Municipalities, utilities on the front lines of extreme weather
Smart Energy Communities are not only more resilient, they also create new opportunities for local economic development, lower energy costs and a cleaner environment…
Epidemic of illegal firearms overwhelms Canadian cities
Corrections institutions are merely holding facilities with few effective rehabilitative programs. They must have programs for safe, effective reintegration…
Municipalities must take the lead in getting the lead out
The astonishing levels of lead in Canada’s drinking water requires action. That means taking simple measures at the local level, aided by federal incentives…
The Coronavirus – 1918 all over again?
We are no better prepared than we were for the great influenza pandemic of 1918…
Vancouver’s absurd housing market shuts out millennials
Is the affordability crisis – and the lack of government intervention – a metaphor for something much worse?…