Municipalities to receive funding for 72 infrastructure initiatives across Canada

OTTAWA, Dec. 12, 2017 /CNW/ - The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Jenny Gerbasi, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) today announced funding for 72 initiatives in communities across Canada through three funding programs: the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), and the Green Municipal Fund (GMF).

Improving Canada's infrastructure lays – in large part – in the hands of the municipalities. Communities across the country want to be sure they are investing their infrastructure money wisely, and that they are aware of and ready to adapt to the potential effects of climate change as they make local infrastructure investment decisions. The projects announced today demonstrate the work being done on these fronts in municipalities large and small.

For example, through Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program, communities such as City of Coquitlam, British Columbia are studying new and emerging technologies to harvest and store sources of renewable energy in order to reduce corporate emissions. And in Québec, the City of Gatineau is carrying out a climate change adaptation feasibility study which will strategically increase the quality and quantity of vegetation and open green spaces. These types of projects are crucial as communities tackle climate change and its environmental impacts.

The Municipal Asset Management Program is helping Canadian municipalities make informed decisions on infrastructure investment based on sound asset management practices. For example, the Town of Smoky Lake, Alberta is completing an inventory and collecting data on the condition of their community's buildings, and using this information to create a 10-year plan for their infrastructure assets. Richibucto, New Brunswick is identifying and filling data gaps through data collection to help them create an asset management plan for the community's assets.

Through the Green Municipal Fund, communities are not only improving the environment around them, they are maximizing municipal resources and improving the lives of their citizens. For example, the City of Kingston is completing a feasibility study on the complete restoration of a vacant former factory to establish a new multi-use commercial property designed to high environmental standards. This innovative redevelopment aims to inspire other projects and led to the revitalization of a neighbourhood.

MCIP, MAMP, and GMF are delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.

Quotes

"Helping Canadian municipalities make informed decisions on infrastructure investment based on sound asset management practices will make infrastructure dollars go further and will benefit Canadians for years to come. The Government of Canada is thrilled to make important investments in green infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help prepare communities for the challenges that result from climate change and help build healthy, liveable, cleaner more sustainable communities."
- The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"I'm proud of the leadership being demonstrated by municipalities across the country. Local leaders are embarking on some of the most innovative solutions to address the impacts of climate change and reduce greenhouse gases. At the same time, they are taking steps to strengthen decision-making on infrastructure spending, which has a major impact on the day-to-day lives of their residents. Continuing to support this on-the-ground expertise is vital to building the Canada we want."
- Jenny Gerbasi, FCM President

Quick facts

• The Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program is a five-year, $75-million program designed to encourage Canadian municipalities to better prepare for and adapt to the new realities of climate change as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• The Municipal Asset Management Program is a five-year, $50-million program designed to help Canadian municipalities strengthen infrastructure investment decisions based on sound asset management practices.
• The Green Municipal Fund, is a $550-million program designed to support initiatives that demonstrate innovative solutions or approaches to a municipal environmental issue, and that can generate new lessons and models for municipalities of all sizes and types in all regions of Canada.
• The Government of Canada recently launched the Smart Cities Challenge which encourages all Canadian communities to use data and connected technologies to solve pressing issues and improve the lives of their residents. This friendly competition will help bring big ideas to life, and find solutions that achieve real and positive outcomes for Canadians.

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Municipalities to receive funding for 72 infrastructure initiatives across Canada                                

A list of new initiatives approved for 72 initiatives in communities across Canada through three funding programs: the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), and the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). These programs are delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.

The following 72 initiatives in 71 communities have been approved for funding amounting to just over $5.3 million.

Approved plans, studies and pilot projects

Program	Project title	Project type	Sector	Lead municipality	Board approved funding amount
GMF	The Bailey Broom Factory Redevelopment Project	Feasibility study	Brownfields	City of Kingston, Ontario and RAW Factory Inc.	$174,800
GMF	Midland Bay Landing	Feasibility study	Brownfields	Town of Midland, Ontario	$136,100
MAMP	2017-2019 Road (Pavement) Data Collection Program	n/a	Data collection and reporting	City of St. Albert, Alberta	$46,000
MAMP	Training in AM through Infrastructure Asset Management (IAM) and consultation for AM Strategy, Framework and Road Map.	n/a	Multiple	County of Lethbridge, Alberta	$50,000
MAMP	Lac Ste. Anne County Asset Management Program	n/a	Multiple	Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Management Program and Capacity Building in Carstairs	n/a	Multiple	Town of Carstairs, Alberta	$36,000
MAMP	Infrastructure Assessment - Municipal Buildings	n/a	Multiple	Town of Smoky Lake, Alberta	$50,000
MAMP	Infrastructure Assessment and 10-year Capital Plan (Sanitary, Storm, Water)	n/a	Data collection and reporting	Town of Westlock, Alberta	$50,000
MAMP	Cowichan Valley Regional District Condition Assessments and Data Clean-up	n/a	Data collection and reporting	Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia	$48,000
MAMP	Building Capacity through the development of an AM Implementation Plan and AM Investment Plan	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	Town of Comox, British Columbia	$32,000
MAMP	Town of Sidney Pavement Condition Assessment	n/a	Data collection and reporting	Town of Sidney, British Columbia	$21,520
MAMP	Advancing AM Planning and Decision-Making Maturity at the City of Brandon	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	City of Brandon, Manitoba	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Town of Bouctouche, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Capital Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Town of Richibucto, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Management Capacity Building in Sackville	n/a	Multiple	Town of Sackville, New Brunswick	$48,000
MAMP	Town of Sussex – Development of an Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Town of Sussex, New Brunswick	$49,400
MAMP	Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Village of Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Capital Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Village of Dorchester, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Capital Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Village of Port Elgin, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Capital Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Village of Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Village of Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Village of Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	Capital Asset Management Plan	n/a	Multiple	Village of Salisbury, New Brunswick	$50,000
MAMP	City of Dryden Mobile Sensing Roads Assessment and GIS Based Software Analytics Platform	n/a	Multiple	City of Dryden, Ontario	$47,054
MAMP	Asset Management Plan (Remaining Classes)	n/a	Multiple	Haldimand County, Ontario	$28,000
MAMP	Phase II - Technology investment to improve municipal efficiency	n/a	Data collection and reporting	Municipality of Arran-Elderslie, Ontario	$27,563
MAMP	Town of Red Lake Mobile Sensing Roads Assessment and GIS Based Software Analytics Platform	n/a	Multiple	Municipality of Red Lake, Ontario	$29,235
MAMP	Asset Management Development in Shuniah	n/a	Asset management system assessments	Municipality of Shuniah, Ontario	$17,600
MAMP	St. Charles Perpetual Asset Management Implementation Project	n/a	Multiple	Municipality of St. Charles, Ontario	$35,200
MAMP	Asset Management Tools & Capacity Building in Erin	n/a	Multiple	Town of Erin, Ontario	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Data Collection & Condition Assessments	n/a	Multiple	Town of Halton Hills, Ontario	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Management Program Development in Hearst	n/a	Training and organizational development	Town of Hearst, Ontario	$47,072
MAMP	Town of NEMI Asset Management Program Development	n/a	Multiple	Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Ontario	$35,360
MAMP	Asset Management Capacity Building in Central Frontenac	n/a	Multiple	Township of Central Frontenac, Ontario	$50,000
MAMP	Asset Management Program Development in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen	n/a	Multiple	Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Ontario	$49,600
MAMP	Developing an Asset Management Program in Mattawan	n/a	Multiple	Township of Mattawan, Ontario	$12,640
MAMP	Asset Management Program Development in South-West Oxford	n/a	Multiple	Township of South-West Oxford, Ontario	$46,200
MAMP	Developing Asset Management Strategies and Capacity in Springwater	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	Township of Springwater, Ontario	$50,000
MAMP	LG Asset Management Revitalization 2017/18	n/a	Multiple	United Counties of Leeds & Grenville, Ontario	$50,000
MAMP	The City of Swift Current Infrastructure Gap Assessment Project	n/a	Data collection and reporting	City of Swift Current, Saskatchewan	$50,000
MAMP	RM of Enniskillen Development of Asset Management Plans	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	Rural Municipality of Enniskillen No. 3, Saskatchewan	$20,000
MAMP	RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 Strategic and Capital Asset Management Planning	n/a	Multiple	Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan	$34,800
MAMP	RM of Lost River's Asset Management Training	n/a	Training and organizational development	Rural Municipality of Lost River No. 313, Saskatchewan	$2,880
MAMP	RM of Saltcoats No. 213 Asset Management Plan Development	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	Rural Municipality of Saltcoats No. 213, Saskatchewan	$25,200
MAMP	Town of Allan Asset Management Training	n/a	Training and organizational development	Town of Allan, Saskatchewan	$3,760
MAMP	Town of Norquay's Asset Management Plan	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	Town of Norquay, Saskatchewan	$13,600
MAMP	Town of Oxbow Development of Asset Management Plans	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	Town of Oxbow, Saskatchewan	$21,200
MAMP	Village of Glen Ewen Development of Asset Management Plans	n/a	Asset management plans, policy and strategy	Village of Glen Ewen, Saskatchewan	$13,600
MCIP	Landfill Gas Collection System	Feasibility study	Waste	City of Lethbridge, Alberta	$101,200
MCIP	Stormwater Management Master Plan for the Town of Stony Plain	Plan	Climate change adaptation	Town of Stony Plain, Alberta	$175,000
MCIP	Sea Level Rise: City of Campbell River	Plan	Climate change adaptation	City of Campbell River, British Columbia	$175,000
MCIP	City of Chilliwack Feasibility Study of Biogas Use at the Wastewater Treatment Facility	Feasibility study	Water	City of Chilliwack, British Columbia	$80,000
MCIP	Corporate and Community Renewable Energy + Demand Management Study	Feasibility study	Energy	City of Coquitlam, British Columbia	$140,000
MCIP	City of Nanaimo Climate Change Resiliency Strategy	Plan	Climate change adaptation	City of Nanaimo, British Columbia	$175,000
MCIP	Climate and Asset Management Network - Township of Langley Parks Level of Service (LOS)	Plan	Multi-sector	Township of Langley, British Columbia	$89,200
MCIP	Planning for the Future:  Climate Change Adaptation, Drought & Disaster Management in the Pembina Valley	Plan	Climate change adaptation	Municipality of Rhineland, Manitoba and Pembina Valley Water Cooperative Inc.	$115,900
MCIP	Aquifer Capability and Groundwater Vulnerability Delineation and Mapping, RM of Springfield	Plan	Climate change adaptation	Rural Municipality of Springfield, Manitoba	$46,400
MCIP	City of Moncton Neighborhood Flood Mitigation Study	Feasibility study	Climate change adaptation	City of Moncton, New Brunswick	$175,000
MCIP	Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan	Plan	Climate change adaptation	City of Barrie, Ontario	$72,080
MCIP	City of Kawartha Lakes Healthy Environment Plan	Plan	Energy	City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario	$175,000.
MCIP	Evaluating the Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Innovations at Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant - City of London	Feasibility study	Water	City of London, Ontario	$57,200
MCIP	Integrated Water Resource Evaluation Tool	Feasibility study	Water	City of Toronto, Ontario	$133,800
MCIP	Toronto Resilience Strategy	Plan	Climate change adaptation	City of Toronto, Ontario and Waterfront Toronto	$170,800
MCIP	smartBlu: Automated Real-time Internet of Things Blue Roof Rain Harvesting Systems for the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Sector for Flood and Drought Resilience and Adaptation	Feasibility study	Climate change adaptation	Region of Peel, Ontario and Credit Valley Conservation Authority	$157,040
MCIP	Ajax Climate Change Adaptation Initiative	Operational study	Climate change adaptation	Town of Ajax, Ontario	$175,000
MCIP	Application of the Composite Correction Program to improve Climate Change resiliency of the Town of Bancroft's wastewater system	Operational study	Climate change adaptation	Town of Bancroft, Ontario	$163,700
MCIP	Water/Wastewater Plant Resiliency Plan	Plan	Climate change adaptation	Town of Carleton Place, Ontario	$168,000
MCIP	Nottawasaga Valley Integrated Watershed Management Plan	Plan	Climate change adaptation	Town of Innisfil, Ontario and Nottawasaga Valley	$168,000
MCIP	Newmarket Energy Efficiency Retrofit (NEER) Program	Feasibility study	Energy	Town of Newmarket, Ontario	$90,000
MCIP	Oakville's Energy and Resiliency Plan (OERP)	Plan	Energy	Town of Oakville, Ontario	$125,000
MCIP	Project Aire Ou-vert	Feasibility study	Climate change adaptation	City of Gatineau, Québec and Conseil régional de l'environnement et du développement durable de l'Outaouais	$174,700
MCIP	Saskatchewan Municipal Climate Change Local Action Planning Initative	Plan	Energy	Village of Zenon Park, Saskatchewan and Eco-Ouest	$158,100

Source: FCM

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