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Mayor Jim Parsons: Facing challenges, opportunities in Atlantic Canada

Corner Brook Mayor Jim Parsons knows his community, like many others in Atlantic Canada, face a myriad of challenges. Demographic shifts, labour shortages, and ageing ...

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Tara Wheeler: Finding opportunity and community in the Yukon

Tara Wheeler didn’t grow up in the Yukon, but after coming to work there for the summer back in 2001, she fell in love with ...

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Kate Graham: Addressing the barriers to women in local government

Political scientist Kate Graham has focused a lot of her energies the past year on chronicling the challenges faced by women in leadership roles across ...

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Rebecca Sutherns: Creating innovative culture within municipal spaces

The term “municipal innovation” is seen by some as something of an oxymoron. After all, municipalities are not often seen by the public as being ...

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Jeff Fielding: Finding best practices while embracing innovative culture

With a 20-plus-year career working in local government, including his current role as City of Toronto Chief of Staff, Jeff Fielding has gained numerous insights ...

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City of Calgary: Too Good to Waste

Watch a quick video from the City of Calgary that explains the science of how a landfill works and why turning food and yard waste ...

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Earth Day Canada 2020: Keeping our distance, but taking environmental action together

In honour of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the organization Earth Day Canada is inviting citizens to take simple and concrete actions – at ...

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The power of staying positive during COVID-19

Is it time to hire a Chief Positivity Officer? Even on a typical day – and yes, life right now is anything but typical – ...

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Steps to good council communication during COVID-19

Communication with the public and municipal employees is important right now. Good communication keeps people safe and healthy, it keeps your municipality functioning well, and it keeps ...

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It’s an Emergency: Where are You?

I enjoy reading stories/books about World War Two. In particular, I enjoy the tales of heroes (both known and unknown), who fought the scourge of ...

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“What’s in it for me?” … and other bad attitudes

In the quest for success, attitude is everything. The right attitude can help us overcome great obstacles and hard times, and the wrong attitude can ...

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