Brockville is making its' mark by continually endeavoring to strive toward a green community where we can all live and work. Here are some of the recent efforts:

City Initiavitves and Programs

• Water Pollution Control Centre Secondary Treatment Upgrade
• Provincial Electronics Waste Collection and Consolidation Centre
• Curbside Blue Box Program
• Household Special Waste Days
• Backyard Composting Program
• Leaf and Yard Composting Site
• Energy Efficient Street Light Conversion Program and Policy
• Memorial Centre Solar Panel Farm
• Energy Cogeneration at Wastewater Treatment Plan Feasibility Study
• Energy Audits of City Buildings and some Energy Retrofits
• Brownfield Community Improvement Plan

Business Initiatives and Programs

• Wendy’s Mobile Market (promoting local farmers and produce)
• St. Lawrence College Sustainable Local Food for All Canadians Certificate Program
• Norterra Organics Major Composting Site
• 3M Canada Brockville Plant: the Energy Efficiency Prototype
• St. Lawrence College Continuing Education Energy Workshops
• testworX Green IT Program

Community Organizations, Projects and Education

• Friends of Mac Johnson Wildlife Centre Education
• Leeds County Stewardship Council stewardship and restoration initiatives
• Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve
• National Geographic Geo Tourism Charter Agreement- only one of nine in the world
• Downtown Brockville Business Improvement Area Adopt a Tree Program
• Brockville Farmer’s Market
• Local Flavours Project
• Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority Programs
• Upper Canada District School Board “Power Trip” Program
• Brockville Climate Action Group Education and Programs

Embracing Nature in the Community

• Municipal Trails
• Lake Ontario Waterfront Trails
• Thousand Islands Waterfront Trail
• Thousand Islands Bike Path
• Communities in Bloom

Green Technology Energy Projects

(Both operational and proposed and/or in process)

• Johnstown Ethanol Plant
• Memorial Centre Solar Demonstration Project
• Solar Technology Production Facility
• 4 Solar Farm Locations under review for development in 2010/2011