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Under the new framework for GMF funding launched on January 2, 2008, municipal governments that receive GMF grants for sustainable community plans must meet a series of milestones throughout the planning process. These milestones include establishing a sustainability vision, analyzing the current situation, developing sustainability goals and targets, developing an implementation plan, reporting on the initiative, consulting with the public and stakeholders throughout the process, and obtaining municipal council approval for the plan.
Here are some examples of municipalities that have completed many of these milestones in the development of their sustainable community plans:
- City of Pickering – Sustainable Pickering - The site describes innovative projects that the Office of Sustainability is engaged in, covering greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable neighbourhoods, and benchmarking progress toward sustainability.
- City of Calgary – Imagine Calgary – the blueprint helping Calgarians create a sustainable future and exceptional quality of life for generations to come.
- City of Sorel Tracy – Local Agenda 21 - The City of Sorel-Tracy has recently completed a local Agenda 21, a sustainable development tool proposed by the United Nations at the 1992 Earth Summit (Available in French Only).
- City of Port Coquitlam - Sustainability Initiative - Sustainability Checklist - As part of the Official Community Plan implementation, the City is the first municipality in North America to introduce a Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Checklist for all significant land development applications,
- City of Whitehorse – Integrated Community Sustainability Plan - This Plan is the first part of a two part plan and process for Whitehorse’s Sustainability Plan.
- City of Sacramento - Creating a Sustainable City - The Master Plan is a long term document that will guide the City for the next several decades in sustainability practices
- City of Montreal, Que.: Montreal’s First Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development establishes sustainable development as the cornerstone on which to build the city of Montreal, and identifies several priority areas for action. (The complete version of the plan is available in French only.)
- City of Rossland, B.C.: The City of Rossland Strategic Sustainability Plan expresses the city’s commitment to a sustainable future and describes the long-term community vision, principles, goals and strategic actions to achieve it.
- Metro Vancouver, B.C.: Adopted in 1996, Metro Vancouver’s Livable Region Strategic Plan (LRSP) aims to help maintain regional livability and protect the environment in the face of anticipated growth.
- Resort Municipality of Whistler, B.C.: Whistler’s comprehensive sustainability plan,
Whistler 2020, presents an overarching, integrated, sustainability-based approach to planning that broadly addresses social, economic and environmental issues.
- Town of Oliver, B.C.: Developed as a result of B.C.’s Smart Growth on the Ground program, the Town of Oliver’s Concept Plan proposes practical ways that the town can manage future development in the Oliver region to meet the long-term goals of the community.
- Town of Baie-Saint-Paul, Que.: The Town of Baie-Saint-Paul’s Stratégie de développement durable presents the principles, vision and priorities resulting from its Local Agenda 21 (LA21) process. More information on the town’s related sustainable development policy is available here. (The town’s strategic plan and sustainable development policy are available in French only.)
- Village of Teslin, Yukon: Teslin’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) outlines Teslin’s sustainability vision, values, goals and measures of success.
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