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Municipal Resources for Climate and Sustainability. Devin Causley Federation of Canadian Municipalities October 7, 2009. Over 191 municipal governments working to address climate change Networking, workshops, tools and technical support - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Municipal Resources for Climate and Sustainability
Devin Causley
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
October 7, 2009
• Over 191 municipal governments working to address climate change
• Networking, workshops, tools and technical support
• Greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants can be addressed in combination
• FCM delivers program in partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Milestone 1 – Establish base year and inventory
Milestone 2 – Set reduction target
Milestone 3 – Develop action plan
Milestone 4 – Implement actions
Milestone 5 – Monitor, verify and report on results
FCM Partners in Climate Protection (PCP) Framework
Prefix Municipality Prov Population Month Year
City Bathurst NB 12,924 April 2001
Town Bouctouche NB 2,383 September 2008
Town Dorchester NB 954 February 2001
Ville Edmundston NB 11,457 October 2003
City Fredericton NB 47,560 June 2001
Town Hampton NB 4,000 February 2004
City / Ville Miramichi NB 18,508 April 2005
City Moncton NB 61,046 November 2001
Village Port Elgin NB 400 December 2009
Town Quispamsis NB 13,757 April 2000
Town Riverview NB 18,000 May 2009
Town Sackville NB 5,361 October 2003
Town Saint Andrews NB 1,652 September 2004
City Saint John NB 74,000 June 2006
Town St. Stephen NB 1,856 June 2002
Town Tracadie-Sheila NB 4,724 July 2007
Town Woodstock NB 5,198 March 2004
17 Members in New Brunswick
Tools and Resources
Tools and Resources
FCM Municipal Sustainability Bylaw Database
Over 100 examples of municipal bylaws and policy instruments that have been used by municipalities to implement sustainability!
Coming Fall 2009 www.fcm.ca/gmf
• ICLEI technical support (quantification, inventories, milestone reviews)
• Workshop - Climate Change Breakthroughs Workshop: How to Implement a Local Action Plan
Funding: Grants and below-market loans
Knowledge: Education and training to support sustainability
Open to all municipal governments and their partners
The Green Municipal Fund
Three funding streams
GMF Funding: Capital Project Sectors
Remediation projects
Green building projects (retrofits and new construction)
Sustainable transportation projects
Diversion projects
Wastewater projects
Working through the Milestones: Budgeting for the Plan
• Average cost to complete inventory and plan (corp and com)
• GMF provide 50% grant• Distribute project over two fiscal
years• Share cost between two
municipalities
• $110,000
• $55,000• $27,500
• $13,750
Milestones Completion Costs (M1-3 Corporate and Community)
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Top Ten GHG Reduction Measures
Measure MunicipalityArea – Sector
Annual GHGReduction(t)
AnnualCostSavings ($) Investment ($)
SimplePayback(Yrs)
Converting to Fine Bubble System
EdmontonCorporate -
Wastewater6,000 300,000 2,500,000 8.3
Purchase of 202 Hybrid Transit Buses
OttawaCommunity -
Transportation
5,000 2,109,000 197,648,000 n/a
Retrofits of 6 Major Facilities
ReginaCorporate -
Buildings2,500 210,000 2,200,000 10.5
Energy Efficient School Upgrades
GreaterSudbury
Community - Institutional
1,300 469,000 250,000 0.5
Green Loan Program - A.C.T. Arena
SaskatoonCorporate -
Buildings1,280 33,000 250,000 7.6
Sportsplex Refrigeration Heat Recovery
HalifaxCorporate-
Buildings270 15,000 18,000 1.2
Replace Domestic Hot Water Boilers & Tanks
NorQuest College – Calgary
Community – Institutional
194 23,400 33,000 1.4
Energy Audits and Retrofits
MississaugaCorporate-
Buildings167 50,000 300,000 6
Queen St. NG Conversion
FrederictonCorporate-
Buildings55 2,070 16,500 7.9
Solar Heating WindsorCorporate -
Buildings40 5,900 63,450 10.7
FCM Sustainable Communities Conference
February 10–12, 2010 Ottawa, Ontario
“The conference helped me gather so much valuable information in one
place; it’s one of the most informative conferences I’ve ever attended.”
— Councillor Cynthia Lulham City of Westmount, Québec
• National recognition for projects that demonstrate environmental responsibility and excellence
• Awards categories: brownfields, buildings, energy, planning, transportation, residential development, waste and water
• Applications for 2010 are now open!
• Access to the best in Canada: Searchable DVD with 10 years of winners
FCM–CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Awards
Fall 2009 Webinars
Date Sector Title Language
October 7, 2009 Water Slowing the flow: Low-impact stormwater management
English
October 14, 2009
Brownfields Opportunities for Community Revitalization in Québec French
October 21, 2009
Waste
Getting to 50%: Success Stories in Municipal Waste Diversion
English
November 4, 2009
Partners for Climate Protection
Integrated Approaches to Climate Protection
English
December 2, 2009
Energy Energy Planning for Northern Communities
English View the past webinar podcasts
For more information
Visit the FCM Green Municipal Fund website:
www.fcm.ca/gmf
Devin Causley
613-907-6370