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2020 Municipal Election Date Set
The Province has announced that municipal elections will happen on
November 9, 2020
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Previously, the 2020 municipal elections were set to happen five days before the 2020 provincial election. The election dates are being amended so the provincial election will take place on October 26, 2020, and the municipal and school board elections will follow two weeks later on November 9, 2020.
Following the 2020 election, future provincial elections will be held on the last Monday in October, and future municipal elections will occur on the second Wednesday in November, unless it falls on Remembrance Day.
Though the move of the municipal election date was not the preferred option, SUMA is pleased that municipal elections will not be postponed by one year, and voters in Saskatchewan's hometowns will continue to head to the polls every four years.
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SUMA Welcomes New Vice-President of Cities
SUMA is excited to welcome a new Vice-President of Cities to SUMA's Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie was elected as chair of the Saskatchewan City Mayors' Caucus (CMC) on October 25. As chair, the Moose Jaw mayor also represents Saskatchewan's cities on the SUMA Board.
Mayor Tolmie succeeds Mayor of Yorkton Bob Maloney.
Elected to serve as vice-chair of the CMC is Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers.
Congratulations to mayors Tolmie and Aalbers, and thank you to Mayor Maloney
for his dedication to Saskatchewan's municipalities.
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Convention 2019: Registration Now Open
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The online registration system for Convention 2019 is now open! Your municipality's main contact should have received an email earlier today inviting you to register. You will need to use that email to access the registration website.
To make the process as smooth as possible,
this document
covers everything members need to know before starting registration. Other details (including information for non-members) are available on the
Registration page
of our website.
The
Agenda and Events
page includes the brochure and
agenda, and information on Convention 2019 social activities. Visit the
Convention
page on the SUMA website for all of the latest details.
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Convention 2019: Last Call for Resolutions
Do you have a policy issue you think SUMA should take on? You still have time to send in your resolutions for Convention 2019. The deadline is
November 15
, but don't hesitate, because the resolution needs to be approved by council.
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Register now for the SUMA Webinar: Reducing Waste
Is your hometown landfill reaching capacity? Are you looking to reduce and direct waste away from the refuse site? Join SUMA and Joanne Fedyk, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC), on
November 13 at 10:00 a.m.
for the webinar
Reducing Waste
to learn about the cost of garbage, tips to creating a strong waste diversion and reduction strategy, and how the SWRC can help.
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Capacity Building: Asset Management Workshops
Take part in one of three asset management workshops to gain a broad understanding of asset management practices.
The workshops are designed to equip participants with the knowledge and resources needed to develop and implement an asset management program in their local government.
Register now, space is limited!
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Don't Miss Your Chance to Become A SaskPower Power Generation Partner
To meet emission goals and add 70 MW of renewable and carbon-neutral customer-generated electricity, SaskPower has launched the
Power Generation Partner Program
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The new program replaces the former Small Power Producers and Flare Gas Power programs. All SaskPower customers are eligible to participate, and customers are able to sell all the power they generate. The annual program cap is 10 MW per year for renewable technologies and 25 MW per year for carbon neutral technologies.
Applications are being accepted from
10 a.m. November 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 30.
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Registration for Municipal Asset Management Workshops Closing
November 9
Registration for joint workshops being held by the Urban Municipal Administrators' Association of Saskatchewan and the Rural Municipal Administrators' Association is closing
November 9.
These workshops, designed for administrators, CFOs, and municipal staff, include a MuniSoft PubWorks presentation and a session on Excel spreadsheet and asset management accounting perspectives.
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Filling the Gap in Affordable Housing Rentals
The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) is looking for innovative and effective solutions and projects to address current and upcoming affordable rental housing gaps in the province.
The closing date for community feedback is
November 30.
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(November 13)
(February 3-6)
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Does your municipality have a composting program?
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We don't, but we are interested in starting one!
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Classifieds
Have a position to fill or an item to sell?
Submit your ad
on our website.
Find the latest listings by visiting the
SUMA Classifieds
section of our website, under the Programs and Services tab.
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Grants
Upcoming Deadlines
For a full listing of grants, check the
Grants
section of our website under the Resources tab.
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Thank you for reading this week's Urban Update. We welcome your comments.
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SUMA 200, 2222-13th Ave., Regina, SK.
306-525-3727
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