• COVID-19: Recap, Ep 23 - Spooky Halloween rules and creative COVID testing - Jody Johnson

    Type Blog Post
    URL https://www.municipalworld.com/podcasts/covid-19-recap-ep-23-spooky-halloween-rules-and-creative-covid-testing-jody-johnson/
    Abstract Pandemic-friendly treat tables? Jody Johnson, Director of Legal Services, Halton Region joins Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner to discuss cities tightening the reins for upcoming Halloween and Christmas celebrations; and, as the weather gets colder, new approaches for encouraging the public to stay home – or to get outside. Plus, COVID testing with dogs and drones? Curious to say the least!
    Blog Title Municipal World
    Date Added 9/28/2020, 9:41:56 AM
  • Digital technologies will help build resilient communities after the coronavirus pandemic

    Type Web Page
    Author Arman Sadreddin
    Author Suchit Ahuja
    Author Yolande E. Chan
    URL http://theconversation.com/digital-technologies-will-help-build-resilient-communities-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic-144449
    Abstract Internet technologies and the devices that enable information access and transfer are useful in crisis management. Accessing these readily available digital technologies can help community resiliency.
    Website Title The Conversation
    Date Added 9/30/2020, 12:31:35 PM
  • Province of Manitoba | News Releases | COVID Alert App Launched in Manitoba

    Type Web Page
    URL https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=49330
    Abstract The Health Canada COVID Alert app is now available to Manitoba residents and will provide digital COVID-19 exposure alerts once the app is downloaded to a smartphone, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen announced today.
    Date Added 10/1/2020, 2:12:30 PM
  • States of Emergency: Decision-making and participatory governance in Canadian municipalities during COVID-19

    Type Blog Post
    Author Jason Pomerleau- www.jasonpomerleau.com
    URL https://windsorlawcities.ca/states-of-emergency-decision-making-and-participatory-governance-in-canadian-municipalities-during-covid-19/
    Abstract (29 September 2020) The Windsor Law Centre for Cities has released its first report, on states of emergency and participatory governance in Canadian municipalities during COVID-19. Enabled by provincial state of emergency declarations, in the early weeks of the pandemic many Canadian municipalities – including most of the country’s largest cities – declared local states of emergency. These declarations, along with other provincial and municipal legislative changes, helped to create a situation in which major decisions – from transit service reductions to physical distancing fines – were being made in Canadian municipalities with limited debate and public consultation. Against a backdrop of the provincial legislative frameworks enabling municipal states of emergency across the country, this study presents a scan of municipal decision-making practice during the early weeks of the 2020 pandemic. While responses were as varied as the underlying governance cultures of Canadian municipalities, some patterns emerged: the exercise of unilateral mayoral powers, the cancellation of council and committee meetings, and deep limitations on public participation in all levels of municipal decision-making.
    Date Added 10/1/2020, 9:46:57 AM