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Energy
Energy
Factsheets: Community Buildings Retrofit initiative
Learn how to retrofit existing community buildings to lower GHG emissions and extend their life cycle.
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Community efficiency financing
Case Study: An innovative path toward net-zero homes
Webinar recording
Energy
Energy
Webinar recording: How to start reducing GHG emissions in community buildings
Watch the discussion on how to create a GHG reduction pathway for community buildings.
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Case Study
Waste
Waste
Case study: 2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Waste Program
The City of Saint-Hyacinthe completed all research and development for its new biogas facility, without the assistance of external consultants. The project, a first in Quebec, helps resolve the challenge of managing large amounts of waste while generating revenue at the same time.
Guide
Waste
Waste
Guide: Sustainable Neighbourhood Development
This guide, Sustainable Neighbourhood Development: Practical Solutions to Common Challenges, is designed to help you re-imagine your municipality's approach to planning, development and regulation.
Case Study
Transportation
Transportation
2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Transportation Project
Three major upgrades to Vancouver's cycling and pedestrian network have created a seamless active transportation corridor running from the city's western neighbourhoods and across the Burrard Bridge to the downtown core.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Energy Plan
With three cities and a regional government pulling together to address climate change, the Region of Waterloo is also boosting its clean technology and sustainable energy sectors. Supported by FCM's Green Municipal Fund.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Case study: Taking action on brownfields
Discover how municipalities across Canada have redeveloped their brownfield sites and returned them to productive use. Read the case studies.
Case Study
Water
Water
Case study: 2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Water project
The District of Sechelt's new Water Resource Centre won an FCM Sustainable Communities Award for its community-friendly facility that uses an innovative, odour-free method to turn wastewater into high-quality reclaimed water and Class A compost.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Brownfields Program
With the aim of cleaning up former refuelling sites and revitalizing communities, the City of Edmonton's Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Program offers a generous selection of grants for all stages of brownfield remediation, including environmental performance incentives. Supported by FCM's Green Municipal Fund.
Case Study
Transportation
Transportation
Case study: 2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Neighbourhood Development Plan
The rural municipality of Austin, with its rich biodiversity, developed a sustainable management action plan to preserve the many ecosystems found throughout its territory. Supported by FCM's Green Municipal Fund.
Guide
Land Use
Land Use
Guide: Promoting brownfield programs and opportunities in Canada
Read this step-by-step guide to marketing brownfield redevelopment opportunities to local developers and property owners.
Webinar recording
Water
Water
Webinar recording: Optimizing your wastewater treatment plant
Join our webinar to learn proven practices to help you identify ways to optimize your existing wastewater treatment resources. Speakers from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change and the Grand River Conservation Authority will share lessons learned that you can apply in your municipality.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Brownfields project
The Region of Waterloo and its partners helped transform an industrial brownfield site in the City of Kitchener's downtown into showcase offices, attracting tenants such as Google and reviving a central neighbourhood.
Webinar recording
Transportation
Transportation
Webinar recording: Solutions to municipal sustainability challenges
Watch our webinar recordings to learn how you can address sustainability challenges in waste management, transportation and asset management in your municipality.
Webinar recording
Land Use
Land Use
Webinar recording: Introduction to the brownfield redevelopment process
Watch this webinar recording for an introduction to the process of developing a brownfield site in your community, from the environmental assessment to site remediation.
Case Study
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
2015 FCM Sustainable Communities Award — Energy program
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.
Case Study
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Energy Program
Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) and High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS) provide low-interest, long-term loans to finance energy and water efficiency retrofits for private residential buildings.
Guide
Land Use
Land Use
Guide: Tendering a municipal brownfield project
Conducting an efficient tendering process is a key step in managing a successful brownfield redevelopment project.
Case Study
Transportation
Transportation
Small municipality faces its challenges head-on
The urban-rural Town of Minto developed an integrated sustainable community plan to help it meet the challenges of slow population growth and a shortage of jobs.
Case Study
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Residential energy programs overcome barriers to financing retrofits in Toronto
Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) and High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS) provide low-interest, long-term loans to finance energy and water efficiency retrofits for private residential buildings.
Webinar recording
Water
Water
Webinar recording: Managing stormwater through low impact development
Learn how to use green stormwater infrastructure, or low impact development, as an affordable alternative to grey stormwater infrastructure in your community.
Case Study
Case study: 2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Neighbourhood Development Project
When the Village of Marwayne was faced with a failing water system in a faltering downtown, it repaired its aging infrastructure and took a giant leap forward in terms of community renewal. Now Center Street is a draw for crowds and a boon for business. Supported by FCM's Green Municipal Fund.
