Nov 27, 2014 | Economic Development, Sustainability
The economy remains one of the top concerns facing communities of all sizes across Canada. If we use the leaky bucket model to describe a community’s economy, we want to be sure that the amount of water going into your community (through exports, grants, dividends,...
Jul 19, 2014 | BC, Sustainability, Tourism, Whistler 2020
Welcome to the Whistler Sustainability in Action Walking Tour. View an interactive online map of Whistler’s diverse collection of 30 sustainability sites and initiatives. Whistler has many interesting and successful examples to share. You can visit these sites...
Jul 18, 2014 | Alberta, BC, Energy, local government, Monitoring, Sustainability
We assisted the City of St. Albert and the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Local Action Plans. Both communities have a history of strong environmental planning and action and the new plans helped to identify some short term and...
Jun 3, 2014 | ICSP, local government, MDP, Shared Vision, Sustainability
Reviewing your MDP goals and policies every five or so years, and undertaking a complete MDP update every ten years is generally considered to be best practice. Recently, leading municipalities are updating their MDPs to align with their community sustainability plans...
Feb 2, 2014 | Alberta, Community Planning, Engagement, Sustainability
The City of Lacombe Council just adopted their Municipal Sustainability Plan (MSP), entitled Imagine Lacombe. Congratulations! Imagine Lacombe provides a long-term vision for guiding the community towards greater social, environmental, and economic success by the year...
Dec 13, 2013 | Alberta, Collaboration, Community Planning, Sustainability
Are EcoDistricts the next approach to sustainability planning? Based on Dan’s recent introduction to the EcoDistrict concept, we think the process is solid and well researched, but is the name too “Eco” for broad acceptance? Does the name matter? Perhaps it is too...