Canadian Light Pollution Abatement Bylaw and Policies

Version: Jan. 25, 2017

Name Province Jurisdiction

Banff AB Town
Beaver Hills AB Parks Canada & others (s
Bon Accord AB Town
Calgary AB City
Canmore AB Town
Cypress County AB County
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park AB/SK See info under SK
Innisfil AB Town
Jasper National Park AB Parks Canada
Jasper (Municipality of) AB Municipality
Okotoks AB Town
Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area AB
Strathcona County AB County
Wood Buffalo National Park AB/NT Parks Canada

Cattle Point (Oak Bay) BC

Kamloops BC
McDonald Park (Abbotsford) BC
Mission BC Town (& District?)
New Westminster BC City
Saanich BC District
Victoria BC City

Fundy National Park NB Parks Canada

Irving Nature Park Urban Star Park, St. John NB
Kouchibouguac National Park NB Parks Canada
Mount Carleton Provincial Park NB NB Parks

Argyle NS Municipality
Kejimkujik National Park NS Parks Canada

Wood Buffalo National Park NT/AB See info under AB

Barry ON City
Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre ON
Bruce Peninsula Fathom Five National Marine Park ON Parks Canada
Gordon's Park ON
Huntsville ON Town
Kitchner ON City
Mississauga ON City
Mississippi Mills ON Town
Muskoka Lakes Township ON Township
North Frontenac ON Township
North Frontenac Township ON Dark-sky Preserve
Oshawa ON City
Ottawa ON City
Point Pelee National Park ON Parks Canada
Richmond Hill ON City
Severn River Conservation Reserve (Proposed) ON Conservation Area
Toronto ON City
Torrance Barrens ON
Waterloo, Region of ON Region

Chelsea QC
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve QC
Mont Mégantic Observatory QC
Montreal QC
Province of Quebec (proposed) QC Province
Sherbrooke QC City

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park SK/AB Sask Parks, Alberta Com

Grasslands National Park SK Parks Canada
Hidden Ridge Estates SK Acreage development
Lakeland (RM of) SK Rural Municipality
Martensville SK City
Meewasin Valley Authority (Saskatoon) SK Convervation Authority
Mission Ridge Estates SK Acreage development
Northeast Swale (Saskatoon) SK City of Saskatoon
Old Man on His Back Ranch and Nature Conservancy Area SK Nature Conservancy Can
RM of Swift Current SK Rural Municipality
Sarilia Estates SK Acreage development
Saskatoon SK City
Saskatoon Partnership for Growth (P4G) SK City Partnership
Sask Highways SK Gov of Sask.
University of Saskatchewan SK Educational Facility

Organizations (extended Notes on tab 3)

Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) Canada Professional Astronomers
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Canada Conservation Group
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Best Practices Organzati
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) Canada Conservation Group
Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP Canada) Canada Conservation Group
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Best Practices Organzati
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Internatio Conservation Group
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Best Practices Organzati
National Audubon Society Internatio Conservation Group
Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC) Canada Conservation Group
NRC Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics Canada Professional Astronomers
Sierra Club Canada Conservation Group
Suzuki Foundation Canada Conservation Group
World Wildlife Fund - Canada (WWF-Canada) Canada Conservation Group

Government of Canada (extended Notes on tab 3)

Canada Energy Code for Buildings (CECB) Canada National Policy
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Canada Gov. of Canada
Parks Canada Canada Gov. of Canada

Businesses with Dark-sky Connections (extended Notes on tab 3)

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) SK
Shell Oil International
Subaru Canada Canada

Request copies of DSP/USP/NP agreements from RASC National Office

Contact Rick Huziak <rickhuziak@shaw.ca> to request updates

LPA Bylaw type Bylaw No. Sections LPA Policy Link General Info Link

Land Use Bylaw (Outdoor Lighti -- 8.22.0 http://www.banff.ca https://www.banff.c

Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement http://www.pc.gc.ca
Light Efficient Community Byla Bylaw 2015-07 http://www.bonaccorhttp://www.bonacco
Bylaw
Bylaw http://canmore.ca/
Draft land use (greenhouse) bylaw
Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement
Land Use Bylaw 1470 Bylaw 1470 Sec. 3-40 https://innisfail.ci http://innisfail.ca/
Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement http://www.jasperda
part of Jasper DSP http://www.jasper-alberta.com/2222/D
Bylaw http://www.okotoks.ca/
Nocturnal Preserve NP agreement
Policy SER-009-038 http://www.strathcona
http://www.strathcon
Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement http://www.pc.gc.ca

Urban Star Park USP agreement http://www.cattlepoi

City
Urban Star Park
Good Neighbour Bylaw
Bylaw
Zoning Bylaw 8200
http://www.fvas.net
Bylaw 5524-20 Section 7 - 7.2 http://www.mission. http://www.mission.ca/
Bylaw 7277 https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/7277_Lig
8200-1 Schedule 3 (pg. http://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Go
http://www.victoria.ca/

Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement http://www.pc.gc.ca

Urban Star Park USP agreement
Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement
Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement

Policy in process http://www.munargyle.com/en/home.h

Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement http://www.pc.gc.ca

Dark-sky Preserve
Bylaw
Dark-sky Preserve
Dark-sky Preserve
Dark-sky Preserve
Outdoor Lighting By-law
in draft
Bylaw
By-law 2016-3 All
DSP agreement
DSP agreement
DSP agreement http://www.brucepen
DSP agreement https://gordonspark
http://www.huntsvi http://www.huntsvil
http://www5.mississauga.ca/agendas/p
 Outdoor Illumination Bylaw Bylaw #03-62 All http://www.mississiphttp://www.mississippimills.ca/en/inde
Dark Skies Bylaw Bylaw 2004-029 https://muskokalakes.civicweb.net/document/78279/2014-0
Outdoor Lighting Polciy Bylaw #21-14 http://www.northfrontenac.com/assets/
Policy DSP agreement http://www.northfro
Bylaw https://www.oshawa.ca/city-hall.asp
Policy
Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement http://www.pc.gc.ca
Light Pollution Bylaw Chapter 1050 All https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/shared-
Proposal (see lin pp 19 & 22 of proposal http://files.ontari
Sign Bylaw & motherhood policy http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/co
Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement http://www.rasc.ca/
Health/Colour statement http://visibledark.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DOCS_AD

Outdoor Lighting Bylaw Reglement No. 989-16 http://chelsea.ca/sites/default/files/pro

Dark-sky Preserve
IDA Dark-sky Reserve IDA DSR agreement
http://montrealgazet
Policy
Bylaw

Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement

Dark-sky Preserve DSP agreement
Purchase Agreement Policy
Bylaw pending
Zoning Bylaw Bylaw 1-2015 http://www.martens http://www.martensv
Policy
Purchase Agreement Policy
Nocturnal Preserve Policy Pending
Nocturnal Preserve NP agreement
Zoning Bylaw Bylaw 7-2015
Purchase Agreement Policy
Policy
Policy
Policy
Outdoor Lighting Policy

Astronomers http://casca.ca/
http://cpaws.org/
Best Practices Guide

Best Practices Guide

Best Practices Guide
 Best Practices Guide

Astronomers http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/rd/nsi/

http://www.wwf.ca/

Best Practices Policy

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/
Policy

https://www.coopconnection.ca/wps/p

Dark Sky Webpage https://www.subar

 Comments

International Dark-sky Town; see Streetlighting Policy and related policies in Page 2 Notes
Designated on Sep. 3, 2006; Parks Canada, Elk Island Nat. ark, Cooking Lakes, Ukrainian Village, Strathcona County are partner
IDA-certified Dark-sky Town

Possible change to land use bylaw to shutter greenhouses after a development causes a safety hazard for aircraft landing at ai

See Page 2 Notes for Signage bylaw section 4.0

Designated on Mar. 11, 2011
ww.jasper-alberta.com/2222/Dark-Sky-Preserve
ww.okotoks.ca/
Designated 2015
See Page 2 Notes for excellent handbook
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Designated on June 28, 2013

Designated March 29, 2013

Designated in 2003
ww.mission.ca/
database/files/library/7277_Light.pdf
To protect Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
ww.victoria.ca/

Designated on Oct. 31, 2011

Designated on Jul. 1, 2011
Designated on Jun. 6, 2009
Designated on Jul. 18, 2009

ww.munargyle.com/en/home.html
Designated on Aug. 7, 2010

Designated on Nov. 3, 2012 by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

Designated on Mar. 29, 2009
Designated on Aug. 15, 2009; designation is only for the Park though Manitoulin Island (276,611 ha) follows dark-sky practices
Enacted 2016

ww5.mississauga.ca/agendas/planning/2012/12_03_12/Item05OutdoorLighting.pdf
ww.mississippimills.ca/en/index.asp
b.net/document/78279/2014-029%20Dark%20Sky.pdf?handle=CF4A5E35BD8646B2A472725112DA2315
More guideline than law. No mention of enforcement. References a certificate from IDA wrt the township's LED outdoor lighti
Designated on June 28, 2013
www.oshawa.ca/city-hall.asp

Designated in 2006
In effect 20/03/1995
Proposed in 2005 - status unknown - weak references to a pristine dark sky as an asset.
ww1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=4eca7a1ba20c8510VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD
Designated in 1999
ent/uploads/2016/08/DOCS_ADMIN-2177189-Briefing_Note_LED_lights_and_health_effects-July-28-2016.pdf

In French

Designated Sept. 2007

Possible suspension of LED streetlight installation citing unknown health effects
Proposed - in review

Designated on Sep. 28, 2004

Designated on Oct. 2, 2009

Includes Christopher Lake, Anglin Lake.

See Page 2 Notes for section breakdown

Pending council approval; unlikely

Designated June 2015
New bylaw passed summer 2016 - not yet posted

Passed by Council 2006 - Civic policy affecting streetlights, parks, civic buildings. Still requires formal writing; does not apply to
Includes Saskatoon, Martensville, Olser, xxx & RM of Corman Park
Regarding glare from lighting adjacent to highways; expanded policy in review
Administered by Facilities Management Dept.

Lobby group for the conservation of National Parks; good fit for DSP program, but uncertain if they recognize DSP efforts.

Most lighting engineers follow IESNA recommendations for street lights

Conservation of Natural Areas Best Practices Guide including LPA & DSP recommendations
 LEED and LEED Neighborhood contain outdoor lighting design practices. However, outdoor light within LEED is an optional req

Awareness of LPA benefits through Old Man on His Back NP; have issued a press release supporting the need for dark skies.
ww.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/rd/nsi/

ww.wwf.ca/

ww.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/
Adpotion of RASC GOL

www.coopconnection.ca/wps/portal/fclretail/FCLInternet/AboutUs/FCL/

Partnership with RASC to promote DSPs on a Subaru webpage

Strathcona County are partners

hazard for aircraft landing at airport.

1 ha) follows dark-sky practices.

e township's LED outdoor lighting, and RASC guidelines for Outdoor Lighting in Dark Sky Preserves (http://www.rasc.ca/sites/default/files/

rmal writing; does not apply to residential, business or industrial lighting. Saskatoon Light & Power generally follows IDA and IESNA best p

hey recognize DSP efforts.

ht within LEED is an optional requirement.

rting the need for dark skies.

rasc.ca/sites/default/files/RASC DSP GOL2011.pd

llows IDA and IESNA best practices for streetlighting. Meewasin Valley Authority parks are very well done, generally including light off afte
erally including light off after a certain hour. City park lighting is mostly FCO, but do not turn lights off overnight. See Parks Bylaw xxxxx
See Parks Bylaw xxxxx
Supplementary Information
City/Town Bylaw/Polciy

Banff AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Street Lighting Policy C119

Environmental Stewardship Policy C093
Outdoor Merchandise Display Policy C121
Municipal Sustainable Building Policy C106
Land Use Bylaw
Banff Crag & Canyon article

Beaver Hills AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Bon Accord AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Calgary AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

RASC Calgary Centre Bylaw Project
City of Calgary Streetlight FAQ
Canmore AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Land Use Bylaw 22-2010
Land Use Bylaw General Regulations bylaw 2016-10
Land Use Bylaw Signage Standards and Regulations
Banff Crag & Canyon article
Canmore LP Poster

Innisfil AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Architectural and Site Development Requirements, Upland Aspen Mult
Land Use Bylaw 1470, Lighting of Sites
Land Use Bylaw 1470, Lighting of Signs

Jasper National Park AB

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Jasper Dark-sky Festival

Lakeland (Cold Lake, ??) AB

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Okotoks AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Strathcona County AB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Dark-Sky and Energy Efficient Lighting Community Handbook

Wood Buffalo National Park AB/NT

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Waterton Lakes/Glacier InternatioAB/USA

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Cattle Point (Oak Bay) BC

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

McDonald Park (Abbotsford) BC

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Mission BC
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Sign Bylaw 1662-1987
Zoning Bylaw 5050-2009
Building Bylaw 5390-2003

New Westminster BC
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Saanich BC
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Green Building Policy 05/219

Victoria BC
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Buidling Bylaw #93-111
Signage Bylaw

Parks Canada Canada

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Campground Design Manual
Spruce Woods Provincial Park MB
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Fundy National Park NB

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Irving Nature Park Urban Star ParkNB

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Kouchibouguac National Park NB

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Mount Carleton Provincial Park NB

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Argyle NS
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Kejimkujik National Park NS
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Barry ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Bluewater Outdoor Education CentON

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Bruce Peninsula Fathom Five Nati ON

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Gordon's Park ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Huntsville ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Mississauga ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Mississippi Mills ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Muskoka Region ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

North Frontenac Township ON

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Oshawa ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities
Sign Bylaw

Other related policies

Ottawa ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Streetlight Replacement (EnergyOttawa)

Point Pelee National Park ON

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Richmond Hill ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Light Pollution Policy alternate link?

Toronto ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Torrance Barrens ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Severn River Conservation Reserv ON

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Waterloo, Region of ON
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Waterloo Region Health

Other related policies

Chelsea QC
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve QC

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities
 Other related policies

Mont Mégantic Observatory QC

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Province of Quebec (proposed) QC

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Sherbrooke QC
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

LPA Poster HydroSherbrooke (in French)

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park SK/AB

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Grasslands National Park SK

 Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Lakeland (RM of) SK

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Martensville SK
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Official Community Plan #2-2015
Zoning Bylaw #1-2015 Signage illumination
Zoning Bylaw #1-2015 Electronic Message Boards
Zoning Bylaw #1-2015 Home-based Buisness lighting
Zoning Bylaw #1-2015 Parking Lots

Northeast Swale (Saskatoon) SK

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Old Man on His Back Ranch and N SK

Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

RM Swift Current SK
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Community Planning Bylaw

Saskatoon SK
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Zoning Bylaw 8770 (Outdoor Lighting) Section 5.4

Zoning Bylaw 8770 (Signage) Appendix A
Zoning Bylaw 8770 (LED Billboards) Appendix A, Section 8

Zoning Bylaw 8770 (South Downtown Decorating with Light) Appendix

Zoning Bylaw 8770 (South Downtown Development - Light) Appendix C

Other related policies

Park Bylaw 7767 Section 11.1

Sask Highways SK
Summary of Bylaws, Policies & Activities

Other related policies

Notes
Lighting restriction in Section 5.5
Bylaw planned to pull plug on light pollution
Link
http://www.banff.ca/DocumentCenter/View/629
http://www.banff.ca/DocumentCenter/View/337
http://www.banff.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1639
http://www.banff.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1664
http://www.banff.ca/index.aspx?nid=726
http://www.thecragandcanyon.ca/2004/01/27/bylaw-planned-to-pull-plu
http://calgary.rasc.ca/lp/bylawproject.html
http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/Roads/Pages/Traffic/Traffic-signals
 tbd
Light penetration tbd
Section 10 tbd
Bylaw planned to pull plug on light pollution http://www.thecragandcanyon.ca/2004/01/27/bylaw-planned-to-pull-plu
http://stormylake.ca/association/darkside1.jpg

page 9 of 11 http://innisfailtourism.com/images/files/condominium-living.pdf
Section 3-40 https://innisfail.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/26734?preview=31837
Section 4.0 https://innisfail.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/26734?preview=31837
 http://www.beaverhills.ca/media/resources/DarkSkyHandbook.pdf

Administered by the Fraser Valley Astronomers

Society (FVAS) http://www.fvas.net/
Mclean's Magazine article http://www.fvas.net/mcleansarticle.html
 http://www.mission.ca/wp-content/uploads/1662-1987-Sign-Bylaw.pdf
http://www.mission.ca/wp-content/uploads/5050-2009-Zoning-Bylaw-CO
http://www.mission.ca/wp-content/uploads/Building-Bylaw-3590-20031.

http://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Bylaws~an

Awning lighting Sec. 7.6 http://www.victoria.ca/assets/City~Hall/Bylaws/bylaw-93-111.pdf

http://www.victoria.ca/assets/City~Hall/Bylaws/Sign%20Bylaw%2014-097
No. 72.96 https://www.oshawa.ca/uploads/16/SignBy-law72-96.pdf?ts=636149431

http://energyottawa.com/energy/city-of-ottawa-street-lighting-partnersh

http://starlightcascade.ca/rl/richmondhill-bylaw1050.pdf
Co-sponsored by the Muskoka Heritage
Foundation, World Wildlife Federation, RASC,
Province of Ontario, Muskoka Lakes Rate Payers'
Association, Township of Muskoka
Lakes Recreational
Trails Committee

Concern letter regarding LED streetlight upgrades http://visibledark.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WRN-Letter.pdf

www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/fileadmin/fichiers/HydroSherbrooke/depliants/polluti
 http://www.martensville.ca/DocumentCenter/Home/View/47
4.11.5(b); 4.11.6(b); 4.11.7 http://www.martensville.ca/DocumentCenter/Home/View/48
4.11.7(g) http://www.martensville.ca/DocumentCenter/Home/View/48
4.12.6(4)(n);4.12.6(5)( e); 4.12.6(5)( e) http://www.martensville.ca/DocumentCenter/Home/View/48
4.12.13(2) http://www.martensville.ca/DocumentCenter/Home/View/48
Very basic statement - not the Dark-sky Policy https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-clerk/bylaw
https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-clerk/bylaw
https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-clerk/bylaw

Poorly thought out use of light on the riverbank. https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-clerk/bylaw

Very poor & misleading lighting statements by the
consulting architectural firm. https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-clerk/bylaw

Prohibits park us from 11pm - 5 am https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-clerk/bylaw

/27/bylaw-planned-to-pull-plug-on-light-pollution

ds/Pages/Traffic/Traffic-signals-and-streetlights/Streetlight-FAQs.aspx
/27/bylaw-planned-to-pull-plug-on-light-pollution

ndominium-living.pdf
ents/26734?preview=31837
ents/26734?preview=31837
s/DarkSkyHandbook.pdf
s/1662-1987-Sign-Bylaw.pdf
s/5050-2009-Zoning-Bylaw-COMPLETE.pdf
s/Building-Bylaw-3590-20031.pdf

nment/Documents/Bylaws~and~Policies/green-building-policy.pdf

aws/bylaw-93-111.pdf
aws/Sign%20Bylaw%2014-097.pdf
 -law72-96.pdf?ts=636149431645459128

ttawa-street-lighting-partnership/

ylaw1050.pdf
016/04/WRN-Letter.pdf
ydroSherbrooke/depliants/pollutionlumineuse.pdf
er/Home/View/47
er/Home/View/48
er/Home/View/48
er/Home/View/48
er/Home/View/48
es/documents/city-clerk/bylaws/8770.pdf
es/documents/city-clerk/bylaws/8770.pdf
es/documents/city-clerk/bylaws/8770.pdf

es/documents/city-clerk/bylaws/8770.pdf

es/documents/city-clerk/bylaws/8770.pdf

es/documents/city-clerk/bylaws/7767.pdf
Nature Protection Organizations
Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC)
Mandate
Policies
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
Mandate
Policies
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)
Mandate
Policies
Suzuki Foundation
Mandate
Policies
Sierra Club
Mandate
Policies
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Mandate
Policies
Best Practices Organizations
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
Mandate
Policies
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Mandate

Policies
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Mandate
Policies

Government of Canada

Canada Energy Code for Buildings (CECB)

Mandate
 Policies

Parks Canada
Mandate
Policies

Businesses with Dark-sky Connections

Subaru Canada
Mandate
Policies

Shell Oil
Mandate
Policies

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL)

Mandate
Policies
 Awareness of LPA ben

Lobby group for the co

ature (IUCN) Conservation of Natur

America (IESNA) Most lighting enginee

esign (LEED) LEED and LEED Neighb

LEED is a third-party certification program. It is a nationally accepted organization for

design, operation and construction of high performance green buildings. ... Recycled
construction materials and energy efficient appliances also impact the point rating system.
Designs score "points" andthe certification level is determined by the points earned.
Outdoor lighting is included in the Best Practice but is *optional* for scoring.

Design (CPTED)
 Adpotion of RASC GOL

nnections
Awareness of LPA benefits through Old Man on His Back NP; have issued a press release supporting the need for dark skies.

Lobby group for the conservation of National Parks; good fit for DSP program, but uncertain if they recognize DSP efforts.

Conservation of Natural Areas Best Practices Guide including LPA & DSP recommendations

Most lighting engineers follow IESNA recommendations for street lights

LEED and LEED Neighborhood contain outdoor lighting design practices. However, outdoor light within LEED is an optional requiremen
Adpotion of RASC GOL
d for dark skies.

e DSP efforts.

is an optional requirement.
Electronic LED Billboards

Los Angeles city discussion on billboard safety

http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2016/16-0876_misc_08-29-16.pdf

Ban Billboard Blight discussion paper

http://www.energy.ca.gov/appliances/2013rulemaking/documents/responses/Lighting_12-AAER-2B/B

Floating Billboard False Creek BC

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/floating-billboard-false-creek-1.3486244

Lighting Levels
Canada Justice Laws Lighting Section VI
Canada Occupational Health and Safety (Sor 86-304)
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-86-304/page-8.html#h-54

Nuisance - Staturory Nuisance

Light as a Statutory Nuisance
Light Pollution and Nuisance: The Enforcement Guidance for Light as a Statutory Nuisance
http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/pdfs/JPEL2006_08.pdf
es/Lighting_12-AAER-2B/Ban_Billboard_Blight_Comments_and_Report_2013-05-09_TN-70730.pdf

reek-1.3486244

tory Nuisance