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The northwest B.C. Town of Smithers has completed comprehensive sustainability plans that will reduce public and private sector energy use and GHG emissions.
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To foster job-generating growth without undermining its laid-back cottage-country lifestyle, the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands adopted a plan to extend the local tourist season and attract investment in golf courses, small breweries, honey farms and other businesses that appeal to visitors.
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The Town of Grand Falls created a five-year sustainable community plan that articulates the town's goals across eight themes, including economic development, environmental leadership and healthy living.
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Partners in Project Green (a partnership managed by the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority) created tools to help harmonize land-use policies in the eco-industrial area around Toronto's airport.
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The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville developed a Regional Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) that provides a strategic framework for its 12 municipalities (10 members and two partners) to address sustainability objectives and priorities.
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The City of Bromont, a tourist haven, is experiencing a population boom. The municipal council is taking steps to ensure that this growth occurs while respecting the environment, the surrounding countryside and the quality of life in the community.
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The Campbell River Community Plan charts a course to preserve the environment, develop the economy and manage growth.
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The Town of Gander grew by 11 per cent between 2006 and 2011 — about 100 housing starts a year over the past five years.
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- Sustainability