Community Sustainability

The City's current vision, endorsed by City Council, is that "Fernie is an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable community where everyone has the opportunity to pursue an excellent quality of life".

Forever Fernie [PDF - 3.9 MB] is the Fernie's Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) to help us reach our sustainability goals. The ICSP identified three priorities:

• Protecting the Environment
• Ensuring Economic Viability
• Enriching Community Life

Other actions we've taken include:

• GHG Emission Reductions Plan - Milestones 1, 2 & 3
• GHG Emission Reductions Plan - Milestones 1
• GHG Emission Reductions Plan - Milestones 2 & 3 [PDF - 4.5 MB]
• Climate Action Revenue Incentive Plan (CARIP) Reports
• 2017 Climate Action Revenue Incentive (CARIP) Report
• 2016 Climate Action Revenue Incentive (CARIP) Report
• 2015 Climate Action Revenue Incentive (CARIP) Report

• 2015 Climate Action/Carbon Neutral Progress Survey

• Energy Retrofit at the Fernie Aquatic Centre - Annual cost savings of about $60,000
• Established a Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) Reduction Committee
  • Community and Energy Emmissions Plan (CEEP)
• GHG Community Resource Centre located at the Fernie Heritage Library
• Liquid Waste Management Plan
• Official Community Plan Update
  • Established the Official Community Plan Implementation Committee
  • Established the Quality of Life Committee
• Water Smart Action Plan

If you have other ideas, email us at cityhall@fernie.ca

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