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June 13, 2003

Money to reduce greenhouse gases

The city has received $50,000 from the Aboriginal and Northern Climate Change Program (AANCCP) to implement strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In November, Iqaluit became the 100th member of the Partners in Climate Protection (PCP) program, which committed the city to take part in a five-step program targeted at reducing greenhouse gases.

The $50,000 allows the city to hire a contractor for six months to begin work in assessing Iqaluit’s current output of greenhouse gas emissions; set targets and begin a plan for reducing them; partner with other local and national groups to continue this type of work; and find other sources of funding to keep the work afloat.

The contractor, who will be based at city hall and report directly to the director of planning and lands, will also help current city staff follow through on these PCP initiatives.

The money from AANCCP is half the amount the city applied for in March.

June 13, 2003

City approves travel to the Netherlands

The city has agreed to pay $9,000 to send one staff member and one councillor to the Netherlands for an information session on community energy planning in terms of sustainable community development, and local and national economic and environmental benefits.

It’s expected the two participants from Iqaluit will learn from Dutch officials in the public and private sector how they have used policies, programs and technologies to create sustainable communities.

The balance of the trip will be subsidized by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

June 13, 2003

New housing on the Road to Nowhere

The city awarded GC North permission to build a five-plex housing unit in the Road to Nowhere subdivision.

The suggested design of each unit includes three bedrooms, one bathroom and a living area of about 1,250 square feet.

GC North is expected to apply for a building permit within the next three months and could be approved within six months. GC North doesn’t anticipate that the new housing unit will interfere with the usual snowmobile trails in the area.

The cost of the lot was $95,000.

June 13, 2003

Annual clean-up

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The annual city clean-up has begun. (PHOTO BY KIRSTEN MURPHY)

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The annual city clean up is under way with free garbage bags available in the lobby of city hall. Once an organization has finished picking up around its building, city staff will be out picking up the bags.

City staff will also be picking up bigger items like couches and refrigerators June 16 when they’ll be out with a dump truck and loader.

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