Municipal Alberta
Tax Grants Delivered
EDMONTON -- Alberta's two largest cities have received the first instalment of this year's provincial fuel sale-based grants for transportation-related projects. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
$9.6M For Housing
EDMONTON -- More than $9.6 million has been allocated under the Canada-Alberta Affordable Housing Program to help create 211 new affordable housing units in six Alberta communities: Banff, Edmonton, Grande Cache, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat and Whitecourt. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
PM Pledges Flood Aid
HIGH RIVER -- Prime Minister Paul Martin reassured southern Albertan communities that they would get federal aid to help them recover from two weeks of flooding, after touring the worst-hit towns. (CBC News)
More For Disaster Recovery
EDMONTON -- The government/province of Alberta is expanding a disaster recovery program to help compensate Albertans for uninsurable damages to essential items resulting from recent severe weather events. The new funding is in addition to the $55 million allotted by the province earlier for disaster recovery. (Three Hills Capital)
Mystery Scandal Hits Council
HIGH RIVER -- The Town of High River is investigating a crisis of potentially significant proportions. (High River Times)
Boil Water Advisory
BLACK DIAMOND -- Two serious water problems in quick succession in the Town of Black Diamond resulted in mandatory water restrictions and a boil water advisory. (Western Wheel News)
Stakeholder Input Sought
BLACK DIAMOND -- The Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley are seeking input this summer from local residents and stakeholders into the preparation of a River Valley Management Plan. (Western Wheel News)
Prickly Issue
PINCHER CREEK -- The Municipal District of Pincher Creek Council will send a letter of objection to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board regarding a proposed gas development in the Porcupine Hills area. (Pincher Creek Echo)
Wind Energy Bylaw
PINCHER CREEK -- After making a few changes, the Municipal District of Pincher Creek council gave third reading to a bylaw regarding the requirements for small scale Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) applications. (Pincher Creek Echo)
City Status On The Way
BROOKS -- Town council officially made the next step in negotiating with the province of Alberta, and particularly the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Dr. Lyle Oberg, in becoming a city in 2005. (Brooks Bulletin)
Study Approved
CROWSNEST PASS -- In a 4-3 vote, council instructed Chief Administrative Officer, Gordon Lundy, to complete a study on eliminating train whistles at night. (Crowsnest Pass Promoter)
Float Unveiled
MEDICINE HAT -- Medicine Hat, Canada's Sunniest City, will soon be seen by more than one million people. PDF file. (City of Medicine Hat - Press Release)
Municipally Excellent Practices: Paramedic Fire Pump Response
LETHBRIDGE -- The City of Lethbridge has developed a cost-effective way to increase the capacity of its fire department to respond to medical emergencies and perform advanced life support procedures. Another innovative practice recently posted on MENet, Alberta's Municipal Excellence Network. (MENet.ab.ca)
Success Stories Wanted
EDMONTON -- Municipal governments are being encouraged to share how they've improved services, maximized resources, or built partnerships as part of an annual provincial award program that makes these leading practices available through MENet, Alberta's Municipal Excellence Network. (Government of Alberta Press Release)
Ward 10 Report Released
CALGARY -- The Minister of Municipal Affairs Rob Renner has released the inspection report conducted by former Alberta Ethics and Privacy Commissioner Bob Clark into alleged irregularities in the 2004 Calgary Ward 10 election. (Government of Alberta - News Release)
Plan Process Launched
CALGARY -- The City of Calgary announced a public consultation process that will help transform Calgary's Centre City over the next 20, 50 and 100 years. (City of Calgary -News Release)
West Nile Threat
CALGARY -- The MD of Rocky View is warning residents to be vigilant of the West Nile virus threat in the wake of recent torrential rainfall that led to severe flooding in the western part of the municipality. (Cochrane Times)
E Coli Precautions
DIDSBURY -- A boil water advisory is in effect for all Mountain View County residents living on private well property west of the QE2 highway due to possible contamination of E. coli bacteria. (Didsbury Review)
Changing Face Of Downtown
RED DEER -- It has been touted as the biggest municipal project since the rail lines were torn up and moved to the city's edge at a cost of $70 million. (Red Deer Advocate)
Mediation
LACOMBE -- Negotiations between the Lacombe Municipal Ambulance Service board and its union are heading toward mediation, about six months after the last contract expired in December. (Lacombe Globe)
Awards For Environmental Stewardship
NISKU -- Leduc County presented the Environmental Stewardship Awards at the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Authority's June Partnership Breakfast. PDF file. (Leduc County Press Release hosted on MuniMall)
Corporate Services Director Scores Honour
LEDUC -- Coral Callioux, MMC, Director of Corporate Services/City Clerk of the City of Leduc has received the Master Municipal Clerk designation through the IIMC Master Municipal Clerk Academy Program. (International Institute of Municipal Clerks Release hosted on MuniMall)
Cops Access Private Info
EDMONTON -- The Alberta Civil Liberties Association is demanding an investigation into allegations Edmonton police officers misused a database to look up private information on their critics. (edmontonsun.com)
Census Complete
EDMONTON -- Enumeration for Edmonton's 2005 census is now complete. (City of Edmonton - News Release)
Who Pays For Ambulances?
EDMONTON -- The city is pressing the province to make a decision soon on ambulance care for 2006. (630CHED)
Payment Proposal Rejected
EDMONTON -- The man in charge of the capital region's sewage is asking for almost $25 million to upgrade a treatment plant, but local governments say they will not foot the bill and that could mean bigger water bills next year if the province does not step up with the cash. (stalbertgazette.com)
EcDev Office Closes
VERMILION -- The Town of Vermilion/County of Vermilion River Economic Development office will be discontinued as of September 30, 2005. (Vermilion Standard)
New Hall For Smoke Eaters
CLANDONALD -- The hamlet of Clandonald was a hive of activity when the new firehall officially opened. (Vermilion Standard)
Labour Woes
BONNYVILLE -- Long work-weeks have MD road maintenance crews upset, talking about possibly forming a union. (Cold Lake Sun)
New Manager Named
SLAVE LAKE -- Slave Lake has a new town manager -- or will when she gets here from Hinton. (Lakeside Leader)
Show And Tell
FORT MCMURRAY -- Fort McMurray officials are feeling confident that a show and tell tour of their city has helped convince the province its needs $1 billion to be ready for its future. (CBC Calgary)
Share The Air
FORT MCMURRAY -- Future oil sands airstrip developments are grounded until Wood Buffalo council passes a new policy on how the region's airspace should be shared. (Fort McMurray Today)
City Status Pondered
HINTON -- Hinton may soon be large enough to pursue city status, and town manager Bernie Kreiner has delivered a discussion paper on the issue to council. (Hinton Parklander)
Killing Crime
JASPER -- Discussions involving the municipality, RCMP and Community Outreach Services about late night crime problems in the downtown area have resulted in a new bylaw proposal. (Jasper Booster)
Alberta Municipal Contact Info
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Municipal Saskatchewan
Wettest June In Decades
WEYBURN -- Weyburn and area experienced its wettest June in 10 years as an estimated 139.8 millimetres of precipitation fell on the city, according to weather records kept by the City of Weyburn water filtration plant. (Weyburn Review)
Emergency Preparedness Tested
SASKATOON -- The City of Saskatoon's Water Treatment Plant began a test of its emergency response preparedness plan in a routine exercise designed to ensure employees are prepared in the case of a real emergency. (City of Saskatoon - News Release)
Flood Assistance Considered
SASKATOON -- The City of Saskatoon is looking into the possibility of tapping into the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program to help with citizens' flood claims. (City of Saskatoon - News Release)
Good News On The Way
MELVILLE -- As more than 200 city homeowners put their lives back in order following the June 17 flash flood, City manager Michael Hotsko says the application for financial help under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) jumped its first major hurdle. (Melville Advance)
Bigger Transfers Urged: SUMA
REGINA -- SUMA President Don Schlosser, in a letter to Government Relations Minister Len Taylor, re-emphasized the importance of increased revenue sharing transfers for urban municipalities. (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association)
Saskatchewan Municipal Contact Info
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Municipal Manitoba
Elected Official Gender Gap
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE -- Women represent roughly half the population of Manitoba, yet it is clear that women don't make up half of municipal councils. PDF file. (Association of Manitoba Municipalities - Municipal Leader)
Worst Summer Flooding On Record
WINNIPEG -- Premier Gary Doer pledged to work with the federal government to ensure adequate disaster financial assistance (DFA) funding would be in place for victims of the worst summer flooding on record. (Government of Manitoba - News Release)
Public Works Staff Scrambles--Again
WINNIPEG BEACH -- Rain has public works staff in Winnipeg Beach scrambling. (Interlake Spectator)
Sewage Spill
SELKIRK -- The community of Selkirk, north of Winnipeg, was the fourth Manitoba community to report a breach of its sewage facility during heavy rain. (CBC Manitoba)
E Coli Tests
SELKIRK -- The province is doing DNA testing to see if more than 1.8 million litres of raw sewage that spilled into the Red River caused a spike in E. coli levels at two popular Lake Winnipeg beaches. (Winnipeg Sun)
River Threatens
DOMINION CITY -- The R.M. of Franklin continues to experience difficulties due to high flows on southern tributaries of the Roseau River west of Tolstoi. (Government of Manitoba - News Release)
$10M For Wastewater Facility
DAUPHIN -- The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a joint investment of $10 million to build a state-of-the-art Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility (IWWTF) in Dauphin. (Government of Manitoba - News Release)
Sustainable Effluent Treatment
ROBLIN -- The Town of Roblin undertook an initiative to handle effluent sustainably, in order to protect the Shell River and to help their community grow. (Association of Manitoba Municipalities - Municipal Leader)
Ready For Lagoon
MORDEN -- With the location finally nailed down, the Rural Municipality of Stanley will soon start construction of its sewage lagoon. (Morden Times)
New Administrator Hired
GIMLI -- The Eastern Interlake Planning District (EIPD) has hired 31-year-old Nancy Thom as its new administrator, replacing long-time administrator Brenda Firman. (Interlake Spectator)
Bigger Town, Bigger Council
POWERVIEW -- As a result of the recent annexation of the Pine Falls townsite by the former Village of Powerview, the former five-member Powerview council has now become a nine-member group in charge of overseeing the operations of the new town. (Lac du Bonnet Leader)
City Twisted Panhandling Paper: Prof
WINNIPEG -- A University of Manitoba ethics professor accuses Mayor Sam Katz and city officials of misusing his research on panhandling to bolster arguments for the city's new begging bylaw. (Winnipeg Sun)
Manitoba Municipal Contact Info
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Municipal North
$200G To Community Projects
WHITEHORSE, YK -- Economic Development's Community Development Fund has disbursed $199,018 to 16 community projects approved under Tier 1 criteria. (Yukon Government - News Release)
Out Of Control
MAYO, YK -- Police officers in the central Yukon community of Mayo say alcohol consumption is out of control and they're warning residents they're going to crack down. (CBC North)
Courts Too Lenient: Mayor
PANGNIRTUNG, NU -- The violent beating of a woman in Pangnirtung was "just waiting to happen," said mayor Jack Maniapik, because lenient sentences for repeat offenders are contributing to violent crime, and creating a culture of hardened criminals who don't fear punishment, Maniapik said. (Nunatsiaq News)
"Not Protecting Community"
IQUALUIT, NU -- Iqaluit city council members condemned Nunavut's court system for imposing too many lenient sentences on people convicted of serious violent crimes and for failing to protect the community. (Nunatsiaq News)
Accountability Demanded
IQUALUIT, NU -- Coun. Nancy Gillis told her fellow city councillors she wants the city's emergency services department to give councillors more information about what they do and how much money they spend. (Nunatsiaq News)
Municipal North Contact Info
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Municipal Ontario
Brownfields Proclamation
TORONTO -- The provincial government has set a proclamation date of October 1, 2005 for sections of the Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act. (Association of Municipalities of Ontario - News Release)
Position Paper Released
TORONTO -- A position paper has been prepared by members of the Environmental Assessment (Transportation) Task Force and the Waste Management Task Force of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), in conjunction with the Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators of Ontario (AMRC). (Association of Municipalities of Ontario - News Release)
Tri-Level Agreement Signed
TORONTO -- Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Gerretsen was joined by Prime Minister Paul Martin, the federal Minister of State John Godfrey, Toronto Mayor David Miller and Roger Anderson, the President of the Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO), to sign an agreement that will see Ontario's municipalities receive over $1.8 billion in new funding from federal gas taxes. (Association of Municipalities of Ontario - News Release)
Time To Conserve Water
AMHERSTBURG -- The Town of Amherstburg's Chief Administrative Officer Frank Pizzuto says the town would like to see residents begin water conserving measures. (Amherstburg Echo)
No Longer The Worst
STRATHROY -- Since the advent of a user-pay garbage collection system, Strathroy's recycling rate has improved dramatically compared to its neighbours, according to a report from the Bluewater Recycling Association. (Strathroy Age Dispatch)
Air Quality Deteriorates
GODERICH -- Although the summer has hardly started, Huron County is close to having more poor air quality days this year than it had in total during the past two years. (Seaforth Huron Expositor)
Tentative Deal Struck
HAMILTON -- Amalgamated Transit Union members are expected to vote on a tentative three-year contract with the city. (Ancaster News)
Election Finances Under Scrutiny
HAMILTON -- The city's general manager of finance has launched a tendering process to select the accounting firm to examine the mayor's 2003 campaign finance expenses. (Ancaster News)
Donors In Court
HAMILTON -- Eighteen corporate donors to the election campaign of Mayor Di Ianni will appear in Hamilton's John Sopinka courthouse. (Citizens at City Hall - CATCH - News Release)
'Stunned' By Firing Issues
HAMILTON -- Former Hamilton Mayor Bob Wade had an obligation to tell city officials former city labour relations director Rob Menagh was asking the mayor to fire his chief of staff Maureen Wilson. (Ancaster News)
Water Demands Cost $12M
BURFORD -- Brant County will have enough water to meet demand in Paris during the next three decades, but it will cost more than $12 million. (Osprey Media Group 0 Brantford Expositor)
Agreement On Dev Charges
BURFORD -- The County of Brant and the Paris Southwest Area Developers Group have come to an agreement on how new development charges will be paid in the County. (Paris Star)
Order Of Merit
OAKVILLE -- One of Halton Regional Police's deputy chiefs, Gary Crowell, received the Order of Merit of the Police Forces from Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson. (burlingtonpost.com)
New EcDev Powers
BRAMPTON -- The Ontario government is supporting economic development by giving the City of Brampton special powers to establish a Downtown Economic Development Corporation. (Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - News Release)
Streamlining Discussed
ORANGEVILLE -- A move to streamline Orangeville's administration and dissolve four of the town's committees sparked an impassioned response from two committee chairs. (Orangeville Banner)
2 Wards Added
MISSISSAUGA -- City Council enacted the last of 3 bylaws which change the City's ward boundaries to accommodate two new wards - 10 and 11 - and provide two new ward councillor positions. (Mississauga.ca)
Smoke Eaters Do Safety Checks
MILTON -- In efforts to keep residents safe, the Milton Fire Department will make house calls throughout the urban and now some rural parts of town throughout the summer to check smoke detectors. (miltoncanadianchampion.com)
Set To Strike
TORONTO -- Contract talks between the city of Toronto and 6,000 outside workers continue as a strike deadline looms. (CBC Toronto)
Ambulance Shift Cut
COBOURG -- Expressing confidence that their move won't affect response times in Colborne, Northumberland County council voted to eliminate that town's standby ambulance shift. (Osprey Media Group - Northumberland Today)
Flood Report Released
PETERBOROUGH -- With the first anniversary of the flood fast approaching, city hall is giving the community a detailed account of what's been done to fix problems and to make sure it never happens again. (Peterborough Examiner)
Emergency Compliance Recognized
BELLEVILLE -- Hastings County Council has received recognition from Emergency Management of Ontario for achieving an essential level of compliance in all its municipalities. (Community Press Online)
Mum On Fraud
LINDSAY -- The city of Kawartha Lakes kept mum on the municipality's biggest fraud case in its 4-year history. (Osprey Media Group - Lindsay Daily Post)
Warnings Not Effective
KINGSTON -- Paul MacLatchey of the city's environment division wonders if the near-constant nature of smog advisories is causing them to lose their impact. (Osprey Media Group - Kingston Whig-Standard)
Pre-Sales Precede Approval
KINGSTON -- The city is moving to lease private box suites inside a proposed $37.3-million large venue entertainment centre that doesn't yet have final political approval. (Osprey Media Group - Kingston Whig-Standard)
Restrictions Enforced
KINGSTON -- How much does it cost to water your lawn on the wrong day in Kingston? Up to $5,000 -- in fines. (Osprey Media Group - Kinsgston This Week)
"Irreconcilable Differences"
STONECLIFFE -- The top administrative job in Head, Clara and Maria is up for grabs -- Diane Beauchamp submitted her resignation as chief administrative officer/clerk, citing "irreconcilable differences" with council. (North Renfrew Times)
Funds For EcDev
HUNTSVILLE -- The Ontario government is supporting economic development by investing in a community revitalization and skills enhancement project in the Town of Huntsville. (Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - News Release)
Sniff, Sniff
ORILLIA -- From now until the end of August, three people deputized by the city will be going door-to-door, sniffing out unlicensed dogs (Osprey Media Group - Orillia Packet and Times)
MOE Orders Landfill Tests
ORILLIA -- Concerned about an increase in groundwater contaminants at the Orillia landfill site, the Ministry of the Environment has directed the city to conduct hydrogeological tests this summer. (Osprey Media Group - Orillia Packet and Times)
Waterfront Nets $1.3M
NORTH BAY -- Nipissing MPP Monique Smith announced $1.3 million for the city's waterfront development, the province's share of a $2.6-million project to restore the CP Rail station and develop the site. (Osprey Media Group - North Bay Nugget)
Diversity Plan Endorsed
SUDBURY -- Greater Sudbury city council has endorsed a plan to better embrace and promote the community's ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. (Osprey Media Group - Sudbury Star)
CAO Retires
KIRKLAND LAKE -- After more than 30 years of dedicated service to the Town of Kirkland Lake, CAO Morley Bowes is clearing off his desk for the last time as he starts his retirement. (Osprey Media Group - Northern News)
Emergency Declared
TEMAGAMI -- The Municipality of Temagami was under a state-of-emergency after the town's main water line sustained a major leak forcing residents to shut off their water taps. (Osprey Media Group - North Bay Nugget)
Bigwigs Invited
MANITOUWADGE -- The mayors of some of the most economically-depressed parts of Ontario -- places some Queen's Park big-wigs have never heard of -- want Premier Dalton McGuinty to come to them this summer. (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal)
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Municipal Québec
3-1-1 Service a Québec First
GATINEAU -- Gatineau is the first city in Québec--and the second in Canada, after Calgary--to give its citizens a non-urgent 3-1-1 call service. PDF file. (Ville de Gatineau Press Release hosted on MuniMall)
Floods Stress Infrastructure
MONTREAL -- Flooding in Montreal has left many worried about the city's deteriorating pipes and sewers, leading the mayor to promise billions of dollars to replace the aging infrastructure. (CTV.ca)
Municipal Atlantic
No Go
SUMMERSIDE, PE -- With Summerside's contribution, Alberton had $20,000 to offer the provincial government as an incentive to move the new Department of Seniors to town, but it won't be happening. (PEICanada.com)
Infrastructure Bucks Announced
CARTWRIGHT, NL -- The towns of Cartwright and Port Hope Simpson will continue to extend their municipal water and sewer services with contributions of $575,496 and $599,146 respectively under the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Infrastructure Program (C-NIP). (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - News Release)
$1M For Tourism
HARBOUR BRETON, NL -- Random-Burin-St. George's MP Bill Matthews announced that the Town of Harbour Breton will continue to implement its tourism plan with an investment of just over $1 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - News Release)
$242G For Local Attractions
LOGY BAY, NL -- The Honourable R. John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources, announced $241,967 in funding on behalf of the Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) to the Town of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove for improvements to several popular local tourism attractions. (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - News Release)
Harbour Cleanup Plan Unveiled
ST JOHN'S, NL -- The city of St. John's, Nfld., unveiled long-awaited plans for a sewage treatment plant. (CUPE - News Release)
Contract Ratified
MONCTON, NB -- The City of Moncton and City Hall Employees Association (CHEA) have agreed to a 4-year contract. PDF file. (City of Moncton - News Release)
Excellent Place To Live
FREDERICTON, NB -- Residents of Fredericton, New Brunswick overwhelmingly believe their city is an innovative one with a strong economy. (City of Fredericton - News Release)
New Affordable Housing
INKERMAN, NB -- Ten new units of affordable housing in Inkerman were funded under the Canada-New Brunswick Affordable Housing Agreement. (New Brunswick Canada - News Release)
Councillor Has A Beef
PICTOU, NS -- A councillor in Nova Scotia's Pictou county says more people would buy Nova Scotia beef if it was labeled as such. (Maritimes - canada.com network)
High, Not Dry
MAITLAND, NS -- It took almost a century, but Prohibition has ended in three Nova Scotia communities: Maitland, Cambridge and Tidnish. (CBC News)
Grant Improves Accessibility
DIGBY, NS -- Getting around will become easier for seniors and people with disabilities in Annapolis, Digby and Kingston-Greenwood because the province is providing $20,000 to the Trans County Transportation Society to help purchase a new wheelchair accessible bus. (Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations - News Release)
Better Wastewater Treatment
TATAMAGOUCHE, NS -- Residents of Tatamagouche, Colchester Co., will soon have better wastewater treatment thanks to a $124,116 project funded through the Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program. (Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations - News Release)
Long Term Strategy
HALIFAX, NS -- Halifax Regional Municipality is developing a long-term economic strategy that will not only see it continue as the economic hub of Atlantic Canada, but lay out a blueprint for its future position in the global economy, Mayor Peter Kelly said. (Halifax Regional Municipality - News Release)
Quicker Response
HALIFAX, NS -- Halifax Regional Municipality marked another milestone in its integrated policing strategy with the official launch of a new, single Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system for all of the municipality's emergency services. (Halifax Regional Municipality - News Release)
Municipal Atlantic Contact Info
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Current Events
The Next 30 Days:
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Municipal Excellence Network Regional Session
-- Westlock, AB July 12, 2005.
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Canadian National Summit on Municipal Governance
-- Toronto, ON July 11-12, 2005.
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The Best Practices of Economic Development and Infrastructure Planning in Canada - Canada's Best Cities Conference
-- Toronto, ON July 12-13, 2005.
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The SUMA Golf Tournament
-- Rosthern, SK July 14-15, 2005.
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Canadian Insitute of Planners/Alberta Association Canadian Institute of Planners Conference
-- Calgary, AB July 17-20, 2005.
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Municipal Excellence Network Regional Session
-- Drayton Valley, AB July 18, 2005.
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AUMA President's Summit on Community Sustainability
-- Edmonton, AB July 19-20, 2005
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SuperNet Disclosure Ordered
EDMONTON, AB -- Adjudicator Dave Bell has ordered disclosure of some of the information from the SuperNet Agreements. "SuperNet" is the Alberta Government's project to bring high-speed broadband Internet service to Alberta communities. (Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - News Release)
Beating Online Crime
EDMONTON, AB -- Alberta Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security, Harvey Cenaiko has announced the formation of a provincial Integrated Child Exploitation (I.C.E.) Unit dedicated to catching those who prey on innocent children over the Internet. (Government of Alberta News Release)
E-Consultation Launched
TORONTO, ON -- Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Gerretsen and Toronto Mayor David Miller launched an e-consultation on a new City of Toronto Act, the next phase of the Strong Toronto, Strong Ontario joint consultation being led by the province and the city. (Association of Municipalities of Ontario - News Release)
New Online Forum
HALIFAX, NS -- The Halifax Regional Municipality Regional Planning Project Office has launched a new e-consultation bulletin board on the Halifax Regional Municipality website called "Engage Halifax Regional Municipality". (Halifax Regional Municipality - News Release)
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