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Council balks at plaza overruns, orders staff to sharpen pencils

Exasperated with escalating construction costs on the downtown plaza, city council tonight slashed $660,000 from a request for an additional $1.4 million. City staff have also been asked to come back to a budget meeting on Feb....

source: Soo Today

Proposed towers by Stoney Creek's Battlefield park headed to Ontario Land Tribunal

A local builder’s bid to build two residential towers on a grassy lot across the road from Stoney Creek’s Battlefield House Museum and Park is bypassing public consultation and heading directly to the Ontario Land...

source: The Hamilton Spectator

Doug Ford pledges to turn Ontario into 'auto manufacturing powerhouse' driven by minerals from Ring of Fire

Companies that want to extract Ontario's critical minerals to make EV batteries will also need to open factories in the province, Premier Doug Ford said Monday. Speaking at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association's...

source: CBC

City to stop collecting waste from many churches, small businesses

Some local faith groups and small business owners are holding their nose in advance of city plans to stop collecting their waste … at least not without a signed contract and proof of liability insurance, which aren’t currently...

source: Guelph Today

Thousands of heritage properties risk losing protection under Bill 23, including more than 300 in Cambridge

More than 300 historic properties in Cambridge, Ont., risk losing heritage protections under the province's controversial More Homes Built Faster Act, heritage advocates warn. The Ford government's housing legislation,...

source: CBC

Eastern Ontario residents feel abandoned 6 months after tornado

Rob and Elizabeth Haid have spent the past six months trying to rebuild their lives after a tornado tore through the campground they own near Tweed, Ont. Screaming winds tossed trailers and wrenched hundreds of trees from the ground north...

source: CBC

Community housing a focus at ROMA conference

Provincial and municipal leaders got the opportunity to discuss rural infrastructure priorities as the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) recently held its annual conference in-person for the first time since 2020. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve...

source: ConstructConnect

Upcoming Events

Feb. 8 – Registration deadline for EDMM Winter/Spring cohort Feb. 9 – Mental Health & Wellness Forum Feb. 24 – Registration deadline for Municipal Clerks Institute Level 1 Mar. 7 – Civil Marriage Solemnization Workshop Apr. 4 – Understanding...

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Good leaders are good listeners. Here's how to be one of them

These three skills are critical to become an effective leader.

source: Fast Company

When your feelings conflict with your leadership role

While the emotional work you do as a leader may go unrecognized and undervalued, it is more vital than ever in today's work world. This labor is often a selfless and prosocial act, allowing you to care for and positively impact others even when you're not feeling it. However,...

source: Harvard Business Review

2023 ROMA Conference Highlights

AMCTO was pleased to participate in this year’s ROMA Conference.

source: AMCTO

Why London's IT staff say $1M is needed to protect the city from cyber attacks

The City of London could spend more than $1 million to shore up and maintain municipal cyber-defences if a proposed amendment to the budget is approved by council. The total price tag of $1,009,000 was carefully thought...

source: CBC

Ontario government announces funding for rural municipalities

The Ontario government is committing $936 million over two years to help rural and Indigenous communities build more housing and infrastructure. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, speaking Tuesday at the Rural Ontario...

source: Pembroke Observer

Proposal to ban sledding at all but 2 Oshawa parks draws criticism

A proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two municipal parks in a city east of Toronto is drawing criticism from lawyers who say the plan won't boost safety and could limit access to the popular winter pastime. But the idea also appears...

source: CBC

Some Ottawans turning to urban farming to make ends meet

As food prices continue to climb, more people are turning their love for gardening into a way to save money. Cole Etherington was not always a green thumb. In fact, he said his first year of gardening was horrible: his crops didn't grow, the soil wasn't right and everything...

source: CBC

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Council balks at plaza overruns, orders staff to sharpen pencils

Proposed towers by Stoney Creek's Battlefield park headed to Ontario Land Tribunal

Doug Ford pledges to turn Ontario into 'auto manufacturing powerhouse' driven by minerals from Ring of Fire

City to stop collecting waste from many churches, small businesses

Thousands of heritage properties risk losing protection under Bill 23, including more than 300 in Cambridge

Eastern Ontario residents feel abandoned 6 months after tornado

Community housing a focus at ROMA conference

Upcoming Events

Good leaders are good listeners. Here's how to be one of them

When your feelings conflict with your leadership role

2023 ROMA Conference Highlights

Why London's IT staff say $1M is needed to protect the city from cyber attacks

Ontario government announces funding for rural municipalities

Proposal to ban sledding at all but 2 Oshawa parks draws criticism

Some Ottawans turning to urban farming to make ends meet

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