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Tough Decisions
By Gord Hume
Municipalities across Canada are increasingly confronted by tough decisions on an often-divisive community issue: how to respond to public marches, demonstrations, city council hearings, and the use. . . . . . ( more )
 

The Conversation
Is permanent daylight savings time a good idea?
 

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
SDG Counties names Jamie Fawthrop as new chief administrative officer
 

Prince Edward County
Council appoints Adam Goheen Chief Administrative Officer
 

Saugeen Shores
Town Welcomes New Town Clerk
 

Stony Plain
Town Receives Fourteenth Consecutive Canadian Award for Financial Reporting
 

Pembina Institute
Alberta's electricity emissions plan overly reliant on “risky bets”; new data shows wind and solar still being held back
 

Ontario
Province Taking Next Steps to Improve Conservation Authorities
 

Owen Sound
Ontario Nature Permanently Protects Sauble Dunes North
 

Capital Regional District
CRD launches regional building benchmarking program to support emissions reductions
 

Newfoundland and Labrador
Provincial Government Delivering on Promise of Permanent Reduction of Gas Tax
 

Government of Saskatchewan
New Record Setting Municipal Revenue Sharing in Saskatchewan
 

Nova Scotia
$53.6 Million in Grants, Funding Reinstated
 

Ontario
Province Investing $47 Million to Expand Community Non-Profit Programs
 

Whitby
Town Secures Additional Investment in Future Fieldgate Sports Complex
 

Mississauga
City receives $28 million in federal funding to help ongoing efforts to boost housing supply
 
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Clearview
Township's 2025 Annual Report
Camping and RV Industry Definitions for Municipalities | Learn More »
 

Parksville
Mail ballots will be allowed for Parksville municipal election this fall

Cranbrook
Proposed Sign Bylaw Changes To Limit Number of Candidate Signs Ahead Of Fall Election

Iqaluit
City Councillor Resignation
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CUPE BC
Fruitvale municipal workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
Prefab Precast Concrete is changing how we deliver new schools
 

Sooke
Council attendance records show wide gaps among members

Huntsville
Huntsville outdoor lighting bylaw preserves darkness of night sky

London
London looks to give its short-term accommodation rules more teeth
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Niagara Falls
Want to make a complaint about a councillor in Niagara Falls? It will now cost you $1,000

Laval
Laval mayor urges Ottawa to stop CRA from taxing stolen $7M
Poop happens! Pick-up bag dispensers & waste bin combos from Practica
 

Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent Demonstrates Strong Financial Position in 2025 BMA Municipal Study

Town of Whitby
Mayor Roy's statement on Ontario's broken provincial-municipal funding system

Fredericton
Council rejects UNB request for $12M over next decade to keep aging pool afloat

St. John's
2026 Capital Budget Approved

Amherst
Special Council Meeting – 2026/2027 Operational and Capital Budgets
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Muskoka
Muskoka will pay students to be their own boss

Toronto
Toronto councillor wants NHL to host outdoor game in the city. This is the venue he said would make for an ‘unforgettable backdrop'
 

Surrey
Surrey council OKs more than $12.8M in public works contracts

Burnaby
Burnaby's once-in-a-generation civic building program reaches 50% completion milestone

Chilliwack
New detection system in Chilliwack to cut highway-overpass strikes from overheight trucks

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Submarine watermain to West Bamfield complete

Saskatoon
City of Saskatoon looking to curb trespassing, intrusions following fire in University Bridge structure
 
 

Kamloops
New Pricing Announced for Royal Avenue Lots for Sale

Manitoba
Provincial Government and Manitoba Métis Federation Expand Access to Safe, Supportive Transitional Housing in Interlake Region

Windsor
Mayor seeks options to waive development charges to spur backlog of housing projects in Windsor
 

Edmonton
Edmonton's single-use waste rules unpopular — but working

British Columbia
Skwah First Nation powers the community with solar energy

qathet Regional District
Brookfield power export proposal moves to full licensing process

New Brunswick
NB Power's request for April 1 rate hike denied, new rate delayed

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
SLRD and Lil'wat Nation call for provincial funding to address Place Glacier hazard

Township of Langley
Township Enhances Tree Protection Through Education and Enforcement

Vancouver Island
Mosaic Forest Management launching Koksilah watershed pilot

Chilliwack
Chilliwack slough project nets $404K to restore ‘vital riparian habitat' for species at risk

Regina
City Warns of High Levels of Recycling Contamination
 
 

Surrey
First two Surrey community clinics to open in City Centre and Newton

City of Cold Lake
Doctor numbers increasing in Cold Lake

New Brunswick
Nursing Home Without Walls program offered in Edmundston

Amherstburg
Less than 8% of Amherstburg residents lack a family doctor
 

Halifax
Council considers asking province to create dangerous dog registry

London
Oh rats! With complaints growing, councillors call for stepped up rodent response
 

Canmore
$50,000 Gift Expands Family and Social Supports in Canmore
 

Lake Country
District launches new permit program for mountain bike guiding and instruction

City of Kamloops
Meet the Team Behind the Kamloops Arena Multiplex

City of Delta
Below-Ground Work on New Winskill Recreation Centre Nears Completion and Baseball Diamonds Near Completion

Grand Bay-Westfield
Town receives funding from Community Investment Fund

Alberta
Town of Cochrane and Rocky View County launch joint owner review of recreation facilities

Toronto
Queen's Park North could be getting $50M facelift, courtesy of the Weston family

Manitoba
Thompson, Flin Flon prepare pool construction projects, swimming programs
 
 

Winnipeg
Winnipeg Transit's polycarbonate shelter pilot project sees encouraging results

Laval
STL to cancel 60 bus trips per day due to supply chain issues

Saskatoon
Saskatoon Transit to launch new smart cards March 20

Fort McMurray
Specialized bus program in Fort McMurray hitting some bumps in wake of merger
 

Penticton
City launches “Not in My Community” campaign to address intimate partner violence

Port Alberni
Port Alberni Mounties working at higher pace than average city: report

Village of Keremeos
Keremeos quadruples list of fineable fire offences under bylaw

Special Investigations Unit
SIU Investigating Man Fatally Shot by OPP Near Kenora

Winnipeg
Former RCMP officer who guarded crashed radioactive satellite in Arctic connecting assignment to cancer diagnosis

Special Investigations Unit
SIU Concludes Investigation into Brantford Arrest of Man

Saskatchewan
Suspect died by suicide in fatal 2024 incident on Fishing Lake First Nation: SIRT
 

Manitoba
Provincial Government Invests $600,000 to Support Expansion of Gaynor Family Regional Library

Sackville
Sackville library looks toward a future in a bigger, more accessible space

South Bruce Peninsula
Town Announces the Passing of Beloved Wiarton Willie
 
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