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If Calgary’s and Nanaimo’s websites are indicators of a trend, then simple is better, at least as far as municipal websites are concerned, even if not necessarily true for municipal governments.

Both cities have shrugged off the menu-and-information-dense pages and the rigid hierarchical structures common to the internet, and opted for a lean, clean approach. On both sites, the key element on the home page is a search box. On Calgary’s front page, the box