Feature Stories - Municipal World

Achieving change for the better

It doesn’t matter whether or not we’re trying to avoid a problem or to achieve something better for ourselves, at the core of our decision ...

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EDAC: Focused on economic recovery in Canada

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Sponsored by The Economic Developers Association of Canada Conversations about economic recovery are a daily activity with municipal leadership and elected officials during these unprecedented ...

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Smart city infrastructure starts at the intersection

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Sponsored by TELUS Across Canada, municipalities are developing plans to become smarter. They are contemplating projects big and small that use data-gathering infrastructure to help ...

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Recognizing Opal Mauldin-Jones

As part of its ongoing 2020 awards celebrating Women of Influence in Local Government, Municipal World is next recognizing Opal Mauldin-Jones, City Manager in Lancaster, ...

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What COVID-19 teaches us about municipal responsibilities and how to pay for them

COVID-19 has highlighted just how much municipalities are on the front lines when it comes to delivering services. They have enforced physical distancing measures, made ...

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Eight strategies for building a culture of health and safety

No one knows an organization to the extent of the human resources department, and the role of HR is continually shifting and expanding. While HR ...

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Municipalities welcome funding announcement, hoping details – and dollars – follow quickly

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government will provide $19 billion to the provinces and territories to help fund a “safe restart” of the Canadian ...

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Framework for sustainable community building

Communities of the 21st century face a host of increasing challenges for sustainability to meet progressive expectations of a climate agenda. While notions of good ...

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Forging a new path to digital business transformation for local governments

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Sponsored by Managing Information Systems 3, Inc. Municipalities are now seeking a new IT strategy and service delivery model that meets business needs and drives ...

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Five steps to improving organizational effectiveness

While there have been numerous attempts to define organizational effectiveness over the years, in general, the collaboration of resources, people, and processes to achieve certain ...

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Ontario building departments rapidly adapt to remote work

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Sponsored by Cloudpermit In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, municipalities across the province have had to conduct business differently. This spring, numerous municipal building ...

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Big consulting firms’ toolbox for achieving efficiency & savings

Editorial Note: The following is an excerpt from an article written by Jean-Francois Nadeau and originally published January 2017. At the time, it was an ...

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