Feature Stories - Municipal World

Innovation by design: Co-creating government

It starts with the people they are serving and ends with a service that is specifically tested and designed for them. Innovation by Design is ...

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Case for investing in civic engagement

Juice check - results of the survey

In last month’s issue of Municipal World, we introduced you to your executive function (E/F) and how it and the energized brain, together, are essential ...

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Sharing more of your stories

If you’re connected with us online, you may already know that we’ve expanded our digital offerings this past month to bring you something new … ...

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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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