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Rural municipalities ‘grinding to a halt’ in face of pandemic
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Rural municipalities ‘grinding to a halt’ in face of pandemic

COVID-19: Community centres and offices go dark in effort to protect residents

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Rural municipal leaders are rethinking how they govern and provide essential services in an era of social distancing due to COVID-19. It’s “hurry up and wait to get everything in place,” said West Interlake Reeve Art Jonasson. The RM of West Interlake has closed its office to the public, though staff will continue to work,
Joe Masi, executive director of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, 
said it was good that the concept of a Rural Caucus came up for discussion.
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AMM says no to Non-Cities Caucus

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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
Manitoba Hydro staff have been running hard this week clearing ice from power lines. This Hydro employee was knocking hoarfrost off a line three miles west of Miami, Man., Thursday (Dec. 17) afternoon. Power outages have occurred in many areas of Manitoba, especially in south-central and western regions. In some cases transmission lines have been damaged, while in others Manitoba Hydro has turned the power off so staff could clear the lines. Some people on social media have reported being without electricity for 12 hours.
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Need for more disaster planning in rural Manitoba

A seminar Jan. 14 in Portage la Prairie will look at how the risk environment is changing in rural Manitoba

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Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to prepare for disaster. The Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) and the Manitoba governments Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) want input from municipal leaders, emergency co-ordinators, rural businesses and ordinary citizens on how best to prepare for climate change in the face
Main Street in Russell, Man.
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Small-town growth strategies analyzed

The RDI report includes six municipal case studies

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Regional is the new rural, according to a new report released by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) showing the most successful efforts to boost population in rural areas are those most focused across wider regions. Growth Strategies for Rural Communities includes six case studies that explore where municipalities, both losing and gaining in populations have
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New era in municipal history begins

Not since the time between 1880 and around 1910 has the municipal map been so dramatically redrawn, says historian

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The Rural Municipality of Lansdowne has reached its 130th year, but a cake served at a do just before Christmas in Arden wasn’t to celebrate that milestone. It was for a retirement and farewell for two of its councillors who won’t be sitting at the table after January 1, 2015. Their wards are gone, and

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