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Oct 25 2017

The benefits of water meters: We can’t manage what we don’t measure

Measuring our water consumption is fundamental to sustainable water management. Water meters provide municipal water utilities with vital information on how, when, and where we use water. They also allow municipalities to charge based on how much water we use. For these reasons and more, installing water meters is Best Practice #1 in our recent […]

Oct 4 2017

A Price for All Seasons: Tofino’s Journey to Water Security

by Brendan Frank

Livable Cities Water British Columbia User Fees Water Pricing

Dry summers are the norm in British Columbia, especially of late. They can mean anything from forest fires to low crop yields to water scarcity. To prepare for the inevitability of future droughts, BC municipalities are taking innovative approaches to conserve their water. Today, as part of our new report that highlights 10 municipal best […]

Sep 26 2017

TLDR: How user fees can improve the environmental and financial sustainability of municipal water and wastewater services

by Jonathan Arnold

Water TLDR Report Facts and Summaries User Fees Water Pricing

It’s easy to forget how important municipal water and wastewater services are in our daily lives. These complex systems treat and deliver water for millions of Canadian households and businesses—vital to our health, the economy, and the environment. Yet municipal water systems across Canada face significant challenges. The Ecofiscal Commission’s latest report, Only the Pipes […]

Mar 22 2017

The glass is half-full, but nobody wants to pay for it

by Jonathan Arnold

Water User Fees Water Pricing Wonk Wednesday

In the spirit of water week, the Royal Bank of Canada released its annual water survey as part of its Blue Water Project. The survey makes clear that Canadians value clean water, and want policies that encourage sustainable water management. Surprisingly, however, the survey also finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians are reluctant to […]

Preston Manning - Ecofiscal Commission - Annual Report

Feb 2 2016

In their own words: Preston Manning, Ecofiscal Advisor

by Guest Blogger

Livable Cities Pollution Technology and Innovation Water Ecofiscal Advisors

The following testimonial is from our 2015 Annual Report. I’m often asked how I reconcile conservative economic values with environmental interests. For me, there’s no inherent philosophical conflict. After all, “conservation” and “conservative” come from the same root. We need to find a way to move past the economy-versus-environment way of thinking. Fiscal conservatives believe […]

A four-part Ecofiscal blog series about water bottle bans on Medium by Jessie Sitnick and Dale Beugin

Sep 9 2015

The Problems We’re Not Solving by Banning Bottled Water

by Jessie Sitnick and Dale Beugin

Water Water Pricing Wonk Wednesday

A four-part Ecofiscal blog series on Medium by Jessie Sitnick and Dale Beugin On college campuses, in corporate boardrooms, and city halls people are asking “how do we solve a problem like bottled water?” But what if we’re all asking the wrong first question? Not, how do we solve the problem, but rather, what is it? Defining the […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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