Transcript North Bay Green Agenda 2014 - Nipissing Environmental Watch

North Bay Green Agenda 2014
Nipissing Environmental Watch
Past Green Agenda Items
Adopted by the City
• Improved recycling in the ICI sector – e.g. improved
programs in multi-residential buildings
• Improvements to recycling centre – the new sorting
systems
• Expanded collection of plastic recyclables
• Support for community gardens
• Initiatives to reduce public transit fuel consumption
• Gains in active transportation – more bike racks, bike
repair station and improvements to bike routes
Waste
-improve participation rate (70%) in
blue box program
-increase recycling by institutional,
industrial & commercial sectors
-Actively enforce litter by-law &
influence better public behavior
-Establish free cycling of construction
materials
-have a large item collection day yearly
to discourage dumping
Climate Change
• What is the City’s plan for the effects of
climate change?
• Tree cutting by-law
• More active transportation routes
• Air quality alerts
• Explore ways to improve air quality
Water
-Public education on how runoff affects lakes
-Address the issue of how connecting
eavestroughs & sump pumps to sanitary
sewers overloads the treatment plant &
results in sewage going directly into Lake
Nipissing
-Install more water bottle filling stations to
encourage reusable water containers
-Do more to protect the city water intake in
Delaney Bay from risks such as pipeline spills,
truck and train accidents.
NEW Vision for North Bay
In an information-based economy, North Bay’s success
depends on our ability to attract and retain creative
people from all walks of life. Preserving wilderness,
having healthy, beautiful surroundings and easy
access to outdoor recreation are crucial tools in any
21st Century city’s toolbox of economic development.