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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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Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
New electric vehicle-sharing system reduces emissions and generates revenue
Six forward-thinking municipalities in Quebec have added electric vehicles to their fleets and made them available to residents and partners through a car-sharing system for municipalities in the region.
Case Study
Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Tourist hub in Rockies rolls out Canada’s first all-hybrid bus fleet
To reduce its GHG impacts, the Town of Banff replaced its diesel transit buses with hybrid biodiesel-electric models, becoming the first municipality in Canada to run an all-hybrid fleet.
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Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
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.
Webinar recording
Energy | Housing
Energy | Housing
Webinar recordings: Best practices in municipal sustainability
How are cities and communities of all sizes tackling their environmental challenges? Find out from our five-part webinar series on innovations and opportunities in municipal energy, waste, water, transportation and land use initiatives.
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Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
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 “green route”.
Case Study
Transportation
Transportation
Case study: Nova Scotia's longest paved bike path in Cape Breton
A new bike path in Cape Breton, NS, not only connects key communities with the university, it takes vehicles off the road, lowers GHGs and stimulates the local economy. Learn more.
Webinar recording
Transportation
Transportation
Webinar recording: Engaging students to increase public transit ridership
Watch our webinar recording and discover tools, resources and inspiration your municipality can use to develop an initiative that gets more students riding public transit.
Guide
Transportation
Transportation
Guide: Engaging students to increase public transit ridership
This guide provides step-by-step information and tools for building a partnership between your municipality and school boards, engaging stakeholders and implementing a student transit pass program.
Guide
Transportation
Transportation
Guide: 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards project guide: Transportation – Kingston
Learn how to apply the best practices and strategies used by Kingston, ON, one of our 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards transportation co-winners.
Guide
Transportation
Transportation
Guide: 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards project guide: Transportation – Montreal
Learn how to apply the best practices and strategies used by Montreal, QC, one of our 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards transportation co-winners.
Webinar recording
Energy | Housing
Energy | Housing
Webinar recording: How to prepare a GMF capital project application
Need advice for preparing your GMF capital project funding application? Watch our webinar recording to hear tips from our staff and find out what reviewers are looking for.
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.
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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
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.
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
Transportation
Transportation
Case study: Ways Ottawa increases cycling with green transit options
Follow Ottawa's lead and integrate transit and cycling to increase bike use year-round.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Case study: Community Sustainability Plan
The Town of Ladysmith developed a Sustainable Action Plan that provides the framework for sustainable prosperity throughout the 21st century. Adopting the plan is an important step toward achieving the Town's Sustainability Vision, which it developed in 2008-2009.
Case Study
Transportation
Transportation
Case study: Imagining a people-oriented street
The City of Grande Prairie studied the feasibility of turning a four-lane thoroughfare into a mixed-use street with bike lanes, wider sidewalks, shopping and other amenities.
Case Study
Energy | Housing
Energy | Housing
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.
Case Study
Energy | Housing
Energy | Housing
Mississauga puts green in its DNA
The City of Mississauga has a master plan to instill environmental consciousness in its corporate DNA.