Posted: January 24, 2018
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Investments
Interest rate changes can impact the market value of a bond you have invested in. Learn how these changes affect the market rate of your investment, and when you might consider selling the bond versus holding it to maturity.
Posted: January 17, 2018
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Asset Management,
budgeting,
Risk Management,
Roads Assessment
Sidewalks are an important part of every municipality’s asset portfolio, and one with a potential for high liability if poorly maintained. LAS and program partner StreetScan are pleased to introduce automated sidewalk assessments as part of its Roads Assessment Service offering.
Posted: January 10, 2018
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Digital,
Government
With advances in technology and enhancements to document security, municipal governments and other organizations are closer than ever to the benefits of a paperless world. AMO is pleased to announce a formal partnership with Montreal-based Notarius to offer AMO members state-of-the-art digital signature and e-signing solutions.
Posted: January 08, 2018
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Closed Meeting Investigations,
Legislation & Regulation
January 1st signalled the start of a new calendar year, and with it came some amendments to the Municipal Act 2001 affecting Closed Meeting Investigations. LAS Program Partner Amberley Gavel Ltd. (AG) cover changes to the definition of a “meeting,” as well as some additions to open meeting exceptions in this post.
Posted: December 13, 2017
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Climate Change,
Electricity,
Energy,
Energy Planning
Most of us are familiar with recycling paper, plastic, metal and other materials as a means of reducing waste sent to landfills, but did you know you can recycle energy too? Discover some of the methods in which energy can be recycled, and which municipal facilities might be the best suited to them.
Posted: December 06, 2017
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budgeting,
Energy,
Energy Bills,
Energy Planning,
Natural Gas
Natural Gas prices can change up to four times a year. Discover how the LAS Natural Gas Program provides stable and predictable pricing for 365 days and how this can make your budgeting process a little easier and less confusing.
Posted: November 29, 2017
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Electric Vehicles,
Electricity,
Energy,
Energy Bills,
Energy Planning
In late October, the Ministry of Energy released the 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP) titled Delivering Fairness and Choice. Discover how it will affect your municipality, and what choices it may have in the near future as our electricity grid continues to modernize.
Posted: November 22, 2017
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Risk Management
Winter is upon us, and tobogganing is an activity that many Canadian children look forward to every winter. To make sure you protect riders, and yourself, we’ve put together some simple guidelines to prevent accidents and injuries on municipal hills.
Posted: November 15, 2017
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Asset Management,
Public Procurement,
Training
Procurement practices are as wide and varied as the municipalities that follow them. A number of internal and external factors can affect purchasing decisions, but is one way really better than another? Discover the difference in two procurement practices at opposite ends of the spectrum, as we explore capital and life cycle costing.
Posted: November 08, 2017
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Electric Vehicles,
Fleet Management,
GHG Emissions,
Technology
Telematics are becoming a more important part of municipal fleet management. But what exactly are telematics, and how can telematics help your municipality operate its fleet more efficiently?