projects, lighting retrofits in all of our buildings, and the hydro savings that we get from that, we’re putting into a reserve to be able to reinvest into those green initiatives.” These include further energy-efficient building upgrades, the inclusion of hybrid and electric vehicles in the municipal fleet and plans for more electric vehicle charging stations on township properties. Bourgon remarks, “We are working on a Climate Action Plan to see if there are other ways that we can be more sustainable by reducing our He shares,“I could see that as being a big attraction factor. Right now, we don’t have any hotels in the township, but that may be something that will drive that need and that want, especially if we’re able to host hockey tournaments and other sports events.” ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES Sustainability is a key priority for the township.“The word is in our vision, and it’s all over our strategic plan.Anytime we’re making new constructions, we’re looking at having those green technologies,” Godin reports.“We have invested in certain energy efficient 8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 08
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