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Bylaws

• Canadian Municipal Pesticide Bylaws

• Canadian Sewer Bylaw Directory

• City of Toronto’s Sewer Use Bylaw

Environmental Management Systems

• City of Calgary - Corporate Wide EMS

• Environmental Management Plan - City of Burlington

• Integrated Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety Management Approach - City of Hamilton

• Municipal EMS Pilot - Industry Canada

Clean Air / GHG Emissions

• City of Edmonton's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan

• City of Vancouver's GHG Emission Data

• Halifax Regional Municipality GHG Emission Data

• Region of Waterloo Discussion Paper for Clean Air Plan

Guides

• A Cleaner Production Handbook for Local Government

• Fact Sheets on Municipal Pollution Prevention Practices

• Guide to Pollution Prevention for Municipalities, Hamilton-Wentworth

• Profile of Local Government Operations

Programs/Success Stories

• C2P2 Municipal Pollution Prevention Workgroup - Member Profiles

• Erie County

Road Salt

• CEPA Assessment Report

• Reducing Impacts of Road Salt on Groundwater - Region of Waterloo

• Road Salt Guide - Transportation Association of Canada

• Salt Management Plan - City of Toronto

Green Procurement

• City of Santa Monica's Environmental Purchasing Program

• Environmental Purchasing Guide - City of Richmond, British Columbia

• Environmentally Responsible Procurement Policy - City of Toronto

• GIPPER's Guide to Environmental Purchasing - City of Toronto

Water Efficiency

• Maximum Performance Testing of Popular Toilet Models

Non-point source pollution

• RiverSafe Carwash Campaign

• The Watershed Pledge Program

Wastewater

• Municipal Liquid Waste Topics

• Municipal Wastewater Effluents

• Municipal Water/Wastewater Programs

• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Handbook

Outreach Tools

• Fostering Sustainable Behavior
	Information: An online guide which provides valuable information on designing and evaluating programs to foster sustainable behavior
• Tools of Change
	Role: Free interactive guide for applying community-based social marketing in environmental and health-promotion programs Information: Detailed case studies, interactive planning guide and worksheets, community-based social marketing tools

Recreation Facilities

• BMP and P2 Resources for Recreation Facilities
	Role: A document containing checklists, fact sheets, articles, case studies and websites on recreation facilities in general, swimming pools and rinks.

Vehicle Fleet Management

• Greening Garbage Trucks: New Technologies for Cleaner Air
	Information: Natural gas garbage truck fleets
• Vehicle Initiative for Fleet Managers
	Role: provides tools and information to federal fleet managers

Key Contacts

• Canadian Municipal Government Pollution Prevention Workgroup
	Role: The workgroup serves as a vehicle by which municipal governments can have their voices heard on issues related to pollution prevention, and where municipalities can work collaboratively with one another and with other partners to prevent pollution locally, regionally, and nationally.
• Clean Cities
	Role: This is a locally-based government/industry partnership, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy to expand the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel.
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
	Role: The FCM represents the interests of all municipalities on policy and program matters within federal jurisdiction.
• International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
	Role: ICLEI is the international environmental agency for local governments. Keyword search of more than 100 ICLEI case studies.
• Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN)
	Role: LGEAN providse environmental management, planning, funding, and regulatory information for local government staff.
• National Pollution Prevention Roundtable Local Government Workgroup
	Role: This group's goal is to strengthen the role and effectiveness of local government's contribution to pollution prevention efforts across the country.