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Greening Communities
As part BC's response to the national climate change business , the
provincial government is embarking on a "Greening Communities"
Initiative.
This will involve commitments in the following key areas:
- Transportation
- Energy and industry
- Communities and buildings
- Forests and agriculture
Development of frameworks to implement green management plans, climate
protection action plans, Official Community Plans
Education: municipal staff, public forums, non-profit organization to
provide environmental outreach services
This is a 3-year, $2.27 million initiative with the following key points
local government and non-profits/local government partnerships are the
focus projects should involve community and business address collective impact of lifestyle choices (walking and cycling to
work) |
Examples of potential projects
landfills, control over land use, transportation planning, waste and water management local government staff training; implementation on how to "green"
local industry and businesses
Announcement on Friday November 24 at the Fraser Basin Council of first
initiative as follows:
$450,000 for Greening Communities Fund: Demonstration Projects
community planning that integrates environmental principles into
long-term sustainability projects that demonstrate the viability of alternative energy sources,
eg. Solar or wind power. Successful projects are eligible for up to $70,000 over maximum of 2
years
Process
Applications will be reviewed as they come in by a multi-ministry
steering committee (on which RDO is represented)
Over 50% of the project funding will go to rural communities
Proposals must show commitment of local governments
The extent and type of In-kind support for the project will be
considered as an asset in the evaluation of projects |
Eligibility & Selection
Usually only one project /community unless projects are complementary
and coordinated to avoid overlap
In-kind contributions can take the form of commitment of municipal
staff hours over the two year pilot program
(further commitment of staff hours beyond the demo project time would
demonstrate sustainability) 25 % come from "applicants: preference is 25% comes from community
rather than federal matching dollars
Whistler "The Natural Step" Conference December 7th, 2000
One day workshop in which Whistler will showcase its progress in implementing TNS sustainability project
If there are communities interested in this, have them contact me for more information
Please note:
Some aspects of this process are final while others seem to be more
flexible
Interested parties can access BC Climate Change Business Plan 2000/01-2002/03 for background
Funding announcement, Guidelines and Application are available on the CDCV website:
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