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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 buildings
Municipal 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 buildings
Municipal 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
Water
Water
Case study: Shoreline plan strikes a balance
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent developed a sustainable community plan for its shoreline areas.
Case study: City of Sarnia Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
Sarnia's Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) brings together initiatives already underway to optimize budgets, personnel and other resources across municipal departments.
Case Study
Energy | Housing
Energy | Housing
Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
The city of Kingston wanted to create a sustainability plan with a difference.
Case Study
Case study: Small town sets big goals for climate action
The Town of View Royal is one of 13 municipalities in Vancouver Island's Capital Regional District (CRD).
Case Study
Energy | Housing
Energy | Housing
Integrated Planning for Community-Based Sustainability Framework
The City of Rivière-du-Loup has prioritized economic, environmental and social development in the community.
Waste
Case study: Fertilizing agricultural land with sewage sludge
The City of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu studied the feasibility of using municipal sewage sludge as agricultural fertilizer.
Case Study
Waste
Waste
Case study: Waste transfer station feasible only if five municipalities participate
The Municipality of the District of Shelburne studied the feasibility of building a local waste transfer station to reduce the costs and environmental impact of trucking waste to a landfill in another municipality.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Sediment studied as a source of fill
To reduce economic and environmental costs, the District of Squamish tested sediment in a nearby ocean channel for use as fill in a major waterfront redevelopment project.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Plan provides catalyst for brownfield redevelopment
To give itself new opportunities and a new look, the Town of Fort Erie drafted a brownfield revitalization plan that offers developers tax and other incentives to clean up and redevelop more than 250 acres of vacant, abandoned, and possibly contaminated industrial sites.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Former Rayleigh Correctional Site – Environmental Management and Remediation Plan
The City of Kamloops evaluated the extent of soil and groundwater contamination on a portion of the municipally-owned site of the former provincial Rayleigh Correctional Centre.