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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
Land Use
Land Use
Revitalized park brings community back to the river
The City of New Westminster bought an abandoned timber wharf site and transformed it into an urban riverfront park with equal parts built on land and water.
Case Study
Municipal and community buildings
Energy
Municipal and community buildings
Energy
Canada’s first net-zero energy municipal library shows what’s possible
The City of Varennes, QC, is the first Canadian municipality to construct an institutional building that will soon produce as much energy as it consumes.
Case Study
Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Retrofits lead to healthier, more energy-efficient homes for community housing residents
A major energy-efficiency retrofit project in Toronto has delivered better indoor air quality and greater comfort to 1,500 residents.
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.
Case Study
Water
Water
Deep lake water revolutionizes cooling and improves water quality for residents
The City of Toronto, ON, paired its water utility infrastructure with Enwave’s deep lake water cooling system to cool the city’s downtown and provide residents with cleaner drinking water.
Case Study
Municipal and community buildings
Energy
Municipal and community buildings
Energy
New energy-efficient pool and fitness centre boost well-being in remote northern community
The City of Iqaluit, NU, rejuvenated its downtown core by transforming an abandoned and contaminated site into a popular and sustainable community hub
Case Study
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy
Successful solar hot water pilot leads to major program expansion
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, offered direct financing to homeowners to install solar-powered water heating systems, lowering energy bills, water consumption and GHGs.
Webinar recording
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy
Webinar recording: How to create an efficiency financing program for your community
An overview of the funding options, eligibility and application details of GMF’s Community Efficiency Financing program.
Guide
Talking it through: Guide for local government staff on climate adaptation
Do you need help having climate conversations in your municipality? Check out our Talking it Through guide. This resource was created to help municipal staff talk to decision-makers.
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Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy
Factsheets: Community Efficiency Financing
Learn how to design, deliver and market a home upgrade financing program for your community.
