The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and the Government of Canada announce funding through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) in five Southwestern Ontario communities.
Delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, GMF is a $1.65 billion endowment from the Government of Canada.
GMF supports local innovation that can be replicated and scaled up across the country to tackle Canada’s climate challenges. Since 2000, GMF has helped bring over 1,360 projects to life which have cut 2.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions—the equivalent of taking 608,000 cars off the road and created over 11,650 jobs across the country.
| Municipality | Project title and type | GMF approved funding |
|---|---|---|
|
Municipality of Brockton |
Capital project: Municipality of Brockton to protect aquatic environment by reducing residual chlorine (project description below) |
$598,000 |
|
City of Guelph |
Feasibility study: Signature - Mapping food and food waste flows in Guelph-Wellington for waste redirection and reduction |
$175,000 |
|
City of Guelph and Windmill Development Group Ltd. |
Feasibility study: Building a Net-Zero Library in Guelph's Baker District Redevelopment |
$174,550 |
|
County of Bruce |
Feasibility study: Bruce Innovates: Bruce County’s foundational hydrogen infrastructure project |
$148,750 |
|
Township of Georgian Bluffs |
Feasibility study: Generating biogas through the co-digestion of municipal organic waste and sewage biosolids at the Township of Georgian Bluffs wastewater treatment works |
$71,800 |
|
Township of Warwick |
Feasibility study: A new net-zero community centre in Warwick |
$23,300 |
Source: FCM
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Associated link: News: Canada and FCM announce new investments in Southwestern Ontario communities
Municipality of Brockton to protect aquatic environment by reducing residual chlorine
Lead applicant: Municipality of Brockton
Sector: Water (Wastewater Management and Treatment)
Project type: Capital project
Approved funding through the Green Municipal Fund: $ 598,000
Loan: $520,000
Grant: $78,000
The Municipality of Brockton is a rural community with a local economy that is based mainly on tourism. With a sewer system that serves 2,100 properties, the municipality faces significant challenges in upgrading its aging infrastructure to comply with government regulations.
Because of the deleterious effect of residual chlorine on aquatic life in the receiving water, the proposed wastewater treatment facility upgrade involves replacing the existing chlorination system with a chemical-free ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection system.
This upgrade will help the municipality meet provincial and federal requirements and improve the quality of the effluent discharging into the receiving environment.
Replicability:
- The project has a high potential for replication in similar small communities across Canada
Environmental benefits:
- Reduction of total residual chlorine and E.coli concentration by 100% and 93%, respectively
- The conversion to UV disinfection will result in an overall savings of 671.5 litres of fuel and 1,700 kilometres of travel per year
Economic benefits:
- UV disinfection will lower operating and maintenance costs by $10,000 per year compared to a conventional chlorination/de-chlorination treatment system
Social benefits:
- The upgraded sewage treatment system will provide protection of vital regional ecosystems such as the Saugeen River, a popular fishing and canoeing destination in southern Ontario
(Project description from original funding application)