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	April 21, 2017 To:[[Courriel]]
Top News

The Unflushables Campaign Launches Across Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver is rolling out a new campaign in hopes of educating residents to stop dumping items down the drain that clog the municipal and regional sewer system. This is a national problem and. . . ( more )

Calgary
City Wide Green Cart Program Set to Roll out in June

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
Are you a cell phone hoarder? You are not alone

TransLink
TransLink trades diesel buses for hybrids to reduce fleet emissions

Bathurst
Ernie Boudreau named new police chief

York Region
Total of $4.7 billion in capital projects being planned over the next decade

School of Public Policy
Who Really Pays Corporate Income Tax? New Policy School Reports

The GE LED roadway solution designed for reliability

News of the day by category

POLITICS | ETHICS

Cape Breton Regional Municipality
CBRM mayoral candidates raked in business donations under 'wild west' rules

British Columbia
B.C. Liberals give back donations worth over $174,000

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS | AGREEMENTS | BARGAINING

Yukon
Yukon Employees Union presses government to improve hiring practices

SOCIAL MEDIA | COMMUNICATION | WEB | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION

Timmins
Get notified of City news, including Council meetings

Halton Hills
Town Launches New Sister City Web Page

Ontario
Essex County pledges $1.1 million to bring faster internet to rural areas

Mississauga
New Self-Service Options Available on Pingstreet

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FINANCIAL | BUDGETS | TAXES

Courtenay
City Releases Draft of 2017-2021 Five Year Financial Plan

ECONOMY | INVESTMENTS

Ontario
Foreign buyers tax, expanded rent control coming to Ontario

Alberta
Province bans hiring foreign workers for 29 high-skilled jobs

Lake Country
Lake Country economy continues to boom

London
City council endorses pitch to help businesses impacted by BRT

Toronto
City joins fight to keep music scene bumping in the face of club closures

Government of Canada
$1.5M Invested to Support Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Youth in the Temiskaming Shores Region

Government of Canada
Nearly $600,000 Invested to Create Jobs and Accelerate Business and Economic Growth in Northwestern Ontario

Government of Canada
Bishop's Falls developing sustainable tourism infrastructure

Red Lake
Government of Canada Invests $120,000 to Support Infrastructure Upgrades, Tourism and Business Growth

INFRASTRUCTURE | PUBLIC WORKS

Government of Canada
Smoother, safer rides for drivers and cyclists along the Cabot Trail

Alberta
Major investment in highway projects will provide safer, more efficient travel across the province

Whitehorse
City mulls larger, $55M operations building plan

Calgary
Crowchild Trail upgrades including interchanges, bridge and tunnel get green light from committee

Kingston
Update on the preliminary design and business plan for proposed Third Crossing project

Saskatchewan
Construction begins on Martensville and Warman overpasses

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URBAN PLANNING | LAND MANAGEMENT

Winnipeg
Mayor's inner circle approves $6.5M grant to help build SkyCity tower

London
City staff stick by advice to give developer $2.7 million subsidy to help clear way for proposed high-rise downtown

Halifax
South end Halifax light pollution 'like living in a Walmart parking lot'

Peterborough
City Releases Updates to Building Services Division/Ontario Building Code for 2017

ENVIRONMENT

Newfoundland and Labrador
'The gloves are off': Whitbourne mayor slams revised composting facility plan

Manitoba
Government quietly shutters agency responsible for environmental protection programs

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ENERGY | NATURAL RESOURCES

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
KT Energy Receives Permit for Fort Nelson LNG Plant

Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow
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HEALTH | FOOD

North Battleford
North Battleford tainted water victims get settlement in class action

Yarmouth
Residents launch lawsuit against town over water contamination

Brampton
Study highlights healthy opportunities for City

British Columbia
Toll reaches almost four a day in B.C.'s overdose crisis: coroner

Nova Scotia
Province names communities that will get new nurses

Ontario
2 people in Ontario die of opioid overdoses every day

FAMILY | SENIORS | COMMUNITY | HOUSING

Pickering
City achieves Platinum Level - Youth Friendly Community designation

Alberta
Leduc to get new affordable housing complex

Yellowknife
Ending Yellowknife homelessness would help 1,500 people but may cost $170M, says consultant

Sechelt
Sunshine Coast Cold Weather Shelter Receives $9,000 Grant from District

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PARKS | RECREATION | SPORTS | ARENAS

Government of Canada
Close to $6 million in funding to help Thetford Mines improve its sports infrastructure to host the Quebec Games

Government of Canada
Construction of a future sports complex and renovations to two sports facilities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and Quebec

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TRANSIT | TRAFFIC | CYCLING | PEDESTRIANS

Metro Vancouver
Battery-powered buses could be coming to Metro Vancouver

Ottawa
OC Transpo launches Ready for Rail campaign

Ottawa
OC Transpo launches new $1M advertising campaign to get commuters ready for light rail

Ontario
Deputy Premier says Liberals will study, not build, high-speed rail link between Toronto and London

TransLink
TransLink highlights environmental responsibility in the planning, provision and maintenance of regional transportation services

POLICE | FIRE | EMERGENCY | PARAMEDIC

Orangeville
CAO reconfirms support for Treasurer's police costing analysis

Burlington
City announces new Provincial Offences Courthouse to open in 2019

Ontario
Amherstburg switching police dispatch service from LaSalle to Windsor, saving $800K

Toronto
Police seek public's help picking new cruisers after complaints about previous dark grey ones

Saskatchewan
Province needs to address its crime problem: policy analyst

Alberta
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team clears officers of wrongdoing in April, 2015 in-custody death

Chatham-Kent
Police find nearly one third of sexual assault cases improperly classified 'unfounded'

British Columbia
B.C. police watchdog plans to appeal court ruling involving suspended chief

CULTURE | HERITAGE | LIBRARY

Nova Scotia
'Rescue archeology' needed to save ancient Louisbourg burial ground

Vancouver
Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood finally gets a library

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British Columbia

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Alberta

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SMS Equipment | Performing small maintenance repairs & large overhauls

Articles

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Commissionaires - Safeguarding Communities

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Children and Safety in Our Cities

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