Florida economist Dean Stansel, who analyzed the growth records of the 100 most populous U.S. metropolitan cities across the past 30 years, says economic growth tracks state and municipal tax rates. The lower the rates, the greater the growth.
Municipal Government
Three Right-Wing Parties in Alberta?!?!
Even for Alberta, three right-of-centre parties may sound like an impossibility. But not this summer.
Municipal Taxes and Services
If people realized how much their local library branch and other service cost them as individuals, would their definition of essential core services change?
Tale of Many Cities Managing Growth
I had an interesting chat the other day with my friend, Michael Zwaagstra, as we were visiting their place in Steinbach, Man. In addition to being a published author on the subject of education and a school teacher, Michael is also a second term city councillor for the City of Steinbach.
Featured News
Celebrating Manitoba’s Fisher River First Nation
Indigenous communities in Manitoba face some of the greatest obstacles. Over the years, when the UN Human Development Index was applied to First Nation communities across Canada, Manitoba First Nations often ranked lowest. So, it’s important to highlight some of the...
UK-Canada Nuclear Fusion Project Could Generate Jobs, Unite Climate Alarmists and Skeptics
For a long time, nuclear fusion has been a sci-fi fantasy; the holy grail of energy production that involves the combination of multiple atomic nuclei to generate energy. It’s the same process used by the sun to create energy, and the opposite of nuclear fission,...
David Littmann, Chief Economist, Comerica Bank
An economist has devised an intriguing methos of measuring a city’s progress . . .
Strict code obstructs inner-city fix-ups
THE province needs to amend its building code to reflect the realities of inner-city home renovations
Gail Stephens, CAO, City of Winnipeg
The Frontier interview with Gail Stephens, CAO, City of Winnipeg.
Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association
An interview with Sam Olivito, Executive Director of the California Contract Cities Association, which represent 57 “contract” cities
Is the Traditional Library Obsolete?
Having witnessed so many changes over just a few generations, might we not ask if it is time to rethink the traditional library and its modus operandi?
Saving Public Libraries
Tight budgets forced municipalities to look for alternate solutions to preserving library services. Some have turned to privatization to not only reduce costs, but to maintain or even expand the quality and quantity of their library services.
Urban Sprawl – Not a Winnipeg Problem
Winnipeg is denser than many Canadian cities – don’t panic on urban sprawl
Winnipeg Population Ranking Plummeting
New population statistics reveal Winnipeg’s need for real reforms
Let’s Worry about Stagnation, not Sprawl
An analysis of Winnipeg’s population trends reveals we should be worried about the lack of growth, not “sprawl”