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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

Resource Community efficiency financing Community efficiency financing

Video: Nelson scales up local program to support home-energy upgrades

Innovative financing models – like utility on-bill financing and third-party lending – can help residents afford the high cost of energy upgrades and contribute to local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. Since 2012, the City of Nelson, BC, has been offering an on-bill financing program …

April 11, 2022

Case Study Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing

A blueprint for sustainable senior living

Discover how the Valemount Senior Citizens Housing Society, is pioneering sustainable, energy-efficient senior living.

June 5, 2024

Resource Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Adaptation resource library

Discover best-in-class reports, guides, case studies, templates and more, all aimed at helping you advance your community’s climate resilience.

May 16, 2024

General Content

Sustainable Investment Policy

1 – Objectives 1.1    THE FUND  The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) was established in the year 2000 by the federal government as a program of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) with the primary purpose (the GMF mandate) of helping municipal governments levera…

July 8, 2024

Resource Asset management Asset management

Video: Why invest in asset management

Towns and cities across Canada face a constant struggle to maintain aging infrastructure, such as stormwater systems, roads, buildings and other municipal assets, while also building new services and systems to meet community needs. Add to that the pressure to adapt to climate change, and the need …

November 14, 2018

Resource Asset management Asset management

Guide: Building sustainable communities with asset management

When local governments combine asset management practices with climate change considerations, they are better able to address both their infrastructure needs and sustainability goals. 

Read this guide to learn why you should build sustainable practices into in your asset managem…

November 22, 2018

Case Study Asset management Asset management

Access to municipal asset data enables collaboration in The Pas

The Town of The Pas, Manitoba, is a multi-industry community situated at the confluence of the Pasquia River and the Saskatchewan River, in the vast Northern Region of Manitoba. Known as "The Gateway to the North," The Pas is located on Treaty 5 Territory and has an approximate population of 5,500 …

August 1, 2023