Category Archives: Municipal
Small, Rural, and Remote Communities: The Anatomy of Risk
(August 13, 2003) This paper examines the provincial government’s role in responding to the increased social, economic, and fiscal challenges facing communities at risk. Continue reading
Connecting Canadians
(June 28, 2000) Our objective has been to ensure that all Canadians can access the new networked economy. Not just people who live in cities. Not just people who have the economic means to buy a computer. But everyone. Continue reading
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecom Public Notice CRTC 99-16
(November 30, 1999) AT&T Canada welcomes this opportunity to provide its perspective on the state of the current regime of subsidy collection within the Canadian telecommunications industry. At the outset, AT&T Canada wishes to note that it is committed to the concept of universal service and applauds the Canadian government’s goal of becoming the most connected nation in the world. Continue reading
Winnipeg’s Renaissance man
(March 21, 1999) Outside the window, a grey pall hangs over downtown Winnipeg. Seated behind his desk on the sixth floor of the 97-year-old Hammond Building at the corner of Portage and Main is Tom Dixon, an award-winning preservationist, who in the last 18 years has saved several of Winnipeg`s historic buildings from the wrecking ball and transformed them into vibrant living spaces.
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Discussion Group, The zero-tax city
(March 21, 1997) Suburban sprawl and the decay of downtowns seem like nature`s way of saying that nothing lasts forever. The inner cities had their chance. Now they`re being eviscerated, and the action is in the suburbs. Continue reading
Urban Renaissance Institute 