À PROPOS DU PROJECT
La voie du Canada vers l’atteinte de la neutralité carbone d’ici 2050 nécessite une approche globale et multidimensionnelle qui comprend des investissements importants dans l’énergie propre, l’innovation technologique et des cadres politiques solides.
Alors que plus de 51 % de l’énergie et des émissions sont sous l’influence directe ou indirecte des gouvernements locaux, la nouvelle Cohorte panatlantique du programme Accélérateur pour des collectivités net-zéro (ACN) de QUEST Canada aidera les municipalités à permettre aux collectivités qu’elles servent – dans les quatre provinces de l’Atlantique – d’atteindre leurs objectifs de réduction d’énergie. Pour atteindre le bilan neutralité carbone.
En continuant d’étendre le travail que nous avons commencé au Nouveau-Brunswick et dans l’Ouest, nous faisons collectivement un véritable pas en avant dans la lutte contre le changement climatique en travaillant à réduire les coûts de l’énergie et les émissions de GES à l’échelle municipale et « communautaire ».
En donnant aux communautés un moyen de se « voir » clairement – grâce à l’analyse comparative (numérique) et à la cartographie énergétique (visuelle) – et en fournissant à leur personnel municipal le soutien et l’expertise dont ils ont besoin pour élaborer un plan communautaire en matière d’énergie et d’émissions, la municipalité est mieux placée pour identifier les voies vers le zéro net, élaborer des stratégies de réussite, atteindre des objectifs à court terme et atteindre des objectifs à long terme… plus rapidement.
Le programme est offert en collaboration avec l’Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick au Nouveau-Brunswick, la Clean Foundation à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et econext à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
Communautés participantes (à ce jour)
Town of Truro, NS
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In Mi’kmaq: Wagobagitik, in Gaelic: Trùru, Truro is in central Nova Scotia. The shire town of Colchester County, it is located beside the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river’s mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay. The Mi’kmaq name for the Truro area, “Wagobagitik” means “end of the water’s flow”.
Town of Three Rivers, PEI
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Three Rivers is within Kings County, PEI and was incorporated in 2018, through an amalgamation of seven municipalities and adjacent areas: the towns of Georgetown and Montague, and five rural municipalities – Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield. In 2021, Three Rivers had a population of 7,883.
Town of Salisbury, NB
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Salisbury is a town located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. A village for 57 years, in January 2023 it was amalgamated with parts of four local districts to become a new town. Salisbury became a permanent settlement when settlers from Yorkshire, England, settled there in 1774.
Town of Riverview, NB
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Riverview is a town in Albert County, and is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview is the largest town in New Brunswick. And despite being designated as a town, it is the fifth-largest municipality in the province, with a population of 20,584 in 2021.
Town of Pictou, NS
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Pictou is a town in Pictou County, and is located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour. Once an active shipping port and the shire town of the county, the name Pictou derives from the Mi’kmaq name Piktuk, “an explosive place”, a reference to the river of pitch that was found in the area, or from methane bubbling up from coal seams below the harbour.
Town of Kentville, NS
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Kentville is an incorporated town, and the most populous in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. In 2021, the town’s population was 6,630 – after its agglomeration it was 26,929. Kentville is on the Cornwallis River which, downstream becomes a large tidal river at the Minas Basin.
Town of Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
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Grand Bay-Westfield is on the bank of the Saint John River. While the name Grand Baye was used for the body of water by the Acadians and Loyalists, the name became that of the settlement at the edge of Westfield Parish around 1869. The name may also be a reference to its location in the western corner of Kings County.
City of Fredericton, NB
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Fredericton is New Brunswick’s Capital City. It prides itself on being a smart and sustainable city offering a cost competitive business environment and balanced lifestyle with abundant recreational and cultural amenities. Situated in the heart of the Province of New Brunswick, along a scenic bend in the Wolastoq (Saint John River), Fredericton is as much urban energy as small-town charm.
Town of Digby, NS
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Digby, officially named the Municipality of the District of Digby, is a district municipality in Digby County. The district municipality is one of three municipal units in the county, the other two the Town of Digby and the Municipality of the District of Clare. In 2021 the Municipality had a population of 7,242.
City of Corner Brook, NL
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Corner Brook has a population of 19,333 (2021) and is located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, on the Bay of Islands, at the mouth of the Humber River. Corner Brook functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland, and is the administrative headquarters of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nations band government.
Municipality of the County of Colchester, NS
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Colchester County, located in north central Nova Scotia, has a population of 51,476 (2021) and is the fourth largest county in Nova Scotia. The majority of the county is governed by the Municipality of the County of Colchester, the county also is home to two independent incorporated towns, Stewiacke and Truro, two village commissions in Bible Hill and Tatamagouche, and the Millbrook 27 First Nations reserve.
City of Charlottetown, PEI
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Charlottetown is a flourishing community of approximately 40,500 people located on the south shore of Prince Edward Island. The Province’s capital, it is also called the “Birthplace of Confederation” after the historic Charlottetown Conference held there in 1864, which led to Confederation in 1867.
Et d’autres communautés à venir !
Questions et réponses avec un participant
Parcours de transition énergétique communautaire
Étape 1
Lancement du projet et intégration de la communauté
Étape 2
Fondations communautaires et analyse comparative
Étape 3
Cartographie et élaboration du plan énergétique communautaire
Étape 4
Planification et mise en oeuvre d'énergie communautaire
Étape 5
Mesure et évaluation des progrès
Étape 1
Lancement du projet et intégration de la communauté.
Étape 2
Fondations communautaires et analyse comparative :
1 . L'indice de référence des collectivités ingénieuses en matière d'énergie
L'analyse comparative is a tool that measures where a community stands relative to Canadian best practices and enables the communities to discover where they are making headway on becoming a Smart Energy Community and where opportunities remain. This is an important first step in a community’s net-zero journey and allows them to track their progress and growth over time. Look for all of the community assessment results to be posted soon.
2. La communauté consciente de l'énergie : Un cours sur l'énergie pour les professionnels de la planification
Municipal staff and local planning personnel work to complete The Energy Conscious Community: An Energy Course for Planning Professionals, developed and delivered by York University in partnership with QUEST Canada. This course supports professional planners to understand and deliver on their central role of integrating local, renewable and conventional energy sources into their communities.
3. Groupes de travail municipaux
Participating community staff and local stakeholders participate in ongoing regional Municipal Working Groups, including QUEST produced educational webinars to provide expert presentations and advice, and a wide ranging, comprehensive set of community energy resources, tools and strategies.
Étape 3
Cartographie et élaboration du plan énergétique communautaire :
1. Cartographie énergétique communautaire
During community energy mapping, interactive exercises engage diverse local participants in each community to identify strengths and opportunities for energy efficiency, clean energy, transportation, land use and water and waste — using an interactive map. Results are used to inform the planning and development of their individual municipal energy plans.
2. Évaluation participative des énergies renouvelables
The participatory renewable energy assessment includes a full technical analysis of local renewable energy potential — such as wind, solar, PV, biomass, and more — for utility or community scale applications. This also includes an analysis of the social acceptability of siting options for these installations. The purpose being to inform the development planning of clean energy resources in the community.
3. Planification énergétique communautaire
Community Energy Plan Development workshops utilize interactive exercises that engage diverse local participants in each community, to develop energy and emissions targets and prioritize corresponding action strategies to achieve them. The results are used to inform the development of local Community Energy Action Plans.
Étape 4
Planification et mise en oeuvre d'énergie communautaire :
1. Analyse économique
Participating communities can undergo a thorough economic analysis of their chosen action strategies, in order to better understand the potential economic impacts the implementation of their plans will have on their local economy.
2. Mise en œuvre du plan énergétique communautaire
Community Energy Plan Implementation Frameworks are developed via workshops that utilize interactive exercises to engaged diverse local participants in each community and develop implementation strategies for the actions developed in their local plans. Ces cadres sont conformes aux étapes du programme PPC et fournissent aux communautés les cadres stratégiques et de gouvernance clés nécessaires à la mise en œuvre réussie du plan local.
Étape 5
Mesure et évaluation des progrès :
1. Achèvement de l'analyse comparative
Participating communities can undergo a Net-Zero Communities Benchmark re-benchmarking process to document and celebrate the great progress made during their participation in the NCA program. In the pilot program, participating communities increased their scores by an average of 14%.
2. Évaluation du projet
A third-party evaluator found that the pilot program provided high quality services to New Brunswick municipalities, giving participants the knowledge, skills and expertise needed to create their own individual CEEPs. The plans and the resulting integration into longer-term planning documents, policy development and built environment changes will sustain their shift into a net-zero future.
Actualités du programme
Merci à nos bailleurs de fonds
Ce programme de QUEST Canada a été rendu possible grâce au soutien de l’Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique, d’Énergie NB Power, de Nova Scotia Power et de la Fondation Suncor Énergie.
Contact Canada atlantique
Des questions? N’hésitez pas à écrire à Eddie Oldfield de QUEST à [email protected].
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