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Sample letter: confirming project funding sources

Each organization contributing to a GMF-funded project, including the lead municipality, must submit a letter confirming specific contributions to the project. Use this sample letter template when providing details on funding sources in your GMF funding application. Download the sample le…

August 3, 2022

Clone of Sustainable Affordable Housing

March 8, 2022

Water

Case study: Understanding climate change impacts key to prioritizing drainage infrastructure projects in Vernon, BC

The City of Vernon, BC, Drainage Infrastructure Prioritization Plan is the 2020 winner in the asset management category of FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards. …

December 8, 2020

Land Use

Webinar recording: Benefits of integrated intensification for sustainable community development

This webinar teaches participants how land use decisions are tied to the fiscal health of a municipality and its ability to achieve climate targets.

August 24, 2022

Land Use

Tool: Sustainable Remediation and Risk Management Options

Any technique that remediates or manages the risk of contamination at a site has an environmental benefit as it eliminates or reduces exposure to contaminants. Some techniques, however, are more sustainable than others.

December 17, 2018

Land Use

Phase II Environmental Site Assessment and Remedial Action Plan, Cooper Site

As part of a plan to build a University of Waterloo satellite campus next to its downtown core, the City of Stratford completed a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment and Remedial Action Plan for the Cooper Site, a 7-hectare former industrial site.

December 14, 2018

Land Use

Case study: Ladysmith Waterfront Brownfield Study

The Town of Ladysmith commissioned three studies of contamination at a former industrial site on its waterfront, to review options for remediation.

December 14, 2018

Land Use

Tool: Sustainable Site Assessments

You can use various techniques to find out whether a suspected brownfield site contains contaminated soil or groundwater.

December 14, 2018

Land Use

Tool: Finding Remediation Service Providers

Get a sense of the services required at different project stages and find providers using various directories.

December 14, 2018

Land Use

Webinar recording: Fostering brownfield redevelopment

Learn best practices in brownfield revitalization you can apply in your municipality, and understand FCM's brownfield funding opportunities and resources.

December 5, 2018