In my last post I talked about concerns regarding our adoption of the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, and the potential spending that might be included in that. Since then I’ve also received a few emails expressing concerns specifically about the cost of transitioning to Electric Vehicles (EVs) in our municipal fleet. There’s a common misconceptionContinue reading “On Electric Vehicles in the Municipal Fleet”
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The Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
Back at the start of this term of council, one of the first things that I asked for was a Sustainability Officer who could start us down the path of getting a sustainability plan. Council disagreed, and suggested instead that we start with a plan and see if we need an officer. It took allContinue reading “The Integrated Community Sustainability Plan”
Adaptation 2026 Conference
This week I had the privilege of attending the Adaptation 2026 conference in Toronto, joining people from across Canada (and one lovely, thoughtful American) to explore ways to make municipalities more adaptable to our changing climate. As always, by the end of the conference I had (and currently have) a head that feels like it’sContinue reading “Adaptation 2026 Conference”
Working with Nature
Days 2 and 3 of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Sustainable Communities Conference are in the books! Tomorrow I’m headed home. If I tried to give you a play-by-play of the past two days we’d be here all night. But there were some common themes that came up over and over again, and it’s worthContinue reading “Working with Nature”
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
The phrase “think globally, act locally” has been a touchstone of the environmental movement since the 1970’s, a constant reminder that the things that we do in our local context can affect other communities around the world. That’s a message that doesn’t always sink in: I once witnessed a council meeting (thankfully not here inContinue reading “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally”