Feature Stories - Municipal World

Six key factors identify why so many municipal asset management projects fail

Sponsored by MRF Geosystems In the pursuit of digitally transforming municipal asset management, the path forward can be daunting. A new white paper by MRF ...

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Wildfires worsening Canada’s air quality

Western and Northern Canada could experience an above-average fire risk this summer. That’s according to officials from Natural Resources Canada who warned the wildfire outlook ...

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Power of technology in the public sector

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Sponsored by Microsoft Canada Expectations around service delivery models are shifting. It is essential now more than ever for municipalities to embrace digital transformation to ...

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Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill: Putting family ahead of city hall

Amanda McDougall-Merrill was the first woman elected as the mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) in 2020. That distinction is one she celebrates ...

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Calgary latest to support voting rights for non-citizens

Calgary council recently endorsed one councillor’s push to allow permanent residents to vote in municipal elections. Earlier in April, Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott submitted ...

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Young Kings County authors celebrated at book launch

Grade 2 student Drucilla Medicraft rests the bright green permanent marker she picked for signing autographs between her index and middle fingers. She looks to ...

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The simple power of real-time data in the field

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Sponsored by Cloudpermit In 2022, the Town of Cobourg moved building permits online to access real-time data. This ushered in a new era of efficiency. ...

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Procurement as a service and the concept of group purchasing

Procurement as a service is an outsourced model that often combines technology, outside staff, and expertise to handle a portion – if not all – of your organization's ...

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Mayor Charlie Clark: Making time for family, fresh perspectives

Late last year, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark found himself talking to various people about his political future. At that point, he knew he wasn’t interested ...

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Plan ahead for new boiler regulations

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Sponsored by Enbridge Gas Important energy efficiency changes are on the horizon. Beginning in 2025, all commercial fuel-burning systems must meet 90 per cent thermal/combustion ...

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Report states RCMP over-policing Indigenous women in Yellowknife

A recent report from the Yellowknife Women’s Society (YKWS) has detailed how unhoused Indigenous women in the city are being “over-policed and under-protected by the ...

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Feds promise money to address homelessness, toxic drugs

The federal government has proposed to allocate new funds to tackle the growing challenges of homelessness and drug overdose through the 2024 budget. Deputy Prime ...

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