Tag: climate change
Grant Applications Open for Water Conservation Projects in Okanagan
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its 2018 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program.
This is the 13th...
FCM Talks Municipal Climate Change Strategies at COP23
Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Jenny Gerbasi issued the following statement after leading Canada's municipal delegation at the COP23 climate change conference, hosted by...
Funding for Community Flood Control in Lac-Saguay, Quebec
Canada and Quebec have invested in a project to improve the safety of public infrastructure in Lac-Saguay Français by refitting a flood control dam.
David...
Surrey, B.C. Receives Funding for Coastal Flooding Adaptation Programs
The City of Surrey, British Columbia has received $624,200 for new climate change resilience projects, including coastal flooding adaptation programs to help it become...
Thunder Bay Joins Climate and Asset Management Network
The City of Thunder Bay, Ontario has been accepted into the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) new Climate and Asset Management Network, which is...
N.S. Auditor General Reports on Contaminated Sites and Climate Change
On Wednesday, Nova Scotia’s Auditor General, Michael Pickup, released his report on the environment to the House Assembly, which includes assessments of contaminated sites...
Water Management Key to Manitoba’s Sustainable Future
On Friday, Manitoba released its sustainability and climate plan, A Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan. The plan underscores the importance of water management, making it...
Investors Issue Declaration Related to Disclosure of Climate Risks
Thirty Canadian and international institutional investors and pension funds representing approximately CAD $1.2 trillion of assets under management have issued a joint Declaration of Institutional Investors on Climate-Related Financial...
Canada Launches New Municipal Climate Innovation Program
Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Jenny Gerbasi, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced funding for 103 initiatives...
New Desalination Technology Could Provide Inexpensive Treatment
University of Illinois mechanical science and engineering professor Kyle Smith and his co-authors have published a study demonstrating the viability of a battery-like technology...
