Quotes from our clients

• Oakville has been able to advance initiatives working collaboratively with Council members across the GTA. Considerable achievements come through the exchange of ideas, application of innovative Clean Air Council research, and participation in ‘Communities of Practice’ to build municipal leadership for improved air quality, greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhanced awareness of our regional air quality and climate change issues. Oakville looks forward to our continuing strong and positive relationship to achieve significant accomplishments for our citizen’s health and environment.

• The Region of Peel has been a member of the GTA Clean Air Council since 2001 and our involvement with the Council has been critical in moving our jurisdiction forward on actions to improve air quality. The group facilitates information sharing between all tiers of government and provides opportunities to adopt initiatives which have proven successful in other municipalities. The Council provides Peel with significant cost savings due to the coordination of clean air initiatives across the GTA.

• Participating in the Council has been a valuable source of current information education and resources about environmental and sustainable issues across the GTA and beyond. We have benefited from research, shared project experiences and developed useful partnerships as a result of our membership in areas such as anti idling, bottled water use, green development standards, pesticides, energy conservation and others.

• The Clean Air Council has proven to be an invaluable forum which enables us to keep us up-to-date on new and innovative ways to address climate change and air quality at both the corporate and community level. Through liaising with other southern Ontario municipalities we are able to share best practices and take back methods that can be applied in ways that best suit and have the greatest impact in our community. Ajax staff’s participation in the Clean Air Council has guided us to continue making improvements, as well as provide us networking opportunities that have aided us in initiating new collaborative partnerships. The Clean Air Council is an invaluable resource for aiding Ajax on its journey to becoming a sustainable community.

• The Clean Air Council helped me get up to speed very quickly and efficiently on the air quality and environmental issues facing municipalities. It also provided a forum for getting to know the municipal staff leaders and learn from best practices and similar challenges for moving ahead. It was wonderful to be able to work as a team and have a support network that helped me move forward with actions a lot easier and faster than going it alone would have allowed me to.

• The Clean Air Council enables us to network with our municipal counterparts and senior levels of government. It is beneficial to hear of the work that is happening in other jurisdictions, particularly tips for success and lessons learned. The communities of practice, and reports and action scans, such as on energy management and green procurement, are very helpful as we develop our local policies and strategies and avoid having to reinvent the wheel every time.

• The Clean Air Council enables municipal staff working on clean air and environmental issues in the GTA to share best management practices, gain insight into what’s happening in other jurisdictions, and develop tangible methods for municipalities to achieve the goals in the Clean Air Council Declaration.