On City Beat yesterday, Mayor Colleen Smook provided updates on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Sustainable Communities Conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick last week.

Smook was happy to share that the City of Thompson has completed or is working on a number of projects to make the community sustainable.

“What we did hear what we’ve been doing right is a lot of the things to keep your community going into the next century with our projects with the roads, the sewer and water, the pool, the bridge update, the airport, the waste water treatment plant and the provincial building. All things that we’ve been working on over the last number of years to get us into next century.”

The main focus of the conference was to explore key trends in building net-zero communities, in sustainable tools and processes, and in advocating for change at the local level.

The conference brought together municipal staff, elected officials, federal delegates, and private sector experts to discuss and share best practices for making Canadian communities more environmentally, socially and economically vibrant.