Environment committee There is. If you go to fcm.ca, that will get you to it. Have a look at the sustainable communities projects. They'll blow you away.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee It is $550 million, $100,000 of which is dedicated to brownfields.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee I am. I was actually on the green municipal fund council.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee At this point, no, it hasn't been. I may ask my staff to fill me in. My understanding of the green municipal fund is that it actually is for projects. It is for projects that are infrastructure related that will make improvements. It's not necessarily to handle the devastating
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee Yes. It is really an infrastructure fund. It's for water and buildings and those kinds of things.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee It is for projects that actually have a benefit for the environment and that are an aid to it.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee An example could be a green building, such as a LEED building, in brownfields. For example, it would maybe be a site that gets cleaned up and then has some buildings on it that are LEED buildings or that have a very good environmental impact.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee It is, and it has a council that is dedicated solely to the environmental projects that come before the green fund.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee They are made to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities through the green fund council, absolutely. Then we have a lot of people behind it, as specialists in the area, who analyze the proposals that come in.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee You are talking about a plan that really worked well.
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee Can I talk about the urban forest? I am going to speak in English, if you don't mind. I can get by in French, but that's about it. Just to let you know, I am a city councillor and I am on the board of directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. I think I forgot to s
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith
Environment committee Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for this opportunity to speak to you today. On behalf of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, I am pleased to contribute a municipal perspective on urban conservation practices as you consider a national conservation plan
November 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Marguerite Ceschi-Smith