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News Releases
December 2010
December 20
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the District of Mission’s Landfill Leachate Treatment System project (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
December 20
December 13
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Qualicum Beach’s effort to build a sustainability plan into the official community plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
December 10
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Iqaluit’s Sustainable Community Plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
December 10
December 9
November 2010
November 15
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports clean drinking water and waterfront remediation initiatives in the City of Thunder Bay (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
November 14
November 12
November 10
November 9
November 9
November 4
November 6
Market Street Creates Inroads for B.C. Lumber Exports (released by B.C. Government)
November 5
Canada-B.C. Complete Earthquake Rebuilding Project (released by B.C. Government)
November 3
Canada Wood College Training Now Offered in Beijing (released by B.C. Government)
November 2
Wood-Frame Building Project Planned for Beijing (released by B.C. Government)
November 2
First of Three Wood Buildings Breaks Ground in Tianjin (released by B.C. Government)
November 1
Shanghai Expo Boosts Profile of B.C. Wood Products (released by B.C. Government)
October 2010
October 30
Shanghai Set to Use Wood for Affordable Housing (released by B.C. Government)
October 22
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Shelburne’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
October 22
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul’s Middlechurch Sustainable Community Secondary Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
October 15
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Hafford’s Sustainable Community Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
October 15
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund commits $70,000 to the development of a sustainability plan for three North Durham townships
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
October 15
October 15
October 14
October 13
October 8
October 8
October 6
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund invests in Reinventing Hearst Together, the Town of Hearst’s planning and consultation process to support sustainable development (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
October 6
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund commits $150,000 to the City of Sudbury for study on reclaiming mine tailings sites for productive land use (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
October 5
October 5
Canadians encouraged to flip the switch on savings with national ENERGY STAR® Light Fixtures Campaign (issued by the Canadian Electricity Association)
September 2010
September 28
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Richmond Hill’s water conservation initiative (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
September 28
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the MRC of La Côte-de-Beaupré’s Towards a Healthy Region project (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
September 15
The EverGreening of Energy: A Canadian Opportunity A Pan-Canadian Energy Literacy Initiative and Exhibition (released by Canada Science and Technology Museum)
September 15
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Hardisty’s sustainable community plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
September 15
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Yellowknife’s Study to Address Environmental and Water Wastage Concerns (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
September 13
Ontario’s First Built Green Home Achieves Platinum Level (released by Built Green Canada)
September 9
Innovative energy storage a breakthrough for remote communities in Canada and around the world (released by Sustainable Development Technology Canada)
September 9
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the County of Dufferin’s Waste Management Feasibility Study (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
September 8
September 7
FCM’s Green Municipal FundTM supports the Township of King’s development of an integrated community sustainability plan (ICSP) (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
September 1
Government of Canada Releases Final Regulations for Renewable Fuel Content in Gasoline (released by Environment Canada)
August 2010
August 26
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Corporation of Delta’s Renewable District Energy project and Sungod Recreation Centre expansion (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 20
PM announces support for Wind Energy project in Prince Edward Island (released by Prime Minister of Canada)
August 20
August 19
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of East Gwillimbury’s Community Energy Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 19
Green Municipal Fund supports the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s sustainability initiative (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 18
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Municipality of Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata in creating a sustainable development plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 12
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Chilliwack’s air quality, energy and greenhouse gas action plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 12
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Lockeport’s Integrated Sustainability Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 11
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Bromont’s sustainable development plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 10
August 4
August 3
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of High Level’s Integrated Sustainability Plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 3
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Fort Saskatchewan’s Municipal Sustainability Plan and Municipal Development Plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 3
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Corner Brook’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 3
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the County of Frontenac’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
August 2
August 2
July 2010
July 28
July 27
Government of Canada invests in clean energy technology (released by Sustainable Development Technology Canada)
July 26
Third Canada-U.S. Joint Continental Shelf Survey to Showcase Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic (released by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
July 23
July 20
July 17
Deline Student Gives Name to New Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Yamoria (released by the NWT government)
July 16
July 14
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund promotes municipal energy efficiency by supporting the City of Pitt Meadow’s construction of the South Bonson Community Centre
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
July 8
July 7
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Moncton’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
July 7
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund commits $89,237 to Mackenzie County’s Community Sustainability Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
July 7
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Township of Langley’s Backyard Composting Study
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
July 7
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Cochrane’s Sustainability Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
July 7
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports City of Markham’s Community Sustainability Plan
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
July 7
July 6
June 2010
June 24
June 23
June 22
June 21
June 16
June 10
June 4
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Sorel-Tracy’s feasibility study to improve municipal building energy efficiency (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
June 4
June 2
May 2010
May 25
May 22
PM announces government support for major upgrade at Domtar Dryden Pulp Mill (released by the Office of the Prime Minister)
May 21
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Village of St. Louis Wastewater/Lagoon Project (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
May 21
May 21
May 20
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Municipality of Leamington’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
May 18
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s Public Library (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
May 18
May 16
May 14
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Municipality of Chatham-Kent’s Ridgetown Wastewater Treatment Plant Project (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
May 13
Georges Bank Moratorium Extended (released by the Province of Nova Scotia)
May 7
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Banff’s solid waste and hybrid public transit initiatives (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
May 6
April 2010
April 28
April 23
April 22
Celebrating Earth Day in Burlington - City launches new Solar Thermal Heating System at Tansley Woods Community Centre (released by the City of Burlington)
April 19
April 16
April 16
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the MRC of Rivière-du-Loup’s source segregation system to divert organic waste and cut carbon dioxide (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
April 16
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Village of Memramcook’s project to improve water quality and reduce private water well dependency (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
April 16
April 16
April 8
April 7
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Barrie’s expansion of the Water Pollution Control Centre (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
March 2010
March 29
March 3
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Municipality of Sioux Lookout’s Community Sustainability Plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
February 2010
February 25
February 23
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Guelph’s field test on the use of greywater for toilet flushing (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
February 22
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Grande Prairie’s 102nd Street Revitalization Plan (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
February 17
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports Quinte Conservation’s green hydropower project feasibility study
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
February 11
February 11
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund celebrates almost $7 million in funding for 15 green initiatives in Toronto (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
February 11
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports cogeneration system for the Regional District of Nanaimo’s wastewater treatment facility (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
February 2
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund commits over $4.3 million to the County of Brant’s Mount Pleasant drinking water initiative (released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
January 2010
January 29
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Town of Virden’s water quality
improvement initiative
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
improvement initiative
(released by FCM Green Municipal Fund)
January 25
January 12
January 12
January 12
For News Releases posted prior to 2010, please visit the Archives section.