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Case study
This interview is part of the FCM–ICLEI series, PCP’s Local Climate Change Heroes, which features PCP program members.
- Climate change
- Disaster mitigation
Case study
This interview is part of the FCM–ICLEI series, PCP’s Local Climate Change Heroes, which features PCP program members.
- Climate change
- Disaster mitigation
Guide
Learn how to implement the best practices and strategies used by Durham, ON, our 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards climate change winner.
- Sustainability
- Climate change
- Disaster mitigation
The Regional Municipality of Durham's Community Climate Adaptation Plan is the 2018 winner in the climate change category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
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- Climate change
- Disaster mitigation
- Sustainability
To cut its dependence on diesel-generated electricity, the lakeside northern community of Whati studied construction of a hydroelectric system powered by running water from the nearby La Martre River Falls, which flow out of Lac Le Martre.
- Energy
- Northern and remote communities
- Sustainability
Case study
To spur its economy and freshen its look, the City of Saint John made plans to overhaul its aging water system, reduce poverty in five struggling neighbourhoods, and clean up the unsightly and polluted downtown Marsh Creek waterway.
- Poverty reduction
- Sustainability
- Water
Backgrounder
A reliable Internet connection is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. We need it to innovate, compete and grow. It’s vital to Canadians’ everyday quality of life.
- Broadband
- Northern and remote communities
- Rural communities
Report
Rural communities help drive Canada's economy, but they also face unique challenges that need tailor-made policy and resource solutions.
- Northern and remote communities
- Rural communities
- Broadband
- Economic development