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Provincial party leaders go head-to-head during a pre-election debate hosted by the Association of Manitoba Municipalities in April.

AMM puts heat on infrastructure as next week’s election looms

Municipal funding should be higher on the priority list, association says

By Geralyn Wichers September 29, 2023

Municipal leaders say all parties appear ready to provide steady funding for municipalities, but aren’t giving infrastructure enough airtime as the provincial election draws near. “We need to see more,” said Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett in a Sept. 20 news release. “Building and maintaining core infrastructure – from water and wastewater to broadband – is a

(L to r) Brandon Mayor Rick Chrest, AMM president and Steinbach Mayor Chris Goertzen and Winnipeg Mayor  Brian Bowman.

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AMM calls for municipal input into infrastructure spending

The Association of Manitoba Municipalities says a united voice from  civic leaders made infrastructure a top election issue

By Jennifer Paige April 27, 2016

The Association of Manitoba Municipalities doesn’t care who the next provincial government is, it’s just happy its message on infrastructure needs cut through the campaign noise. That was the message from Manitoba’s reeves and mayors at the recent meeting of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities in Brandon, where infrastructure spending topped the agenda. It’s a

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New federal funding for beaver control

Rural municipality politicians are concerned about unrealistic expectations

By Meghan Mast August 14, 2014

Beavers might be Canadian icons, but the buck-toothed mammals are a growing concern for some Manitoba rural municipalities. The furry nuisances topple trees and plug culverts, flooding towns and farmland. A new beaver-control program brings good news for farmers, but is troubling for municipal politicians in problem areas, who are concerned the program has unrealistic

Flooding at Portage diversion in Manitoba.

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Rural infrastructure to get cash infusion

The numbers look impressive, but the breakdown between provincial and municipal spending  needs to be examined when funding is announced

By Shannon VanRaes March 19, 2014

Municipal officials are welcoming the provincial government’s commitment to invest in infrastructure over the next five years. “On the municipal side we were pleased with the announcements that came. It’s nowhere near enough to cover the $11-billion deficit that we have in infrastructure, but this is a pretty good start,” said Doug Dobrowolski, president of

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Agriculture gets little mention in new provincial budget

By Shannon VanRaes April 30, 2012

Gas taxes are up, riparian credit is gone  and nutrient management gets a 10 per cent  tax credit in Manitoba’s 2012 budget

Farm leaders were underwhelmed by the first budget from Manitoba’s former agriculture minister. “I was with other farm leaders afterwards and we really didn’t have much to talk about,” said Doug Chorney, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. Finance Minister Stan Struthers’ budget included a top-up of $15 an acre for Excess Moisture Insurance but that

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Municipalities Get One Per Cent Of PST In Provincial Budget

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

Manitoba’s municip alities have achieved their long-term goal of receiving a fixed share of the provincial sales tax for infrastructure projects – sort of. The provincial government is promising legislation requiring one point of the seven per cent tax be invested each year in municipal infrastructure and transit. The promise is in Finance Minister Rosann

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Not Much New For Agriculture In 2009 Provincial Budget

By Ron Friesen April 2, 2009

“Little pots of money for various things.” – DOUG DOBROWOLSKI, AMM Manitoba’s latest provincial budget contains a smattering of initiatives useful to farmers but little new spending on agriculture programs themselves. The government plans to spend $225.7 million on agriculture in 2009-10, a 3.2 per cent increase from the previous year. Spending on risk management,

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Municipalities call for growth revenue source for infrastructure

By Lorraine Stevenson December 4, 2008

“It’s a little more clear now. We are not asking for a new tax.” – Doug Dobrowolski, Incoming AMM President It sparked long debate and at times threatened to divide delegates, but in the end Manitoba’s reeves, councillors and mayors overwhelmingly mandated their association to begin lobbying for more cash to flow to local government

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AMM proposes one per cent tax increase

By Lorraine Stevenson November 20, 2008

“They’re just finally saying ‘look, we can’t just nibble at this on the edges anymore. We’ve got to figure out how to tackle it.” – AMM President Ron Bell A proposed new tax that could raise millions for repairing municipal infrastructure is expected to be the key issue before Manitoba’s reeves, mayors and councillors gathering

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AMM puts heat on infrastructure as next week’s election looms

AMM calls for municipal input into infrastructure spending

New federal funding for beaver control

Rural infrastructure to get cash infusion

Agriculture gets little mention in new provincial budget

Municipalities Get One Per Cent Of PST In Provincial Budget

Not Much New For Agriculture In 2009 Provincial Budget

Municipalities call for growth revenue source for infrastructure

AMM proposes one per cent tax increase

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