Feature Stories - Municipal World

Leveraging your asset management policy for strategic investment

Phoenix recognized for landmark public/private sports partnership

Phoenix flipped the paradigm of pro sports partnerships in Arizona by securing a massive private investment from a professional sports team to fund renovations of ...

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Understanding the root causes of incivility, bullying, and toxic culture

Communities everywhere are seeing a sharp rise in incivility, bullying, and toxic culture. What's going on? by Diane Kalen-Sukra, author of Save Your City: How ...

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Town of Innisfil first municipality in Canada to accept cryptocurrency

The Town of Innisfil will be the first municipality in Canada to accept cryptocurrency (e.g., Bitcoin) as a method of payment for property taxes. Last ...

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Artificial intelligence & HR

In this era of social media and instant access to millions, everyone and everything seems to be in transition. Job postings often attract hundreds of ...

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Accountability, transparency, and living in the fishbowl

Life in a fishbowl. Living under a microscope every day. The glare of the spotlight on you at all times. That’s how I’ve heard more ...

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The incredible power of place

Cities around the world are increasingly prioritizing place like never before because people are prioritizing quality of place like never before. With this one simple ...

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Combined heat and power: Generating sustainable economic & community benefits

Seven municipalities recognized as champions for workplace diversity

Now in its 12th year, Canada's Best Diversity Employers recognized seven municipalities among this year's honourees for exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs across Canada. ...

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Regulatory changes prioritize municipal asset management planning

Municipal asset management is a significant topic for all communities, particularly as new regulations were adopted in 2017 that significantly increase commitments around planning for ...

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Emergency preparedness essential when disaster strikes rural communities

Major weather events – everything from snowstorms to tornados – seem to have become a regular occurrence and so issues such as infrastructure planning and ...

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FCM president inspires women to shape the future

On International Women’s Day, Municipal World was proud to kick off its 2019 series celebrating Women of Influence in Municipal Government. Our first honouree is ...

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