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British Columbia municipal leaders seek better solutions to crises impacting their communities
A man using a rolling walker passes tents set up on the sidewalk at a sprawling homeless encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on Aug. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
alberta
Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, public interest
Suncor pipes that carry various liquids from their MacKay River pad in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta, on June 12, 2017. The group representing Alberta's rural municipalities says the province is trying to increase production from its declining conventional oil and gas fields at the expense of local tax bases, environmental oversight and the public interest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
Updates to Ontario’s municipal code of conduct rules further delayed
Ontario's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. The Mayor of an eastern Ontario city and five out of six municipal councillors are condemning the last member of the group for appearing on an online show they say promotes hate speech and extremist views, stating her increasingly controversial history has "created an environment of fear and intimidation" for the group. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Cities sit on too much cash. Here’s how they could help with Canada’s housing crisis
Nick Dahir and William B.P. Robson
canada
Pickering, Ont. council accuses councillor of creating ‘environment of fear’
Nov. 2022 after Lisa Robinson elected to the Office of City Councillor, Ward 1, in Pickering. SOURCE: City of Pickering, Facebook
canada
Vancouver mayor and council rescind plan to suspend the work of the city’s integrity commissioner
Lisa Southern, Integrity Commissioner for Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. credit: City of Vancouver
british columbia
Vancouver integrity commissioner releases reports that mayor’s office tried to block
Lisa Southern, Integrity Commissioner for Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. credit: City of Vancouver
canada
Toronto council passes flood mitigation motion that could include stormwater charge on businesses
About 12 cars were stuck on the flooded Don Valley Parkway in Toronto after torrential rain caused the Don River to overflow at the Dundas Street bridge. First responders forced to rescue stranded people from flooded cars. July 16, 2024 (Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail)
canada
A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters at the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax on Monday, July 15, 2024. In the year since so-called strong mayor powers were granted to the heads of council in a swath of Ontario municipalities, most mayors have used them sparingly — if at all — though in some corners a sense of unease with the sweeping authority remains.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
opinion
Vancouver’s decision to remove or alter some mountain views sparks outrage
Kerry Gold
canada
Local family used swastikas to accuse Quebec municipality of racism
A small Quebec community has been locked in a drawn-out battle for the last two years with a local family that accuses it of being “the most racist city in the world.” Quebec Superior Court is seen in Montreal, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
canada
Montreal to hold public consultations on how to better manage services for homeless
canada
City of Montreal says painting a house as an ad for Koodo is against the rules
A home painted to promote the new home internet service of Canadian wireless provider Koodo is seen in Montreal, Thursday, July 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
canada
Caledon, Ont., council approves zoning changes aimed at doubling size of community with new housing
An aerial photo shows a housing development across the road from vacant land, one of twelve pieces of land across the community slated for development, at the north-east corner of Mt Hope Road and Columbia Way, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail)
alberta
Tweaks still possible to controversial legislation affecting Alberta municipalities, minister says
The head of an LGBTQ group in central Alberta says he wasn't surprised a candidate who compared transgender students in schools to feces in food won her seat in Monday's provincial election, which saw the United Conservative Party win a majority government. A UCP sign is shown in front of the Alberta flag prior to the party's leadership announcement in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Surrey, B.C., police force transition an example of ‘what not to do,’ RCMP union head says
A Surrey police officer speaks with a colleague at the back of a police vehicle in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The safety of the residents of Surrey and the rest of the province is "non-negotiable" and is the provincial governmentÕs main reason for forcing the city to move ahead with an independent police force instead of keeping the RCMP, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Explore the Power Gap in Canadian municipalities