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COMMUNITY RESOURCE INVENTORY/ ASSET MAPPING


BEST PRACTICES ACROSS CANADA


GRANTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES


GOVERNANCE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION


HOUSING


INFRASTRUCTURE


MAPS


MUNICIPAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS


MUNICIPAL NEWSLETTERS


PARTNERSHIPS AND WORKING TOGETHER


PLANNING


SCHOOL BUILDING CONVERSIONS

The team at MCDP has put together a list of useful links that highlight examples of what communities from across the globe have done with vacated school buildings in the past.

In addition to these links, other options to explore include (please refer to your purchasing agreement for usage restrictions):

  • Strip Malls - hair salons, grocery stores, health food stores, local clothing stores, tanning salons, etc.
  • Rental Property - storage, office spaces
  • Community Centre - host a variety of things such as: dance classes, yoga, aerobics, information training sessions ie: excel training, powerpoint training sessions, etc.
  • Community Learning Centre
  • Warehouse and Manufacturing Facilities: Sears, various farm equipment/manufacturing operations, etc
  • Accomodation: Motels, apartments
  • Alternate Institutional Use: Churches, Senior Citizen Homes, etc.

STATISTICS


SUSTAINABILITY