The Government of Canada's EcoAction Community Funding Program

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The Government of Canada recently announced the National Conservation Plan to help conserve and restore Canada’s lands and waters and connect Canadians to their rich heritage. This plan provides a long-term vision for conservation efforts across Canada. It will encourage on-the-ground action and partnerships leading to tangible results. It will also contribute to Canada’s long-term prosperity.

Environment Canada’s EcoAction Community Funding Program helps to advance these goals. Through EcoAction, the Government of Canada supports community-based projects that have measurable, positive impacts on the environment. Funded projects engage Canadians in their communities to take action to protect our air, climate, water and nature, today and for the future.
In 2014-2015, the EcoAction Community Funding Program will provide $4,351,753 million for new and ongoing projects. This year, 85 projects have been approved.

Applicants must ensure that at least 50 percent of the total value of their project comes from sources other than the Government of Canada. For every dollar received through EcoAction, approximately $2.45 is leveraged from other funding partners. This leveraging can take the form of either financial or in-kind resources, such as volunteer labour, products, or services. Partner funding and other support broadens the scope of projects, improve on‑the‑ground results, and strengthen public and private collaboration. More information about the EcoAction Community Funding Program is available on Environment Canada’s website, at http://www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction.

Some of the funded activities include projects aimed at:

reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy consumption and taking steps to improve home energy efficiency;
improving water quality by reducing the amount of pesticides or household hazardous substances entering streams and lakes;
working to reduce air emissions that contribute to air pollution;
restoring and protecting natural habitat;
reducing biodiversity loss; and
building the capacity of communities to sustain these activities into the future.

The 5 projects highlighted in today’s announcement include:

Project Name	EcoAction Funding	Recipient	Region
Living Shoreline in Petite Riviere	$19,000.00	Petite Riviere Community Park Association	Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia
Chapel Island Watershed Restoration Project	$26,996.00	Chief John Basque Chapel Island Waterkeepers	St. Peter’s, Nova Scotia
Restoration of the Smalls River and the Fishing Derby Pond	$31,039.00	Mi’kmaw Conservation Group	Truro, Nova Scotia
Creating a “Living Shoreline” along the banks of the LaHave River	$19,000.00	Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Effects of Energy Display Monitors on Energy Consumption in the Home	$50,000.00	The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq	Truro, Nova Scotia

More information about new projects funded under this program is found in the project list to follow. More information about the EcoAction Community Funding Program will be available shortly on Environment Canada’s
Website at: http://www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction

New Projects - EcoAction Community Funding Program

Project Name	EcoAction Funding	Recipient	Region
Improving an Industrial Riparian Area on Trout Creek	$42,605.00	Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee	Sussex, New Brunswick
Increasing Biodiversity in Shediac Bay	$38,550.00	Association de la Baie de Shédiac	Shediac, New Brunswick
Cocagne Community Centre Environmental Management Project	$49,000.00	Groupe de développement durable du Pays de Cocagne	Cocagne, New Brunswick
Eel River Bar First Nation Home Energy Monitors	$35,150.00	New Brunswick Lung Association	Fredericton, New Brunswick
Petitcodiac River Watershed Water Guardian Project	$53,000.00	Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance	Moncton, New Brunswick
Taking action to improve water quality in Pollard Brook	$38,000.00	Comité de Gestion Environnementale de la Rivière Pokemouche	Pokemouche, New Brunswick
Protecting Biodiversity, Renewing Spirit in Newfoundland and Labrador Fishing Communities	$30,400.00	Quebec-Labrador Foundation	Montreal, Quebec
Taking Action on Water Conservation and Source Water Contamination	$97,500.00	Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador	St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Community based stewardship in Indian Bay and Bonavista North Region	$88,000.00	Indian Bay Ecosystem Corporation	Indian Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
JoyRiding! - A Pilot E-BikeShare Program in Corner Brook, NL	$34,400.00	Western Environment Centre	Cornerbrook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Living Shoreline in Petite Riviere	$19,000.00	Petite Riviere Community Park Association	Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia
Chapel Island Watershed Restoration Project	$26,996.00	Chief John Basque Chapel Island Waterkeepers	St. Peter’s, Nova Scotia
Restoration of the Smalls River and the Fishing Derby Pond	$31,039.00	Mi’kmaw Conservation Group	Truro, Nova Scotia
Creating a “Living Shoreline” along the banks of the LaHave River	$19,000.00	Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Effects of Energy Display Monitors on Energy Consumption in the Home	$50,000.00	The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq	Truro, Nova Scotia
Getting a Headstart on Natural Areas	$59,754.00	Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Restoration of Wetlands to Help Improve Water Quality on Prince Edward Island	$30,960.00	Ducks Unlimited Canada	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
FCBB Nutrient Reduction Practices Partnership	$30,631.00	Friends of Covehead-Brackley Bay	York, Prince Edward Island
Aquatic Habitat Restoration within the Bedeque Bay Watershed	$84,000.00	Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association	Emerald, Prince Edward Island
Creating a Water Conservation Strategy for the Town of Kensington	$11,775.00	Kensington North Watersheds Association	Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Conserving Farmland Birds and Water	$15,544.00	Island Nature Trust	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Optimizing recovery of plastics in health facilities	$81,224.00	Synergie santé environnement	Outremont, Québec
Blue and green corridors in the watershed of the Rivière des Anglais	$46,411.00	Ambioterra	Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec
Quality shorelines for a healthy lake	$30,244.00	Conseil des bassins versants des Milles-Îles (COBAMIL)	Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
User awareness and restoration of the Blainville peat bogs	$19,135.00	Nature-Action Québec	Beloeil, Quebec
Riparian strips project at Lac Kénogami and the Rivière aux Sables 2014-2016	$40,000.00	Organisme de bassin versant du Saguenay	Chicoutimi, Quebec
Riparian strips project at La Grande Décharge 2014-2016	$50,000.00	Organisme de bassin versant du Saguenay	Chicoutimi, Quebec
Phase 2 – Advisory services for action by the Programme écoles écocitoyennes de l’Outaouais (Outaouais environmental citizen schools program)	$33,610.00	Enviro Éduc-Action	Gatineau, Quebec
Voluntary conservation of forest stands of interest in the Appalachians	$10,256.00	Agence de mise en valeur des forêts privées des Appalaches	Lac Etchemin, Quebec
Génération ENV'R	$36,230.00	Conseil régional de l'environnement de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CREAT)	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Wild bees in the spotlight	$26,429.00	FaunENord	Chibougamou, Quebec
My PLAN in GOLD	$62,440.00	Accès transports viables	Québec, Quebec
Saint-Simon nature trail	$82,464.00	Ville en vert (Éco-Quartier Cartierville)	Montréal, Quebec
The yard of the CLSC open to the community	$23,000.00	Pro-Vert Sud-Ouest	Montréal, Quebec
Kitigan Zibi Biodiversity Monitoring and Capacity Building for Environmental Stewardship	$34,790.00	Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Band Council	Maniwaki, Quebec
Vélocité	$36,026.00	Association Rimouski - Ville cyclable	Rimouski, Quebec
Restoring the watershed of the Lanthier brook	$69,327.00	Association de protection du lac des Îles	Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles, Quebec
Troc-tes-Trucs implementation kits	$27,272.00	Troc-tes-Trucs	Montréal, Quebec
Nature-Dame-Nature alley, green and edible	$18,500.00	Trois-Rivières cybernet café (Le Bucafin)	Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Greening project to combat heat islands in Saint-Marie	$24,944.00	Éco-quartier Sainte-Marie	Montréal, Quebec
A nest in my city	$28,000.00	Ma ville, Mon arbre	Matane, Quebec
The Elgin County Habitat Stewardship Program	$63,805.00	Elgin Stewardship Council	Elgin County, Ontario
Medway Creek Priority Area Enhancement	$23,261.00	Upper Thames River Conservation Authority	London, Ontario
Lynde Creek Biodiversity Rehabilitation Project – Phase 4	$39,000.00	Ontario Streams	Whitby, Durham Region, Ontario
Rattray Marsh Restoration Project	$99,000.00	Credit Valley Conservation Foundation	Mississauga, Ontario
Increasing the Connectivity of Ecological Functionality of Riparian Areas in the Pine and Penetangore River Watersheds	$99,978.00	Pine River Watershed Initiative Network	Township of Huron-Kinloss, and the Municipality of Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario
Leeds Community Pasture – East Pasture Wetland Restoration	$71,275.00	Leeds Grenville Stewardship Council	Athens Township, Ontario
Conserving Niagara’s Forests for the Future	$90,000.00	Niagara Restoration Council	Niagara Region, Ontario
The Land Between Biodiversity Greenway and Water Quality Landscape Plan	$69,550.00	The Land Between Organization	Simcoe, Muskoka, Haliburton, Hastings, North City of Kawartha Lakes, North Peterborough, and Lennox-Addington Counties, Ontario
Stream Restoration in the Creemore Nature Preserve	$44,635.00	The Nature Conservancy of Canada	Creemore, Simcoe County, Ontario
Six Streams Ecosystem Protection and Restoration-Phase 2	$99,270.00	Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association	Bruce County, Ontario
The Natural Edge Shoreline Planting Program in the Mississippi Watershed	$60,000.00	Centre for Sustainable Watersheds	Lanark County, Ontario
Improving Biodiversity through Restoration Actions in the St. Clair River Delta	$30,000.00	Walpole Island First Nation – Walpole Island Heritage Centre	Walpole Island, Lambton County, Ontario
Green Your Ravine	$10,854.00	Kettle Creek Conservation Authority	St. Thomas, Ontario
Thames Oxbow Wetland Restoration Project	$34,690.00	Stewardship Oxford	Beachville, Ontario
Bob Hunter Memorial Park Diversification Restoration Project - Phase 2	$18,000.00	Rouge Valley Naturalists	Markham, Ontario
Ontario Grasslands Initiative	$89,000.00	Rural Lambton Stewardship Network	Nobleton, Ontario
Peterborough Urban Shoreline Revitalization Project	$36,795.00	Otonabee Region Conservation Authority	Peterborough, Ontario
Seeds of Biodiversity in the Junction Creek Watershed	$68,907.00	Junction Creek Stewardship Committee Inc	Sudbury, Ontario
Protecting Canada’s Beaches through the Blue Flag Program	$90,000.00	Environmental Defence Canada Inc.	National Project – Multiple Locations Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia
Riparian Conservation Program	$95,640.00	Alberta Conservation Association	Sherwood Park, Alberta
The Young Naturalist Club of Alberta (YNC)	$31,000.00	Federation of Alberta Naturalists	Edmonton, Alberta
Lac la Biche Water Stewardship Project	$100,000.00	Wildsight (Living Lakes Canada)	Lac la Biche, Alberta
Creation and establishment of a Victoria Area Green Team (VAGT)	$100,000.00	Green Teams of Canada	Surrey, British Columbia
The Seed Library and Community Nursery: Stories of our past and future	$24,564.00	Home is Where we Live - LifeCycles Project Society	Victoria, British Columbia
South Shawnigan Creek Proper Functioning Condition Assessment, Mapping & Rehabilitation	$70,350.00	Shawnigan Residents Association	Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
Restoring Salmon Access to Stanley Park	$90,497.00	Stanley Park Ecology Society	Vancouver, British Columbia
Let’s Clear The Air	$75,000.00	Fraser Basin Council	Vancouver, British Columbia
Cowichan Shoreline Stewardship Project	$75,000.00	Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society	Lake Cowichan, British Columbia
Restoring the Hopedale Floodplain: Phase 3	$46,650.00	Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition	Chilliwack, British Columbia
Waterwise	$52,000.00	Clean Air Champions	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Restoring Habitat in Hawkins Creek	$62,227.00	Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation	Canmore, British Columbia
Friends of Kootenay Lake Harrop Wetlands Restoration Project	$27,627.00	West Kootenay Community EcoSociety	Nelson, British Columbia
Restoration Projects on Eastern Vancouver Island	$30,400.00	British Columbia Wildlife Federation: Wetlands Education Program	Surrey, British Columbia
Building Biodiversity on the Urban Edge: Enhancing Habitat at UBC Farm	$40,266.00	Shifting Growth	Vancouver, British Columbia
Organic Waste Diversion	$38,810.00	Be the Change Earth Alliance (BTCEA)	Vancouver, British Columbia
Promoting community participation in conserving the natural values and biodiversity of the Fraser Valley	$85,693.00	Fraser Valley Conservancy	Abbotsford, British Columbia
Earthwise Rain Harvest	$70,000.00	Earthwise Society	Delta, British Columbia
Waste Reduction Road	$37,110.00	Green Action Centre	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Assiniboine Park Forests Restoration Project	$35,754.00	Assiniboine Park Conservancy	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Regional Outreach & Community Engagement Project	$98,869.00	Nature Conservancy of Canada	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Conservation and recovery of the Burrowing Owl in Manitoba	$91,360.00	Assiniboine Park Zoo	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Healthy Habitats	$24,500.00	Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Good Spirit Lake Shoreline Revitalization Project	$100,000.00	Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association Inc.	Yorkton, Saskatchewan
McIntyre Creek Streambank Stabilization	$44,810.00	Ta'an Kwäch'än Council, Lands, Resources and Heritage Department	Whitehorse, Yukon

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