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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.
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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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Energy
Energy
Case study: Energy-efficient upgrades reduce operating costs at Wetaskiwin wastewater treatment plant
The City of Wetaskiwin, AB, retrofitted its aerated lagoon to improve the reliability, performance and capacity of the facility and ensure that it meets provincial environmental standards.
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Water
Water
Case study: Amherstburg saves land, consolidating three sewage treatment plants into one
The Town of Amherstburg, ON, consolidated three sewage service areas into one. This allowed the town to close down two sewage treatment plants – one was approaching approved treatment capacity limits and the other would have needed upgrades to meet current requirements for effluent quality.
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Water
Water
Case study: New Chatham-Kent wastewater treatment facility reduces E. coli
With its new wastewater treatment plant, Chatham-Kent expanded treatment capacity and dramatically reduced E. coli in effluent. Learn more in this case study.
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Land Use
Land Use
Brownfield Roadmap: New Brunswick
Use this easy-to-follow path to navigate the processes, legislative framework and funding for redeveloping brownfields in New Brunswick.
Case Study
Water
Water
Case study: Prince Edward County’s new facility uses full cost recovery approach
To help meet phosphorus discharge targets set by the Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan and to sustainably handle both projected growth in the Picton-Hallowell urban area and septage from residents in the surrounding rural areas, Prince Edward County, ON, constructed a new pumping station and a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
Report
Land Use
Land Use
Report: Leadership in Brownfield Renewal Program Annual Review
Discover brownfield redevelopment initiatives and advancements in Canadian municipalities made during the Leadership in Brownfield Renewal program's inaugural year.
Webinar recording
Land Use
Land Use
Webinar recording: Ideas to move brownfield projects forward
Join this webinar to get practical ideas for working with partners and community groups to bring abandoned properties back into productive use.
Webinar recording
Water
Water
Webinar recording: Wastewater best practices, strategies and solutions
Watch the webinar recordings from our three-part, online workshop series on wastewater best practices, strategies and solutions for Canadian municipalities.
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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.