Thursday, September 4, 2025
City of St. Catharines opens first net-zero fire station
The City of St. Catharines celebrated the official opening of the new, state-of-the-art, net-zero Fire Station 2. The modern, green fire station on Linwell Road…
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Canada and FCM invest $30 million to build resilient communities
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Rebecca Bligh, announced $30 million to build resilient communities to support…
How local governments are evolving asset management and prioritizing resilience
By Aymone Agossou Local governments face numerous competing priorities when it comes to their infrastructure assets. Residents rely on services from infrastructure like community buildings,…
Canada expanding Markham District Energy’s affordable, low-carbon energy network
To expand the world’s largest wastewater energy transfer facility so more residents and businesses can benefit from affordable, low-carbon energy, the federal government announced an…
$530M investment for FCM’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative
To help accelerate adaptation support for resilient municipal infrastructure the Government of Canada announced the $530-million Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) initiative, through the…
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund updates its funding offer
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced that its Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is revising its core funding to enhance its flexibility and adaptability and maximize…
Canada, FCM invest $9M to construct a net-zero fire station in Peterborough
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of $9.3 million ($1,226,080 in grants and $8,173,910 in loans) through…
Canada and FCM invest over $6.2 million in Ontario green projects
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of more than $6.2 million through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF)…
FCM and Canada support innovative green transportation initiatives in Quebec
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of more than $1 million through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) for six transportation projects in…
Canada and FCM support sustainable affordable housing plans in Atlantic Canada
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a series of investments totalling $82,300 through the Green Municipal Fund’s Sustainable Affordable…
Canada and FCM invest $1.8M to improve water quality in Quebec
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced an investment of more than $1.8 million through the Green Municipal Fund to support six…
Canada and FCM invest $15M in four projects in Southern Ontario
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced more than $15.2 million for four projects that will reduce emissions and increase the…
$10M to transform Brampton’s Susan Fennell Sportsplex into net-zero facility
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced $10 million for retrofits to the Susan Fennell Sportsplex in Brampton, Ontario, through…
Canada and FCM invest in Ontario communities through the Green Municipal Fund
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced an investment of $1,034,216 for five projects across southwestern Ontario through the Green…
FCM releases annual report of the Green Municipal Fund
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced the release of the 22nd annual report of the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). GMF’s annual report illustrates how municipalities are…
New investments for net-zero RCMP building in British Columbia
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced an $11.5-million investment through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) for the construction of a…
Canada and FCM invest in feasibility study for a library and art gallery in Sudbury
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced for a feasibility study to support the development of a new net zero library…
New investment in a geothermal district energy project in Whitby
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a $44,250 investment through the Green Municipal Fund for a feasibility study to pursue…
Canada and FCM deliver investments in net zero energy buildings in Toronto
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced a $175,000 investment through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to support Toronto’s transition to…
Canada and FCM invest in low-emission transit in Brampton and Burlington
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a $253,000 investment through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to support the transition to…
Green Municipal Fund moving Canada closer to net-zero
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released the 21st annual report of the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), highlighting its exceptional track record in municipal sustainability. From capacity building, to planning, to…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for British Columbia communities
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a $1.76-million investment through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse gas…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for Atlantic Canada
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a pair of investments, through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF), totalling more than $140,00…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for Manitoba communities
Natural Resources and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced an investment of $666,750 through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse gas…