Guide
Waste
Waste
Resources: Strengthening your municipality’s circular economy initiatives
Find case studies, exercises and worksheets to help your municipality reduce waste and strengthen its circular economy initiatives.
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Tool
Energy
Energy
Resource library: Community Buildings Retrofit
Find practical case studies and guidance for planning your local community building retrofit.
Tool
Energy
Energy
Resources: Community Efficiency Financing
Read guidebooks and case studies to see how municipalities are designing home upgrade financing programs.
Guide
Energy
Energy
Understanding energy efficiency: A guide for affordable housing providers
This guide is for affordable housing providers, such as municipalities or housing cooperatives, interested in improving energy efficiency in their buildings.
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Case Study
Transportation
Transportation
Case study: Kingston gets more youth riding public transit
The City of Kingston's Transit High School Bus Pass Project is the 2018 co-winner of the transportation category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Community-minded brownfield plan gives new life to Port Coquitlam site
Innovative natural techniques, such as reconditioning soil and using plants to absorb contaminants, transformed a former sanitary lagoon. Learn how.
Case Study
Waste
Waste
Case study: Guelph plans an innovative new carbon neutral community
The City of Guelph's Guelph Innovation District Secondary Plan is the 2018 winner in the sustainable neighbourhood revitalization and design category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Case Study
Waste
Waste
Community-backed waste project supports Terrace, BC, economy
The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine's Terrace Area Integrated Solid Waste Management Program is the 2018 winner in the waste category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Case Study
Transportation
Transportation
Case study: Local road-sharing projects enable active transportation in Montreal
The City of Montreal's Pedestrian and Shared Street Program is the 2018 co-winner in the transportation category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Guide
Land Use
Land Use
Guide: Evaluate and improve your municipal brownfield programs
See how two communities benefit from evaluating their brownfield programs and find tips you can use in your municipality to enhance your offering.
Case Study
Water
Water
Case study: Unique approach helps Durham Region, ON, plan effectively for climate change
The Regional Municipality of Durham's Community Climate Adaptation Plan is the 2018 winner in the climate change category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Case Study
Case study: Region integrates community and corporate goals in climate action strategy
The Niagara Region created an integrated community and corporate climate change action plan with targets for local energy efficiency and carbon emission reduction based on a previously-compiled regional inventory.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre, Phases 1 and 2
After the roof collapsed on the Springhill Arena in 2001, the Town of Springhill constructed a new multi-purpose community centre to accommodate sports, recreation, culture, tourism and business activities.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
Prince George looks to groundwater to beat summer heat
The City of Prince George investigated the possibility of cooling its new RCMP headquarters with groundwater.
Energy
Case study: Energy-efficient community centre uses geothermal heat
To prepare for a projected 12 per cent population increase by 2035, this bedroom community 15 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg built an energy-efficient community centre featuring a large daycare facility, a 500-seat banquet hall and 6,000 square feet of rental space for medical and government services.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
Toronto asks: do solar energy projects deliver as promised?
Unsure of the real-world performance of solar energy systems, the City of Toronto's Toronto Atmospheric Fund decided to evaluate 16 projects completed on municipal properties.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
New city maintenance building reduces energy costs
The City of Kitchener has consolidated its once-scattered maintenance operations into a former Michelin tire plant.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
Energy retrofits save heritage house
Worried that the town's rural character was being lost in a sea of new homes for buyers from nearby Toronto, concerned residents of Halton Hills launched a campaign to save Devereaux House, a condemned town-owned 19th-century heritage home on 100 acres of farmland.
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Energy
Energy
Case study: Waterloo Regional Police Service Investigative Services Building
To accommodate an increase in police staff and meet the requirements of police and forensic services, the Region of Waterloo built a new Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) Investigative Services Branch building, including a forensics laboratory and vehicle examination garage, meeting rooms, office space and ancillary support rooms.
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Energy
Energy
Northern community considers mini-hydro project
To cut its dependence on diesel-generated electricity, the lakeside northern community of Whati studied construction of a hydroelectric system powered by running water from the nearby La Martre River Falls, which flow out of Lac Le Martre.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
Case study: Building serves as showcase for green development
La Ville de Campbell River a étudié la possibilité de recourir à l'énergie des marées pour produire de l'électricité. Elle espérait installer une petite turbine de démonstration au quai municipal.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
Case study: Kingston explores retrofits for 37 buildings
The City of Kingston audited energy and water use in 37 municipal buildings, looking for ways to reduce consumption.
