Case Studies
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Stories from the Field: Tsumeb, Namibia and Tecumseh, Ontario (02/03/2012)
Tecumseh and Tsumeb create lasting ties and help those most in need in post-apartheid Namibia.
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Stories from the Field: Drayton Valley, Alberta and Lushoto, Tanzania (09/02/2012)
Stories From the Field: A look back at the partnership between Drayton Valley, Alberta and Lushoto, Tanzania that touched lives in both communities.
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Membertou First Nation and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (NS) (01/09/2011)
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Lac La Ronge First Nation, The Town of La Ronge and The Village of Air Ronge (SK) (01/09/2011)
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Woodland Cree First Nation, Northern Sunrise County and The Village of Nampa (AB) (01/09/2011)
Regional water case study -
Glooscap First Nation and the Town of Hantsport (NS) (01/09/2011)
Service agreement case study -
Sliammon First Nation and the City of Powell River (BC) (01/09/2011)
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Gitanmaax First Nation and the Town of Hazelton (BC) (01/09/2011)
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The Lushoto Community Foundation: How Public Engagement in a Municipal Partnership Led to Improved Service Delivery and Poverty Alleviation (22/06/2010)
This case study explores the results and lessons learned from an innovative municipal partnership between the Town of Drayton Valley, Alberta and Lushoto, Tanzania. The two municipalities extended the reach of their partnership by engaging the public and mobilizing civil society organizations. -
Adaptive Reuse of the Industrial Heritage Wychwood Car Barns (01/06/2010)
Read how the City of Toronto transformed this midtown brownfield — a former TTC streetcar maintenance facility and designated heritage site — into a LEED® Gold certified community centre and public park. -
Smart Initiatives: Building Municipalities of the Future (01/06/2010)
Join us in celebrating 10 years of the Green Municipal Fund with 10 of the best GMF-funded initiatives. -
Kennedale End-of-Pipe Constructed Wetland (01/06/2010)
Read how the City of Edmonton constructed a wetland as an innovative and cost-effective way to treat stormwater runoff from older, built-out communities in this award-winning project. -
Green Roof Retrofit for City Hall (01/06/2010)
Read how the City of Campbell River became the first municipality in B.C. to install a green roof on an existing civic building through this award-winning project. -
Newmarket Eco-Homes (01/06/2010)
Read how the Town of Newmarket achieved LEED® Platinum certification — the highest rating for environmentally sound housing in the world — for this award-winning 34-home subdivision. -
Regent Park Revitalization (01/06/2010)
Read how the City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing are redeveloping Canada's oldest public housing community to create this award-winning, LEED Gold® certified, mixed-income, mixed-use neighbourhood . -
Streetlight Renewal (01/06/2010)
Read how the Town of Cobourg implemented induction lighting to supply electricity, update aging lighting infrastructure, and reduce GHGs, operating costs, and light pollution through this award-winning project. -
Integrated Community Sustainability Planning Framework (01/06/2010)
Read how the City of Williams Lake and its community partners envisioned a successful and sustainable Williams Lake in 2030 and made an award-winning plan to get there. -
Zoning for Housing (01/06/2010)
Read how the City of Kelowna examined and changed its zoning to allow as many housing forms and support services as possible through this award-winning project. -
Building Capacity for Active Transportation in Haliburton County (01/06/2010)
Read how the County of Haliburton and its community partners applied transportation demand management (TDM) principles in a rural setting through this award-winning project. -
STO/STM Green Line and Urban Transportation Showcase Program (01/06/2010)
Read how the Société de transport de l’Outaouais and the Société de transport de Montréal studied the effectiveness of green propulsion technology in reducing GHGs and enhanced the speed, accessibility and comfort of public transit through this award-winning project. -
McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre (01/06/2010)
Read how the Regional Municipality of York's first community environmental centre gave the public a reliable and convenient way to dispose of their waste through this award-winning project. -
Strengthening Local Governance and Decentralization: Lessons and Experiences from Local Government Associations in Asia (01/01/2010)
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Dockside Green Phase One (01/06/2009)
Read how the City of Victoria turned a large, centrally located brownfield site into a model of sustainable development and urban intensification through this award-winning project. -
Toronto Green Standard and the Better Buildings Partnership (01/06/2009)
Read how the City of Toronto encouraged sustainable building design and addressed several of the city’s environmental challenges through this award-winning project. -
Kilowatt Countdown Challenge (01/06/2009)
Read how the Township of South Stormont's Kilowatt Countdown Challenge motivated residents to reduce their electricity consumption through this award-winning project. -
Getting Certified to ISO 14001 Standard (01/06/2009)
Watch how the City of Edmonton became one of few municipalities in the world to commit to the highest level of environmental management — ISO 14001 — through this award-winning project. -
Affordable Housing, Parks and Amenity Contribution (01/06/2009)
Read how the City of Langford increased the availability of affordable housing, improved ecological health and enhanced public amenities through this award-winning project. -
Cheakamus Crossing Legacy Neighbourhood (01/06/2009)
Read how the Resort Municipality of Whistler plans to convert an athletes’ village built for the 2010 Olympics into a sustainable, compact, pedestrian-oriented community through this award-winning project. -
Roam Public Transit System (01/06/2009)
Read how the Town of Banff became the first Canadian municipality to operate a public transit fleet composed only of diesel–electric hybrid buses through this award-winning project. -
Journée Normand Maurice (01/06/2009)
Read how the youth organization Groupe Solidarité Jeunesse and the City of Victoriaville have raised environmental awareness and funds for humanitarian missions through this award-winning project. -
Well Aware (01/06/2009)
Read how the award-winning Well Aware program supports and encourages well stewardship among private well owners in communities across Ontario. -
El Fondo Verde Municipal de la FCM Un método innovador para apoyar el desarrollo comunitario sostenible en las municipalidades canadienses (01/01/2009)
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Botswana’s South East District Youth Empowerment League: Engaging Youth through Municipal Partnership and Collaboration (01/01/2009)
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Liga de Poder dos Jovens do Distrito Sudeste do Botswana: Engajando os Jovens através de Parceria e Colaboração Municipais (01/01/2009)
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FCM’s Green Municipal Fund An innovative approach to supporting sustainable community development in Canadian municipalities (01/01/2009)
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A Partnership in Nyanga Helps Build Municipal Governance in Rural Zimbabwe (29/02/2008)
The Rural District of Nyanga in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe and the small Canadian community of Rossland, British Columbia have developed a training program on good governance and leadership that is helping municipalities in rural Zimbabwe improve municipal management and services. -
Civil Society and Local Businesses Collaborate to Improve Municipal Services in Tsumeb, Namibia (29/02/2008)
The Town of Tsumeb in northern Namibia and the Town of Tecumseh, Ontario are mobilizing local business and civil society groups to work together to provide sustainable services to the citizens and businesses of Tsumeb. -
Strengthening women’s participation in local decision making in Jinja, Uganda (29/02/2008)
The City of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, and the Town of Jinja in Uganda, have made great strides in empowering women and strengthening their participation in local government.The two communities formed one of the twelve partnerships in Africa supported by FCM’s International Centre for Municipal Development. -
An Integrated Approach for Improving Public Health in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand (29/02/2008)
The City of Vancouver, British Columbia and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Thailand, signed an agreement in 2004 as part of the Municipal Partnership Program of the International Centre for Municipal Development, Federation of Canadian Municipalities. -
A Community-Based Approach is Reducing Violence Against Women in the City of Bacolod, Philippines (29/02/2008)
The City of Bacolod in the Philippines and the City of Kamloops, British Columbia have reduced violence against women and have introduced reproductive health education in Bacolod through a very successful communitybased program. -
Promotion of Composting in Schools in Collaboration with Municipalities in El Salvador (29/02/2008)
In 1997, the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of La Matapédia, Que., successfully undertook an innovative pilot project in the area of domestic composting with the municipality of San Vicente in El Salvador -
Transferring knowledge and experience in Regional planning: Association of Municipalities of the Precordillera (Araucanía, Chile) (29/02/2008)
In October 1999, the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Papineau and the Association of Municipalities of the Precordillera (AMP) in Chile signed an agreement to work together in the area of regional planning. -
Rethinking and Rebuilding Community Spaces: A Pilot Project with the Pidie Public Library (29/02/2008)
The Canada/Aceh Local Government Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project (CALGAP) aims to support post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh. -
The development of municipal services through a pilot-project approach: The case of a composting project in the City of Banda Aceh (29/02/2008)
In April 2006, CIDA approved FCM’s proposal for the Canada/Aceh Local Government Assistance Program (CALGAP) which began operating the following month. -
More than money: How districts and cities in Aceh are actively engaging their local community through Community Support Facilities (CSF) (29/02/2008)
The Canada/Aceh Local Government Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program (CALGAP) aims to support post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh. -
Open House: a participatory tool to mobilize and build capacities of communities and local municipal governments (29/02/2008)
An ‘Open House’ is an informal event, which brings together a multitude of stakeholders under one roof - to discuss a common agenda. -
Waste audit in Galle tackling a waste management crisis in post-tsunami Sri Lanka (29/02/2008)
With funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), FCM undertook a project to improve solid waste collection services in Galle, beginning in December 2005 with the task of waste sampling to determine what would be the most effective management strategy. -
Development of Municipal Agendas in Guyana: Engaging Communities in a Collaborative Approach to Local Government Planning (29/02/2008)
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Community Clean-Up in New Amsterdam: Building a Framework for Public-Private Partnerships in Municipalities in Guyana (29/02/2008)
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A Participatory Approach to Building Public Appreciation and Management Capacity in Mt. Taishan Park, China (29/02/2008)
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A Public Participatory Approach to Improve Water Quality in the Yuqiao Reservoir of Tianjin (29/02/2008)
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Leadership, Management, and Capacity Building in the Municipality of Rafah (29/02/2008)
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Local Funds Build Community from the Ground Up: Enhancing Management Capacity and Community Participation in the Palestinian Municipalities of Rafah and Khan Younis (29/02/2008)
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Tackling the Housing Problem in Olomouc, Czech Republic (29/02/2008)
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Innovative Mechanisms for Fiscal Transfers to Municipalities – The Canadian Experience in Municipal Financing (29/02/2008)
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Modernizing Municipal Finances and Operations Highlights from FCM’s international programming experience (29/02/2008)
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Promoting women’s leadership in local government: Local government associations help women meet the challenge (29/02/2008)
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Promovendo a liderança da mulher no governo local: Associações do governo local ajudam a mulher a realizar o desafio (29/02/2008)
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Diversionary Tactics Approaches to transferring knowledge in waste management (01/01/2007)
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Town of Gibsons B.C. reconstructs Franklin Road (01/10/2006)
Read how Gibsons residents spearheaded a best practices-based approach to infrastructure delivery as a result of the rebuilding of Franklin Road. -
Best Practices Audit Gives Winnipeg a Path to Quality Infrastructure (01/10/2006)
Learn how the City of Winnipeg is working to extend the life of its infrastructure, reuse its resources and apply InfraGuide best practices. -
Securing Calgary’s Water Supply In the Face of Explosive Population Growth (01/10/2006)
Find out how the City of Calgary developed a plan to ensure the sustainability of the city’s water supply while accommodating anticipated future growth. -
Decision Making and Investment Planning Best Practice DMIP 7 (01/10/2006)
In 2004, the Corporate Asset Management Program was initiated under the direction of Infrastructure Services to cover the assets of the entire municipality. -
Securing Calgary’s Water Supply In the Face of Explosive Population Growth (01/10/2006)
City of Calgary staff presented Council with a clear path forward to meet the water supply challenge. -
Best Practices Audit Gives Winnipeg a Path to Quality Infrastructure (01/10/2006)
Any city with a vision for sustainable infrastructure must start by benchmarking its current practices against the best practices in the industry -
Town of Gibsons BC reconstructs Franklin Road (01/10/2006)
Franklin Road, re-designed with the community’s aspirations in mind, became a showcase for a best practices-based approach to infrastructure delivery. -
Halifax Saves Time, Money, and Disruptions by Coordinating Capital Works (01/08/2006)
Find out how the application of Infraguide best practices have contributed to more capital projects in Halifax. -
Halifax saves time, money, and disruptions by coordinating capital works (01/08/2006)
InfraGuide’s best practice publication Coordinating Infrastructure Works was a catalyst for the coordination of infrastructure works across Halifax. -
InfraGuide helps bridge education gap (01/12/2005)
Including infrastructure issues and InfraGuide Best Practices (BPs) in the curriculum, universities can help facilitate and leverage the experience that baby-boomers bring to the workplace. -
City of London Case Study – Uptake of Infraguide’s Decision Making and Planning Best Practice (DMIP 5): Coordinating Infrastructure Works (01/10/2005)
Read about the value of InfraGuide's best practices in the City of London's energy efficiency successes. -
City of London case study Uptake of InfraGuide’s decision making and investment planning best practice (01/10/2005)
This case study assesses the value of InfraGuide best practices to municipalities. -
Deployment of Best Practice Results in Significant Efficiency Gains for the City of London (01/04/2005)
Learn how the City of London has achieved significant energy efficiency gains through best practices. -
City of Cambridge Dedicates $1.5 Million to New Asset Management Division (01/04/2005)
Learn about the City of Cambridge's aggressive approach to managing its infrastructure assets more effectively by introducing new technical skill sets and associated technology. -
Halifax's Leading Edge Practices Save Millions (01/04/2005)
Discover the Halifax Regional Water Commission's holistic approach to reducing water leakage through leak detection, metering, quick repairs and asset management. -
City of Cambridge dedicates $1.5 million to new asset management division based on Infraguide best practice (01/04/2005)
Cambridge has dedicated $1.5 million towards a new Asset Management Division based on InfraGuide best practices -
Deployment of best practice results in significant efficiency gains for the city of London (01/04/2005)
As a result of adopting this InfraGuide best practice, the City of London has gained considerable legitimacy and municipal administrators are now aware of how to further improve future infrastructure works.
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