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New water asset management grant available through Michigan’s Clean Water Plan
In October, Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced the Michigan Clean Water Plan, a $500 million investment to rebuild Michigan’s water
Integrating Mobility & Land-Use in a Post-COVID-19 North America
Civic mobility infrastructure investment and management in many North American jurisdictions were already facing a breadth of challenges before COVID-19. Mobility as a Service (MaaS),
Reflections from a Canadian Asset Management Tour
Beginning on a snowy November day in Saskatoon and concluding in the summer of 2020, looking across a Zoom meeting screen to an audience primarily
Ontario’s Provincial Climate Change Impact Assessment
As the world’s climate is changing, we are seeing impacts on a global scale and right here at home. In recent years, Ontario has experienced
COVID’s Values Revolution – Part II: Compassion is Key to Resilient Civic Leadership
By Diane Kalen-Sukra, MA, CMC In the last edition we examined the results of a global culture assessment conducted by Barrett Values Centre to better understand
The Benefits of an Asset Management Strategy
A global health crisis – resulting in an economic downturn – reminds us once again of the challenges faced by municipal practitioners. Municipal staff continue
Federal government announces $10 billion in infrastructure funding
Prime Minister Trudeau alongside Minister McKenna and Chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank Michael Sabia announced this morning a $10 billion investment in infrastructure projects
New Canada Healthy Communities Initiative to help fund community-led COVID-19 resilience solutions
Today, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Catherine McKenna, announced the Healthy Communities Initiative. $31 million will be dedicated to funding community-led projects that address specific
Canada Infrastructure Program adjusted to better address COVID-19 related infrastructure projects
Today, the Government of Canada announced adjustments to the Canada Infrastructure Program to better support Canadian communities on the front-line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under
COVID’s Values Revolution: Measuring Culture Change, Charting Civic Recovery
Only a couple of months prior to the COVID outbreak in North America, I delivered the conference keynote address to Ontario’s municipal CAOs/City Managers on
How Community-Based Data Collection can Help Local Governments Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to greatly impact Canadians in various and numerous ways, especially in terms of job and economic security; what began
$19 Billion to help safely restart the economy: Funding for municipal services, healthcare, and childcare
On July 16, 2020, Canada’s First Ministers announced a federal/provincial/territorial (FPT) Safe Restart Agreement. The FPT Safe Restart Agreement is supported by a $19 billion