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| 03 Dec, 2018 |
Burnaby Beefs Up Efficiency and Carbon Requirements for Larger Buildings Read the article by the BC Energy Step Code on how the City of Burnaby adopted new energy efficiency performance and greenhouse-gas limits for larger and more complex new buildings—including offices, stores, and multi-unit residential towers like those shown above near Metrotown. |
| 27 Nov, 2018 |
Resort Municipality of Whistler Partners with Hotels to Reduce Plastic Bottle Use The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is committed to reducing waste, including single use plastic. Now, through a new partnership with the Hotel Association of Whistler, the community is another step closer to achieving its goal of zero waste. |
| 26 Nov, 2018 |
B.C. to improve social housing, while reducing pollution The British Columbia government will invest $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to make B.C.’s social housing stock more energy efficient, less polluting and safer, while significantly reducing heating costs for residents. |
| 20 Nov, 2018 |
Getting started with asset management in your municipality This guide was created to support communities in the early stages of establishing asset management practices. This step-by-step guide is geared toward those who are just getting started or at Level 1 on the Asset Management Readiness Scale. |
| 20 Nov, 2018 |
Provincial government puts B.C. on path to 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2040 In a move aimed at removing a major source of air pollution and climate change, the provincial government has put British Columbia on a path to require the sale of all new light-duty cars and trucks to be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the year 2040. |
| 19 Nov, 2018 |
K'omoks First Nation, Courtenay and Project Watershed Make History for Greener Planet The K'ómoks First Nation, the City of Courtenay and Comox Valley Project Watershed Society are working together with Interfor Corporation, the current owners of the property, to acquire and then restore a former sawmill site to natural habitat. The site has been renamed Kus-kus-sum. |
| 07 Nov, 2018 |
Asset Management Professional Program for Municipalities Municipal sector practitioners from across Canada are now able to participate in a customized offering of PEMAC's Asset Management Professional (AMP) education and certification program at a significantly subsidized fee. |
| 06 Nov, 2018 |
FCM seeks nominations for the GMF Council
FCM is seeking an elected municipal official from British Columbia for the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Council. Application deadline is by November 30, 2018.
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| 05 Nov, 2018 |
Richmond's Alexandra District Energy Utility Awarded Innovative Energy Project of the Year The City of Richmond’s Alexandra District Energy Utility (ADEU) Phase Four project has earned the City the 2018 Innovative Energy Project of the Year award by The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) for its excellence in energy management. |
| 16 Oct, 2018 |
Translink Goes 100% Renewable Energy, Including Fleet and Buildings Take a look at the Renewable Cities' blogpost on Translink's recently announced 100% RE goals. |
| 15 Oct, 2018 |
LGMA Announces Call for Conference Presentations
The LGMA will be hosting its Annual Conference in Vancouver on June 11-13, 2019. They are seeking proposals for conference sessions from subject matter experts or local government professionals who can share their experience in transforming organizations and enhancing its effectiveness.
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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. |
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. 
