Here are a few highlights of sustainability initiatives underway at Middlesex Centre.
- Energy Conservation
Municipality of Middlesex Centre is working to conserve and reduce our energy consumption and to manage our demand for energy. We are driven to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings and operations due to rising fuel costs, energy security, and environmental concerns.
Our energy conservation plan looks to reduce energy consumption by 1 percent per year.
- Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan, 2024 to 2029
- Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan, 2019 to 2024
- Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2024
- Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2023
- Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2022
- Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2021
- Green Builder Program
Middlesex Centre's Green Builder Program recognizes those companies that embrace sustainability in their approach and practices.
- Clean and Green Community Clean-up
The Clean and Green Program sweeps across Middlesex Centre each spring! The program includes a 20 Minute Make-Over, which encourages businesses and organizations to spend 20 minutes to help pick-up litter in our community.
- Green Fleet
The municipality currently has over a dozen vehicles and pieces of equipment in its fleet, which includes electric, hybrid, fuel-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles, as well as conventional vehicles with fuel conserving technologies. The Municipality of Middlesex Centre’s Comprehensive Fleet Review, Analysis and Green Fleet Plan aims to choose vehicles and equipment that consume less fuel and emit less greenhouses gases and air pollution, are economically viable, meet the Municipality’s operational requirements, and are sustainable.
- Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Four (4) electric vehicle charging stations are available at the Komoka Wellness and Recreation Centre.
- Net-Zero Emissions Coldstream Fire Station
Learn more about Middlesex Centre' Coldstream Fire Station. Opened in 2017, the building is Canada's first net-zero fire station, and annually generates more electricity than it uses!
- Article, Canada’s First Net-Zero Fire Station (July 2021, AMO LAS blog)
- Mayors' Monarch Pledge
In October 2019, Mayor DeViet signed the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge. Through the pledge, Middlesex Centre is committing to create habitat for the monarch butterfly and pollinators, and to educate residents about how they can make a difference at home and in our community.
- Bee City Canada Designation
In September 2025, Council endorsed a resolution designating the the Municipality of Middlesex Centre as a Bee City Canada Community.
Pollinators like bees, butterflies, and other insects are essential to ecosystems and agriculture. However, their populations are declining due to habitat loss, pesticide use, climate change, and disease.
Bee City Canada is a national program under Pollinator Partnership Canada that recognizes municipalities committed to protecting pollinators. The program is built on three action areas:
- Habitat Creation and Management – Establishing and maintaining healthy, biodiverse environments for pollinators.
- Education and Engagement – Promoting awareness and understanding of pollinators’ roles.
- Celebration – Hosting events such as Pollinator Week to engage the community.
As part of its designation, Middlesex Centre will:
- Develop a Municipal Pollinator Habitat Plan
- Celebrate Pollinator Week annually in June
- Publicly acknowledge its Bee City status through signage and website updates
- Submit annual reports on its progress.
Specific project initiatives will be considered each year as part of the municipal budget process.