Community efficiency financing
Energy
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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Community efficiency financing
Innovative municipal financing removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners
Local energy generation
Case study: Building sustainable communities with district energy
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Energy | Housing
Plan Parksville – A vision for our future
The City of Parksville has developed a new Official Community Plan to address issues such as smart growth, climate change, downtown revitalization, sustainable tourism and shoreline protection.
Energy | Housing
Mississauga puts green in its DNA
The City of Mississauga has a master plan to instill environmental consciousness in its corporate DNA.
Land Use
Case study: City of Corner Brook Integrated Municipal Sustainability Plan
The City of Corner Brook developed a 10-year integrated municipal sustainability plan (IMSP) that serves as a hybrid document, combining the goals and objectives of an integrated community sustainability plan with the legislative authority of a municipal plan.
Case study: Gander seeks to address growth
The Town of Gander grew by 11 per cent between 2006 and 2011 — about 100 housing starts a year over the past five years.
Case study: Growth plan will guide sustainable development of expanding suburb
The Rural Municipality of West St. Paul, Manitoba, a community north just of Winnipeg, developed a 20-year plan for growth and development in the fast-growing suburb of Middlechurch.
Case study: Community plan meets international GHG reduction commitments
The City of Calgary developed an integrated greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan to meet its commitments under the Calgary Climate Change Accord.
Water
Case study: St. Andrews revitalizes community after wastewater plant upgrades
Upgrades to the St. Andrews wastewater treatment plant support a healthier watershed and help renew coastal economic activity. Learn more in this case study.
Video: Green Municipal Fund—Working with you every step of the way
The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is a unique program that provides funding and knowledge services to support sustainable community development. GMF-supported initiatives aim to improve air, water, and land, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Water
Case study: Expansion of the Water Pollution Control Centre
The focus of this project was to enhance Barrie's wastewater treatment to accommodate municipal growth and improve the quality of the water flowing out of the plant and into Kempenfelt Bay.
Water
Quebec City launches innovative in situ project for managing sediment-derived phosphorus
To restore the highly eutrophicated Saint-Augustin Lake and prevent the proliferation of cyanobacteria, Quebec City conducted two field tests to determine the effectiveness of various nutrient control techniques.
Water
Wastewater case studies: Solutions and strategies
Read the case studies of GMF-funded initiatives and learn tips and best practices you can apply to your own wastewater treatment plant projects and upgrades.
Energy
Case study: Sunshine Coast completes regional energy and sustainability plan
The Sunshine Coast Regional District developed two plans that move it toward a more sustainable future.
Case study: Three townships collaborate on sustainability plan
To pool knowledge and reduce spending, three large townships with small populations adopted a joint plan to improve economic, environmental and social conditions in Ontario's rural North Durham region.
Water
Case study: Shoreline plan strikes a balance
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent developed a sustainable community plan for its shoreline areas.
Case study: City of Sarnia Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
Sarnia's Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) brings together initiatives already underway to optimize budgets, personnel and other resources across municipal departments.
Energy | Housing
Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
The city of Kingston wanted to create a sustainability plan with a difference.
Case study: Small town sets big goals for climate action
The Town of View Royal is one of 13 municipalities in Vancouver Island's Capital Regional District (CRD).
Energy | Housing
Integrated Planning for Community-Based Sustainability Framework
The City of Rivière-du-Loup has prioritized economic, environmental and social development in the community.
Waste
Case study: Fertilizing agricultural land with sewage sludge
The City of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu studied the feasibility of using municipal sewage sludge as agricultural fertilizer.
Waste
Case study: Waste transfer station feasible only if five municipalities participate
The Municipality of the District of Shelburne studied the feasibility of building a local waste transfer station to reduce the costs and environmental impact of trucking waste to a landfill in another municipality.
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