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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Land Use
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.
Community efficiency financing
Energy
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.
Asset management
Dunnottar’s asset management plan is creating a sustainable future
By developing an asset management plan and a 10-year capital budget, the Village of Dunnottar is better able to manage its assets and plan for future needs.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Municipal and community buildings
Energy
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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Land Use
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.
Land Use
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
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.
Transportation
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.
Waste
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.
Water
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.
Waste
Case studies: 2020 Sustainable Communities Award winners
Discover the outstanding environmental initiatives that received FCM’s 2020 Sustainable Communities awards.
Water
Case study: Neighbourhood model helps Toronto Region communities implement infrastructure retrofits
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.
Land Use
Case study: Campbell River, BC, develops plan to protect against rising sea levels
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.
Municipal and community buildings
Energy
Case study: Raymond, AB, installs solar arrays to create net-zero electricity system
Learn how the small municipality of Raymond, AB, built a net-zero solar energy system that meets all their operational electricity needs.
Land Use
Case study: Edmonton develops a sustainable, carbon neutral live-work community
Learn how Edmonton, AB, designed a sustainable live-work community that uses 100% renewable energy and aims to be carbon neutral.
Transportation
Case study: Region of Waterloo, ON, develops LRT to connect its urban centres
In 2019, the Region of Waterloo, ON, welcomed its first passengers on the ION Light Rail Transit system.
Water
Case study: Understanding climate change impacts key to prioritizing drainage infrastructure projects in Vernon, BC
Learn how applying a climate change lens helped Vernon, BC, understand their flood risk and prioritize infrastructure investments.
Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: New build achieves financial sustainability, social and environmental benefits
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.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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