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Municipalities in the Movement
Ontario municipalities are
at the front lines of the transition to a conserver society -- and
an active network of community groups and leaders is a key tool.
Our goal, as a start, is for every major municipality in Ontario to
have developed a community conservation network and a community
action plan.
Use our Community Action map to
see if your municipality or community is organized to
support community action
There's more than one way to organize, and in
fact there are several great organizations that
can help you get your municipality or community
organized for action
Here's who we are tracking:
 Community
Conservation Networks
In the early 1990's, the Conservation Council of
Ontario developed a low-cost five step approach
to community action it's a highly adaptable
model that builds on existing resources and
strengths in the community. They include
the intensive
Live Green Toronto
community animation project to the long
running and low-cost community workshops under
the
Cambridge City Green
Strategy.
 Ontario
Healthy Communities
Coalition
The Ontario Healthy
Communities Coalition was founded in the late
1980's to connect environment, society and
economy as part of a complete approach to a
healthy community. OHCC advises
communities across the Province.
 Green Communities Canada
Green Communities Canada
has been active since the early 1990's.
GCC develops programs that are delivered through
member organizations that are a local centre of
excellence in communities across Canada.
Transition Town
Initiatives
A recent addition to
the community
action scene, Transition Towns are community-led
processes that seek to help a community make a
voluntary and proactive change to a post-carbon
society. Good fun, and a
great organizers handbook.
 The
Natural Step
The Natural Step helps municipalities and
communities with strategic planning for a
sustainable future.
 Other
Municipal or Community Initiatives
This
category covers municipalities have developed an
independent
community or strategic environmental plan. They range from the
grass roots carbon neutral project in
Eden Mills
to the
Earthwise Thunder Bay community
environmental strategy. |
