Canadian Municipalities
Reduce Emissions and Save Energy
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released a new 53-page report on local initiatives in some of the 250+ Canadian municipalities participating in its Partners for Climate Protection program. The report details results from a 2015 survey and provides leading examples of climate change action plans, projects and funding sources. In our province, so far only Regina and Saskatoon are participating in the Partners for Climate Protection program. Now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to invest a further $75 million to help municipalities reach their climate goals, the time is ripe to get your climate action plan in place.
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MCDP Shuttering Its Doors
Unfortunately, funding for the Municipal Capacity Development Program (MCDP) has ended and will not be renewed into 2016. Effective March 31, 2016, the MCDP will be closing its doors and the services and staff will no longer be available to assist with inter-municipal initiatives. The MCDP's website will still be available for the time being
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For more information on the Program's closure please see this letter jointly signed by SUMA and SARM.
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Rail Crossing Survey
Thank you to all the municipalities that completed our recent survey on the Grade Crossing Regulations. SUMA is analyzing the information and will keep you apprised of any action. For those of you who may have missed the survey, it's not too late to act. If you have an active Canadian National Railway or Canadian Pacific Railway grade crossing in your municipal boundaries, your municipality is responsible and has been mandated to have the requested information reviewed by an engineer and provided to the carrier by
November 27, 2016. If you are interested in a group purchase of engineering services, please send an email to
Beverly Bradshaw
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Transport Canada website.
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Brownfields
Webinar
FCM is offering a free webinar March 24 on practical ideas for bringing contaminated former industrial or commercial sites back into productive use. Hear how three municipalities discovered the right combination of plans, incentives and collaboration for redeveloping their brownfields. Be part of the conversation and get advice that you can apply in your community. Register for free!
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Free New Online Safety Training For First Responders
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Local Government Election Training
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City
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Location
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Address
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May 25
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Prince Albert
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PA Inn
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3620 2nd Ave. W
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May 26
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Yorkton
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Gallagher Centre
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455 Broadway St. W
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May 27
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Battleford
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Alex Dillabough Centre
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432 27th St.
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May 31
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Swift Current
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Eagles Club
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1910 Service Rd. W
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June 1
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Weyburn
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McKenna Hall
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317 3rd St. NE
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June 2
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Regina
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Travelodge
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4177 Albert St. S
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Urban Update Advertisement
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March 23rd, 11am-12pm CST
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Loader and Grader
Tire Sale
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Municipalities Today
The latest edition of Municipalities Today, published by the provincial government, is now available. Don't miss the 2016 Winter edition, which is packed with useful information for local governments, such as managing conflict of interest, and enforcing nuisance bylaws.
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Classifieds
Positions Available
For a full listing of ads, visit the
SUMA Classifieds
under the Programs and Services tab.
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Grants
Upcoming Deadlines
For a full listing of grants, check the
Grants section of our website under the Resources tab.
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About Us
Thank you for reading the Urban Update this week. We welcome your comments.
SUMA
200-2222 13th Ave.
Regina, SK S4P 3M7
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