AMCTO Municipal Minute Archive

IMFG Paper on Municipalities and 'Digital Dilemmas'

IMFG has released a new paper by Zachary Spicer.

source: AMCTO

IPC Order re Frivolous or Vexatious

The IPC issued an Order which may be of interest to other municipalities.

source: AMCTO

Eastern Ontario tourism leaders plan for post-pandemic comeback

The COVID-19 pandemic had severe impacts on the tourism businesses not only in Ontario but across Canada in general. Before the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the industry, an average of 5.2 million visitors were drawn to eastern Ontario...

source: CityNews

Hydro delay could price buyers out of new homes

A group of new eastern Ontario homebuyers have endured months of delays, and climbing interest rates could put their dreams in peril. The tidy, two-storey Parkview-built townhouses in the Smiths Falls Bellamy Farm subdivision have been standing virtually completed and ready...

source: CBC

Nearly $450,000 to revamp Dryden's Signature Trail

The Ontario Government is supporting the Dryden community with a nearly $450,000 investment to revitalize and enhance Dryden’s riverfront Signature Trail. The $447,891 will go towards enhancing and developing waterfront properties with essential repairs, upgrades,...

source: Dryden Now

Swastika Trail may finally be getting a new name

A controversial street name of a private road near Puslinch Lake may be getting a name change. A report going forward to Wednesday's Puslinch council meeting has staff recommending changing the name of Swastika Trail to Cedar Trail. The street has been subject to controversy...

source: CityNews

Municipalities band together to oppose federal boundary changes

The Sudbury East Municipal Association’s membership has unanimously approved a resolution opposing a proposed changes to federal electoral boundaries. Members of the organization stated, “reducing the number of members of Parliament...

source: BayToday

Indigenous populations in Thunder Bay and Kenora may be undercounted. Officials say that's a problem

New studies suggest urban Indigenous population in two northwestern Ontario cities are significantly higher than what's been recorded in the census, and municipal officials say that means their communities are missing...

source: CBC

Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost Ontario billions: FAO

The effects of climate change are projected to cost Ontario an extra $1.5 billion annually on average in the next few years just to maintain public transportation infrastructure, the province’s financial watchdog...

source: The Canadian Press via CityNews

The changing face of the monarchy: What will happen to portraits of the Queen across northeastern Ontario?

She's no longer on the throne, but Queen Elizabeth II will continue to preside over hockey games in North Bay and Sudbury. Of the dozens of portraits that hang in courthouses, schools, legion halls and municipal...

source: CBC

Upcoming Events

Sept. 29 – AMCTO Leaders Forum Sept. 30 – Deadline to submit AMCTO 2023 conference workshop proposal Oct. 7 – Registration deadline for AMCTO Municipal Law Program Unit 4 Zoom classes Oct. 31 – AMCTO-Ivey Executive Municipal Leadership Program

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It's time for 'loud leadership'

As the pandemic leaves behind the tenor of crisis, winding down into an endemic phase of vaccine boosters, and attention shifts to new global threats, the workplace — rattled by years of upheaval and economic instability — continues to roil with unpredictability...

source: Psychology Today

The best managers are leaders — and vice versa

Most of the long-running debate over "leaders" vs. "managers" focuses on nouns when it should focus on verbs. Everyone needs both “leading” and "managing" in their work, and the best executives balance the two. Over the last 15 years, the author asked a thousand...

source: Harvard Business Review

Fourth Review of the AODA

The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility has announced the launch of the website to support the Fourth Legislative Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

source: AMCTO

Proposed Ontario legislation would require naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces

In February of this year, the Ontario government introduced new legislation, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Working for Workers Act 2) that, if passed, will require naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces. According to a statement...

source: Datac

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IMFG Paper on Municipalities and 'Digital Dilemmas'

IPC Order re Frivolous or Vexatious

Eastern Ontario tourism leaders plan for post-pandemic comeback

Hydro delay could price buyers out of new homes

Nearly $450,000 to revamp Dryden's Signature Trail

Swastika Trail may finally be getting a new name

Municipalities band together to oppose federal boundary changes

Indigenous populations in Thunder Bay and Kenora may be undercounted. Officials say that's a problem

Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost Ontario billions: FAO

The changing face of the monarchy: What will happen to portraits of the Queen across northeastern Ontario?

Upcoming Events

It's time for 'loud leadership'

The best managers are leaders — and vice versa

Fourth Review of the AODA

Proposed Ontario legislation would require naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces

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