Feature Stories - Municipal World

AMO president celebrates community possibilities during Local Government Week

Local Government Week celebrates the many ways municipalities contribute to making our high quality of life possible says Colin Best, President of the Association of ...

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Mayor Alex Nuttall: Passion for the fun, opportunity of local government

There would be few people who could argue that the job of mayor is not a difficult one. Those challenges are heightened when viewed through ...

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UBCM 2023: Decriminalization, wildfires highlight conference agenda

Decriminalization of possession of some illegal drugs and coping with the impact of wildfires were the top items discussed at the Union of BC Municipalities ...

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Benchmarking digital transformation across municipalities

To support Reconciliation, governments must better engage with Indigenous communities

As Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, many have called on federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to prioritize Reconciliation with Indigenous ...

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Local government positions for women becoming more equitable

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) set a goal of having women represent 30 per cent of elected representatives by 2026 in 2010. That goal ...

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York Region CAO reflects on public service, new opportunities

Sometimes you just know when the time is right for a change. For Bruce Macgregor, that time was at the end of June when he ...

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Push for municipal innovation with online software

Dover mayor shortlists for the World Mayor Prize

Tony Keats loves being mayor of Dover, Nfld. He has served the residents of Dover – which has a population of less than 700 people ...

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Municipal World honours 2023 Women of Influence

Rowena Santos, a City of Brampton councillor representing Wards 1 and 5, has been named as the 2023 honouree of Municipal World’s Women of Influence ...

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AMO delegates served a smorgasbord of announcements, surprise resignation

Steve Clark, Ontario’s Housing Minister, was front and centre at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in London Wednesday, setting a table for ...

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Provincial leaders make their pitches at AMO, but “real magic” in the hallways

Provincial political leaders descended on the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in London, Ont., to make their various pitches to delegates, but London ...

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