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Communities across Canada receive support for green innovation, climate change resiliency, and infrastructure planning initiatives
OTTAWA, Nov. 20, 2018 /CNW/ - Investing in innovative municipal infrastructure projects contributes to a clean growth economy and strengthens the middle class by ensuring communities are healthy and sustainable places to live.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Vicki-May Hamm, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced over $4.5 million in funding for 109 new initiatives in communities across Canada through three programs: the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), and the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP).
The Government of Canada believes that local leaders know best what their communities need and is committed to working with them to strengthen their infrastructure. Municipalities are implementing some of Canada's most advanced green solutions, reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions and supporting local priorities such as improving public transit, saving energy and improving waste management.
The projects announced today demonstrate the work being done in municipalities large and small. Examples include:
- The City of Moncton in New Brunswick will use funding from GMF to replace an oil-fired boiler with a biomass boiler as part of a pilot project to test a low-carbon district energy system at its municipal operations centre. Operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions reductions will be tracked over the 18-month period with the objective of lowering their carbon footprint and increasing local energy resilience.
- The Quebec municipalities of Beloeil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Zotique and Varennes are using funding from MCIP to develop climate adaptation plans. Each municipality will adopt a clear, simple, and concrete greening strategy aimed at reducing ambient heat and mitigating the issue of stormwater management. Their plans will also look for the best strategies to mobilize the public, businesses, and industries and engage them in the process.
- The County of Kneehill, Alberta will use funding from MAMP to strengthen its asset management program. By developing new assessment protocols and lifecycle strategies, local planners and decision-makers will be able to produce more accurate forecasting and long-term financial reporting, ultimately strengthening infrastructure investment decisions.
Quotes
"The Government of Canada is committed to investing in local innovative green infrastructure to help municipalities take action on climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These local investments contribute to a clean growth economy on a national level and provide municipalities with the right tools to assess, prioritize and build infrastructure for the next century."
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
"We are proud to support the great work being done in municipalities to make Canada a cleaner and healthier place for everyone. A clean energy future starts at the local level, and we are working closely with communities of all sizes to support initiatives that drive economic growth, cut pollution and create high-quality, middle-class jobs for Canadians."
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources
"Today's announcement highlights how municipal leaders across Canada are innovating to build more sustainable, resilient and livable communities. Thanks to our partnership with the Government of Canada, our programs support local solutions with national impact, contributing to infrastructure renewal and our transition to a low-carbon economy."
Vicki-May Hamm, FCM President
Quick facts
- The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) supports initiatives that advance innovative solutions to environmental challenges. These projects improve air, water and land quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and generate economic and social benefits to local communities. Through GMF, municipalities share lessons learned and successful new models for advancing sustainability in communities of all sizes in all regions across Canada. GMF is a $625 million program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.
- The Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) helps municipalities and partner organizations by providing funding, training and information sharing. It is designed to encourage Canadian municipalities to better prepare for and adapt to the new realities of climate change as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions. MCIP is a five-year $75-million program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.
- The Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) is designed to help Canadian municipalities strengthen infrastructure investment decisions based on sound asset management practices. The program provides asset management training, funding and information sharing to enable municipalities to access the data needed to plan effectively. MAMP is a five-year, $50-million program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.
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Backgrounder
List of communities receiving support for green innovation, climate change resiliency, and infrastructure planning initiatives
The following 109 initiatives have been approved for funding through three infrastructure programs funded by the Government of Canada and delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities: the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), and the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP). Funding for these new initiatives amounts to $4,590,099.
Approved projects under GMF:
Lead applicant, municipality and province
| Project title
| Approved funding amount $
| Vermilion River County No. 24, Alberta
| Fuel switching project – diesel to Compressed natural gas (CNG) recovered gas
| 45,200
| Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia
| Meade Creek solar photovoltaic feasibility study
| 11,000
| Moncton, New Brunswick
| Wood chip biomass heating pilot project
| 262,900
| Regional Municipality of Tracadie, New Brunswick
| Use of GPS to reduce municipal fleet's fossil fuel emission
| 10,300
| Ottawa, Ontario
| Community energy transition strategy (Phase 2)
| 94,600
| South Stormont, Ontario
| Former beaches property environmental site assessment and remedial action plan development
| 65,200
| Region of Waterloo, Ontario
| Wastewater treatment plant tertiary treatment alternatives feasibility study
| 30,700
| Gesterra and Arthabaska, Quebec
| Pilot project for an organic waste collection system with an incentive-based pricing on weight for industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) clients including the educational sector
| 204,300
| Les Basques, Quebec
| Pilot project for an organic waste collection system with an incentive-based pricing on weight for industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) clients
| 66,300
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Approved projects under MCIP:
Lead applicant, municipality and province
| Project title
| Approved funding amount $
| Beaconsfield, Quebec
| i3P project - inventory - greenhouse gas (GHG) action plan - community energy plan - adaptation plan
| 125,000
| Matane, Quebec
| Technical and economic feasibility study on the co-digestion by anaerobic digestion of residual organic matter
| 81,280
| Montréal, Quebec
| Water Square: A good mitigation measure for heavy rainfall in urban Quebec areas?
| 125,000
| Nature-Action Québec and Beloeil, Quebec
| Urban heat island and stormwater control plan
| 57,520
| Nature-Action Québec and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
| Urban heat island and stormwater control plan
| 70,240
| Nature-Action Québec and Saint-Zotique, Quebec
| Climate change adaptation plan
| 82,640
| Nature-Action Québec and Varennes, Quebec
| Climate change adaptation plan
| 77,680
| Nicolet, Quebec
| Municipal truck and specialized transportation electrification project
| 95,440
| Terrebonne, Quebec
| Strategy for the acquisition of energy-efficient vehicles and electrification of public spaces
| 90,400
| Tingwick, Quebec
| Biomass district heating
| 21,100
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Approved projects under MAMP:
Lead applicant, municipality and province
| Project title
| Approved funding amount $
| Big Lakes County, Alberta
| Comprehensive asset management
| 50,000
| Kneehill County, Alberta
| Asset management report and program development
| 50,000
| Manning, Alberta
| Infrastructure asset collection, assessment and 10-year capital plan (water and sewer)
| 50,000
| Spirit River No. 133, Alberta
| Asset data collection, training and road study project
| 50,000
| Stavely, Alberta
| All assets asset management plan
| 50,000
| Trochu, Alberta
| Phase 1 asset management project
| 50,000
| Colwood, British Columbia
| Pavement condition assessment
| 49,440
| Highlands, British Columbia
| 2018 Pavement management plan and long term financial plan
| 49,440
| Emerson-Franklin, Manitoba
| Asset management initiative
| 44,640
| Lac du Bonnet Rural Municipality, Manitoba
| Asset management plan, policies, and system
| 50,000
| Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 33,360
| Bath, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 14,400
| Belledune, New Brunswick
| Asset management plan
| 36,000
| Beresford, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 50,000
| Bertrand, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 12,000
| Cambridge Narrows, New Brunswick
| Initial asset management plan – governance model, with asset inventory and condition, and a financial and climate plan
| 8,000
| Caraquet, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 41,680
| Centreville, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 13,303
| Chipman, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan
| 10,880
| Dieppe, New Brunswick
| Asset management planning and capacity builiding
| 48,000
| Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 14,800
| Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 18,400
| Grand Manan, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 19,920
| Grande-Anse, New Brunswick
| Design and implementation of an asset management plan
| 16,257
| Hanwell Rural Community, New Brunswick
| Initial asset management plan: governance model with asset inventory and condition, and a financial and climate plan
| 8,000
| Lamèque, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 33,360
| Millville, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 9,600
| Nigadoo, New Brunswick
| Design and implementation of an asset management plan
| 24,561
| Norton, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 8,291
| Oromocto, New Brunswick
| Asset management program improvements
| 50,000
| Paquetville, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 20,880
| Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
| Asset management advancement project
| 40,000
| Plaster Rock, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 10,000
| Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick
| Design and implementation of an asset management plan
| 30,000
| Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 12,000
| Shippagan, New Brunswick
| Municipal asset management plan design and implementation
| 37,520
| St. Martins, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 10,000
| St. Stephen, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 9,840
| Sussex Corner, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 10,080
| Upper Miramichi Rural Community, New Brunswick
| Initial asset management plan - governance model, with asset inventory and condition, and a financial and climate plan
| 12,480
| Woodstock, New Brunswick
| Capital asset management plan
| 33,372
| Baie-Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador
| Asset management and lineal asset priority replacement strategy
| 50,000
| Massey Drive, Newfoundland and Labrador
| Asset inventory, preliminary state of infrastructure report and related training
| 37,600
| Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
| Holistic asset management planning development
| 50,000
| Steady Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
| Asset management data inventory, preliminary state of infrastructure reports and asset management training
| 33,200
| Armstrong, Ontario
| Asset management initiative
| 38,240
| Calvin, Ontario
| Asset management and data development
| 50,000
| Champlain, Ontario
| Developing asset management strategies and capacity
| 50,000
| Faraday, Ontario
| The Corporation of the Township of Faraday
| 43,680
| Fort Frances, Ontario
| 2018 Asset condition investigation
| 25,440
| French River, Ontario
| Asset management program
| 42,500
| Goderich, Ontario
| Sanitary sewer network condition study
| 50,000
| Grimsby, Ontario
| Strategic asset management plan
| 33,680
| Jocelyn, Ontario
| Building asset management capacity
| 23,600
| Limerick, Ontario
| Mobile sensing roads assessment, asset management plan update
| 35,543
| Loyalist Township, Ontario
| Needs assessment for roads & bridges
| 48,400
| Mapleton, Ontario
| Asset management plan 2018
| 41,400
| North Glengarry, Ontario
| Facilities assessment and asset management software project
| 47,600
| South Dundas, Ontario
| Roads needs study & asset management software
| 50,000
| South Huron, Ontario
| Strategic asset management program - data verification and condition assessments
| 50,000
| Southwest Middlesex, Ontario
| Asset management systems and program development
| 50,000
| Tay Valley, Ontario
| Mobile sensing roads assessment and development of a long term financial plan
| 26,000
| Tudor and Cashel, Ontario
| Mobile sensing roads assessment and asset management plan
| 33,200
| Wawa, Ontario
| Building on top of existing processes - increasing asset management planning capabilities
| 50,000
| White River, Ontario
| Closing the asset management gap - improving our future
| 50,000
| Saint-Zotique, Quebec
| Phase I: Identify data needs and collect asset data for the water distribution system
| 50,000
| Sherbrooke, Quebec
| Conduct building audits and create an asset condition scorecard
| 50,000
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec
| Asset management strategic plan
| 50,000
| Beechy, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 19,352
| Caronport, Saskatchewan
| Asset management plan development and decision making revitalization
| 26,880
| Conquest, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 19,352
| Elbow, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 19,352
| Lipton, Saskatchewan
| Phase 1 asset management project
| 27,360
| Loreburn, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 24,944
| MacNutt, Saskatchewan
| Asset management plan development
| 18,000
| Medstead, Saskatchewan
| Asset management plan and policy development - Forest Edge Communities
| 17,440
| Strongfield, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 24,944
| Torquay, Saskatchewan
| Asset management project
| 24,000
| Birch Hills No. 460, Saskatchewan
| Asset management plan
| 46,800
| Browning No. 34, Saskatchewan
| Asset management program - phase 1
| 30,640
| Duck Lake, Saskatchewan
| Asset management infrastructure condition assessment
| 50,000
| Dundurn, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 29,832
| Fertile Valley No. 285, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 19,352
| Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
| Integrated asset management plan
| 50,000
| Hanley, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 20,232
| Loreburn No. 254, Saskatchewan
| Asset management group learning initiatives – WaterWolf Communities
| 19,352
| Medstead No. 497, Saskatchewan
| Asset management plan and policy development - Forest Edge Communities
| 17,440
| Parkdale No. 498, Saskatchewan
| Asset management plan and policy development - Forest Edge Communities
| 17,440
| Ponass Lake No. 367, Saskatchewan
| Asset management plan development project
| 50,000
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Source: FCM
Associated links
Investing in Canada: Canada's Long-Term Infrastructure Plan (PDF Version)
Investing in Canada plan project map
Green Municipal Fund
Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program
Municipal Asset Management Program
FCM Funding
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