Ottawa – Communities across Canada need new infrastructure that is built for healthy, affordable living, economic sustainability and ensures the safety of homes and businesses in the 21st century. Making our communities more liveable in a world impacted by climate-related events including floods, storms, and wildfires means planning ahead and building more resilient roads, bridges, water treatment facilities, telecommunication, networks …
Collingwood – Across the country, we are striving to offer Canadians more affordable and more sustainable communities to live in. This is why the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are continuing to invest in projects to help communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast retrofit their buildings and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy …
Peterborough – With energy use in public buildings producing up to 50 percent of municipal emissions, Canada’s municipalities are in a pivotal position to tackle climate change. This is why the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities are supporting green solutions from coast to coast to coast. Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science …
BRAMPTON – At its Special Council meeting on December 20, 2023, City Council received a presentation from Dr. Mike Moffatt, Senior Director of Policy and Innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute and Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics and Public Policy Group at Ivey Business School, Western University. Dr Moffatt’s presentation, focusing on International Student housing, set the stage for …
City of Williams Lake – Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and Scott Pearce, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced a federal investment of over $400,000 to help 9 communities in British Columbia implement innovative strategies to manage their municipal infrastructure. Known as asset management, this investment will help the communities ensure that their infrastructure such as …
St. Albert – Federal and municipal leaders are working together to build thriving communities that are sustainable, affordable and healthy for Canadians to live in. That’s why community-building retrofit projects are getting federal support from the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and FCM President Scott Pearce announced …
London – Communities across Canada are taking the initiative to advance energy efficiency in homes and buildings. Taking steps to retrofit our buildings stock is a great way to help families to save money on their energy bills while ensuring communities are more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Scott …
Halifax – Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board, has offered federal help for agri-sector. She said: “Collaboration with all levels of government is critical. Thank you, Mike Savage, Chair of the Big City Mayors’ Caucus of Federation of Canadian Municipalities, for meeting with me and for all the work you do for Halifax, especially in times of fires and …
