Feature Stories - Municipal World

The Art of the Great Media Interview

Why media relations is a must-have skill for today’s municipal leaders It’s 2067. Children all across Canada are working on family tree projects to celebrate ...

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Bringing sustainability into focus – and practice

Leadership lessons from the locker room

If you're a hockey fan, you might recognize the name Ryan Walter – former Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens. Since that point, he's ...

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A broadband strategy to improve access to high speed internet for all Canadians

Better access to high speed internet will improve competitiveness and address digital divide On October 26, 2018, federal, provincial, and territorial ministers for innovation and ...

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2018 OMAA Fall Workshop report: Bringing our future into view

From October 24-26, the 2018 Ontario Municipal Administrators' Association (OMAA) Fall Convention was held in beautiful Minett, Ontario – with a theme of "bringing our ...

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A recipe for strategy, storytelling & success in Saugeen Shores

Three ways to move beyond "squeaky wheel" leadership

If leadership styles had a “default setting,” it would likely be Squeaky Wheel Leadership (SWL). Elected councils are often fixated on how the Squeaky Wheels ...

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Quality is in the eye of the beholder

Breaking through the municipal glass ceiling

How deliberate systems of support can help remove barriers for women in local government In 1990, the United Nations Economic and Social Council passed a ...

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Robot capital Tokyo wins 11th annual city rankings of 500 cities ahead of London, England

Cities become smarter as tech solves city problems of two globe-shaking trends Tokyo was the first Asian city to be named the world’s most innovative ...

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The Power of Collaboration highlighted at gathering of Alberta's urban municipalities

The 2018 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Annual Convention recently took place in Red Deer, Alberta under the theme “The Power of Collaboration.” It represented an ...

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For local governments, everything is about to change ... right now

The world is changing around us … and there’s nothing we can do about it except for embrace it and adapt. That was the message ...

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