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.
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Land Use
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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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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Asset management
North Battleford’s asset management culture shift
Concerned about the impact of staff turnover on the city’s capacity for asset management, North Battleford, Saskatchewan took forward-looking steps to instill a culture of asset management in the municipality.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Community efficiency financing
Energy
Direct financing program for homeowners delivers solar-powered water heating systems in Halifax
Homeowners in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), NS, can take advantage of municipal financing through the Solar City program to install solar-powered water heating systems, lower their energy bills, and reduce water consumption.
Community Efficiency Financing
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Asset management
Local governments incorporate ecosystem needs into infrastructure plans
Six communities from across Canada partner to access training, data and knowledge on how to best protect their natural assets.
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency retrofit programs
Retrofitting residential buildings are key to reducing municipal GHG emissions yet projects often face challenges. See how a toolkit based on feedback from several Ontario communities can help local governments meet their reduction targets.
Community Efficiency Financing
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Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Raising the bar on community housing retrofits
CityHousing Hamilton transforms a failing tower into a building with state-of-the-art performance in energy, health, comfort and accessibility.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Energy retrofit delivers multiple benefits
Energy-efficiency retrofits by The Atmospheric Fund improve quality of life for 1,500 Toronto Community Housing residents.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Consultation and innovation improves performance
CCOC’s Beaver Barracks provides 254 units of affordable housing and incorporates innovative sustainability features and technologies.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Case study: Building an electric vehicle charging network in the Kootenays, BC
Find out how the municipalities in the Kootenay region worked together to create a network of EV charging stations in rural communities.
Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Brownfield redevelopment incorporates affordable housing
An abandoned industrial facility in Toronto is transformed into a vibrant, sustainable community hub that includes 26 units of affordable housing.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Asset management
One mayor’s approach to managing his community’s assets
Find out how the mayor of Pointe-Fortune started a municipal asset management process after completing a workshop.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Asset management
Changing organizational culture in a tangible way
The Asset Management Competency Framework for Canadian Communities is a tool to help municipalities understand and build the knowledge and skills needed for asset management.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Water
Mississauga road low-impact development stormwater pilot project
The Region of Peel put in place the Mississauga Road Project – a first for this type of green infrastructure approach to stormwater management in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Regional Electric Car-Sharing System: The SAUVér Project
Ten Quebec municipalities are adding electric cars to their fleets, which will also be shared with the community. This innovative program will also develop a route for electric vehicles to travel longer distances and be charged at multiple stations along the route.
Asset management
Case studies: Using data to address water infrastructure vulnerabilities
Municipal assets and public services are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, placing local leaders at the frontlines of risk reduction and adaptation.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Asset management
Case study: Raising the bar on asset management
A focus on sound, evidence-based planning has helped the City of Selkirk reverse a decades-long decline and become something of a leader in municipal asset management.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Asset management
Case study: Better planning for Cowichan Valley Regional District
Cowichan Valley Regional District hopes that asset management can help overcome the many challenges it faces regarding infrastructure, service delivery and climate change.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Asset management
Case study: Partnership produces results for five Ontario communities
By sharing knowledge and expertise, five communities in southwest Ontario have increased their capacity to manage community assets effectively.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Asset management
Case study: Building asset management capacity in northern communities
Learn about the Joy of Governing, created by the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC).
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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Asset management
Case study: Collaboration breeds success
Seven towns along Newfoundland’s west coast banded together to meet a shared challenge: ensuring that community infrastructure continues to deliver essential services such as clean drinking water and waste disposal.
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation
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