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June - July 2016
| Business World Magazine
in place to handle any flooding that may take
place near the river systems that many of the
villages and hamlets are adjacent to. In addi-
tion, Caledon is committed to making all new
residential communities within the municipal-
ity “treed communities,” and has an extensive
tree-planting program in place to help achieve
that goal.
Caledon has also received a number of ac-
colades for its dedication to energy efficiency.
The town has partnered with several groups to
set up solar panels throughout the municipal-
ity, and is one of North America’s leaders in
creating “living snow fences” that help reduce
heating costs during the winter. Caledon has
even made the switch to LED lighting for add-
ed efficiency and is offering rebates to devel-
opers who produce Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED)-certified build-
ings.
“As we grow in size, our energy consump-
tion levels are actually dropping,” Mayor
Thompson says.
Much of Caledon’s success in that domain
can be credited to the town’s dedicated Ener-
gy and Environment Staff department, which
the town is “very proud of.” While the team
consists of only three members, most munici-