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energy Energy

Webinar recording: Accelerate your community’s net-zero transformation with new GMF funding

Watch our webinar to discover how GMF’s new funding can help you upgrade infrastructure and reduce local GHG emissions.

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Zero-emission vehicles Zero-emission vehicles
transportation Transportation

Futureproofing multifamily buildings for EV charging

This report outlines how Canadian decision-makers can support futureproofing of multifamily buildings and ensure all residents can access EV charging at home.

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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Case study: Updating municipal vehicles to lower emissions—and costs

The City of North Battleford, SK's analysis of its municipal fleet revealed opportunities for cost savings and progress towards net-zero, focusing on fleet optimization and electric vehicle feasibility.
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Municipal and community buildings Municipal and community buildings
energy | housing Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: How to get a project started, tips for small francophone communities

If you’re a small francophone municipality looking to develop sustainability projects and access funding, watch this webinar to learn how others overcame common challenges.

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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Webinar recording: Removing funding and policy barriers to municipal fleet electrification

Watch this recording to learn how to electrify your municipal fleet of vehicles, reduce GHG emissions and build a healthier community.

Electrification in a sunny garage charges an electric bus with a portable battery.
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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Webinar recording: Expert advice on electric vehicles for municipalities

Watch this webinar recording to hear from industry experts and municipal staff who have already embraced electrification on lessons learned and how to overcome common challenges.

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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Article series: How communities across Canada are electrifying their municipal fleets

This article series features inspiring ideas and projects being implemented in Canadian cities and towns of all sizes. Each article explores an innovative approach to electrifying municipal fleets.

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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Kingston overcomes fleet electrification barriers by adopting a leasing model

Confronted with financial, technological and policy barriers to electrification, the city developed a proactive strategy around a leasing policy to build their EV fleets. Discover how leasing can ease supply chain issues and support electrification until advanced EV technology becomes available in the market. This article is part of a series called Electrifying municipal vehicles.

One of Kingston's new EVs at a charger
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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

West Vancouver overcomes fleet charging barriers by upgrading the electrical capacity of municipal facilities

Facing common roadblocks related to lack of charging infrastructure? Learn how the city overcame these barriers by conducting a full electrical system update of two key municipal facilities and installing chargers for existing and future EVs. This article is part of a series called Electrifying municipal vehicles.

One of West Vancouver's new charging stations
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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Calgary scales its electric fleets to reduce transportation emissions

When municipal staff was tasked with incorporating hybrid and fully electric vehicles into the municipal fleet, they encountered a variety of procurement, operational and process barriers. Learn how they broke through these barriers and acquired more than 30 EVs in 3 years to create one of the fastest growing EV fleets in western Canada. This article is part of a series called Electrifying municipal vehicles.

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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Case Study: A shift to sustainable transport in Atlantic Quebec

In an effort to reduce GHG emissions from transportation and provide more equitable transport options, a group of municipalities in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region teamed up with transit organization RÉGÎM to create TCiTé, a shared mobility project.
A REGIM branded vehicle parked in front of water and mountains in Quebec Maritimes
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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Webinar recording: How to electrify your municipal fleet

Learn how to electrify your municipal fleet of vehicles, leading to reduced GHG emissions and healthier communities.

Electric car charging
Guide
Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Priority Municipal Actions to Enable Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption

GMF and Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) collaborated to create six priority municipal actions to accelerate zero emission vehicle adoption.

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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Video: The ongoing story of Banff’s hybrid bus fleet project

Listen to Michael Hay, Manager of Environment & Sustainability telling the story of Banff’s hybrid bus fleet

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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation Transportation

Video: New electric vehicle-sharing system reduces emissions and generates revenue

Six municipalities in Quebec have added electric vehicles to their fleets and made them available to residents through a car-sharing system.

Car using electric charging station.
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energy Energy

Webinar recording: The 5 keys to a green municipal project business case

Watch this webinar recording and discover the five critical focus areas you need to address to get your project started, from financing and partnerships to integrating a triple-bottom-line approach.

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transportation 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.
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transportation 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.
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waste Waste

Case studies: 2020 Sustainable Communities Award winners

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