In November 2006, the Township of Langley became one of the first organizations in Canada to join the Fraser Basin Council's E3 Fleet Program, displaying its commitment to improving the overall efficiency of its corporate fleet of vehicles and equipment (Appendix A). This initiative is consistent with the Township's Sustainability Charter. It also supports the Township's goal to decrease corporate carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 10 per cent below year 2000 levels by 2010 and its pledge to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2012. These goals have resulted from the Township's participation in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Partners for Climate Protection Program and commitment to the Province of British Columbia's Climate Action Charter respectively. Since joining the E3 program, the Township has began using a 20 per cent blended biodiesel in its entire diesel fleet, implemented a municipal vehicle anti-idling policy limiting idling to one minute, installed GPS units in its dump trucks to facilitate route planning, purchased two Smart Cars, replaced three inefficient pool vehicles with Hybrid Honda Civics and have embarked on an aggressive right-sizing effort. Resultantly, a fleet audit in the spring of 2008 revealed that the Township has improved its median fleet fuel efficiency by 8.5 per cent since committing to the program. In June 2008, the Fraser Basin Council announced that the Township of Langley's fleet has been named British Columbia's first Green Rated Fleet at the Silver level of achievement (Appendix B).
