Annual Climate Action Projects

2023 Projects:

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  • Encouraged biodiversity and water conservation through support of the Shuswap Climate Action Society’s Lose the Lawn: Rewilding Your Yard webinar series.

• Wildfire Fuel Load Management (Little Mountain Treatment)
• Road painting for bike lanes – 20 Street NE project
• Completion of Ross Street Underpass – May 2023
• City Hall - LED lighting conversions
• 2023 Sidewalk projects: 1.1 km new sidewalk, 80 km maintained
• 2023 Greenway Projects: 230 m new trails created, 230 m repaired, 43,790 m maintained
• 2023 South Canoe Gazebo installed

2022 Projects:

• Water Conservation initiatives - water restriction review
• Peoples Corner upgrade; removing concrete ‘park’; placing grass, trees and plantings;
• BC Hydro Community ReGreening grant program (new and replacement park trees);
• Sidewalk projects including Okanagan Avenue Sidewalk Extension (30-31 St SE) - (790m sidewalk/multiuse path: 370 m replacement and 420 m new, 75.6 km sidewalks and paths maintained);
• Greenways enhancements (4,400 m new trails created, 600 m repaired, 43,790 m maintained);
• Wildfire Fuel Load Management (Little Mountain treatment project);
• Public Works Building Renovation & Addition: heating, cooling, lighting upgrades;
• Active Transportation Network Plan adopted.
• Roof Replacement at the Shaw Centre;
• Shaw Centre motor replacement;
• SASCU Recreation Centre roof replacement; and
• Polar Energy plan projects at the Shaw Centre (ice plant efficiency)

2021 Projects:

• Water Conservation Policy and Plan;
• BC Hydro Community ReGreening grant program (new and replacement park trees);
• Greenway network enhancement (800 m new trails created, 280 m repaired, 43,490 maintained);
• Various sidewalk replacement projects (960m of sidewalk/multi-use path constructed/replaced);
• EV vehicle purchased for Bylaw Department (Hyundai Kona);
• Charge station installed at City Hall (Staff use only); and
• Wildfire Fuel Load Management (Little Mountain Park).

2020 Projects:

• Hybrid fleet vehicle (1 additional vehicle purchased);
• Art Gallery Solar Infrastructure installation (late 2019 / early 2020);
• Active Transportation Task Force formed;
• Tree Planting – 50 trees with Naturalist Society (2020);
• Wildfire Fuel Load Management (South Canoe / Little Mountain projects - 2020);
• Community Energy and Emissions Plan (2020);
• Community Energy Association membership;
• Efficiency upgrade: replacement of Shaw Centre arena chillers (2020);
• Sidewalk install (50 m by City and 367 m through development); and
• Greenway network enhancement (2,800 m new trails created).

2019 Projects

• Tree planting – 14 trees planted under Tree Canada Grant;
• Solar project feasibility study;
• Art Gallery Solar Infrastructure installation (late 2019);
• Hybrid fleet vehicles (2 additional vehicles purchased);
• Public Works Shop LED lighting project (Phase 1 - 2019);
• Hudson Street LED street lighting conversion;
• Initiated the Organic Waste Diversion program (July 2019);
• Wildfire mitigation planning;
• Residential yard waste pick-up (bi-annual);
• Sidewalk install (77 m by City and 552 m through development); and
• Greenway network enhancement (7,894 m new trails created).

 2018 Projects 

• Efficient Arena Flood Technology;
• Hybrid fleet vehicles (2 purchased);
• Tree planting - BC Hydro Re-Greening Program (urban area & Blackburn Park);
• Residential yard waste pick-up (bi-annual);
• Sidewalk install (509 m by City and 761 through development); and
• Greenway network enhancement (2,579 m new trails created).

 2017 Projects 

• Refrigeration upgrades at Shaw Centre Arena;
• Pool pump upgrade (variable frequency drive);
• Civic building/City Hall atrium LED lighting upgrades;
•  Airport LED lighting project (south);
• Residential yard waste pick-up (bi-annual);
• Blackburn Park improvements (life trail);
• Sidewalk install (520 m by City);
• New Canoe Beach Crosswalk installed;
• Bicycle Route enhancement (1 km of sharrow painting); and
• Greenway network enhancement (7,775 m new trails created).

 2016 Projects

• Hucul Pond Arena LED lighting installation;
• Sidewalk install (1240 m by City and 1788 m through development);
• LED street lighting project (Jackson street revitalization);
• Residential yard waste pick-up (bi-annual);
• Residential food waste pick-up pilot project (2016); and
• Greenway network enhancement (3,808 m new trails created).

 2015 Projects 

• Sanitary upgrade 75 Avenue NE - gravity sewer allowed pump station removal;
• Sidewalk install (approximately 30 m by City and 990 m through development);
• Yard waste pick-up (bi-annual);
• Greenway network enhancement (1,978 m new trails created);
• Electric vehicle charging station installed in collaboration with BC Hydro; and
• SASCU Recreation Centre LED lighting installed.

 2014 Projects 

• Sanitary Upgrade 75 Avenue NE - gravity sewer allowed pump station removal;
• 11 Ave sidewalk (Broadview Villa to 30 Street NE) – approximately 55m;
• Yard waste pick-up (11.5 metric tonnes collected for composting); and
• Shaw Centre LED lighting upgrades ($85,000 from Climate Action Reserve fund).

 2013 Projects 

• Boiler replacement at the SASCU Recreation Centre; 
• Construction of approximately 395 lineal metres of new sidewalks;
• SRS exterior light LED replacement; and
• Greenway projects.

 2012 Projects 

• RCMP Boiler replacement;
• Public Works Building window replacement;
• SRS Electric Ice edger purchased (replacing propane edger);
• SRS 3 pump motor efficiency replacements;
• SRS wading heat exchanger replacement;
• Solar crosswalk signal installation; and 
• Sidewalk and Greenway projects.

 2011 Projects

• Anti-Idling Policy adopted; 
• Energy Efficiency Monitoring software installed at Sunwave Centre;
• 150 trees planted – tree planting project (trees for tomorrow);
• GHG emissions tracking initiated;
• Curbside recycling program implemented; and 
• Sidewalk and Greenway projects. 

FCM-ICLEI’s Partners for Climate Protection Program

City of Salmon Arm’s Corporate Milestone 1 Report

Climate Action Reporting

Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) replaced the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP).