James Nowlan - The City of Toronto
Christine Tu - Region of Peel
Martin Tremblay - City of Montréal
Amber Weckworth - City of Saskatoon
Alex Hill - Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
 
  
  
  
  
 
Municipalities continue to face various obstacles in gaining support and approvals for sustainability projects. Community building retrofits sometimes lack the support required to see the project through. Building a strong business case, sharing best practices, benchmarking, and identifying key potential financial and social benefits can all help to achieve a higher rate of success. 
Key areas to discuss: 
•    How are municipalities facilitating deep energy retrofit projects?  How can we create programs that support deep retrofits instead of piecemeal retrofits? 
•    How can we prioritize equity and affordability in municipal programs?  
•    What will be the impact of carbon taxes on retrofit business cases?  How can a successful business case, that can amass strong support amongst various stakeholders, be achieved? 
•    How can provinces support municipalities to support the growth of the retrofit market?