COVID-19 News (April 16–20, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 16 au 20 avril 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Communications and Technology / Communication et technologie Mayor's Task Force launches #StonyPlainTogether Stony Plain (Alberta : Town) 2020-04-20 AB Stony Plain social media campaign COVID-19 business support hotline is open! Quesnel (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-20 BC Cariboo Quesnel Delta mayor asks B.C. government to support local Agassiz-Harrison Observer 2020-04-16 BC Delta media City launches dashboard to highlight COVID-19 Vancouver (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-17 BC Vancouver issues and response CBRM's struggle with virtual council meetings may be CBC News 2020-04-20 NS Cape Breton over: IT director says bandwidth, existing technology have conspired against livestreaming A dedicated webpage regarding COVID-19 has been The Blue Mountains (Ontario : 2020-04-16 ON The Blue Mountains created for the Town of The Blue Mountains Town) Richmond Hill launches hotline for reporting COVID- Richmond Hill 2020-04-17 ON Richmond Hill 19 complaints Socialization for seniors only a phone call away with St. Catharines (Ontario : City) 2020-04-16 ON St. Catharines new Seniors' Centre Without Walls program La Ville lance sa carte interactice : On M acheter local Mirabel (Québec : Ville) 2020-04-16 QC Mirabel Economics, Trade and Economic Development / Économie, commerce et développement économique City of Wetaskiwin builds local economic recovery Wetaskiwin (Alberta : City) 2020-04-17 AB Wetaskiwin plan City of Rossland to provide $5000 to Trail and District Rossland News 2020-04-16 BC Rossland Chamber of Commerce: City councillors approved the Trail decision at a meeting on April 6 Municipalities want Ottawa to put them at centre of iPolitics 2020-04-17 Canada post-pandemic recovery Provincial / Territorial Officials Committee (PTOC) on Local Government 1 Comité des fonctionnaires des provinces et territoires (CFPT) pour les administrations locales COVID-19 News (April 16–20, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 16 au 20 avril 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality In COVID-19 measure, Gjoa Haven bans sale of Nunatsiaq News 2020-04-20 NU Gjoa Haven homemade baked goods Durham's business community unites during COVID- Durham (Ontario : Regional 2020-04-20 ON Durham 19 Municipality) Mayor announces task force on economic recovery: Guelph (Ontario : City) 2020-04-16 ON Guelph Task force will support Guelph businesses impacted by COVID-19 County to establish economic recovery team; help for Countylive.ca 2020-04-17 ON Prince Edward County businesses under way City of Windsor and Workforce WindsorEssex launch Windsor (Ontario : City) 2020-04-20 ON Windsor (City) Essential Worker Registry Close to $4 million in emergency assistance for small Longueuil (Québec : Ville) 2020-04-17 QC Longueuil and medium-sized businesses in the Longueuil agglomeration Près de 4 M$ en aide d'urgence pour les PME du Longueuil (Québec : Ville) 2020-04-17 QC Longueuil territoire de l'agglomération de Longueuil Finance, Taxation and Revenue / Finances, taxation et revenu City of Calgary projects $400M in revenue losses CTV News 2020-04-16 AB Calgary without financial support Council passes borrowing bylaw to cash flow Cold Lake (Alberta : City) 2020-04-16 AB Cold Lake operations County reduces municipal tax rate by 1.2 per cent for EverythingGP 2020-04-18 AB Grande Prairie 2020 Council approves economic recovery package in RDNewsNow 2020-04-17 AB Penhold Penhold City to provide tax relief and deferrals Kimberley (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-16 BC Kimberley City of Maple Ridge responds to provincial property Maple Ridge (British Columbia : 2020-04-17 BC Maple Ridge tax framework announcement City) Provincial / Territorial Officials Committee (PTOC) on Local Government 2 Comité des fonctionnaires des provinces et territoires (CFPT) pour les administrations locales COVID-19 News (April 16–20, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 16 au 20 avril 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Vancouver mayor says B.C. relief not enough to ward Toronto Star 2020-04-16 BC Metro Vancouver off layoffs, service cuts Vancouver Victoria COVID-19: Sooke eliminates community grants Goldstream News Gazette 2020-04-16 BC Sooke program for 2020 Summerland council revisiting budget: Municipality Vernon Morning Star 2020-04-16 BC Summerland examining figures, property taxes and utility payments as COVID-19 continues 2020 property tax payment deadline extension Trail (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-16 BC Trail Province's tax-relief measures will hurt city cash flow, Times Colonist 2020-04-16 BC Victoria Victoria mayor says: Helps says delayed tax payments will have a significant impact on the municipality NDP calls for federal support for municipalities coping New Democrat Party of Canada 2020-04-16 Canada with COVID-19 Le NPD demande du soutien fédéral pour les Nouveau Parti démocratique du 2020-04-16 Canada municipalités aux prises avec la COVID-19 Canada City of Winnipeg losing $12M each month due to CBC News 2020-04-17 MB Winnipeg COVID-19 pandemic, mayor says: Winnipeg Transit lost $6M from low ridership, another $6M lost 'elsewhere': Bowman COVID-19: the City of Dieppe offers financial relief to Dieppe (New Brunswick : City) 2020-04-17 NB Dieppe its residents Cities and towns in Atlantic Canada feeling cash Kamloops This Week 2020-04-17 NB Fredericton crunch from COVID-19: HRM mayor NS Halifax Regional Municipality Moncton Yarmouth Nunavut gives $2M to hamlets to help with COVID-19 Nunatsiaq News 2020-04-20 NU prevention Provincial / Territorial Officials Committee (PTOC) on Local Government 3 Comité des fonctionnaires des provinces et territoires (CFPT) pour les administrations locales COVID-19 News (April 16–20, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 16 au 20 avril 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality COVID-19 impacts Cambridge's city coffers by Cambridge Times 2020-04-16 ON Cambridge $625,000 monthly Small GTA council becomes first to offer property tax CBC News 2020-04-20 ON Clarington rebate in wake of COVID-19 crisis: Clarington set to give back up to $2M to residents who've lost income due to pandemic City trying to balance essential services with BayToday.ca 2020-04-16 ON North Bay declining revenues: Delaying the opening of the marina will save approximately $1,250 per week Simcoe County takes more cautious approach to tax BradfordToday.ca 2020-04-16 ON Simcoe County relief, during pandemic: County is monitoring the Bradford West situation, waiting for input from the province and its Gwillimbury Economic Development subcommittee Tillsonburg looks to reduce operational costs Woodstock Sentinel-Review 2020-04-16 ON Tillsonburg Council-approved tax rates and ratios (1) Timmins (Ontario : City) 2020-04-17 ON Timmins 'One of the greatest financial challenges this city has Toronto Star 2020-04-17 ON Toronto ever faced': COVID-19 outbreak to cost Toronto at least $1.5 billion this year The cost of COVID: City of Windsor 'in the hole' $4M Windsor Star 2020-04-18 ON Windsor (City) per month Federation of P.E.I. Municipalities concerned over CBC News 2020-04-18 PE potential for 'substantial revenue losses' Cornwall budget passes with projected surplus, CBC News 2020-04-18 PE Cornwall (Town) COVID-19 contingency fund: Residents will see no increase in municipal taxes and water and sewer rates, mayor says $1 million COVID-19 relief fund announced [for Cameco 2020-04-20 SK Saskatoon and northern Saskatchewan] City postpones property tax payment deadline North Battleford (Saskatchewan : 2020-04-16 SK North Battleford City) Provincial / Territorial Officials Committee (PTOC) on Local Government 4 Comité des fonctionnaires des provinces et territoires (CFPT) pour les administrations locales COVID-19 News (April 16–20, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 16 au 20 avril 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Housing / Habitation New homes on the way for Squamish's vulnerable British Columbia. Ministry of 2020-04-20 BC Squamish residents Municipal Affairs and Housing The City of London puts out a call for additional London (Ontario : City) 2020-04-20 ON London affordable housing options during COVID-19 City to invest $11.4 million in COVID-19-related Ottawa 2020-04-20 ON Ottawa social services La Ville d'Ottawa investira 11,4 millions de dollars Ottawa 2020-04-20 ON Ottawa dans les services sociaux liés à la COVID-19 Motel rooms available for homeless, marginalized CBC News 2020-04-20 ON Thunder Bay people who need place to self-isolate in Thunder Bay, Ont.: District Social Services Administration Board working with Salvation Army to oversee operations at motels Saskatoon front line workers, mayor seek permanent Saskatoon StarPhoenix 2020-04-18 SK Saskatoon housing for homeless Infrastructure / Infrastructures Street sweeping starts today in Red Deer Red Deer (Alberta : City) 2020-04-20 AB Red Deer Select Kelowna crosswalks contactless during COVID- Kelowna (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-17 BC Kelowna 19 response City implements interim bike lanes to promote safe Brampton 2020-04-17 ON Brampton active transportation opportunities during COVID-19 pandemic Federal government should use Hamilton LRT as a CBC News 2020-04-17 ON Hamilton post COVID-19 job-creation project, mayor says: Ottawa says it will be looking for shovel-ready infrastructure projects to jump start a post-COVID economy Provincial / Territorial Officials Committee (PTOC) on Local Government 5 Comité des fonctionnaires des provinces et territoires (CFPT) pour les