Leading Municipal Innovation

Support Services  

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Joëlle Saltel, M.A.
SCC offers a wide range of support services to support our clients with project development and enhancing municipal capacity. 

Services include:
  • Funding Identification
  • Application Writing 
  • Project Development and Management 
  • Plans & Feasibility Studies

​Team Lead: Joëlle Saltel, M.A. - Chief Communications Officer 
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See below for more details. 
Funding Identification & Application Writing 
In addition to being able to assist with actual grant or proposal writing, we are able to assist you with building your investment case by identifying potential investment partners and different funding options you may not have thought about. 

We also have extensive experience with government relations at all levels and can assist you with building the business case in order to assure your project succeeds. ​​ 

Applications completed:
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) - various streams
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada - Lake Winnipeg Basin Program and Climate Action Fund
  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) - Green Municipal Fund (GMF) and various streams
  • Ag Action - various streams
  • National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
  • Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Project Development 
From project identification, to project implementation, SCC can help you get your project off the ground. We will work with you to identify the right partners for every step of the way, while making sure you find success. 

Projects can include pilot projects, research projects or full-scale infrastructure implementation. ​
Plans and Feasibility Studies  
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With SCC feasibility studies, you will be able to assess the technical and financial feasibility of your innovative infrastructure project or proposed solution. We always take into account the environmental, social and economic impacts of your potential project and will help you determine its most optimal return-on-investment (ROI). 

Studies (which include analysis, design, optimization and investment planning) can be done in any of our focus areas: 

  • renewable energy/energy efficiency
  • climate resilience/risk management and climate adaptation/sustainability 
  • municipal infrastructure, including water resource management 
  • hydrological and agricultural systems analysis

Comprehensive Municipal Assessment (CMA)
SCC can help your community develop a comprehensive municipal assessment, listing municipal priorities in order to access various funding sources.  

A municipal plan is the first step of requirements that would allow the municipality to qualify for various funding sources. This plan can be done for most municipal areas or tailored for a specific sector:
  • Waste and waste diversion
  • Wastewater
  • Energy efficiency
  • Flood, drought risk and water supply

SCC takes a systems-based approach to municipal planning by identifying the least cost portfolio of proven technologies for municipal applications.   A prudent process includes a comprehensive assessment of current operational functions and areas needing improvement in all or specific municipal sectors, a plan that identifies various (if applicable) solutions for each sector along with a high-level analysis of funding options for identified projects.
Municipal/Organizational Strategic Development 
SCC team members have extensive experience in strategic planning, board governance, leadership development, event planning and strategic communications.

​One or all of these services can help get your community get off the ground:
  • strategic planning 
  • board/organizational governance 
  • leadership development
  • event planning, communications and marketing
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"I alone cannot change the world,
but I can cast a stone ​to create many ripples.”
- Mother Theresa