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B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Towns and cities across
Canada are facing
increased stress on their
infrastructure as the
consequences of climate
change escalate.
Quispamsis was one of the original adopters of FCM
and ICLEI Canada’s Partners for Climate Protection
program, a national network of municipalities learning
how to fight climate change and reduce GHG emissions
and has also received support from MAMP. Therefore,
Losier says, it was a natural fit for them to look at their
asset management plans with a climate lens in addition
to financial and operational perspectives. “That informed
our decision in our initial request for proposals for asset
management consultants,” he says. “It should be clear that
climate change would affect how we want to deal with our
different assets.”
Asset management is about “getting the most out of
everything,” says Hoffman, and as such, it’s only logical
to ensure that municipal plans consider a range of possible
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“Having a solid asset management
program in place gives us the ability to
make data-driven decisions, so when someone
challenges us on why, we have that information.”
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