Feature Stories - Municipal World

Straight talk about electricity in Ontario: 2018 Energy Conservation Progress report

The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario recently released her 2018 Energy Conservation Progress report, Making Connections: Straight Talk about Electricity in Ontario, to the Ontario Legislature. ...

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Reinventing the library: Denver's peer navigators help clients experiencing poverty and homelessness.

In a world that is increasingly isolated, libraries are one of the few places people from diverse walks of life congregate, and forward thinking communities ...

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Innisfil, Ontario earns international recognition for its transit initiative, powered by Uber

With a rapidly growing population, the Town of Innisfil realized it needed to implement a public transit system for its citizens. Rather than incurring the ...

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Passport to the park: activating Oak Park

Local parks and community facilities are key places for children to go to and be active. In an effort to get kids 5-13 to stay ...

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Municipal council compensation

The Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks, and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO) has released a new research report: Municipal Council Compensation in Ontario. Drawing on data ...

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Canadian Public Spending – Going Green and Getting More Social in 2017

Municipal Collaboration for Sustainable Procurement releases 2017 State of the Nation Report A network of 19 leading public sector organizations just released a report on ...

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Come Clean: Taking a look at how far the provincial hand is in the municipal pocket

Exactly how far is the provincial hand in the municipal pocket? We often hear that local governments in Canada get just 9 cents of every ...

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Parkland: a lesson in leadership and the pace of change

On the afternoon of February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz, a former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, entered his alma mater ...

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Power up the people who empower your community: clear roles for council

Why do municipalities and councils exist? Who created them and why? Municipalities are created under provincial statute and are built as corporations so they can ...

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Dog Waste Dilemma - examining the problem and determining the solution

The era of exhaustion (What’s the deal with Stan?)

Embracing business opportunities raises living standards and incomes for Fort McKay First Nation members

By seizing business opportunities, Fort McKay First Nation in northern Alberta has markedly improved the living standards of its members and raised its average after-tax ...

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