Feature Stories - Municipal World

The case for online engagement

This is the second in a series of three articles on exploring the results municipalities can achieve by adopting a broad-based approach to community engagement. ...

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Alternative solutions for tall wood buildings

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ABOVE: Brock Commons – Tallwood House. Photo credit: courtesy of Acton Ostry Architects Inc. © Michael Elkan Photography. In recent years, tall mass timber buildings ...

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Celebrating local change agents and heroes

Inspiring citizens to make a difference: Brett Culp offers emotionally moving documentaries for free community use In a world where negative stories dominate the news ...

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The new face of city leadership understands the value of collaboration

Canada is in the middle of a substantial transformation – possibly the most substantial transformation in all of Canadian history. According to the United Nations, ...

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New Smart Cities Challenge database provides a treasure trove of municipal insights

With over 125 submissions from almost 200 communities across Canada, the Smart Cities Challenge jurists will have their work cut out for them. Finalists will ...

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Who speaks for council?

I was asked recently about the legitimacy of a council member speaking to a community issue on which the council had not yet taken a ...

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Provincial north faces unique challenges but potential for a bright future exists

“Innovation is one of the greatest job killers in Canadian society …” began Dr. Ken Coates, the keynote speaker at the Federation of Northern Ontario ...

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Councillors behaving badly

Is there an epidemic of municipal councillors behaving inappropriately? In recent years, news stories have told increasing tales of offside behaviour by councillors and heads ...

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Bad behaviour at work?

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Driving needs can explain why Imagine that you have a particular superpower that enables you to understand what drives people – the ability to decode ...

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The Food and Organic Waste Framework: The shift to a circular economy in Ontario

Ontario's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change recently released The Food and Organic Waste Framework, which outlines the province's shift to a circular economy. ...

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What to do with your aging community wading pool

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What to do with your aging community wading pool There’s one in every community: a concrete relic, long past its heyday, sitting vacant for most ...

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Virginia Beach uses voice and data science to strengthen community preparedness

As sea levels rise and storm surges from hurricanes and Nor’easters become more common, community preparedness for flooding is a top priority for the City ...

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