OTTAWA — The Government of Canada will provide over $12.1 million in funding for 159 new initiatives in communities across the country through three programs: the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) and the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP).
Municipalities are implementing some of Canada’s most advanced green solutions, reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and supporting local priorities such as improving public transit, saving energy and improving waste management, indicates an Infrastructure Canada release.
Examples include:
The Town of Iroquois Falls, Ont. is using funding from the MAMP to implement innovative mobile sensing technology to gather information on road conditions that will enable them to make more efficient assessments and informed investment decisions on their roadway infrastructure.
The City of Beaconsfield, Que. is using a grant from the GMF to study ways to reduce organic waste disposal through smart collecting and incentive-based pricing. The objective is to reduce the amount of organic waste within the waste stream by 50 per cent.
The North Coast Regional District, in collaboration with 31 local governments in B.C. along the route from Kamloops to Haida Gwaii, are working together to study the feasibility of developing an electric vehicle network of fast charging stations. With funding through the MCIP, the study will consider the integration of solar panel canopies, allowing residents and visitors to drive cars powered by sunshine.
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