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Wastewater program featured in global report
The City of Cranbrook’ s Wastewater Improvement Program has been recognized in a new global report that features our wastewater program as an example of good practice in the North America chapter of the recently published report ‘Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World.’
The report, published June 23, by Routledge, is the result of a three year research project by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the world organization of local and regional governments based in Spain. A portion of the North America chapter of the report was based on a survey conducted by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). The city’s Wastewater Improvement Program was presented the prestigious FCM Sustainable Communities Award for Water in Ottawa on February 8, 2012.
“The City of Cranbrook and council are pleased with the recognition, particularly because it will provide municipalities across North America with ideas around what is possible with wastewater management,” says Wayne Stetski, Mayor of Cranbrook.
Each chapter of the report examines a world region, drawing on existing research and consultation with local authorities on the ground. The chapters review access levels, legal and institutional frameworks, and the different ways in which basic services are managed and financed, as well as showcasing diverse examples of innovation in the local and multi-level governance of services.
“We very much appreciate the grants from the Federal and Provincial Governments and FCM,” Mayor Stetski says, adding, “this project could not have happened without their financial contributions.”
‘Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World’ examines the enormous challenge of ensuring the universal provision of basic services in a world that is being shaped by rapid global urbanization, climate change, and economic, social and technological transformation.
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