Revelstoke Community Environmental Strategy

Type of initiative FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector Multi-sector (Plans)
Project value$45,000
Project Type Plan
Sub Sector Sustainable Communities
Grant amount$20,000
Program type GMF
Municipality City of Revelstoke, BC
Status Fully Disbursed
Population 8,275
Project timeline 2002 - 2009
Project number 3099

Description

The study will develop a community-endorsed environmental strategy for sustainable community development. Anintegrated approach to municipal and community planning issues will consider economic, social and environmentalvalues. Community and municipal (corporate) environmental priorities will be identified and incorporated into currenteconomic and social strategies. The strategy will include actions to address community environmental issues as well asspecific targets and measurable. The goal will be to meet or exceed a 35 per cent performance improvement target. Thestrategy will also create an agency to assess and report to the municipality and community on the results achieved.Revelstoke anticipates that the plan will enable more effective use of resources for improved environmental performanceand management of services and facilities.

Applicant

City of Revelstoke, BC