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Case Study Land Use Land Use

A 20-year blueprint for sustainable growth

To make this northern Manitoba mining community a healthier, more sustainable, and recreation-rich place to live, the City of Thompson adopted a plan to enhance the wintertime appeal of its parks.

December 14, 2018

Case Study Land Use Land Use

District moves to revitalize downtown neighbourhood

To revive a downtown drained of stores and shoppers by malls on the highway that has skirted the community since 1990, the district of West Kelowna drafted a 25-year plan to remake the central Westbank Centre neighbourhood as a pedestrian-friendly place to live, work and play.

December 14, 2018

Case Study Land Use Land Use

2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Brownfields Program

With the aim of cleaning up former refuelling sites and revitalizing communities, the City of Edmonton's Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Program offers a generous selection of grants for all stages of brownfield remediation, including environmental performance incentives. Supported by FCM's Green Municipal Fund.

November 27, 2018

Case Study Transportation Transportation

2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Transportation Project

Three major upgrades to Vancouver's cycling and pedestrian network have created a seamless active transportation corridor running from the city's western neighbourhoods and across the Burrard Bridge to the downtown core.

November 28, 2018

Case Study Water Water

Wastewater Capacity Improvements

The rapidly growing City of Cranbrook has upgraded its wastewater systems to improve effluent quality, reduce operating costs, cut GHG emissions and allow for population growth over the next 20 years.

December 17, 2018

Case Study Water Water

2015 FCM Sustainable Communities Award — Water

A recognized leader in sustainable water management, the Town of Okotoks, AB, has achieved one of the lowest per capita gross water consumption rates in North America through implementing its Water Conservation, Efficiency and Productivity (CEP) Plan.

December 3, 2018

Case Study

Case study: Sustainability Plans

The northwest B.C. Town of Smithers has completed comprehensive sustainability plans that will reduce public and private sector energy use and GHG emissions. The plans will enable Smithers to meet objectives that include reducing GHG emissions by 13 percent over a 10-year period, promoting heal…

December 14, 2018

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Case study: Three townships collaborate on sustainability plan

The North Durham Integrated Community Sustainability Plan To pool knowledge and reduce spending, three large townships with small populations adopted a joint plan to improve economic, environmental and social conditions in Ontario's rural North Durham region. The township councils of Uxbridg…

December 4, 2018