We think the best way to learn is by example. The resources
in this section tell great stories about Community Environmental
Restoration to inspire you to make positive changes in your
own community. Just click to read about them!
VISION
2020
The city of Hamilton adopted its ambitious VISION 2020 with
the goal of making Hamilton a healthier, sustainable community
by the year 2020. The award-winning
project’s website tells the story of how the community
Vision came about and how it’s being put into action.
Try clicking on “What
is VISION 2020” and take a look at the Project Overview
for more information.
Municipal
Governments & Sustainable Communities
A Best Practices
Guide 2003
(Canada)
The Federation
of Canadian Municipalities awards communities that are
working towards sustainability. This Best
Practices Guide tells the stories of those communities.
It explains what they’re doing, and how it’s making
a difference. There’s also contact information so you
can talk with them directly. Check out the projects from St.
John’s to reduce energy use, and from Waterloo to improve
public transit.
 For
more background on the FCM and Sustainable Communities, check
out these Case
Studies.
A Snapshot of Sustainability
A State
of the Fraser Basin Report
(Canada)
The Fraser Basin Council report describes the various steps being taken in this region of
British Columbia to achieve sustainability. The council studied
indicators ranging from water quality to agriculture, to health,
to community engagement. Each section briefly describes why
the indicator is important, where it currently stands, and
what measures are being used to improve or maintain it. The Fraser
Basin Council offers many more publications for download
from their website.
Oujé
Bougoumou Cree Sustainable Village (Quebec)
This award-winning
village is working to preserve the environment through modern
methods while keeping its traditional values. The website
includes explanations of the village’s environmental
innovations, and their plan to rebuild a strong aboriginal
community.
EcoAction:
Success (Canada)
These are the success stories of environmental projects that
received funding from Environment
Canada. Some of them incorporate community-engagement
but not all. These are some inspiring stories, but unfortunately,
no contact information is included.
Have we missed something? Know a great resource
we should include here? Email us at tamarack@tamarackcommunity.ca.
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