PCs say office would become new go-to resource for rural industry
How much should municipalities get when it comes time to divvy out tax revenue on pot? A recent poll from the AMM suggests at least half
Manitoba Hydro hopes to increase rates 7.9 per cent annually for the next five years, a total 46.3 per cent jump over current rates
Local governments aren’t happy with word Manitoba Hydro is hoping to increase rates by nearly eight per cent a year for the next half-decade. Delegates from the Municipality of Pipestone raised the issue at the recent Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) western membership meeting and found plenty of support for their position. After the western
The Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain says a Non-Cities Caucus would better represent rural issues on the AMM, but the western membership was not convinced when the issue went to vote
Western members of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) have put the brakes on a proposed Non-Cities Caucus, which would gather rural municipalities to discuss common concerns. The group would have matched the existing Cities Caucus, which meets to discuss urban priorities. The resolution, sponsored by the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain, was narrowly defeated at a June
Provincial finance minister says province is looking at “some bold new ideas on the subject” while also seeking ways to ease tax pressure on farmers in the shorter term
The AMM wants some areas to be exempt from new restrictions on cosmetic pesticides
The newly appointed minister of municipal government says the province will help with the amalgamation process
The room was pin-drop quiet as Stan Struthers, Manitoba’s new minister of municipal government, addressed the Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention here last week. His speech largely focused on fence mending after a year of tension between the province and municipalities over forced amalgamation. Most of his 40-minute talk was spent defending the province’s decision
