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April 11, 2024
 
In This Issue
- 2024 is an AMO Board election year!
- Application for the PJ Marshall Awards is open.
- Consultation on Rural Economic Development Strategy.
- Nominations open for Lieutenant Governor’s Award.
- Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund.
- Survey: Asset Management Quality Assurance Review.
- Consultation: 2025 National Construction Codes.
- Disability Inclusion Virtual Workshop. 
- Land Use Planning - Foundations and Deeper Dive workshops.
- AntiSemitism and Anti-Islamophobia: Spring workshops.
- Councillor Training - Refresh and refine your leadership, May workshop.
- Advanced Councillor Training Series to revitalize your leadership.
- Municipal Codes of Conduct Workshop: Essential to Good Governance.
- Understanding Competing Human Rights - Upcoming workshop.
- OSUM 2024: Join provincial leaders at OSUM.
- Demystifying Digital Access: Small Changes that Make a Big Impact.
- Canoe Spring webinar series on now.  
- Upcoming webinar: Measurement and Verification for Energy.
- Municipal Energy Reporting Consulting Service: Limited time only.
- Elliot Lake awarded Kraft Hockeyville 2024!
- Survey: National Climate Project.
- Registration open for Basic Income Forum.
- Call for delegates to SIESLR Conference.
- Invasive Species Action Fund.
- Future of Aging Summit - May 15-17.
- Matrix Cares Affordable Housing Summit.
- Careers: Brampton, Peterborough and Simcoe County.


April 4 2024

In This Issue

  • 2024 is an AMO Board election year!
  • Information to assist Municipalities in flood preparedness.
  • Consultation on Ontario Energy Board Act changes.
  • Consultation on Rural Economic Development Strategy.
  • Nominations open for Lieutenant Governor’s Award.
  • Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund.
  • Survey: Asset Management Quality Assurance Review.
  • Consultation: 2025 National Construction Codes.
  • Strategies for Navigating Conflict Relationships for Strong Council Outcomes.
  • Land Use Planning - Foundations and Deeper Dive workshops.
  • AntiSemitism and Anti-Islamophobia: Spring workshops.
  • Councillor Training - Refresh and refine your leadership, May workshop.
  • Advanced Councillor Training Series to revitalize your leadership.
  • Municipal Codes of Conduct Workshop: Essential to Good Governance.
  • Understanding Competing Human Rights - Upcoming workshop.
  • OSUM 2024 - Join the OSUM Executive and colleagues in beautiful Orillia.
  • Canoe Spring Webinar Series is a week away.  
  • Upcoming webinar: Measurement and Verification for Energy.
  • Blog: Now is the Perfect Time to Review Your Employee Group Benefits Plan.
  • Service and Water Line Warranty Overview Webinar.
  • Why the future of natural gas matters for Ontarians.
  • Leading local change through Canada's net-zero building codes.
  • Call for delegates to SIESLR Conference.
  • Invasive Species Action Fund.
  • Join thought leaders and changemakers at the Future of Aging Summit next May.
  • Matrix Cares Affordable Housing Summit.
  • Careers.


March 28, 2024

In This Issue

  • 2024 is an AMO Board election year!
  • Application for the PJ Marshall Awards is open.
  • Conservation Authority regulations.
  • Information to assist Municipalities in flood preparedness.
  • Consultation on Ontario Energy Board Act changes.
  • Consultation on Rural Economic Development Strategy.
  • Nominations open for Lieutenant Governor’s Award.
  • Applications open: My Main Street Fund.
  • Applications open: Rural Transit Solutions Fund.
  • Consultation: 2025 National Construction Codes.
  • Strategies for Navigating Conflict Relationships for Strong Council Outcomes.
  • Land Use Planning - Foundations and Deeper Dive workshops.
  • AntiSemitism and Anti-Islamophobia: Spring workshops.
  • Councillor Training - Refresh and refine your leadership, May workshop.
  • Advanced Councillor Training Series to revitalize your leadership.
  • Municipal Codes of Conduct Workshop: Essential to Good Governance.
  • Understanding Competing Human Rights - Upcoming workshop.
  • OSUM 2024 - Join the OSUM Executive and colleagues in beautiful Orillia.
  • Canoe spring webinar series starts soon.
  • Upcoming webinar: Measurement and Verification for Energy Projects.
  • Don't forget to vote for Elliot Lake on March 29 and 30 - Kraft Hockeyville!
  • Ontario Bike Summit - April 3 - 5, 2024, Waterloo.
  • Captive wildlife resolution.
  • Leading local change through Canada's net-zero building codes.
  • Call for delegates to SIESLR Conference.
  • Invasive Species Action Fund.
  • Recorded webinar on energy project siting.
  • Future of Aging Summit: May 15-17.
  • Careers: Guelph, Georgina, and Peel Regional Police.


March 21, 2024

In This Issue

  • Conservation Authority regulations.
  • Information to assist Municipalities in flood preparedness.
  • Consultation on Ontario Energy Board Act changes
  • Consultation on Seniors Active Living Centres Act.
  • Consultation on Rural Economic Development Strategy.
  • Nominations open for Lieutenant Governor’s Award.
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data.
  • Applications open: My Main Street Fund.
  • Applications open: Rural Transit Solutions Fund.
  • Consultation: 2025 National Construction Codes.
  • Disability inclusion workshop and discussion: Beyond AODA compliance.
  • Managing Communications through Uncomfortable Times - Limited space.
  • Strategies for Navigating Conflict Relationships for Strong Council Outcomes.
  • Land Use Planning - Foundations and Deeper Dive workshops.
  • AntiSemitism and Anti-Islamophobia: Spring workshops.
  • Advanced Councillor Training Series to Revitalize Your Leadership.
  • Municipal Codes of Conduct Workshop: Essential to Good Governance.
  • OSUM 2024 Conference - Register today.
  • Blog: How AI is changing cybersecurity and impacting accessibility.
  • Using the Energy Planning Tool to its fullest.
  • Book your 2024 road and sidewalk inspections now.
  • Invasive Species Action Fund.
  • Energy procurements webinar for elected officials
  • Future of Aging Summit: May 15-17.
  • Careers. 


March 14, 2024

In This Issue

  • Application for the PJ Marshall Awards is open.
  • Information to assist Municipalities in flood preparedness.
  • Consultation on Ontario Energy Board Act changes
  • Consultation on Northern Services Boards Act.
  • Consultation on Seniors Active Living Centres Act.
  • Nominations open for Lieutenant Governor’s Award.
  • Consultation: Rural Economic Development Strategy.
  • Land use planning framework for energy project siting.
  • Applications open: My Main Street Fund.
  • Applications open: Rural Transit Solutions Fund.
  • Consultation: 2025 National Construction Codes.
  • AMO Conference - Early Bird Rate closes March 18.
  • OSUM 2024 Conference - Program release.
  • Cyber Security Education for Municipal Councilors - NEW registration rate.
  • What is digital accessibility and why does it matter?
  • Advanced Councillor Training Series to Revitalize Your Leadership.
  • Managing Communications through Uncomfortable Times - Limited space.
  • AntiSemitism and Anti-Islamophobia: Spring workshops.
  • Indigenous Community Awareness training.
  • Land Use Planning - Foundations and Deeper Dive workshops.
  • Strategies for Navigating Conflict Relationships for Strong Council Outcomes.
  • LAS webinar: LiDAR, Imagery, and AI for a High-Tech Future.
  • LAS consulting service for municipal energy reporting.
  • City of Elliot Lake named finalist in Top 4 Community Kraft Hockeyville!
  • Invasive Species Action Fund.
  • Ontario Age-Friendly Communities 2024 Conference.
  • Future of Aging Summit: May 15-17.
  • Careers: City of Vaughan and Peel Regional Police.