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GREENING of Municipalities The Magazine of the ASSOCI atION OF MANITOBA MUNICIPALITIES S U mm E R 2 0 0 9 Special Report: The GREENING of Municipalities REASSESSMENT 2010 EL SALVADOR EXCHANGE PM40065075 5th Annual Lobby Days • 2009 Municipal Excellence Award 20 TABLE OFContents The Magazine of the ASSOCI ATION On the 20 27 OF MANITOBA MUNICIPALITIES SUMMER 2009 Cover: Special Manitoba Hydro’s Report: new headquarters in The GREENING of Municipalities downtown Winnipeg offers state-of-the-art GREEN construction. REASSESSMENT 2010 EL SALVADOR EXCHANGE PM40065075 5th Annual Lobby Days • 2009 Municipal Excellence Award FEATURES Departments AMM Municipal Excellence Award . 12 President’s Report . 4 Executive Director’s Report . 5 5th annual Lobby Days . 16 In Brief . 6 And Furthermore . 8 AMM Education . 10 Reassessment 2010: an overview . 20 Municipal Profile . 12 Update from Broadway . 15 El Salvador exchange . .24 MMAA Report . .18 From the FCM (NEW!) . .22 Special Report: Legal Corner . 48 The Greening of Municipalities . .25 Insurance . .50 MTCML . 53 Candid Camera . 56 Reach our Advertisers . 60 Municipal Leader is published quarterly by Publication management and production by: the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. A M M M I S SION Send change of address to: Association of Manitoba Municipalities STATEM ENT 1910 Saskatchewan Avenue W. The Association of Manitoba Municipalities Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0P1 3rd Floor - 2020 Portage Avenue identifies and addresses the needs and Ph: (204) 856-2366 Fax: (204) 856-2370 Winnipeg, MB R3J 0K4 concerns of its members in order to achieve e-mail: [email protected] Ph: (204) 985-9780 Fax: (204) 985-9795 strong and effective municipal government. www.amm.mb.ca e-mail: [email protected] www.kelman.ca Publications Mail Agreement #40065075 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Managing Editor: Terry Ross [email protected] Art Design/Production: Tracy Toutant Advertising Manager: Dave Gill Advertising Coordinator: Lauren Campbell Note: The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily the views of the AMM or its Board. Do your part for the environment, Contents may not be reproduced without the express consent of the publisher. reuse and recycle. Municipal Leader | Summer 2009 3 PRESIDENT’SReport AMM Board OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE A WELCOME BREAK PRESIDENT Councillor Doug Dobrowolski between busy seasons RM of Macdonald Doug Dobrowolski, President VICE-PRESIDENT, RURAL Reeve Roger Wilson RM of Birtle I certainly hope as you read this • Bill 4: The Community Revitalization VICE-PRESIDENT, URBAN that summer weather has finally arrived Tax Increment Financing Act, a new Mayor Shirley Kalyniuk in Manitoba, crops are well-established, tool to help stimulate development in Town of Rossburn and AMM members are thinking about communities by allowing properties taking a well-deserved break after the to be designated as community demands of the past few months. We’ve revitalization properties. DIRECTORS seen a provincial budget, come together • Bill 16: The Police Services Act, which at MOS, and recently wrapped up June creates new rules for how municipal Councillor Ralph Groening District meetings. Some of us also police forces in the province will be RM of Morris attended the Federation of Canadian governed. Mayor Melvin Klassen Municipalities (FCM) Annual Conference • Bill 35: The Municipal Conflict of Inter- Town of Altona in Whistler, BC while carrying on with est and Campaign Financing Act, which our council duties and, of course, all the includes a number of changes with direct Reeve Alice Bourgouin other responsibilities that fill our lives. impact on municipal elected officials. RM of Rosser It is definitely time for a bit of a breather Our practice is to carefully review the Mayor Randy Sigurdson before we head back into our busy fall bills put before the provincial Legislature to Town of Arborg season and toward Convention. analyze their impact on municipalities. As I would like to thank the membership we will be developing our submissions on Reeve George Harbottle who attended June Districts for coming these bills throughout the summer, please RM of Alexander out, submitting and voting on resolutions, let us know if you have any comments. Councillor Art Rempel and for electing your AMM directors. In closing, I would like to congratu- City of Steinbach I must also extend a huge ‘thank-you’ late Councillor Jeff McConnell, Town of to our hosts – the RMs of East St. Paul, Virden, Councillor Bob Bodnaruk, RM of Reeve Randy Lints Rhineland, Russell, Shell River, and Springfield, and Reeve Don Forfar, RM of RM of Hamiota Hillsburg; the Towns of Altona, Russell, St. Andrews for their successful elections in Mayor Eileen Clarke Roblin, and Lynn Lake; the Village of Whistler. These three gentlemen will repre- Town of Gladstone Binscarth; the City of Selkirk; and the sent Manitoba on the FCM board of direc- Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain tors, along with Councillor Jenny Gerbasi Reeve Ron Kostyshyn – all of whom did an outstanding job of from the City of Winnipeg and yours truly. RM of Mossey River welcoming us into their communities. I would also like to bid farewell to Councillor Betty Nykyforak It is always nice to wrap up a successful outgoing AMM directors – Robert Misko, Town of Roblin series of meetings and this would not be and Rene Maillard – whose contributions possible without the commitment and during their time on our board are greatly Councillor Alan Ransom hard work of our hosts. appreciated. At the same time, I wish a RM of Morton The Manitoba Legislature also had a warm welcome to Ron Kostyshyn and Councillor Maxine Chacun busy spring session, passing Budget 2009 Betty Nykyforak who join us for the next Town of Virden and introducing 35 bills. A complete recap two years. We look forward to getting to can be found on page 15. Several bills know you. Councillor Oswald Sawh pertaining to municipalities will be dealt City of Thompson with in the fall sitting, including: Have a relaxing summer! Councillor Karen MacKinnon City of Flin Flon Councillor Russ Wyatt City of Winnipeg Ernie Epp President of the Manitoba Municipal Administrators’ Association | 4 Municipal Leader Summer 2009 Click here to return to Table of Contents EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’SReport Contact the AMM STAFF Joe Masi Executive Director 856-2360 AMM leading the way [email protected] Joe Masi, Executive Director Linda Hargest Director of Administration & Marketing 856-2361 While municipal elected officials began back in July 2007 when, [email protected] from across Canada gathered at through Minister Steve Ashton, the beginning of June to take part the AMM was invited to speak to Tyler MacAfee in the FCM Annual Conference, I Provincial/Territorial Ministers Director of Policy & Communications too had the opportunity to meet Responsible for Local Government 856-2362 with my counterparts from across – the first time an association had [email protected] Canada. The annual gathering of been offered such an opportunity. municipal association executive Deputy Minister Linda McFadyen Julia Green directors took place prior to the and Assistant Deputy Minister Laurie Administrative Assistant - FCM event and was an excellent Davidson are spearheading this Board & Administration opportunity to exchange ideas and initiative which I believe will lead 856-2365 see how we can make our respective to good collaboration with other [email protected] associations even better. What I provinces and municipal associations. found is that the AMM continues to It is rewarding to see Manitoba, Lynne Bereza be one of the leading edge municipal through our municipal association Communications Coordinator associations across Canada in terms of and our province, take the lead on 856-2366 lobbying, communication, events, and this important initiative. [email protected] our trading company, including our A good working relationship municipal insurance program. with FCM is very important and my One of the highlights of the meeting counterparts and I discussed this Patti De Baets was a session on the review of the in depth. We asked ourselves how Finance Coordinator FCM international program. The FCM we can work more closely together 856-2367 sponsors international activities for its in the future, especially since more [email protected] members through the International and more issues in Ottawa affect Centre for Municipal Development municipalities. Erika Rempel (ICMD), and is encouraging more Overall, this annual meeting of Administrative Assistant - involvement amongst municipal executive directors leaves me feeling Policy & Communications associations. The AMM, of course, is very confident that the AMM is doing 856-2369 a leader in this regard having taken an excellent job. At the same time, [email protected] part in the El Salvador exchange (see I always come away with new ideas our story on page 24 for coverage of to improve our association. I believe Lynn Ferguson our most recent get-together) and we it is important as an organization Senior Policy Analyst have distinguished ourselves across to continue to move forward, to 856-2371 Canada for this work. We look forward change with the times, and to strive [email protected] to participating in another exchange in to become even better at what we do the future. and this meeting is one of the tools Donna Belbin We also continued our work with that helps our association to focus on Events Coordinator Deputy Ministers across Canada those goals. 856-2374 and again, this was led and initiated by [email protected] our association and our province. It See you in the fall! Note: Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Phillippe is away from the office on leave. THE AMM FAX NUMBER IS 204-856-2370 | Click here to return to Municipal Leader Summer 2009 5 Table of Contents INBrief FCM RELEASES NEW ces clean energy using a process to facilitate ALMOST $192M FOR PUBLICATIONS the production of ethanol while reducing AffORDABLE HOUSING ON BROWNFIELDS the amount of energy required.
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