Truro continues effort to reduce climate change impacts

The Town of Truro is working towards reducing its impact on climate change and reducing its carbon footprint.

The town recently become a member of the Partners for Climate Protection Program through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. This program has more than 500 members nationally.

Beginning in 2019, the Town of Truro engaged Honeywell to provide a review of town-owned buildings and the Town of Truro Energy and Facility Renewal project was developed and approved. Nearing completion, this project has seen several upgrades to town-owned facilities, which helps achieve reductions in energy and greenhouse gas emissions and addresses issues of deferred maintenance. This project also included improvements to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre, which was a cost-shared project with the Municipality of the County of Colchester.

“The upgrades that have been completed at our townowned facilities will have a positive impact on the environment,” said Town of Truro Mayor Bill Mills in a news release.

“These improvements will reduce CO2 emissions by 452 tonnes per year, the equivalent of removing 153 vehicles from the road. We’re also helping these facilities operate more efficiently by installing new equipment, improving energy performance.”

While the total project cost to the Town of Truro was about $2 million, the projects are turn-key with verified savings guaranteed to cover the cost of the improvements over the life of the upgrades. A portion of the funding for this project was obtained through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund – Community Building Retro Fit Initiative.