2023 Schedule

The Town of New Glasgow is actively working to advance ambitious climate and sustainability objectives to reduce local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve climate resilience. The Town of New Glasgow received a climate staff grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in August 2019 to initiate local-level mitigation work, in line with the Partners for Climate Protection Milestone 5 framework. Asset management and climate action are closely aligned, and municipalities across the country are working to incorporate climate projections into decision-making to prepare for current and future impacts. Asset management can enable evidence-based decision-making to safeguard sustainable service delivery. For small rural communities across Canada, we face increasing challenges to sustainable service delivery. The impacts of the climate crisis are happening at home, and municipalities are on the front line of climate action and community resilience. When we consider the investment needed to improve infrastructure, and the heightened risk from climate impacts, we face a perfect storm. This presentation will explore the Town of New Glasgow’s journey from committing to climate action, to initiating an asset management program (AMP), and the completion of a natural asset management road map. The completion of the AMP by the climate change and sustainability manager was the catalyst to these efforts. Through funded opportunities from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program, the Town of New Glasgow has leveraged opportunities from external partners to incorporate climate and sustainability considerations into town operations. This presentation will discuss the town’s asset management journey, council commitment, strategic process, and organizational capacity building.