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Report
This new polling, conducted by Abacus Data and commissioned by FCM, reveals that 61% of Canadians feel their municipal government best understood the challenges facing their communities.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Federal Budget
- Infrastructure
- Rural communities
Case study
The Town of The Blue Mountains built an energy-efficient community hall on the site of a former service station.
- Brownfields
Guide
Learn how to implement the best practices and strategies used by Port Coquitlam, BC, our 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards brownfields winner.
- Brownfields
- Sustainability
Guide
See how two communities benefit from evaluating their brownfield programs and find tips you can use in your municipality to enhance your offering.
- Brownfields
Case study
Innovative natural techniques, such as reconditioning soil and using plants to absorb contaminants, transformed a former sanitary lagoon. Learn how.
- Brownfields
- Sustainability
Tool
Any technique that remediates or manages the risk of contamination at a site has an environmental benefit as it eliminates or reduces exposure to contaminants. Some techniques, however, are more sustainable than others.
- Brownfields
Tool
Cleaning up contaminants and redeveloping a brownfield site can bring communities a number of environmental, economic and social benefits. You can achieve even greater benefits by incorporating sustainable approaches throughout the site remediation and risk management activities.
- Brownfields
Case study
As part of a plan to revitalize the community's waterfront, the Squamish Oceanfront Development Corp. did soil and groundwater tests to see whether an old warehouse known as the Blue Barn could be used as an art, culture and heritage centre.
- Brownfields