Communities across Canada receive support for infrastructure planning, green innovation, and climate change resiliency initiatives

OTTAWA, Sept. 11, 2018 — (PRNewswire) —

OTTAWA, Sept. 11, 2018 /CNW/ - Investing in innovative municipal infrastructure projects contributes to a clean growth economy and strengthens the middle class by ensuring communities are healthy and sustainable places to live.

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Vicki-May Hamm, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced over $2 million in funding for 41 new initiatives in communities across Canada through three programs: the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), and the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP).

The Government of Canada believes that local leaders know best what their communities need and is committed to working with them to strengthen their infrastructure. Municipalities are implementing some of Canada's most advanced green solutions, reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions and supporting local priorities such as improving public transit, saving energy and improving waste management.

The projects announced today demonstrate the work being done in municipalities large and small. Examples include:

  • The City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, is using a grant from GMF to study net-zero energy options for a new community centre. The goal is to find efficient design elements to achieve energy reductions of 70 to 90 per cent, and renewable energy options to offset remaining demand.
  • With funding from MCIP, the Northwest Territories Association of Communities (NWTAC) is looking to host 33 communities for a climate change adaptation forum and charette with the goal of developing a community-centered, territory-wide, strategic and collaborative approach to adaptation.
  • The Town of Penetanguishene, Ontario, is using funding from MAMP for new digital inspection technologies to assess conditions of their roads and sidewalks, as well as asset management training for key staff, and a new process for assessing community buildings which will help the town develop a capital plan for their facilities. In the end, decision makers will have more information to help create a strategy for the preservation and rehabilitation of community infrastructure.

Quotes

"The Government of Canada is committed to investing in local infrastructure to support municipalities as they plan, build and maintain their infrastructure more strategically. Our investments in green infrastructure will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, contribute to a clean growth economy and strengthen the middle class, helping us plan and build the infrastructure of the 21st century. "

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"A clean energy future starts at the local level and includes provincial and federal investments in innovative initiatives that drive economic growth, cut pollution and create good, middle-class jobs for Canadians. We are proud to support the great work being done in municipalities to make Canada a cleaner and healthier place for everyone."

The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources

"Today's announcement highlights how municipal leaders, right across Canada, are driving innovation to build more sustainable, resilient and liveable communities. We are proud to see FCM's programs support local solutions with national impact, contributing to infrastructure renewal and our transition to a low-carbon economy."  

Vicki-May Hamm, FCM President

Quick facts

  • The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) supports initiatives that advance innovative solutions to environmental challenges. These projects improve air, water and land quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and generate economic and social benefits to local communities. Through GMF, municipalities share lessons learned and successful new models for advancing sustainability in communities of all sizes in all regions across Canada. GMF is a $625 million program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.
  • The Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) helps municipalities and partner organizations by providing funding, training and information sharing. It is designed to encourage Canadian municipalities to better prepare for and adapt to the new realities of climate change as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions. MCIP is a five-year $75-million program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.
  • The Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) is designed to help Canadian municipalities strengthen infrastructure investment decisions based on sound asset management practices. The program provides asset management training, funding and information sharing to enable municipalities to access the data needed to plan effectively. MAMP is a five-year, $50-million program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.

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Backgrounder

Communities across Canada receive support for infrastructure planning, green innovation, and climate change resiliency initiatives

The following 41 initiatives have been approved for funding through three infrastructure programs funded by the Government of Canada and delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities: the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) and the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). Funding for these new initiatives amounts to $2,014,631.

Approved projects under MAMP:

 

Lead applicant, Municipality
and Province

Project title

Approved funding amount $

Acme, Alberta

Infrastructure condition assessment and management project

50,000

Brooks, Alberta

Potable water, wastewater, and transportation infrastructure master plans

50,000

Dewberry, Alberta

2018 asset management planning update project

32,080

Ponoka, Alberta

Riverside sanitary condition & CCTV assessments

50,000

Standard, Alberta

2018 infrastructure asset management plan update

49,600

Sturgeon County, Alberta

Road asset condition assessment

50,000

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia

Asset data collection program

50,000

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, British Columbia

Airport asset management plan

50,000

Queen Charlotte, British Columbia

Asset management plan - water and sewer

50,000

Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador

Developing additional infrastructure asset management planning capacities

50,000

Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador

Asset management data inventory, state of infrastructure reports and asset management training

50,000

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

Public works asset mapping

40,080

Lockeport, Nova Scotia

Infrastructure capture, assessment and reporting, and community team capacity building to advance asset management

47,360

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Infrastructure capture, assessment and reporting, and community team capacity building to advance asset management

50,000

Cambridge, Ontario

Asset management plan and program advancement

50,000

Township of Chatsworth, Ontario

Asset management condition assessment initiative

50,000

Township of Dubreuilville, Ontario

Asset management: taking care of our future

50,000

Essex, Ontario

Mobile sensing roads assessment and geographic information system based software analytics platform

50,000

Township of Hornepayne, Ontario

Asset management planning: increasing our capacity

50,000

Kingsville, Ontario

Road network condition assessment

50,000

Township of North Perth, Ontario

Asset management condition assessment initiative

35,040

Township of Papineau-Cameron, Ontario

Asset management planning and development

50,000

Pembroke, Ontario

Mobile sensing road and sidewalk assessment and geographic information system (GIS) based software analytics platform

42,760

Penetanguishene, Ontario

Mobile sensing roads and sidewalk assessment, asset management training, building condition assessment

50,000

Petrolia, Ontario

Long-term financial planning; linking annual budget process to long-term financial planning and knowledge sharing

50,000

Port Colborne, Ontario

Roadmap phase II in Port Colborne

50,000

Township of The Archipelago, Ontario

Mobile sensing roads assessment and updated asset management plan

41,239

Thorold, Ontario

City of Thorold road needs study

40,000

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Capital planning / asset management software procurement

50,000

West Perth, Ontario

West Perth asset management policy: steps to sustainability

35,500

Westport, Ontario

Mobile sensing roads and sidewalk assessment and sewer inspections and mapping

26,800

Dalmeny, Saskatchewan

Storm water study and asset management review

50,000

Indian Head, Saskatchewan

Asset management plan: infrastructure assessments

50,000

Ituna, Saskatchewan

Asset management implementation

29,840

Rosthern, Saskatchewan

Data collection to create an expanded inventory, to identify risks and to determine capacity for long term planning

50,000

Regional Municipality of Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan

Asset condition reporting for infrastructure

40,240

Regional Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73, Saskatchewan

Asset management plan development

40,000

Dawson, Yukon

Asset management system implementation - Phase 1

41,792

 

Approved projects under MCIP:

 

Lead applicant, Municipality
and Province

Project title

Approved funding amount $

Northwest Territories
Association of Communities and
the Hamlet of Aklavik, NWT

NWT Climate Change Adaptation Forum and Charette

240,000

 

Approved projects under GMF:

 

Lead applicant, Municipality
and Province

Project title

Approved funding amount $

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Albion Community Centre Step 4 feasibility pathways

21,300

Township of McNab/Braeside, Ontario

Net-zero feasibility study: New township municipal office and site

11,000

 

Source: FCM

Associated links

Investing in Canada : Canada's Long-Term Infrastructure Plan (PDF Version)
Investing in Canada plan project map  
Green Municipal Fund  
Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program  
Municipal Asset Management Program  
FCM Funding

Twitter: @INFC_eng  
Web: Infrastructure Canada

 

SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Contact:
Company Name: Infrastructure Canada
Brook Simpson, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-219-0149
Email Contact FCM Media Relations, 613-907-6395
Email Contact Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: Email Contact
Web: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/

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