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Sustainability Today 2009 FCM–CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Awards The 2009 FCM–CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Awards celebrate excellence in sustainable community development by highlighting the best municipal initiatives that link environmental, social and economic goals. The award-winning projects demonstrate that Canadian municipalities are not just thinking about sustainability — they are making it happen. FCM profiles all winners in a video and interactive DVD to share their lessons and encourage other communities to follow their lead. Awards will be granted in eight categories: brownfields, buildings, energy, planning, residential development, transportation, waste and water. Applications will remain open until December 11, 2008. Homes and Businesses Go Solar With No Upfront Cost, Repay on Property Tax Bill Renewable Funding is nowproviding a first-in-the-nation financial service allowing property owners to install solar panels and pay for them over 20 years through a voluntary line item on their property tax bills. The company provides a complete financing and administration package to cities interested in offering this financial product to property owners. The City of Berkeley selected Renewable Funding to finance and administer its nationally recognized new solar and energy efficiency program. Congratulations to Lloydminster, Weyburn, Denzil, and Wawota, our Saskatchewan municipalities that were finalists in the Communities in Bloom program and featured in the 14th National Edition of the Communities in Bloom magazine. Hundreds of communities participate each year in the program. Communities in Bloom is a Canadian program that aims to improve quality of life through beautification, community involvement, environmental awareness and heritage conservation. This national program assists Canadian communities of all sizes to improve their quality of life while encouraging community involvement and civic pride. Are you interested in getting your community involved? Check out their website at http://www.communitiesinbloom.ca/. Help Your Municipality “Go Green”, and No We Aren’t Talking About the Roughriders Protecting Our Watershed - Carrot River Watershed MORE... |