Today, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, and Mayor Danny Breen, Board Member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced about $7.1 million in investments through the Green Municipal Fund's Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative. The investment will support 80 adaptation projects across Canada, 25 of which are being developed in Newfoundland and Labrador. These projects will strengthen climate resilience through climate adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, community-wide climate risk assessments, and more.
Canada's climate has changed and will continue to change-across the country, floods, severe storms, and wildfires are disrupting lives and local economies. Building climate resilience is economically smart, fiscally responsible, and essential for protecting Canadians and the places they call home.
For example, the Town of Hare Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, is receiving $70,000 for watershed delineated climate adaptation planning. The City of Barrie, Ontario, is receiving $696,220 for Hurst Bridge erosion control and slope stabilization. The City of Vancouver, British Columbia, is receiving $600,000 to implement heat mitigation and air purifying measures at four non-market housing buildings. The Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, is receiving $70,000 for assessing and adapting to climate risks and vulnerabilities.
In collaboration with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canada is equipping local governments with vital funding and skills development support and empowering communities to plan and implement proactive climate adaptation projects. These efforts support Canada's National Adaptation Strategy in creating long-term resilience in the face of climate change and will keep Canadian communities safer and healthier today and for years to come.
