THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 5, 2020 9:00 AM (60-minutes) Official Opening of the 2020 MNL Virtual Conference Sponsored by Newfoundland Power Welcome messages from President Sheila Fitzgerald, Conference Chair Roger Barrett and sector partners, as well as an address by Gary Murray, President and CEO of Newfoundland Power. Prize Draw 10:00 AM (30-minutes) Municipal Dept. of Environment, Climate Change and Building Asset Skills Pass NL: PMA: Assessment Municipalities: Management in NL: Beyond the Mask: The Safe Re-Opening of Agency: Working in/around water bodies/wetlands. Section Our Growing How e-Learning is Community Facilities Annual Update 48 - Permits to Alter a Body of Water Community of Practice Advancing Training in (Recreation NL) the COVID-19 Era

10:30 AM (30-minutes) MNL: Cal LeGrow: College of the North Atlantic: TRIO: NL911: PMA: Post COVID-19 Lessons Municipal Liability Applied Research and Health Care and In Your Community The Safe Re-Opening of Learned Insurance 101 Innovation at CNA: Supporting Pension Benefits Community Facilities Municipal Development and Update (Recreation NL) Business Scale Up in NL Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador Stretch and Nutrition Break 11:00 AM (90-minutes) Small Towns Caucus Meeting Urban Caucus Meeting PMA: Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships

A Message from Brian Hudson, President of Professional Municipal Administrators

Prize Draw

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Break

7:30 PM (60-minutes)

Prize Draw

Plenary Session: Provincial Government Response to COVID-19 with Minister and Dr. Janice Fitzgerald

takeCHARGE Town Challenge Award Announcement

8:30 PM (60-minutes)

Keynote Address: A conversation with Dame Moya Greene, Chair of the ’s Economic Recovery Team

Dame Moya Greene

End of Day 1

Special thanks to our sponsors:

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Friday - November 6, 2020 8:45 AM (15-minutes) Overview of the Day

Prize Draw

A Message from The Honourable , Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities 9:15 AM (60-minutes)

Plenary Session: Economic Recovery and Post-COVID-19 with Minister Siobhan Coady, Gudie Hutchings, MP and hosted by Lynn Hammond.

A Message from Gerry Hall, President of Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador

Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador Stretch and Nutrition Break 10:15 AM (60-minutes) Department of Town of Paradise & Stewart McKelvey: Department of MNL Advocacy: PMA: Environment, Climate eSCRIBE: COVID-19 and Environment, Climate Clean and Safe Drinking Resilience and Change & Remote Meeting Municipal Operations Change & Water Emotional Intelligence Municipalities: Management Municipalities: Making the Case - Overview of Funding Appearing Before a Programs for Regional Appeal Board Municipalities 11:15 AM (60-minutes) Women’s Caucus: Telus Business: Canada Mortgage and Asset Management: Building Capacity: PMA: Panel discussion and Emerging Workplace Housing Corporation: Where are you with Covid-19 Lessons Employment Law and Networking Trends Post COVID Housing in Your AM? The AMRS and Learned - Atlantic Your Rights as Opportunity Community – Data, Co- You. Canadian Perspective Municipal Employees Vid Impacts & Funding Prize Draw

A Message from Chief Joe Power, President of Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services

A Message from Keith Park, President of NL Association of Municipal Police and Enforcement Officers

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Break

1:00 PM (90-minutes) Plenary Session: Emergency Preparedness - Updating emergency plans and planning for the next one. Prize Draw

Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador Stretch and Nutrition Break 3:00 PM (60-minutes) Newfoundland Power: Youth Caucus Wastewater: WSER MNL Advantage: Rock Networks: PMA: The Future is Here: The Wastewater Membership Update & Community-Owned Supporting Mental Electrification, EVs and Systems Effluent Municipal Purchasing Rural Broadband Health in Uncertain LED Streetlights Regulations and Opportunities Times Proposed Amendments

Break

7:30 PM (60-minutes) Plenary Session: A Discussion with Provincial Political Party Leaders Ches Crosbie, Alison Coffin, Graydon Pelley and Minister Derek Bennett Prize Draw

MNL Shed Party with Singer/Songwriter Sean Panting, hosted by Comedian Matt Wright.

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SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 7, 2020

8:30 AM (15-minutes) Overview of the Day

Prize Draw

8:45 AM (60-minutes) Reports from the MNL Executive

President’s Report, Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald, President of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador

Finance Report, Councillor Amy Coady-Davis, Finance Chair of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador

CEO’s Report, Craig Pollett, Chief Executive Officer of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador 9:45 AM (60-minutes) MNL Advocacy: Hospitality NL: Workplace NL: Dept. of Environment, Climate Change & Advocacy Report/Resolution The Future of Tourism - COVID 19 – Workplace Best Municipalities: Development with MNL Vice Tourism’s Future- The Future Practices An Inventory of Available Climate Change Resources President & of Tourism for NL Municipalities Dr. Deatra Walsh Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador Stretch and Nutrition Break 10:45 AM (30-minutes) Keynote Address

The Honourable Clyde K. Wells, QC 11:15 AM (60-minutes) Regionalization Panel: RCMP Community Policing: Stewart McKelvey: Make Your Mark NL PANEL: Clyde K. Wells, QC Update and Q&A with RCMP Harassment & Occupational Leading in the Municipal Recreating Recreation Dr. Heather Hall Assistant Commissioner Health & Safety: Legal Sector during COVID-19 Dr. Robert Greenwood Ches W. Parsons and Update Superintendent Deanna Hill 12:15 AM (20-minutes)

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A Message from the President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities

A Message from Leon McIsaac, President of the NL Branch of the Canadian Public Works Association

Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador Stretch and Nutrition Break

Prize Draw

Break

1:30 PM (60-minutes) Avalon & Eastern Regional Caucuses Central Caucus Labrador Caucus Northern & Western Regional Caucuses Trina Appleby, Keith Keating Amy Coady-Davis Didier Naulleau Dale Colbourne, Roger Barrett 2:30 PM (60-minutes) Ministerial Town Hall Meeting featuring Ministers Bennett, Bragg, Crocker, Davis, Parsons and Stoodley

Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador Stretch and Nutrition Break

Break

3:45 PM (60-minutes) Official Conclusion of the 2020 MNL Virtual Conference

A Message from the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, The Honourable Dr.

Presentation of the Long Service Awards, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities

Prize Draw

Closing Address by MNL President Sheila Fitzgerald

Corner Brook 2021 with Greetings from Mayor Jim Parsons

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