Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan receives award from Premier Campbell.
City of Vancouver - WINNER
Vancouver for the overall quality of its planning and urban design, resulting in high liveability and investment.
Vancouver, world renowned for livability, is stepping up in its role to reduce the ecological footprint of the community. This is seen in their promotion of the 2010 New Community Shared Garden Plots by 2010 program, the OneDay social marketing program to encourage sustainable behaviour, their work on green streets and lanes, and their requirement that all new city buildings be LEED Gold.
City of Kelowna
Kelowna is emerging as a leader in sustainability, as seen in their purchase of 18 smart cars and two hybrids for their fleet, their increases in transit ridership and other transportation planning, and their use of sustainability checklists for development. The city also utilizes waste gas at the landfill to create energy and have a biosolid composting program and markets OgoGrow as a resource rather than a waste.