The City of Beaconsfield launched the i3P project to identify local actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and to adapt to climate change. The consultations held over the course of this project enabled residents to speak to their priorities on measures to increase community resilience and improve Beaconsfieldâs quality of life.
The work of the i3P project culminated in the adoption of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan at the Council meeting held on May 17. The Climate Action Plan, a synthesis of these two plans, not only presents the principalsources of GHG and the local vulnerabilities, but also identifies specific projects to reduce GHG and limit climate risk.
Kirkland
TOWN WILL FIGHT TO RETAIN BILINGUAL STATUS: The town recently released a statement regarding the status of officially bilingual municipalities in light of the proposed Quebec Bill 96, which would allow municipalities no longer eligible for the status by having less than 50 percent mother tongue English residents to pass a resolution to retain that status. Kirkland had 41.2 percent English mother tongue residents in 2016. âLooking back at the history of our fair city, one cannot but notice that the French and the English languages have always coexisted in harmony,â says the town statement. âOver the years, leaders who have succeeded one another at the head of the city, have diligently recognized bilingualism as forming an integral part of the everyday life of the Kirkland community, even before the incorporation of the municipality. Kirkland takes great pride in providing all of its services to the public in both official languages. Rest assured that the Kirkl
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A draft climate change adaptation plan for Sarnia could be coming to city council within a month or two, the city’s planning manager says.
The project to identify how the city can adapt to mitigate the effects of climate change was stalled amid staff changes over the past year, Ryan Chamney said.
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Former project lead Nancy Bourgeois has moved on from the city, he said, but ““we’re kind of kick-starting it up again and putting this draft plan in place now.”
by Bob Hall on Wednesday Feb 03 2021
Registration is now open for the March 4/5 conference Bridging Silos: Advancing Climate Adaptation and Low Carbon Resilience in Small Communities and Rural Regions that will be deliveredvirtually by the team at the Selkirk College Applied Research & Innovation Centre in Castlegar.
Bringing to light climate change issues and priorities in rural British Columbia is the focus of an upcoming conference that aims to build the skills and knowledge necessary to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to an uncertain future.
Registration is now open for
Bridging Silos: Advancing Climate Adaptation and Low Carbon Resilience in Small Communities and Rural Regions. The free online event will take place on March 4 and 5, and is hosted by the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute at Selkirk College (RDI).