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May 5, 2026 Edition
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May 5, 2026 Edition
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The Conversation
How to make public spaces accessible, safe and attractive for an aging population
 

"Be prepared. Know your risks."
Government of Canada marks Emergency Preparedness Week and strengthens federal emergency management
 

Manitoba
Manitoba Government Launches MB Ready App
 

Government of Canada
Abegweit First Nation, the Government of Canada, and the Province of Prince Edward Island announce a first-of-its-kind multilateral emergency management agreement
 

Newfoundland and Labrador
Funding Available to Improve Accessibility Across Newfoundland and Labrador
 

New doctors join Yukon health system
Government of Yukon is reporting early success in physician recruitment
 

Town of Osoyoos
Announcement of Chief Administrative Officer's Retirement
 

District of Kitimat
Kitimat Unveils Final Campaign of its National Resident Attraction Initiative
 

St. Thomas
City Launches New Citizen Science "Chronolog" Installations at Local Parks
 
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Kitchener
City launches planning process for 2027–2030 Strategic Plan

Victoria
Victoria ranked one of the 50 ‘best cities in the world for Gen Z to move to'
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Langford
City honours the life and service of Councillor Lillian Szpak

New Brunswick
Municipality of Grand Lake councillor and candidate Greg Smith remembered as community pillar
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Halifax
Mayor calls for better communication after Halifax approves bar's patio, rips up sidewalk

Coquitlam
Coquitlam Adopts Streamlined Interim Official Community Plan
We're shining a light on open government work! Submit yours by June 8.
 

New Brunswick
Some N.B. municipal politicians reconsidering futures over harassment, bullying
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Esquimalt Nation
Esquimalt Nation opens new health centre blending modern care with traditional healing

Northwest Territories
Pehdzéh Ki First Nation and the Government of the Northwest Territories' Workplan Progress Update
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Belleville
New Belleville Economic Development Website Launches For Economic Development Week

University of Waterloo
Advancing AI readiness in community care across Waterloo Region
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Lethbridge
Council Committee hears 2027 Operating Budget update

Capital Regional District
Capital Regional District reports on 2025 grant funding for the Electoral Areas

Meadow Lake
City's increased overdraft limit extended
 

Swan Hills
How a northern Alberta town pulled together after a severe storm damaged their only school

Prince Edward Island
Reeling from crisis, P.E.I.'s oyster industry hopes disease-resistant seed from U.S. helps

County of Brant
County shares 2025 Economic Development and Tourism Year End Report

Windsor
Windsor's Sandwich Town launches tourism campaign

Montreal
Tourisme Montréal focuses on infrastructure to strengthen Montréal's competitiveness
 

Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver is running out of drinking water — and the solutions are interesting

Cache Creek
Cache Creek receives $2.7M to install new emergency lift station

Mountain View County
County Celebrates Completion of Sundre Airport Lighting Upgrades
 
 

Montreal
Access to housing is falling faster in the Montreal area than other major cities
 

Canada
Government's strategy to protect critical infrastructure from climate change falling short: report

Prince Edward Island
P.E.I.'s landfill could last 22 more years with new transfer station, bigger incinerator plant

Nunavik
Canada's largest off-grid Inuit-owned hydro project replaces most diesel in Arctic community

Barrie
Mayor Announces Lands for New Conservation Board

Canada
Audit finds flood hazard mapping behind schedule, doesn't account for climate change

Vancouver
Councillor wants Vancouver's cool kit program reinstated ahead of hot summer forecast

Qualicum Beach
Town receives $840K in funding for riverbank erosion protection

St. Catharines
Invasive spotted lanternfly found in St. Catharines, Ont. U.S. officials say stomp it

Saskatchewan
Town of Leader to pause drawing water from South Saskatchewan River due to fuel spill
 
 

New Brunswick
Province reaches midway point of collaborative care clinic commitment

Alberta
Strengthening acute care in Sherwood Park
 

Western University
Western-Birds Canada partnership powers science birds and nature need to thrive

Wasaga Beach
Piping Plovers Get Added Protection at Wasaga Beach
 

Town of Cap-Acadie
The Cap-Acadie Intergenerational Complex Opens its Doors to the Public

City of Vaughan
Coming soon: New playground at Tammy Breda Park

Lethbridge
City Launches Sports Field Closures Webpage

Vancouver
Park Board reverses decision to cut lifeguards at 4 Vancouver beaches

St. Thomas
PowerCo and city forge new community nature trail in St. Thomas

Hinton
Beaver Boardwalk Reopens Key Sections

Montreal
Lachine residents push back after borough scraps pool project
 
 

Ontario
Ontario reveals ‘tough new rules' to combat public transit drug use

Langley Township
New bike, pedestrian paths planned for Brookswood

Montreal
Hochelaga Street bike path plan scaled back in Montreal
 

Town of Caledon
Caledon Fire and Emergency Services celebrate graduation of its largest full-time recruit class

Ontario
Province Investing More Than $6.5 Million to Strengthen Ontario Corps

Municipality of Lakeshore
Lakeshore Adds Two Full-time Firefighters to Roster

Saint John
City Celebrates New Grant?Funded Equipment

Newfoundland and Labrador
RNCA welcomes commitment to hire new officers, but says more are still needed

Lethbridge
Lethbridge could lose 114-year-old integrated fire, emergency service

Ontario
Province Protecting Transit Users From Illegal Drug Use

Ottawa
Three children recognized at the 9-1-1 Children's Achievement Awards

Capital Regional District
Who's your neighbour in an emergency: CRD joins province-wide event

Winnipeg
Police training needs update after fatal shooting of 16-year-old: expert

Charlottetown
Complaint against Charlottetown officers in Indigenous man's suicide case dismissed

Saskatchewan
SIRT Concludes Investigation into Custody Death at Melfort RCMP Detachment
 

Yellowknife
Move the library, keep the Wildcat Café: What Yellowknife residents want from city's facility review
 
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ARTICLES
Municipal Information Network
Beyond an "Oops"
By Gord Hume
Municipal Information Network
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We're shining a light on open government work! Submit yours by June 8.
 
 
EVENTS

Date: 5 May 2026
AI IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: What's Real, What's Not, What Matters
 

Date: 5 May 2026
Development Charges 101: The Basics
 

Date: 5 May 2026
Certificate in Business Innovation ($30 CAD Online)
 

Date: 6 May 2026
Certificate in Lean - Black Belt ($100 CAD Online)
 

Date: 6 May 2026
Certificate in Lean - Green Belt ($90 CAD Online)
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Municipal Information Network
The Dimness of the Sunshine List
By Gord Hume
Municipal Information Network
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