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Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman: “As currently constructed, Bill 37 represents an attack on local democracy.
Winnipeg’s mayor and other municipal leaders have warned that democracy in Manitoba is about to take a hit.
Winnipeg’s mayor and other municipal leaders have warned that democracy in Manitoba is about to take a hit.
Bill 37, the controversial Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act, cleared the committee stage with few amendments and is set to become law. As currently constructed, Bill 37 represents an attack on local democracy, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman told a legislative committee. The bill provides greater right of appeal to developers than residents, he said.
Brandon Sun By: Tyler Clarke Save to Read Later
Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation CEO Margot Cathcart is seen in downtown Brandon on Friday. (Tyler Clarke/The Brandon Sun)
With its first CEO set to begin work next month, the Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation is nearing an opening date.
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With its first CEO set to begin work next month, the Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation is nearing an opening date.
Margot Cathcart begins work at the Brandon-based organization May 3, at which time she’s intent on hitting the ground running. The board has done a fantastic job in putting vision documents for me to get started, but there’s a lot of work in my future, she said of the provincially funded organization.
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New Investments Will Support Barrier-Free Services, Improve Service Delivery and Protection for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Squires The province is supporting accessibility and greater protection for Manitobans living with disabilities through a new $20-million endowment fund that will provide grants to municipalities, businesses and organizations to help eliminate barriers to their services, Families Minister Rochelle Squires announced today. “Our government is committed to ensuring services throughout the province are accessible and inclusive,” said Squires. “This investment will enable businesses, municipalities and organizations to make changes needed to ensure the services, goods and supports they provide are easily available to all Manitobans.”
Transitional budget gets thumbs-up from biz, rural leaders
Last Modified: 9:40 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2021 | Updates
Loren Remillard, President and CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce.
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Manitoba Municipalities say the budget hit the right notes or at least not too many sour ones.
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Manitoba Municipalities say the budget hit the right notes or at least not too many sour ones. It felt like a transitional budget, whereby they re touching on a number of areas, but in a light way because they re waiting to see how the next few weeks, months and year ahead start to take shape, said Winnipeg chamber CEO Loren Remillard.
Municipalities feeling the COVID-19 crunch By: Kam Blight
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As we move into year two of the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities have remained on the front lines, keeping local communities safe by continuing to deliver essential services.
This sombre anniversary provides an opportunity for all orders of government to take stock and reflect on COVID-19’s impacts as we chart our collective recovery. That is why the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) developed two separate COVID-19 surveys to learn about the impacts and fiscal pressures municipalities have experienced due to the ongoing pandemic.
The overall goal of these surveys is to provide guidance to the provincial and federal governments as they contemplate additional financial assistance to municipalities in their 2021 budgets.