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The MW Shares podcast is devoted to sharing the stories of communities from coast to coast to coast. MW Shares takes listeners deeper into the civic issues that municipal governments must tackle, highlighting new and emerging next practices, and sharing stories intended to shape and elevate conversations about community.
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What economic trends today will set the stage for the future? How will legislative actions impact student financial aid? What accounting policy or reporting changes are on the horizon? Navigating the business of higher education institutions requires knowledge about a variety of issues—from finance to campus security. In this podcast series, hear colleagues, experts, and industry leaders explore issues, provide best practices, offer solutions to new questions that may not have been asked bef ...
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GFOA Audio Insights: Simplifying Complexity
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Reality is complex; mental models simplify it. A mental model is a tool that helps us make sense of the world and manage complexity and large amounts of information. For example, in public finance, thinking of reserves or rainy-day funds as a government’s savings account is a mental model. This approach simplifies the complex idea of fund balances …
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GFOA Audio Insights: The City of Arlington Wins GFOA's Fiscal Fluency Challenge
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The City of Arlington, Texas, created videos to make public finance easy to understand. They used themes like “Build, Unite, Create,” comparing budgeting to a Lego set, and “Budget Bites,” which was styled like a cooking show. Arlington’s approach serves as a model for other cities looking to improve their budget communications.…
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New path for municipal recruitment with Helen Hale Tomasik
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07.17.24 | Helen Hale Tomasik, director of business development at ProspectHR MMI, joins us to discuss why traditional interviewing processes don’t always work, the long-term cost of a bad hire, and the proven solution that the ProspectHR Multiple Mini Interview offers. The post New path for municipal recruitment with Helen Hale Tomasik appeared fi…
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Pete Zuraw Shares People-Centered Insights from Recent Facilities Research
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Pete Zuraw, vice president of market strategy and development at Gordian, joins Neil Gavigan, policy and advocacy manager at NACUBO to discuss the latest in higher education facilities management. The conversation centers around the 11th edition of Gordian’s State of Facilities in Higher Education study, released earlier this year. Pete and Neil fo…
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Municipal finance decision making with Darren Liviniuk
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07.05.24 | Darren Liviniuk, Partner, Deloite Canada joins us to talk about helping municipal finance leaders make the best decisions possible. The post Municipal finance decision making with Darren Liviniuk appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Workforce, payroll, and HR solutions with Derek Lutz
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07.05.24 | Derek Lutz, Account Executive, UKG joins us to talk about enhancing workforce, payroll, and HR solutions in the municipal sector. The post Workforce, payroll, and HR solutions with Derek Lutz appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Enhancing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with Bonnie Agnew
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07.05.24 | Bonnie Agnew, Account Executive, Sylogist joins us to talk about enhancing municipal Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The post Enhancing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with Bonnie Agnew appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Futureproofing your municipality with Sarah Hobbs
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07.05.24 | Sarah Hobbs, Director of Sales and Marketing, TownSuite Municipal Software joins us talking about how to futureproof your municipality. The post Futureproofing your municipality with Sarah Hobbs appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Emotional Intelligence with Carolyn Stern
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07.05.24 | Carolyn Stern, an Emotional Intelligence (EI) expert, author, and CEO of EI Experience, joins us to talk about how improved EI benefits municipal leaders. The post Emotional Intelligence with Carolyn Stern appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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07.05.24 | Alvin Allim, GFOA Alberta president, joins us to talk about priorities of the organization. The post GFOA priorities with Alvin Allim appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Infrastructure and housing in a large rural ward with Patty Cuttell
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07.03.24 | Patty Cuttell, a Halifax councillor, joins us to talk about serving the housing and infrastructure needs of a large, largely rural ward that is part of a large city. The post Infrastructure and housing in a large rural ward with Patty Cuttell appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Behind the scenes of the Volkswagen battery plant investment with Joe Preston
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07.03.24 | Joe Preston, mayor of St. Thomas, joins us to give a behind the scenes glimpse into what it took to land the $14-billion Volkswagen electric vehicle battery plant for his southwestern Ontario community. The post Behind the scenes of the Volkswagen battery plant investment with Joe Preston appeared first on Municipal World.…
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Reforming land use planning with Mairin Loewen
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07.03.24 | Mairin Loewen, a Saskatoon councillor, joins us to talk about her city’s efforts to reform land use planning in order to become eligible for federal housing funds. The post Reforming land use planning with Mairin Loewen appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Building momentum for new municipal funding with Carole Saab
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07.03.24 | Carole Saab, chief executive officer of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), joins us to talk about the effort to bring the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to the table with a view towards a new municipal funding framework. The post Building momentum for new municipal funding with Carole Saab appeared first o…
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Expanding public transit with Karen Redman
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07.03.24 | Karen Redman, chair of Waterloo Region, joins us to talk about how the success of her community’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system has already inspired expansion plans. The post Expanding public transit with Karen Redman appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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07.03.24 | Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, joins us to talk about how he is exerting pressure on the federal government to increase public safety. The post Public safety with Patrick Brown appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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GFOA Audio Insights: Breaking the Law of Triviality
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Many budget officers have had an experience like the following during budget deliberations with the governing board: The governing board spends what seems like (or may be) hours discussing the line item for office supplies (“Can we reduce it by sending more emails and using printers less?”) and then afterward passes a multimillion-dollar capital pr…
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Dig In to the Evolving Inputs and Impacts of NACUBO’s Flagship Research Projects
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In this episode, NACUBO’s senior director, research and policy analysis, Ken Redd joins vice president, policy and research, Liz Clark to dig into the inputs and impacts of NACUBO’s research projects. Beginning with the 2023 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments, a report that marks the 50th anniversary of NACUBO’s endowment study, they walk throug…
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Preview NACUBO’s Student Success Hub: a Comprehensive Toolkit to Build Success and Equity
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During the 2024 NACUBO Annual Meeting, NACUBO will unveil a new Student Success Hub, a toolkit designed to offer pragmatic approaches to evaluate and sustain student equity and student success initiatives. The Hub is the result of work from NACUBO that has been supported by three 3-year grants to produce a bank of resources to strengthen schools’ a…
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Flywire’s Sharon Butler Shares Insights and Research on International Payments
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Sharon Butler is deeply familiar with the “uneasiness and concerns” that international students face when it comes to paying tuition and other expenses. As Executive Vice President of Global Education at Flywire, a global payments enablement company that partners with institutions across the world, she is looking for solutions to these problems. In…
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Municipal Biogas – Manage the waste, capture the energy with Sarah Stadnyk
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04.10.24 | Sarah Stadnyk, Director of Policy and Communications with the Canadian Biogas Association, joins us for a special, sponsored edition of MW Shares to talk about the benefits of biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) technology. Listeners will learn about new tools and resources hosted on MunicipalBiogas.ca that are designed to support mun…
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Congressional Catch-Up: A Spring 2024 Legislative Outlook
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On the heels of a recent fly-in advocacy day on Capitol Hill, NACUBO’s director, government affairs, Ashley Jackson speaks with policy and advocacy manager Neil Gavigan about the state of play in Congress. The conversation touches on highlights from that fly-in and examines how fallout from the protracted FY24 appropriations process, along with upc…
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A Designation for that – Municipal Infrastructure with Cam Johnston and Kealy Dedman
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04.03.24 | Cam Johnston and Kealy Dedman, of Peel Region Public Works, join us to discuss how significant investments are being made across Ontario in municipal infrastructure, and why its essential staff are properly trained for their implementation. The post A Designation for that – Municipal Infrastructure with Cam Johnston and Kealy Dedman appe…
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The “Better FAFSA” Rollout: Where Are We Now?
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Every year, students and families rely on federal student aid to make decisions about higher education. As the Department of Education has struggled to implement a streamlined version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), pressure has steadily increased on students, families, and the institutions that serve them. In this episode,…
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NACUBO’s President, Kara Freeman, Delves Into Resilience with Two Higher Ed Leaders
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In this special episode, Kara Freeman, NACUBO’s president and CEO, interviews two familiar higher education colleagues about their recent book, The Resilient University: How Purpose and Inclusion Drive Student Success. Throughout the conversation, Freeman Hrabowski III, president emeritus, and Lynne Schaefer, vice president emerita for finance and …
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2024 Federal Outlook for Finance and Funding with GFOA’s Emily Brock
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NACUBO’s Liz Clark, vice president, policy and research, speaks with Emily Brock from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) about what’s expected from Washington policymakers this year. Emily is director of GFOA’s Federal Liaison Center and shares her thoughts on what legislative and regulatory actions may impact financings (bonds) and…
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12.05.23 | Cindy Moretti, founder and CEO of Prepared for Duty Recruitment Service Inc., joins us to talk about the challenges and rewards of recruiting people for first responder roles, such as firefighters and paramedics. A Western Cities HR Conference special edition. The post Recruiting first responder staff with Cindy Moretti appeared first on…
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12.05.23 | Darel Baker, president and co-founder of Keldar Leadership, joins us to talk about how municipal leaders can create high-performance teams in order to attain goals and achieve their next level of success. A Western Cities HR Conference special edition. The post Next level success with Darel Baker appeared first on Municipal World.…
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11.29.23 | Karolina Tatarenkova, account executive with Homewood Health Group, talks about how municipalities can better take care of their staff by offering assistance with mental health issues. A Western Cities HR Conference special edition. The post Importance of mental health with Karolina Tatarenkova appeared first on Municipal World.…
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Cybercrime and Higher Education: How One Institution Responded to an Attack
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In a conversation based around their NACUBO 2023 Annual Meeting session, Lou Mayer, chief finance officer, vice president of finance and treasurer and Tej Patel, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at Stevens Institute of Technology talk with Neil Gavigan, policy and advocacy manager at NACUBO about cyberattacks …
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Sponsored by Western Cities HR Conference 11.20.23 | Dawn McCoy, HR consultant and coach, joins us to talk about the top trending issues facing municipal human resources professionals such as how to plan for unplanned work. A Western Cities HR Conference special edition. The post Planning for unplanned work with Dawn McCoy appeared first on Municip…
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Sponsored by Western Cities HR Conference 11.15.23 | Dr. Matthew Chow, Chief Mental Health Officer for Telus Health, joins us to talk about how municipal leaders can help their staff thrive in today’s fast-paced world by by paying attention to their mental health. The post Thriving in an age of acceleration with Dr. Matthew Chow appeared first on M…
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Breaking Down Silos to Create and Sustain Equitable Student Outcomes
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On this all-NACUBO episode of the podcast, Liz Clark, vice president, policy and research speaks with Kelli Rainey, senior director, grant programs about Kelli’s ongoing work to help institutions strategically finance equitable student outcomes. Supported by a series of multi-year grants, this effort has partnered NACUBO with a diverse group of 26 …
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Sponsored by Western Cities HR Conference 11.08.23 | Anita Opoku, account manager with Perkopolis, joins us to talk about how municipalities can reward their staff and attract new hires by offering money-saving discounts. A Western Cities HR Conference special edition. The post Perks for municipal staff with Anita Opoku appeared first on Municipal …
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Why MSU Denver Chose to Raise Its Minimum Wage
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Chris Harder, senior fiscal operations manager for student affairs at Metropolitan State University of Denver joins NACUBO’s Bryan Dickson, director, student financial services and educational programs, for a conversation about MSU Denver’s decision to pay its lowest earners more than legally required. Referring to the move as an “investment in the…
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Supporting municipalities in achieving climate goals with Mark Wilson
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Sponsored by Enbridge Gas 10.25.23 | Mark Wilson, Senior Advisor for Municipal Affairs at Enbridge Gas, joins us to talk about municipalities and the challenges they face in reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The post Supporting municipalities in achieving climate goals with Mark Wilson appeared first on Municipal World.…
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Building municipal communication and collaboration with David Arbuckle
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10.18.23 | David Arbuckle, AMCTO executive director, joins us to talk about how new legislative changes are affecting municipal operations. We also discuss the importance of building a culture of communication and collaboration. The post Building municipal communication and collaboration with David Arbuckle appeared first on Municipal World.…
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Mauve Group CEO Ann Ellis Shares Global Operations Solutions
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NACUBO’s Liz Clark, vice president, policy and research speaks with Ann Ellis, CEO and co-founder of Mauve Group. Together, they discuss Ann’s early work as an educator and how Mauve Group has grown to offer a variety of global operations services in more than 100 countries “from Japan to Chile.” After realizing there were opportunities to offer ne…
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Analyzing Student Data to Drive Satisfaction and Retention
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Building on their institution’s legacy of serving disadvantaged students, Penny Evans-Plants, chief information officer and Zach Sherwin, director of enterprise analytics at Berry College join NACUBO’s Bryan Dickson, director of student financial services and educational programs to discuss their ongoing efforts to leverage existing data to better …
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Helping municipalities design sustainable, energy-efficient buildings with Alex Colvin and Venoth Jeganmohan
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Sponsored by Enbridge Gas 09.27.23 | With more municipalities implementing green development standards, Venoth Jeganmohan and Alex Colvin of Enbridge Gas join us to talk about Savings by Design, a program that offers free design expertise and financial incentives to help build resilient, high-performance buildings. The post Helping municipalities d…
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Top 5 Higher Education Business Issues of 2023
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With input from business officers at public and private colleges and universities across the country, NACUBO recently identified the most-pressing higher education business issues in 2023. NACUBO’s 2023 Rising Star Award recipient, Katie Walker, assistant vice president for finance at the University of Virginia, joins Liz Clark, vice president for …
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Higher Ed Enrollment Management Under the Microscope
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As we enter a new academic year and colleges and universities welcome new and returning students, NACUBO In Brief speaks with enrollment experts. In a conversation addressing different challenges facing enrollment officers, lessons learned from the pandemic, and more, Neil Gavigan, NACUBO’s policy and advocacy manager, sits down with Fabrizio D’Alo…
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NACUBO's new podcast Career Conversations, featuring insights and advice for business professionals new to higher education, starts airing biweekly on September 8th. Make sure to subscribe!By NACUBO
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Municipal infrastructure, net zero, and the all-at-once challenge with Ehren Cory
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08.23.23 | Ehren Cory, CEO of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, joins us to talk about “sustainable financing and investing” in Canada’s municipal infrastructure. The post Municipal infrastructure, net zero, and the all-at-once challenge with Ehren Cory appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Sneak Peek: Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference 2023 with Brian Rosborough
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08.16.23 | Brian Rosborough, executive director of AMO, joins us for a sneak peak of the upcoming conference, happening Aug. 20-23 in London, Ont. The post Sneak Peek: Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference 2023 with Brian Rosborough appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Cross-Canada municipal issues and politics (July 2023) with Richard Brennan
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08.09.23 | Returning to the podcast is journalist and former parliamentary press gallery president Richard Brennan, as we talk about cross-Canada municipal issues, politics, and more. The post Cross-Canada municipal issues and politics (July 2023) with Richard Brennan appeared first on Municipal World.…
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07.26.23 | Dave Harvey, founder and co-executive director of Park People, joins us to talk about “activating the power of parks” to build strong, healthy, and resilient communities. The post The power of parks with David Harvey appeared first on Municipal World.By Municipal World
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Cross-Canada municipal issues and politics (June 2023) with Richard Brennan
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07.12.23 | Returning to the podcast is journalist and former parliamentary press gallery president Richard Brennan, as we talk about cross-Canada municipal issues, politics, and more. The post Cross-Canada municipal issues and politics (June 2023) with Richard Brennan appeared first on Municipal World.…
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Discussing the latest release in NACUBO’s state of higher education series: More is Possible with Higher Education, NACUBO’s director, student financial services and educational programs, Bryan Dickson, speaks with senior director, analytics, Lindsay Wayt. Together, they examine some of the ways that higher education benefits students, communities,…
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De-amalgamation of Peel Region with Jeff Bowman
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06.28.23 | Former Brampton councillor Jeff Bowman walks us through the breakup of Peel Region recently announced by the Ontario government and the politics around Brampton and Mississauga going their separate ways. The post De-amalgamation of Peel Region with Jeff Bowman appeared first on Municipal World.…
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