| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |