{"id":1699,"date":"2016-05-17T11:07:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T15:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/?page_id=1699"},"modified":"2023-01-20T18:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T23:04:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull p-0\" style=\"min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3799\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/city.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/city.jpg 1366w, 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facilitation and information sharing, CAP advances the implementation of actions to foster low-carbon, resilient communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-theme-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/about\/\">About us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"featured-projects-block_4db0132641785be15fa06f72810800eb\" class=\"cap-featured-projects cap-custom-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row 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inclusive streets for walking and cycling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"col-md-6 post-1884 projects type-projects status-publish has-post-thumbnail feature-status-featured entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100 p-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"logo-container mx-auto mb-3\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cac.png\" alt=\"Clean Air Council logo\" class=\"card-img-top\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/projects\/clean-air-council\/\" class=\"entry-title-link stretched-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">Clean Air Council<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-text excerpt-text\"><p>A network of 30 + municipalities and health units from across Ontario that work collaboratively on the development and implementation of clean air, sustainability and resilience actions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><p class=\"col-12 text-end mb-0\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/projects\/\">More projects<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"recent-resources-block_d877d0c540357c2660252e1d1f821409\" class=\"cap-recent-recent-resources cap-custom-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center pt-5 pb-3 gx-4\"><div class=\"col-12\"><h2 class=\"section-title mb-4\">Recent resources<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"col-lg-3 col-6 post-8378 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail topic-energy topic-climate-mitigation topic-buildings resource-year-465 resource-type-briefing-note project_relationship-other entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card resource-card border-0 mb-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Briefing-note-HPBCS.png\" class=\"rounded border mb-3 wp-image-8380\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title card-title mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/resources\/briefing-note-high-performance-buildings-costing-studies\/\" class=\"entry-title-link stretched-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">Briefing Note: High Performance Buildings Costing Studies<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"col-lg-3 col-6 post-8356 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail topic-climate-change topic-climate-mitigation topic-municipal-finance resource-year-465 resource-type-guide-toolkit project_relationship-clean-air-council entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card resource-card border-0 mb-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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been engaging in tough, nuanced conversations with stakeholders as it develops a Micromobility Strategy. A key&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"col-12 post-8399 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news entry has-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card horizontal-card border-0\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-es.png\" class=\"flex-image wp-image-8400\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 py-3 py-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-time\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-18T15:36:51-04:00\">March 18, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/municipal-governance-and-accountability-to-support-climate-implementation\/\" class=\"entry-title-link stretched-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">Municipal Governance and Accountability to Support Climate Implementation<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-text excerpt-text\"><p>In the last five years, Canadian municipalities have made significant progress in advancing municipal climate ambitions by declaring a climate emergency and developing climate plans.&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><p class=\"col-12 text-end mb-0\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairpartnership.org\/blog\/\">Visit the blog<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"testimonials-block_f4ec4e54313db77dbe96c1be17a01e80\" class=\"cap-testimonials cap-custom-block alignfull\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-icon mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 29.73\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path class=\"a\" d=\"M12.64,17.13l5.18-10.6a1,1,0,0,0-.47-1.3A.81.81,0,0,0,17,5.14H13.44a.88.88,0,0,0-.75.37L1.58,20.5A9,9,0,0,0,.06,26.64a9.22,9.22,0,0,0,18.38-.53c0-.16,0-.32,0-.47a9.32,9.32,0,0,0-5.81-8.51Z\" transform=\"translate(0 -5.14)\"\/><path class=\"a\" d=\"M34.19,17.13l5.18-10.6a1,1,0,0,0-.47-1.3.81.81,0,0,0-.37-.09H35a.91.91,0,0,0-.76.37l-11.11,15a9.09,9.09,0,0,0-1.51,6.14A9.22,9.22,0,0,0,40,26.11c0-.16,0-.32,0-.47a9.32,9.32,0,0,0-5.81-8.51Z\" transform=\"translate(0 -5.14)\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-container\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Slider main container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container testimonial-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional required wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre is thrilled to work alongside TCAT on this important project of improving suburban cycling and addressing its barriers. We look forward to helping build bike culture in Scarborough with the goal of increasing the health of residents, while improving community equity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Enrique Robert<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Executive Director<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>The knowledge and services provided to our municipality, as a member of the Clean Air Council (CAC), has been invaluable. Coordination, research and events provided by the CAC have enabled us to participate in discussion and networking forums, training workshops and seminars, and advocacy on behalf of local government. In addition to helping us stay abreast of current and emerging sustainability issues and solutions, the CAC has helped us access data, contacts and other important information more efficiently and effectively. The CAC\u2019s focus on collaboration and information sharing among municipalities has benefited Richmond Hill as we develop and deliver our own environmental programs and services and tackle the issue of climate change<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Maria Flores<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Manager of Sustainability<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">City of Richmond Hill<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>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&#8217;s happening in other jurisdictions, and develop tangible methods for municipalities to achieve the goals in the Clean Air Council Declaration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Brenda Osborne<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Director, Environment Division<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">City of Mississauga<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>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 \u2018Communities of Practice\u2019 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\u2019s health and environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Cindy Toth<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Director, Environmental Policy<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">Town of Oakville<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Louise Aubin<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Manager, Environmental Health<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">Peel Public Health<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Sara Peckford<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Manager, Energy and Environment<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">Town of Caledon<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>We have a long history of identifying and addressing different social inequities that have an impact on the health of Toronto\u2019s most vulnerable communities. We\u2019re proud to partner with TCAT and excited at the long-term potential of this project to make cycling culture accessible outside of the downtown core.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Axelle Janczur<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Executive Director<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">Access Alliance<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>Clean Air Council (CAC) provides vital support to our work on climate change. By providing opportunities to share resources, tactics, and key lessons with other municipalities and the wider community of practice, they do essential work in spreading best practices on a topic of vital importance. Without CAC, our efforts to address climate change would be significantly weakened. Their contribution to climate change work across Ontario is invaluable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Michael Dean<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Senior Sustainability Planner &#038; Energy Coordinator<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">Town of Halton Hills<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>Sustainability and climate change is one of the most complex topics that municipalities are faced with. The Clean Air Council keeps us up to date on best practices, lessons learned and innovative solutions but also aids in building stronger relationships amongst our peers. This is instrumental in ensuring that municipal staff are well informed and therefore able to make a meaningful difference not just in our community, but also allow us to advance larger scale action across the GTHA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quoter\">Jade Schofield<br><span class=\"quoter-title\">Project Manager &#8211; Sustainability and Climate Change<\/span>, <span class=\"quoter-org\">Town of Whitby<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quote mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>It\u2019s great being part of a network with like minded individuals collaborating to collectively take action on initiatives to reduce our impact on the environment. 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