Municipal Alberta
Internship Opportunities
EDMONTON -- Municipalities interested in helping to build the future strength of municipal administration in Alberta will once again have the opportunity to apply to host an intern for the Municipal Internship Program. For more details, plus interesting updates on past and present participants, check out the Municipal Internship Program News on the MuniMall website. (Alberta Municipal Affairs release hosted on MuniMall)
Muniversity: A Driving Force
CALGARY -- The factors that are changing western Canada will be laid out on the table by Dr. Joe Garcea in the June 9 Muniversity session in Calgary. In this riveting session, entitled Governance, Dr. Garcea will examine factors driving change in western Canada, issues and trends in local government, and strengths and weaknesses of the Alberta municipal system. At a mere $95 for instruction, materials, lunch, and refreshments, this is a deal no official can afford to miss. Check out the pre-session resources on MuniMall and register today!
Lois Hole Recognized
PICTURE BUTTE -- The Town of Picture Butte has recognized the contribution of Lois Hole to libraries and literacy in the province. PDF file. (Picture Butte release hosted on MuniMall)
Emerg System Grows
MEDICINE HAT -- Broadcasters in the Medicine Hat region are now officially part of Alberta's Emergency Public Warning System (EPWS), which is operated by Alberta Municipal Affairs. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
EcDev Summit Takes Rural Focus
PINCHER CREEK -- An Economic Developers Association (EDA) seminar dealt with challenges facing rural communities in general, with a specific focus on Pincher Creek. (Pincher Creek Echo)
Prestigious International Award
CALGARY -- The City of Calgary and Sustainable Calgary will be given an award for urban sustainability at a prestigious international conference in Mexico. (City of Calgary - News Release)
Doomed To Failure
CALGARY -- A legal expert says the inspection into the Ward 10 voting scandal was doomed to fail right from the start because of the way the provincial government set up its rules. (Calgary Herald)
Province Defends Process
CALGARY -- Municipal Affairs Minister Rob Renner says a provincial inspection was chosen to look into voting irregularities in Ward 10 so that it could proceed at the same time as the police investigation. (CBC Calgary)
Abbatoir Gets Nod
CALGARY -- MD of Rocky View councillors undertook a significant financial commitment when they voted to approve a draft contract for water service to a cattle slaughterhouse approved for the Balzac area. (Cochrane Times)
Firefighter Memorial Unveiled
BALZAC -- Neighbours, friends, family and colleagues gathered last night in Balzac to remember a fallen firefighter at a small dedication ceremony. (Calgary Sun)
Chief, Critics Settle
CALGARY -- Calgary's police chief has reached a settlement with a couple who were involved with websites that accused him of being a "rotten apple" running a "corrupt" administration. (CBC News)
Community Plan To Be Retooled
BANFF -- Former Banff mayor Ted Hart will be gathering ideas about what Banffites want to see in a revised community plan. (Banff Crag and Canyon)
Heavy Threats
DIDSBURY -- Well known and outspoken Mountain View County Councillor Arnie Shea accused County administration of withholding information, and threatened to resign so he could sue the County. (Carstairs Courier)
Meat Plant Welcomed . . .
LACOMBE -- The Town of Lacombe has spread its arms wide to welcome investors of a new $7.5-million meat processing plant. (Lacombe Globe)
. . . But Dairy Expansion Halted
LACOMBE -- A dairy farmer's hopes of expanding his family business near Lacombe were halted by a narrow decision from town council. (Lacombe Globe)
Municipally Excellent Practices: Cooperating For Health And Safety
WETASKIWIN -- To ensure cost effective, meaningful, compliant, and sustainable health and safety programs, the County of Wetaskiwin, County of Camrose and Beaver County, are cooperating to develop a fully functioning Health and Safety Management System for each participating municipality. Another innovative and much discussed practice posted recently on MENet, Alberta's Municipal Excellence Network. (MENet.ab.ca)
Free Workshops In 5 Locations
EDMONTON -- Alberta municipalities are constantly under pressure! Do things differently, do them better, do more with less, do it all! These one-day workshops will offer you new systems, processes and resources to help you improve, and "make the case" for new ideas that are cost effective and strategically sound. Learn about the Municipal Excellence Network database and how it can help you! (MENet.ab.ca)
Police Fall Down On FOIP
EDMONTON -- Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work's investigation, which relied on internal police investigations, concluded that members of the Edmonton Police Service used personal information from EPS information systems in contravention of the FOIP Act. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
City Lands Games
FORT SASKATCHEWAN -- The City of Fort Saskatchewan will welcome more than 1,200 participants, their families and spectators as host of the 2007 Alberta Seniors Games. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
Bright Idea
SPRUCE GROVE -- A retrofit of all Spruce Grove's traffic signal lights with energy-saving LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs will reduce the City's traffic signal operating costs by half, use 80% less electricity than before, and shed better and brighter light. PDF file. (City of Spruce Grove release hosted on MuniMall)
Management Partnership Renewed
BRUDERHEIM -- The Town of Bruderheim and Strathcona County have renewed a management agreement to 2009. (Strathcona County - News Release)
CAO Sees Double Duty
BRUDERHEIM -- A regional management agreement that sees Strathcona provide Bruderheim with a chief administrative officer has been extended. (Sherwood Park News)
Seniors Denied Tax Break
ST ALBERT -- St. Albert Coun. Christine Brown lost out on a bid to give low-income seniors a rebate on their property taxes. (stalbertgazette.com)
Pay Legal Fees: Councillor
WHITECOURT -- As an act of "good faith," Coun. Derek Schlosser would like to see Whitecourt Town Council pay Coun. Shannon Rosnau's legal fees stemming from the allegations made against her concerning violation of the Municipal Government Act. (Whitecourt Star)
No Shooting Allowed
EDSON -- Following a lengthy debate, Council decided to ban the discharge of firearms in a portion of Pinedale. (Edson Leader)
Wages Going Up
GRANDE CACHE -- In an effort to maintain workers in an increasingly competitive job market, the Town of Grande Cache will be raising the wages of employees. (Grande Cache News)
Water Rates Way High
SLAVE LAKE -- Water rates in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River are "significantly higher" than in other northern Alberta communities, according to a report given to councillors. (Lakeside Leader)
International Kudos
GRANDE PRAIRIE -- The City of Grande Prairie's 2003 Annual Financial Report has been awarded the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting by the GFOA. (City of Grand Cache - News Release)
$540M For Oil Sands Infrastructure
FORT MCMURRAY -- Motorists will find it easier and safer to travel Alberta's booming northeast corner, thanks to an investment of $530 million in the region's highways over the next 10 years. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
Safety Success
KITSCOTY -- The County of Vermilion River No. 24 recognized 36 employees for their commitment to the safety program after going 4800 hours without an accident or injury. (Vermilion Standard)
Alberta Municipal Contact Info
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Municipal Saskatchewan
Smoking Mess
LLOYDMINSTER -- Contrasting smoking laws are causing serious problems for many Lloydminster businesses, and Mayor Ken Baker says the city has been given a bad deal from both provincial governments. (Lloydminster Meridian Booster)
In The Dark
SWIFT CURRENT -- Gary Dingwall, Director of City Light and Power says, frustrated city crews have been trying to get to the bottom of the recent intermittent power outages. (Swift Current Online)
Trading Places
SWIFT CURRENT -- The city of Swift Current is swapping city owned property with the SPCA Bookstore in a deal which will allow the city to amalgamate that piece of real estate into another city-owned property in that block. (Swift Current Online)
Confusion Sparks Name Change
SASKATOON -- The City of Saskatoon's electric utility officially unveiled its new name and look: Saskatoon Light & Power. (City of Saskatoon - News Release)
Administrator Calls It Quits
CARLYLE -- Long-time Town of Carlyle employee, Administrator Norm Riddell, is retiring. (Carlyle Observer)
Ex-Mayor Gets Court Date
ESTEVAN --A second court date has been established for Estevan's former mayor John Empey, who has been charged with one count of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault. (Estevan Mercury)
West Nile Battle Begins
REGINA -- SUMA provides specifics on the West Nile Virus Control Program, including relevant grant request and other forms, fact sheets and contacts. PDF file. (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association)
Saskatchewan Municipal Contact Info
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Municipal Manitoba
Back To Paradise
WINNIPEG -- It's like that old Joni Mitchell song but backwards. Instead of paving paradise and putting up a parking lot, the Province and City are working together to transform a parking lot into a tall grass prairie parkland area. (Canstar Community News)
Farmers Get Tax Break
WINNIPEG -- Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade Minister Scott Smith announced that farmland owners will receive their 50% rebate on school taxes on farmland, as promised in the 2005 budget. (Government of Manitoba - News Release)
Water Plant Gets $2.3M Upgrade
STEINBACH -- A $2.3-million upgrade for the City of Steinbach water treatment plant will be cost shared between the province and the city, announced Water Stewardship Minister Steve Ashton. (Government of Manitoba - News Release)
Committed To Self-Sustainability
BEAUSEJOUR -- The Town of Beausejour is committed to becoming 'Manitoba's first financially self-sustainable urban community.' (Beausejour Review)
Regional Disaster Training
BEAUSEJOUR -- Emergency workers from around the region converged on Beausejour's CPTC grounds to learn the latest information about dealing with anhydrous ammonia disasters. (Beausejour Review)
Geo-Thermal Options Examined
MORDEN -- Morden is looking at the feasibility of geo-thermal heating to make its recreation centre and new fire hall more energy efficient as part of the town's commitment to a provincial and federal partnership on climate change initiatives. (Morden Times)
Regional Partnership Grows
EAST SELKIRK -- The RM of St. Clements has hopped onboard a proposal to work toward the regional delivery of water, sewer and solid waste. (Selkirk Journal)
Union Wants "Clean" Break
SELKIRK -- The union that represents City of Selkirk employees is asking the city to reconsider its decision to contract out its janitorial and caretaking duties. (Selkirk Journal)
Smoke Eaters Score Better Benefits
SELKIRK -- Volunteer fire department chiefs say a recently announced amendment to Workers Compensation legislation that increases coverage to volunteer and part-time firefighters is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done. (Selkirk Journal)
Tourist Trade Nurtured
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE -- This week marks the city's fifth annual Tourism Awareness Week and many of the events focus on helping businesses step up their image so they can better market themselves and improve tourism. (Portage La Prairie Daily Graphic)
Manitoba Municipal Contact Info
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Municipal North
Spat Continues
IQALUIT, NU -- Members of Iqaluit's homeowners' association, Namminiq Angirraliit Iqalunni, fired a barrage of complaints at city councillors on taxation, communications, and numerous other gripes. (Nunatsiaq News)
Forgotten Region
CAMBRIDGE BAY, NU -- Terry McCallum, the mayor of Cambridge Bay, had to laugh when the Government of Nunavut announced the opening of a new liquor warehouse in Rankin Inlet. (Nunatsiaq News)
Municipal North Contact Info
To track down municipal officials in the Northwest Territories, MuniMall recommends starting with the MACA Community Database, maintained by the NWT's Municipal and Community Affairs. For Yukon contacts, try Yukon Community Profiles. Best contact listing by far in Nunavut is the Nunavut Association of Municipalities Communities Directory.
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Municipal Ontario
$249M For Rural Infrastructure
NORTH BAY -- Delivering on their commitment to build strong, sustainable communities, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced investments of up to $249,178,024 in 120 communities through Intake One of the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF). (COMRIF - News Release)
Infrastructure Program Brings $1.25M
AMHERSTBURG -- The Town of Amherstburg along with three other Essex County municipalities stand to benefit after the federal and provincial governments announced funding for infrastructure projects. (Amherstburg Echo)
Funding System Awry: Mayor
CHATHAM -- Mayor Diane Gagner is critical of the process that saw the municipality shut out of federal and provincial funding for water and wastewater treatment projects. (Chatham This Week)
$1.5M For Sewage Cleanup
GODERICH -- Goderich's five-year process to complete sewer separations received a financial boost as both the governments of Canada and Ontario announced an investment of up to $1,538,607 for the project (Goderich Signal-Star)
City Councillor Suing County
BURFORD -- Mike Quattrociocchi, a local developer and a city councillor, has launched a $5-million lawsuit against Brant County and Councillor Roy Haggart, claiming they behaved in "bad faith" and stymied his attempt to redevelop a brownfield site in Paris with a housing project. (Osprey Media Group - Brantford Expositor)
Women Needed: FCM
BRANTFORD -- Brantford will be the launch site for a nationwide campaign to increase women's participation in local government. (Osprey Media Group - Brantford Expositor)
Long Service Awards
NIAGARA FALLS -- The Ontario government is recognizing the dedication of municipally elected officials by presenting them with the first long-standing service awards. (Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - News Release)
2 Councillors Honoured
WHITBY -- Two councillors from the Town of Whitby have been recognized for their long-standing municipal service by the provincial government. (durhamregion.com)
Audit Fundraiser Draws Well
HAMILTON -- Over 300 people attended a fundraising auction to support Joanna Chapman's request for a compliance audit of Mayor Di Ianni's election campaign finances. (Citizens at City Hall - CATCH)
More Staff Changes
HAMILTON -- Hamilton city staff are on the move again. (Ancaster News)
Mayor Lashes Legislation
BRAMPTON -- Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell outlined the unfairness of Bill 186 and demanded public hearings on the legislation, which could be rushed through to third reading. "They (the Ontario Liberals) are ignoring the City of Brampton and we are not going to stand for it," she said. (Brampton Guardian)
Affordable Housing Gets $602M
TORONTO -- The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario signed an Affordable Housing Agreement, which will commit $602 million over the next 4 years to increase the supply of affordable housing in the province. (Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - News Release)
Affordable Housing Proposal Rejected
TORONTO -- City councillors rejected a proposal that would have fast-tracked construction of new affordable housing. The decision came on the heels of the announcement of a $602-million federal-provincial deal that could mean 5,000 new affordable housing units in Toronto. (CBC Toronto)
Contract Talks Near Collapse
TORONTO -- Contract talks between the City of Toronto and Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 (CUPE), representing 6,000 outside workers, are on the brink of collapse, according to Brian Cochrane, Local 416 president. (CUPE - News Release)
Transit Workers Win
AJAX -- Transit workers at Ajax Pickering Transit Authority, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), voted 98 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement. (CUPE - News Release)
Growth Plan Ignores Needs: Report
AJAX -- The draft of a provincial growth plan isn't recognizing the financial needs of high growth areas, such as Ajax, says a Town report. (durhamregion.com)
Tax Subsidy Requested
KESWICK -- Georgina is getting in line with Toronto and Hamilton in asking the province for a special subsidy to help offset property tax increases of more than 3 per cent. (yorkregion.com)
Ticket Quotas Denied
VAUGHAN -- Despite an internal memo ordering bylaw officers to hand out more parking fines, Vaughan denies they have quotas to fill. (yorkregion.com)
Evacuation Plan Demanded
PORT HOPE -- Evacuation plans for the Municipality of Port Hope should be put in place as soon as possible, said John Morand, Port Hope councillor and chair of the protections of persons and property committee. (Osprey Media Group - Northumberland Today)
Smoke Eaters Urged To File Claims
COBOURG -- Firefighters will be monitoring their health for months, maybe years, after a fire at Horizon Plastics in Cobourg. (Osprey Media Group - Northumberland Today)
Provincial "Sleight Of Hand": Mayor
CANNINGTON -- Brock Mayor Keith Shier took another shot at the provincial government over the reinstatement of funding for agricultural and municipal drainage projects. (mykawartha.com)
Still Mum On CAO
BRIGHTON -- While the future of Brighton's top municipal administrator remains in limbo, a management consultant is helping to provide direction for council. (Brighton Independent)
Left Out Of Cash Loop
TRENTON -- Quinte West city officials were shaking their heads in frustration when news filtered in from Queen's Park the city was left out of the infrastructure funding cash loop. (Osprey Media Group - Trenton Trentonian)
Promoted To CAO
TRENTON -- Public works director Bill Arthur is headed towards a promotion after city council selected him at the city's third chief administrative officer. Arthur will replace current CAO Ken Rose, who is retiring. (Osprey Media Group - Trenton Trentonian)
Recruiting Managers
LINDSAY -- The City Of Kawartha Lakes is losing its manager of ambulance services, who will leave for a job in Durham Region. (mykawartha.com)
Flabbergasted By Rejection
SHARBOT LAKE -- Mayor Bill MacDonald was flabbergasted when he found out that Central Frontenac had been rejected in its application for funding from the Canada Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF). (Land O'Lakes NewsWeb)
Kyoto Contradictions
OTTAWA -- Despite the federal government exhorting households to take the "One-Tonne Challenge" and help the country meet its greenhouse gas emissions target under the Kyoto Protocol, the city of Ottawa is prohibiting homeowners from installing solar hot-water systems. (CBC News)
County Faces "Big Hit"
PEMBROKE -- Renfrew County says it could face a 17 per cent tax increase in future as a result of the province's new municipal funding formula. (North Renfrew Times)
Better Equipped For Emergencies
MIDHURST -- Simcoe County Emergency Management officials are now better prepared to deal with major emergencies after a new Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) officially opened. (simcoe.com)
$10.6M Pumped Into Sewage
PARRY SOUND -- Muskoka-Parry Sound MP Andy Mitchell announced funding up to $10.6 million is to be made available to the town to modernize its sewage treatment facility. (Parry Sound North Star)
Install Meters Now: Staff
NORTH BAY -- In a joint presentation during council's committee meeting, senior staff recommended the immediate implementation of a universal water metering program that would be fully operational within 3 to 5 years (Osprey Media Group - North Bay Nugget)
Gas Cash Has Strings
SUDBURY -- Greater Sudbury city council will not have a free hand in spending millions of dollars in new federal gas tax revenues, Prime Minister Paul Martin says. (Osprey Media Group - Sudbury Star)
Ex-Mayor Fined
WHITE RIVER -- Former White River mayor Angelo Bazzoni has decided to take his lumps rather than continue fighting a charge under his town's new smoking by-law. (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal)
Write-Offs Down
THUNDER BAY -- The City of Thunder Bay is writing off about $45,000 in unpaid accounts, down from $119,000 the year before. (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal)
Ontario Municipal Contact Info
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Municipal Atlantic
$329G For Affordable Housing
SUMMERSIDE, PE -- Funding has been approved for a new 14 unit affordable housing complex in Summerside, PEI. (Province of Prince Edward Island - News Release)
Town Pioneer Passes
GANDER, NL -- A distinguished Newfoundlander, Edgar Baird, has died. Mr. Baird played a significant role in establishing the Town of Gander, and in 1961 closed down his business to serve as a volunteer fire boss during the great Bonavista North fire. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - News Release)
Up A Tree
ST. JOHN'S, NL -- St. John's city hall has ordered a resident to tear down a children's tree house because it is not up to code. (CBC - Newfoundland and Labrador)
No Room At The Dump
GANDER, NL -- The Town of Lewisporte needs to find a place to put its garbage, and has -- temporarily, at least -- found help in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor. (CBC - Newfoundland and Labrador)
Protection For Drinking Water
FREDERICTON, NB -- Fredericton has begun the process needed to formally protect its drinking water supply from possible contamination. Protection would come through the Province of New Brunswick's Wellfield Protected Area Designation Order under the Clean Water Act. (City of Fredericton - News Release)
Chirping Signals For The Birds
FREDERICTON -- Automated bird calls that helped blind people cross a busy intersection in downtown Fredericton have been altered to make them a little easier on the nerves. (CBC New Brunswick)
Innovative Immigration
FREDERICTON, NB -- The Government of Canada is investing $996,100 to research a unique approach to attracting and integrating francophone immigrants into rural communities. (Communications New Brunswick)
Infrastructure Project Planned
CLAIR, NB -- The Village of Clair is partnering with the federal and provincial governments under the Canada - New Brunswick Infrastructure Program to upgrade its water system. The total investment under this program will be $50,000, with each of the three funding partners contributing one third of this amount. (Communications New Brunswick - News Release)
25-Year Plan Presented
HALIFAX, NS -- Members of Halifax Regional Council were presented with a draft of HRM's first Regional Plan which, when approved, will serve as the blueprint for development, transportation and growth for the next 25 years. (Halifax Regional Municipality - News Release)
Municipalities Drive Tax Removal Bill
HALIFAX, NS -- A bill to eliminate the business occupancy tax was introduced on behalf of Nova Scotia's 55 municipalities. (Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations)
Property Tax Law Introduced
HALIFAX, NS -- Legislation to allow Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to reduce property taxes for some residential property owners was introduced. (Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations)
Flood Plain Zoning
ANTIGONISH, NS -- Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Minister Barry Barnet said that he is aware of concerns raised by residents of Williams Point, Antigonish Co., respecting local flood plain zoning. (Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations)
Municipal Atlantic Contact Info
To track down municipal officials in Prince Edward Island, MuniMall recommends starting with the PEI Municipalities web page maintained by InfoPEI. For Nova Scotia officials, try Municipal Contacts from Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. For contacts in Newfoundland and Labrador, check out the Municipal Directory on this province's Municipal and provincial Affairs website. We are not aware of any web-based contact list for New Brunswick municipalities. If you can recommend one, please email us.
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Current Events
The Next 30 Days:
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Waste: the Social Context
-- Edmonton, AB, May 11-14, 2005.
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Association of Yukon Communities Annual General Meeting
-- Faro, YK May 12-15, 2005.
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Immigration 2005 Conference
-- Halifax, NS May 15-17, 2005.
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Annual Convention of the Rural Municipal Administrators' Association of Saskatchewan
-- Saskatoon, SK May 16-19, 2005.
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Municipal Employees Workshop
-- Regina, SK May 17 & Saskatoon, SK May 18, 2005.
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Canadian Conference on Homelessness: Stories, Research, Solutions
-- Toronto, ON May 17-20, 2005.
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Urbistics Montreal 2005 : New Tendencies in the Management of Urban Systems
-- Montreal, PQ May 23-26, 2005.
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Alberta Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Annual Conference
-- Red Deer, AB May 25-27, 2005.
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Water and Public Health Symposium: Converting Hindsight to Foresight
-- Walkerton, ON May 31, 2005, 2005.
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Manitoba Community Climate Change Solutions Conference
-- Winnipeg, MB May 31, 2005
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Canadian Urban Transit Association Annual Conference 2005
-- Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, PQ May 28-June 1, 2005.
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CAMA Conference 2005: Realizing the New Deal
-- Fairmont Newfoundland, St. John's, NL May 30-June 1, 2005.
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Disaster Forum Association GET SET training event
-- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB June 1-3, 2005.
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Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual Conference
-- St. John's, NF June 3-6, 2005.
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Muniversity Session: Governance
-- Calgary, AB June 9, 2005.
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Getting Wired
SuperNet Meets Rural Milestone
EDMONTON, AB -- Significant progress has been achieved in connecting all Extended Area Network communities to Alberta SuperNet. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
Wireless Broadband On The Way
TRENTON, ON -- Xplornet, the country's first national fixed wireless high-speed Internet service, will be available to Quinte West, one of the first areas in Canada to receive this new service. (Community Press Online)
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