Case Studies

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.

Learn how Canmore, AB, developed a composting program using animal-safe bins decorated with local artists’ designs.

Learn how Loyalist Township, ON, built a wetland as a sustainable final step in their wastewater treatment process.

Discover the outstanding environmental initiatives that received FCM’s 2020 Sustainable Communities awards.

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and its nine participating partner municipalities saw a need for innovative approaches to expedite municipal infrastructure renewal, sustainability and climate action plans.

Learn how Campbell River, BC, developed an action plan to protect their community and coastline from the risk of sea level rise due to climate change.

Learn how the small municipality of Raymond, AB, built a net-zero solar energy system that meets all their operational electricity needs.

Learn how Edmonton, AB, designed a sustainable live-work community that uses 100% renewable energy and aims to be carbon neutral.

In 2019, the Region of Waterloo, ON, welcomed its first passengers on the ION Light Rail Transit system.

Learn how applying a climate change lens helped Vernon, BC, understand their flood risk and prioritize infrastructure investments.

Thanks to extensive consultations, astute financial management and the incorporation of energy-saving technologies, a 67-unit development in Ontario’s Niagara Region provides affordable housing for seniors, and delivers environmental and social benefits without an ongoing operating subsidy.

Having contributed to Canada’s industrial output for over a century, a 20-hectare site a kilometre southeast of downtown Brantford, ON, has found new purpose.

One of 12 participating municipalities in FCM’s pilot Leadership in Asset Management Program, the City of Melville, SK, has upped its game in sustainable infrastructure planning and decision-making.

Using an innovative addition to its wastewater treatment system, the Town of Perth, ON, was able to affordably increase the quality of water discharged by its treatment system into the Tay River and extend the system’s life by another 30 years.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, extensively studied the viability of a new composting facility that would divert the region’s considerable organic waste from landfill.

Thanks to a bold, shared vision and effective collaboration, new infrastructure for electric vehicles has attracted tourists and reduced emissions across BC’s rural Kootenay region.

Six forward-thinking municipalities in Quebec have added electric vehicles to their fleets and made them available to residents and partners through a car-sharing system for municipalities in the region.

The Town of Montague, PE, used a passive geotextile dewatering system to turn a sludge problem into a boon for the community.

A community housing building for seniors in Welland, ON, shows how a community can help close critical housing gaps with smart investments that reduce energy costs and GHGs.