Federation of Canadian Municipalities

• Federal budget must make housing more affordable, Canadian cities urge

  Canadian cities are looking for funding in Thursday's budget aimed at lowering the cost of housing, which has only grown over the course of the pandemic.

  Economy

  Apr 5
  
• Federal government to invest $15M for home energy retrofits in Kingston, Ont.

  Kingston, Ont., will receive $15 million to launch a residential energy retrofit program in hopes of reducing pollution while helping homeowners save money.

  Canada

  Jan 26
  
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• Canada’s big-city mayors call on federal government for transit funding

  The Big City Mayors' Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities released a statement Wednesday asking the Liberals to cover transit shortfalls for the year.

  Traffic

  Jan 26
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• RCMP costs, retroactive pay overwhelming for some rural municipalities: FCM

  Maximum constable salaries in 2016 are climbing from $86,110 to $106,576 as of April 1, 2022. The changes are retroactive to 2017.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2021
• Group says Medicine Hat has ended chronic homelessness, as cities eye same nationwide

  Medicine Hat first said in 2015 that it had ended homelessness in its city, but that was based on its own standards because none existed nationally at the time.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2021
• Judge ponders council’s approach to Darren Hill saga: not ‘bike lanes and happy days’

  Justice Richard Danyliuk reserved his decision regarding Darren Hill’s future on Saskatoon city council.

  Canada

  May 27, 2021
• Saskatoon city council strips Darren Hill of FCM nomination

  Saskatoon city council took back its nomination for Darren Hill to be a representative on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

  Canada

  May 12, 2021
• Halifax councillor and his goal to bring more diverse voices to Canada’s municipal conversation

  FCM is the national voice of local government, representing 90 pe rcent of Canadians.

  Politics

  Mar 16, 2021
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• Federal funding will retrofit 100 Edmonton buildings to be more energy efficient

  "I want our builders and our innovators have a role to play in this energy transition that's happening in the world around us," Don Iveson said.

  Environment

  Dec 15, 2020
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• Waterloo Region earns Sustainable Communities Award for ION LRT project

  Waterloo Region says it has been honoured with a 2020 Sustainable Communities Award for exceptional work in Transportation for the launch of the ION LRT.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020