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Climate Adaptation
Climate Adaptation
Factsheet: Why equity matters in municipal climate adaptation
Discover how your local government can build equity into its climate resilience activities. Read this factsheet for key definitions and helpful resources.
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Guide
Municipal and community buildings
Municipal and community buildings
Guide: Taking your indoor swimming pool to net zero
A guide with key measures and lessons learned to help you build a plan for net-zero indoor swimming pools.
Guide
Municipal and community buildings
Municipal and community buildings
Guides: Equity and non-energy benefits of community building retrofits
Explore the equity and other non-energy benefits of retrofitting community buildings.
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Trees
Trees
Factsheet: Urban forest planning
Read up on why developing an urban forest plan is important for the long-term success of trees in your community.
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Case Study
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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Waste
Waste
Case study: Animal-proof bins wrapped in local art get Canmore, AB, composting
Learn how Canmore, AB, developed a composting program using animal-safe bins decorated with local artists’ designs.
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Water
Water
Case study: Constructed wetland treats wastewater and adds green space in Loyalist Township, ON
Learn how Loyalist Township, ON, built a wetland as a sustainable final step in their wastewater treatment process.
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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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Water
Water
Case study: Neighbourhood model helps Toronto Region communities implement infrastructure retrofits
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and its nine participating partner municipalities saw a need for innovative approaches to expedite municipal infrastructure renewal, sustainability and climate action plans.
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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.
Local energy generation
Energy
Case study: Raymond, AB, installs solar arrays to create net-zero electricity system
Learn how the small municipality of Raymond, AB, built a net-zero solar energy system that meets all their operational electricity needs.
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Land Use
Land Use
Case study: Edmonton develops a sustainable, carbon neutral live-work community
Learn how Edmonton, AB, designed a sustainable live-work community that uses 100% renewable energy and aims to be carbon neutral.
