NEW! Corporate Flood and Heat Risk Management
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Program (SNAP) is excited to partner with Partners in Project Green (PPG) (brought to you by TRCA and Toronto Pearson) and the Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) to enable one eligible business operating within the Bramalea SNAP neighbourhood to participate in the Corporate Flood and Heat Risk Management (CFHRM) program.
The aim of the CFHRM program is to educate and empower businesses to prepare for and help reduce the risk of flooding and extreme heat on their property.
Through Bramalea SNAP, we will provide one eligible Industrial, Commercial, Institutional (ICI) property OR Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB) property in the Bramalea SNAP neigbourhood a FREE site assessment and resources to support implementation of appropriate Green Infrastructure (GI) and Low Impact Development (LID) practices to improve the property’s resilience to the negative effects of climate change.
Examples of GI and LID practices include rain gardens, bio-swales, rainwater cisterns, shade tree planting, native or pollinator gardens, etc.
What Does My Business Get?
The CFHRM program will support your business/MURB by:
- Conducting a free outdoor Flood and Heat Risk Preparedness Assessment to highlight potential actions you can take to build climate resilience.
- Providing a summary report from the assessment with flood and heat resilience best management practices (BMP), and available resources for your property.
- Offering employees information and guidance through learning modules (developed by STEP) on LID/GI measures to improve on-site flood and heat risk resiliency through PPG’s Corporate Flood and Heat Risk Management Resource Hub.
- Providing GI & LID maintenance resources developed and provided by STEP.
ICI/MURB properties that complete the site assessment may be eligible for financial incentives to partially support the design and implementation of a flood or heat risk adaptation project on-site.
Eligibility Criteria
Participating businesses must be an ICI/MURB property landowner/lessee that meets the following criteria:
- Landowner/lessee owns or leases a property with sizeable outdoor space within the Bramalea SNAP boundary. View the boundary map.
- Landowner/lessee demonstrates willingness to learn about best practices to improve on-site flood and heat risk resiliency on their property.
- Landowner/lessee is committed to working with the Bramalea SNAP team to take actions to improve climate resiliency and funding implementation of GI/LID solutions.
- Landowner/lessee willing to have key staff complete free online training (developed by STEP and located on PPG’s Corporate Flood and Heat Risk Management Resource Hub.
- Lessees have written permission from landowner that:
- Allows TRCA to conduct outdoor site assessment (data collection)
- Allows implementation of LID/GI projects on their property that are funded by lessee or landowner (e.g., rain gardens, native vegetation plantings, green/blue roofs)
- Agrees to maintain projects implemented on the property
Hurry – only ONE spot available!
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING?
If you are an ICI/MURB property in the Bramalea SNAP boundary and are interested in learning more, please contact bhavisha.solanki@trca.ca to schedule a preliminary consultation.
About Bramalea SNAP
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), City of Brampton, Region of Peel, and Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI) are working closely with community leaders, residents, and businesses to implement a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) for Bramalea.
Retrofits to the natural and built environment demonstrate implementation of Brampton’s Grow Green Master Plan, Community Energy and Emissions Reduction Plan, and Vision 2040, as well as TRCA’s Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks Watersheds Plan, the Healthy Communities Initiative, and Region of Peel Public Health priorities.
They also support the Region of Peel’s Climate Change and Water Efficiency priorities.
About the Bramalea Community
The SNAP Action Plan will focus on the K, E, and F sections of Bramalea. First developed in the 1960s, this area was planned as Canada’s first “satellite city”* and has a unique history and identity in Brampton.
Select the images below to view full-sized maps.
*Learn more about Bramalea’s history HERE.
The area is home to more than 13,600 people living in detached and semi-detached homes, town homes, and apartment and condo towers.
There are numerous parks, schools and places of worship, as well as a recreation centre. Western portions of the neighbourhood drain to the Spring Creek, which is part of the Etobicoke Creek Watershed.
Eastern portions form the headwaters of the main branch of the Mimico Creek, within the Mimico Creek Watershed.
The Bramalea SNAP Action Plan
The Bramalea SNAP Action Plan for neighbourhood revitalization integrates local community interests and sustainability objectives under the overarching theme of working together for a green, healthy, and welcoming Bramalea SNAP neighbourhood.
The Action Plan was co-designed with community and stakeholders to reflect local top-of-mind issues, motivating interests, and shared objectives.
Engagement also aimed to build relationships and a foundation for long term local action.
Themes and Action Areas
The Action Plan is made up of six themes, each with their own integrated initiatives:
1. System of Eco Spaces & Green Infrastructure
Re-shaping older parks into Eco Spaces, supporting a healthy green infrastructure system extending into backyards, tower properties, and streets.
- Eastbourne, Earnscliffe, Fallingdale, Edgebrooke, Folkstone, and Knightsbridge Parks as Eco Spaces
2. Safe & Active Transportation Network
Enhancements to the existing pedestrian and cycling routes, including safe pedestrian crossings and multi-objective road diets improvements in key areas.
- Multi-objective Road Diets and Pedestrian Realm Improvements
3. Healthy Local Food System
A series of interconnected urban agriculture initiatives on private and public land to support local growing, sharing, distribution, and skills building.
4. Home/Building Efficiency & Resilience
Integrated initiatives and targeted programming to reduce GHGs and increase overall climate change resilience in residential homes and buildings.
- Tower Resilience and Efficiency Initiative
- Home and Property Resilience and Efficiency Initiative
5. Institutional/Commercial Collaboration & Greening
Targeted engagement of institutional and commercial properties to collaborate on community-based SNAP projects and encourage greening initiatives on their own properties.
6. Community Resilience
Facilitating community events and programming to help support neighbourhood connections, capacity-building, emergency preparedness, education, arts and culture.
Action Plan Map
Select image below to view the full-sized Action Plan Concept Map.
Action Plan Report
Read the full Bramalea SNAP Action Plan report approved by Committee of Council, City of Brampton on February 17, 2021.
Select image below to download the report.
Next Steps
TRCA, City of Brampton, and Region of Peel are working closely with the local community and partners to implement the action plan recommendations, which vary from short to long term.
Each recommended project involves further community involvement, so be sure to contact us to get involved or sign up for project updates.
Bramalea SNAP Projects
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Stay Connected
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Contact Information
Questions? Please contact:
Justyna Braithwaite
Project Manager, SNAP Projects
justyna.braithwaite@trca.ca
(437)-880-2409
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