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Government of Canada Launches New Sustainable Communities Initiative

06/08/09

Permalink 08:42:01 am, by pamela, 65 words   English (CA)
Categories: Housing

Government of Canada Launches New Sustainable Communities Initiative

Communities across Canada will benefit from better energy efficiency and improved environmental impact, thanks to a new initiative launched today by the Government of Canada. The new $4.2 million, EQuilibrium™ Communities Initiative will seek to improve community planning and develop healthy sustainable communities that are energy-efficient, economically viable and vibrant places to live.
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/nero/nere/2009/2009-06-01-1200.cfm

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Comment from: becks [Visitor] Email · http://www.bepartoftheplan.ca
A key part of sustainable communities is the transportation systems we use. TransLink is looking for feedback at bepartoftheplan.ca to ensure that Metro Vancouver maintains its livability for years to come. if you'd like your say, then I'd suggest going to the website or one of the discussion forums taking place now throughout Metro Vancouver
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Comment from: romeogolf [Visitor] Email
Being somewhat cynical from the Gateway and Canada Line experience, who is to say that TransLink really wants to hear from those of us with some knowledge of transportation issues, as opposed to Joe Sixpack? And at least over the next four years, it's going to be the Great Helmsmen -- Gordon Campbell and Kevin Falcon -- who call the shots. So this may merely amount to nothing more than a typical PR exercises to say to the public that they were consulted when the plans have already been made and the deals are already done.
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