluated the costs and benefits of maintaining and restoring wetlands and other ecosystems.
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Case Study: Helping Maritime homeowners boost energy efficiency
In three municipalities in P.E.I. and Nova Scotia, a new program is offering financing to homeowners to help them retrofit their houses for better efficiency — and to save money on energy costs, too.
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Case Study: How Lac-Saint-Jean’s Réemploi+ program is building a circular economy
A challenge facing many municipalities is how to divert more waste from landfill, both to lower GHG emissions and to reduce their need for landfill space. In Quebec’s Lac-Saint-Jean region, communities and waste management have teamed up to create Réemploi+, an organization that is creating a system for waste diversion and reuse while also developing skills training opportunities.
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Case Study: How Guelph-Wellington is building a sustainable food future
In order to find the most impactful ways to reduce food waste, Guelph-Wellington conducted a study that examined the local food system from production to export and consumption. It found a number of solutions to the food waste problem that have the potential to both address economic inequality and reduce the community’s carbon footprint.
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Case Study: Creating a shared path to net zero ice rinks
Many Canadian municipalities have declared a climate emergency and are seeking ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. One major contributor to these emissions is ice rinks, which make up about one-quarter of energy usage from municipal buildings. In order to find cost-effective ways to reduce the carbon footprint of these facilities, a group of municipalities teamed up to analyze the issue and create net zero road maps for themselves, as well as a pathway for other rinks to follow.
Case Study: One Ontario community teams up to save turtles
Roads and vehicle traffic are a significant source of injury and mortality for wildlife, and road ecology experts are looking for ways to improve this situation, especially for species at risk. In one Ontario community, a road construction project presented an opportunity to try a new approach to reducing its impact on turtles and snakes. A group of partners came together to rescue reptiles from the roadside and research the effectiveness of various mitigation methods. The result? More than 3,500 turtle eggs saved, at a lower cost than traditional barrier fencing.
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Piloting a new method of diverting organics from landfill
Read our case study to learn how a group of Quebec municipalities piloted an innovated method of separating organics from trash.
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How to turn landfill gas into a source of energy
Discover how the City of Winnipeg plans to convert gasses produced by landfills into renewal energy.
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Case study: How building retrofits can lead to GHG reductions
Discover how the City of Dieppe, NB, developed a plan to reduce community GHG emissions through building retrofits.
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Case study: Building sustainable communities with district energy
Learn how the City of New Westminster is planning to transform wastewater into green energy.
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Case Study: Regina takes steps to revitalize and grow city core
Learn how Regina’s new land use strategy will help the city meet its sustainability and community goals over the next 10 years.
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Innovative municipal financing removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners
In 2016, after three years of careful planning and preparation, the municipalities of Plessisville, Varennes and Verchères banded together to launch a joint pilot project that would bring energy-efficient home renovations within reach for more homeowners.
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The case for retrofitting community buildings
Learn how the Town of Halton Hills, ON, combined data-backed asset management practices with long-term climate planning to extend the life of some of their much-loved local buildings, while saving time, money and cutting their community emissions.
Community Buildings Retrofit
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Measuring the value of natural assets
Learn how the City of Saskatoon began measuring the value of its natural assets as a way of informing municipal strategies for asset management and climate change.
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Case study: Remediation of a former landfill protects the Saint Lawrence and improves an urban area in Montreal
The City of Montreal’s Rehabilitation of the Pointe-Saint-Charles industrial park project is the 2020 winner in the brownfields category of FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards.
Climate change adaptation through an equity lens
Learn how the City of Vancouver consulted its most vulnerable residents to incorporate their needs and experiences into climate adaptation initiatives.
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Case study: Innovative on-demand transit system gets Cochrane, AB, residents where they’re going
With a better understanding of community needs and local transit options, the Town developed an on-demand transit system that provides affordable, accessible transportation to the community and operates at one-third the cost of a similar fixed route service.
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Case study: Animal-proof bins wrapped in local art get Canmore, AB, composting
Learn how Canmore, AB, developed a composting program using animal-safe bins decorated with local artists’ designs.
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Case study: Constructed wetland treats wastewater and adds green space in Loyalist Township, ON
Learn how Loyalist Township, ON, built a wetland as a sustainable final step in their wastewater treatment process.
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