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06-02-2010
Canadian
Association of Municipal Administrators Recognizes Efforts to
Protect Yamaska River: City of Bromont Wins National Municipal
Environment Award
Toronto,
ON – An effort to protect the Yamaska River and facilitate
development for the Ski
Bromont resort area has earned Bromont national recognition.
The Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) has
presented the City of Bromont, QC with its 2010 CAMA Environment
Award for its integrated watershed management plan. The award
was presented on June 2 at CAMA’s national conference held
in Toronto, ON.
Protecting
the environment and having a positive impact on the growth of
the economy. That was the focus of a partnership between the City
of Bromont, QC and the Ski Bromont resort. As Ski Bromont resort
grew in popularity and size, there was a need to manufacture more
artificial snow. How could this be done, while ensuring both the
City of Bromont and the resort got the water they needed without
negatively impacting the Yamaska River?
“CAMA
is pleased to recognize the administrative excellence demonstrated
by the City of Bromont in working with Ski Bromont to meet their
needs while protecting the environment,” said Chris MacPherson,
president of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators,
CAMA board member for New Brunswick, and Assistant City Administrator
for the City of Fredericton, NB. “This is a good model for
others to consider.”
The
first phase of the project was to establish the minimum ecological
flow in the Yamaska River and secure the water flow required by
the municipality. Following the agreement, Ski Bromont was able
to request authorization from the Ministry of the Environment
to upgrade their pumping capacity. This secured enough snowmaking
power to ensure good quality skiing without negative effects on
the environment.
The
last phase was to have access, on an ongoing basis, to information
about water flows in the river and water pumping efforts by the
resort. To achieve this, a new information system was developed.
The web-based system gives the partners access to all results,
including a reading every 15 minutes.
“A
total of 29 award submissions were received from across Canada,”
said Ron Shaw, Chair of CAMA’s Awards Committee, CAMA Director-at-Large
and Chief Administrative Officer for Stratford, ON. “Year
after year these awards attract an amazing calibre of entries.”
CAMA’s
Environment Award recognizes the commitment of a municipality
to environmentally sustainable governance, to protecting the environment
and to combating climate change. Awards are granted to programs,
projects or services that have made a significant and positive
impact on the environment. Because Canada has a unique mixture
of small and large communities, awards are granted according to
population – for municipalities under 20,000 and those over
20,000.
About
CAMA:
A
Canada-wide network and the national voice of senior municipal
administrators, the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators
(CAMA) strives to nurture and build municipal administrative excellence
by providing its more than 400 members with knowledge sharing
and learning opportunities, access to best practices, and valued
input into policies and programs aimed at ensuring healthy and
thriving communities across Canada.
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Media
Contacts: CAMA: Wayne Knorr, CAMA Communications, 506-474-93389
(cell)
Bromont:
Jacques Des Ormeaux, Chief Administrative Officer, 450-534-2021
Wayne
Knorr | Communications
Canadian
Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA)
T.
506-460-2181 / F. 506-460-2134 / C. 506-474-3389
wayne.knorr@fredericton.ca
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Box 128, Station A | Fredericton, NB | E3B 4Y2
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