Municipalities

• Ontario exempting training centres from municipal and planning laws

  Ontario may let Skills Development Fund training centres bypass municipal planning rules, sparking concerns over safety, oversight, and transparency.

  Canada

  Nov 28
  
• Alberta municipalities policing plan gets mixed reactions from city leaders

  Alberta’s government is getting pushback from some municipal leaders and support from others over its plan to build the sheriffs into a second provincial police service.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2024
  
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• Nova Scotia municipalities urged to get creative to find new revenue streams: report

  That idea for new money is in a new report calling for a reconsideration of how Nova Scotia’s villages, towns and cities deal with a range of issues.

  Politics

  Jul 3, 2024
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• ‘It’s the same as a cut’: municipalities say infrastructure funding in Alberta budget falls short

  Alberta's municipalities are concerned over infrastructure funding in the 2024 provincial budget.

  Economy

  Mar 3, 2024
• New fiscal pact signed between Quebec government and cities

  The funds will also be available to help mitigate against the devastating impact of climate change, such as improving drainage systems following flash floods.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• Several New Brunswick municipalities see double-digit tax base assessment growth

  Municipalities in New Brunswick are growing by double digits in the lastest tax base growth assessmenet data from the provincial government.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2023
• N.B. municipalities to take on outdated tax system at finance summit

  New Brunswick municipalities will discuss the outdated taxation system at a financial summit scheduled for Sept. 21 in Fredericton.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
• Saint John needs to double housing starts to meet population growth targets

  The City of Saint John estimates it will have a little more than 300 housing starts for 2023.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023
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• Manitoba government spends $84 million on municipal infrastructure projects outside Winnipeg

  The Manitoba government is spending $84 million on municipal infrastructure projects outside Winnipeg, Municipal Relations Minister Andrew Smith announced on Tuesday.

  Economy

  Aug 1, 2023
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• N.B. ‘paternalistic’ local governance bill panned by municipal groups

  Bill 45, or the Local Governance Commission Act, would allow the minister of local government to amend or repeal bylaws passed by elected New Brunswick municipalities.

  Politics

  May 24, 2023