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| 11 Oct, 2018 |
Plan for Sustainable Salmo helps the Village’s Work toward achieving its GHG reduction targets Primary tabs
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| 10 Oct, 2018 |
New Tool to help you start the asset management conversation in your municipality
This tool helps you utilize FCM's ready-to-use presentation to communicate the value of asset management to your fellow elected officials. Presentations can be customize to suit the unique needs of your municipality.
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| 09 Oct, 2018 |
Test new sustainability solutions with funding from FCM
Is your municipality looking to test new solutions or apply new technology for a more sustainable community? FCM's Green Municipal Fund provides funding to Canadian municipalities of all sizes for pilot projects to support sustainable green projects.
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| 09 Oct, 2018 |
IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming The IPCC report on Global Warming of 1.5°C report says limiting temperature increase requires unprecedented changes in society, but will have huge benefits. http://ipcc.ch/report/sr15/ |
| 03 Oct, 2018 |
City of Vancouver Launches First Green Bond The City of Vancouver has issued its first green bond offering of $85 million to fund environmentally sustainable initiatives and projects, while offering investors competitive returns. |
| 02 Oct, 2018 |
Bring Green Shores to your community Do you work for a municipality or regional district and would like to bring Green Shores to your community? Call for Expressions of Interest in joining the Green Shores Local Government Working Group for the January 2019 intake. |
| 01 Oct, 2018 |
LCMA Announces Call for Proposals for its Annual Conference in Vancouver Submission for Proposals are now being accepted for LGMA's Annual Conference in Vancouver on June 11-13, 2019. Be a part of this milestone conference and share your knowledge and expertise by submitting a proposal for LGMA2019. |
| 26 Sep, 2018 |
B.C. tops up clean-energy vehicle incentive program The Government of British Columbia is keeping clean transportation affordable by contributing an additional $10 million to the Clean Energy Vehicle Program (CEVP). |
| 24 Sep, 2018 |
Lake Country Recognized for Accelerating Progress on Climate Action Charter Commitments Lake Country has been awarded Level 3 recognition by the Joint Provincial-Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Green Communities Committee for its progress on Climate Action Charter commitments for efforts in reducing corporate greenhouse gas emissions for the 2017 reporting year. |
| 13 Sep, 2018 |
The 2017 CARIP Summary Report highlights climate action achievements by BC local governments
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| 13 Sep, 2018 |
2018 Community Energy Association Award Winners The Honourable George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, presented awards recognizing the leadership of BC local governments and public sector organizations at the UBCM Convention. |
| 12 Sep, 2018 |
2018 Community Excellence Awards Winners Announced Six BC communities were honoured with awards and honourable mentions at the 2018 Community Excellence Awards ceremony in Whistler, BC. |
| 05 Sep, 2018 |
PICS announces new Opportunity Projects Program The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions is calling for applications for its new Opportunity Projects Program. |
| 05 Sep, 2018 |
Adaptation and Mitigation Interaction Assessment Tool The Adaptation and Mitigation Interaction Assessment Tool helps cities understand the relationship between mitigation measures, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and adaptation measures, which reduce climate risk. |
| 29 Aug, 2018 |
Resource: Enhance infrastructure investment and maintenance planning with InfraGuide
Are you looking for best practices and principles to help inform municipal infrastructure management?
Back by popular demand, InfraGuide: National guide to sustainable municipal infrastructure is a collection of free legacy resources developed by a network of Canadian experts to help maximize returns on your community’s infrastructure investments. Access over 50 reports and build on best practices that continue to be relevant today. These resources range from highly technical guides to strategic planning tools, focused on key areas in Canadian infrastructure planning.
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| 28 Aug, 2018 |
New application deadlines for asset management grants Deadlines for municipalities to submit a grant application through the FCM's Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) has been extended until October 23, 2018. |
| 22 Aug, 2018 |
City of Vancouver's Diesel Fleet Transitioning to 100% Renewable Fuel The City of Vancouver has taken a significant step towards achieving its goal of using 100 percent renewable energy sources by entering into a new fuel contract with Suncor. With this new contract, all of the City’s diesel vehicles will transition to 100 percent renewable diesel, reducing emissions to 50 percent below 2007 levels by the end of next year. |
| 20 Aug, 2018 |
Energy Step Code Training & Capacity Report
The Building and Safety Standards Branch of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing recently published the Energy Step Code Training and Capacity report analyzing existing industry capacity and training to deliver BC Energy Step Code buildings and to develop a training strategy to support the implementation of this new code.
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| 15 Aug, 2018 |
Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program - Green Infrastructure Funding The BC and Canadian governments recently committed funding towards the first application intake of the Green Infrastructure – Environmental Quality Program. |
| 15 Aug, 2018 |
Celebrating 2018 CEA Award Applicants The CEA, Province of BC, BC Hydro, FortisBC, Real Estate Foundation of BC, and UBCM announce the 10 outstanding applications for the 2018 Climate & Energy Action Awards. |
In 2016, The Village of Salmo, BC, initiated Sustainable Salmo, a planning process to update the Village’s Official Community Plan (OCP). The Village of Salmo’s approach to this planning process was distinct in that they merged their OCP with an Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP) process. Sustainable Salmo also incorporated the results of the Strategic Community Energy and Emissions Plan (SCEEP) which clearly identifies actions the community is committed to engaging in to reduce their GHG emissions and energy consumption. 
2017 CARIP report summary offers a glimpse into the local government climate action leadership and the initiatives they've taken across BC.
