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Case Study Waste Waste

Case Study: How Lac-Saint-Jean’s Réemploi+ program is building a circular economy

A challenge facing many municipalities is how to divert more waste from landfill, both to lower GHG emissions and to reduce their need for landfill space. In Quebec’s Lac-Saint-Jean region, communities and waste management have teamed up to create Réemploi+, an organization that is creating a system for waste diversion and reuse while also developing skills training opportunities.

January 26, 2023

Case Study Community efficiency financing Community efficiency financing

Case Study: Helping Maritime homeowners boost energy efficiency

In three municipalities in P.E.I. and Nova Scotia, a new program is offering financing to homeowners to help them retrofit their houses for better efficiency — and to save money on energy costs, too.

January 26, 2023

Resource Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification

Calgary scales its electric fleets to reduce transportation emissions

When municipal staff was tasked with incorporating hybrid and fully electric vehicles into the municipal fleet, they encountered a variety of procurement, operational and process barriers. Learn how they broke through these barriers and acquired more than 30 EVs in 3 years to create one of the fastest growing EV fleets in western Canada.

February 2, 2023

Case Study Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing

Case Study: Building greener Indigenous housing

Wachiay Friendship Centre is leveraging the expertise of FCM’s Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative to develop energy-efficient, affordable housing in Courtenay, BC. Their new apartment complex, breaking ground in 2023, will provide homes for 40 Indigenous seniors and adults living on low income.

June 12, 2023

General Content

Sustainability Careers at the Green Municipal Fund

About the Green Municipal Fund The Green Municipal Fund helps local governments switch to sustainable practices faster. Our funding, resources and training empowers municipalities to build better lives for Canadians. GMF is a $1.8 billion (and growing) permanent endowment from the Governme…

June 26, 2023

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Annual Report: Green Municipal Fund 2022-2023

For over two decades, the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has been a cornerstone in transforming Canadian communities into hubs of sustainability and innovation.

September 26, 2023