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Municipal and community buildings

Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre, Phases 1 and 2

After the roof collapsed on the Springhill Arena in 2001, the Town of Springhill constructed a new multi-purpose community centre to accommodate sports, recreation, culture, tourism and business activities.

December 19, 2018

Guide: Municipal climate change staff

Were you recently hired as a municipal employee tasked with working on climate change? Check out our Guide for Municipal Climate Change Staff. Our step-by-step guide provides will help you from your first day through your first year in your new role. Just as no two communities are alike,…

August 8, 2021

Community efficiency financing

Video: Saskatoon delivers Saskatchewan’s first local home-energy financing program

Local financing programs – like Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) or utility on-bill financing – offer accessible capital to homeowners to help address the high cost of energy upgrades and other barriers that limit uptake for home energy projects. Learn how the City of Saskatoon, SK, designed a…

April 20, 2022

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. You’ll hear from municipal champions who have successfully…

April 2, 2020

Community efficiency financing

Factsheets: Community Efficiency Financing

Our Community Efficiency Financing initiative helps municipalities deliver local financing programs for home-energy upgrades. These programs can generate triple bottom line benefits—from lowering GHG emissions to boosting the local economy to improving homeowners’ quality of life. These five fac…

July 23, 2020

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May 28, 2019

Waste

Six sustainability ideas that have gone mainstream in Canada: Article series

Discover practical and cost-effective sustainability solutions for your community Many of today's innovative best practices in sustainability seemed radical just 10 years ago. In a series of six articles, we explore inspiring projects and sustainability solutions being implemented in cities and …

December 5, 2018

Waste

Guide: Sustainable Neighbourhood Development

Sustainable neighbourhoods — dense, walkable, mixed-use communities — foster healthy lifestyles and strong social connections, save on municipal operating costs and achieve environmental goals. To encourage sustainable neighbourhood development, municipalities across Canada must overcome …

November 28, 2018

Energy

Factsheet: Municipal governance for deep decarbonization

Are you an elected official or senior staff member who wants to help your municipality significantly reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Are you intrigued by the idea pursuing net-zero emissions by 2050? If your community has taken steps to reduce emissions but still needs a climate ac…

January 14, 2022

Land Use

Case study: Campbell River, BC, develops plan to protect against rising sea levels

The Campbell River Rising Seas initiative in Campbell River, BC, is the 2020 winner in the climate change category of FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards. Located on the coast of Vancouver Island, the City of Campbell River, BC, needed to identify the risks that rising sea levels pose t…

December 8, 2020