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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.
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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: Island community seeks to preserve quality of life
To foster job-generating growth without undermining its laid-back cottage-country lifestyle, the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands adopted a plan to extend the local tourist season and attract investment in golf courses, small breweries, honey farms and other businesses that appeal to visitors.
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John Street Apartments and Municipal Garage Project
The John Street Apartments (now called Chapelview) was undertaken in response to a growing need for affordable housing in the Regional Municipality of Peel.
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Case study: A sustainable vision for Grand Falls
The Town of Grand Falls created a five-year sustainable community plan that articulates the town's goals across eight themes, including economic development, environmental leadership and healthy living.
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Case study: Bromont 2030 A shared vision for sustainability
The City of Bromont, a tourist haven, is experiencing a population boom. The municipal council is taking steps to ensure that this growth occurs while respecting the environment, the surrounding countryside and the quality of life in the community.
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Case study: Regional Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville developed a Regional Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) that provides a strategic framework for its 12 municipalities (10 members and two partners) to address sustainability objectives and priorities.
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Case study: Aligning policies in an eco industrial zone
Partners in Project Green (a partnership managed by the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority) created tools to help harmonize land-use policies in the eco-industrial area around Toronto's airport.
Case study: Campbell River works with First Nations to plan a sustainable future
The Campbell River Community Plan charts a course to preserve the environment, develop the economy and manage growth.
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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.
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Mississauga puts green in its DNA
The City of Mississauga has a master plan to instill environmental consciousness in its corporate DNA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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