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Looming hydro rate increases have municipal leaders worried about the rising costs to operate community infrastructure.
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Carbon tax revenue use options pitched at AMM

Rural and small-town government leaders pass resolutions, propose ideas for recycling carbon taxes at 2017 fall convention

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Municipal leaders in Manitoba bracing for future hydro rate increases want the province to use carbon tax revenues to offset the higher costs to their energy bills. It’s costing a small fortune now to heat spaces like public arenas and curling clubs, said Al Abraham, deputy mayor of the LGD of Pinawa. Read more: AMM
Municipal leaders support resolution asking the province to agree to a 40-40-12 cost-sharing formula as the new Investing in Canada infrastructure program rolls out. Cheryl Kingdon-Chartier, deputy mayor of Russell-Binscarth Municipality spoke to the matter during the convention in Brandon.
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AMM wants province to pony up

A stable funding formula would ensure local communities could access federal dollars

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Manitoba’s municipal leaders want to see the province commit to a 40 per cent contribution level under a proposed funding formula for major infrastructure projects. That formula is under discussion as the federal government rolls out its new Investing in Canada infrastructure program. Budget 2017 announced a second phase for federal infrastructure spending with the
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Bullying message hits Manitoba municipalities

Resolution brought forward at convention sees overwhelming support

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Municipal leaders have sent a strong message that rude, belligerent and bullying behaviour by council members will no longer be tolerated. Delegates at last week’s Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention overwhelmingly supported two resolutions which would give municipal leaders recourse if they’re subject to harassment or other forms of misconduct by fellow councillors. Read more: No
Local governments direct questions, including questions about legal marijuana, to provincial ministers during the Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention in Brandon.
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Municipalities have questions on cannabis rollout

Municipalities have less than a month to say ‘yea or nay’

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Municipalities are scrambling after news that the province expects them to make a decision on cannabis by Dec. 22. Blaine Pedersen, minister of growth, enterprise, and trade, announced Nov. 28 that municipalities must decide if they will allow marijuana sales by the December deadline. “It’s tight timelines and we sort of apologize for that, but
Eileen Clarke, member of Indigenous and municipal relations.
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AMM hears about basket funding

The AMM has advocated a more streamlined approach to municipal funding, 
now it is getting a look at the province’s interpretation of that request

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Municipalities are getting ready for a major shift in how provincial funds are granted. The single-window application and basket funding model promised by Premier Brian Pallister during last year’s election is on the way, attendees heard during the June 15 Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) Western District meeting. The two-part changes are in response to
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No bullies allowed on municipal councils: AMM

AMM offers ongoing training for elected officials in handling conflict and working with difficult people, executive director says

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There is no place for bullying around any municipal council table. That’s the message the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) hopes is heard after bitter acrimony led to the recent dissolution of what was left of the RM of Ritchot’s council earlier this month. On May 10 Indigenous and Municipal Relations Minister Eileen Clarke appointed
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Disaster mitigation changes needed, western leaders say

New payout method could potentially 
triple costs, leaders say

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Municipal leaders in Western Canada want the federal government to revert back to a previous formula for payouts of disaster financial assistance, arguing the new method has the potential to triple costs to local governments. The Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program was created in 1970 to reimburse the provinces and individuals (via the province)
“Obviously they have a fiscal challenge in front of them, and they aren’t balancing the books on the backs of municipalities, which we think is favourable.” – Chris Goertzen, AMM president.
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Provincial budget makes no cuts to municipal funding

More flexibility in how grant monies can be allocated welcomed, says AMM president

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Municipal leaders are relieved there will be no direct cuts coming to local government funding in 2017, says the head of the province’s municipal lobby. Provincial funding for municipalities will remain at the same level in 2017 as it was last year, said Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) president Chris Goertzen shortly after hearing details
AMM’s Joe Masi says Power Smart helps with things like keeping recreation centres economical and their members want to know it will continue.
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AMM looks for clarity on Power Smart

With the province looking to create a separate energy efficiency agency, municipalities look to the 
potential impact on recreational facilities and Power Smart programs

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The Association of Manitoba Municipalities wants to make sure the Power Smart program will continue, even if it won’t be part of Manitoba Hydro. The creation of a separate energy efficiency agency was part of Progressive Conservative campaign promises in 2015, drawn from a 2014 recommendation by the Public Utilities Board. In the November 2016
Western leaders warn the province about the risks to the public associated with hunters shooting high-powered rifles at night. They also provided photos in a session with the minister of sustainable development of animals shot and left to rot.
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Municipalities press for a night hunting ban: AMM

Minister of sustainable development met for an hour with 16 leaders from western Manitoba following Ministerial Forum at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention in Winnipeg last week

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Scott Phillips didn’t mince words voicing his frustration at last week’s municipal convention about the night hunting that continues unabated in rural Manitoba. “Are you going to ban night hunting and are you going to do it right now?” the councillor from the RM of Sifton at Oak Lake asked an assembled provincial cabinet, during

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