AMO Watchfile - February 6, 2025

- Progress in Asset Management: Achieving 2025 Compliance webinar series.
- Registration for AMO 2025 is Open.
- Book your AMO 2025 Conference Hotel!
- Opportunity to showcase your products and services at AMO 2025 Conference.
- AMO Education - Workshops addressing and supporting your leadership.
- ROMA Conference evaluation - Share your experience.
- Register today for the OSUM 2025 Conference hosted by the Town of Collingwood.
- AMO Regional and Single-Tier caucus virtual meet-up - February 28.
- Blog: 2025 is the Perfect Time to Review Your Employee Group Benefits Plan.
- Equity market outlook - Do Politics Matter? ONE Investment’s education webinar.
- Survey on displacement and protecting affordable housing.
- Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation War Memorial grant.
- New report highlights importance of funding for new recreation facilities.
- CCPPP new virtual P3 learning series for municipalities.
- Save the date: Scotiabank 2025 Affordable Housing Summit.
- Careers.

AMO Matters
AMO is delivering a 4-part webinar series to help municipalities meet O. Reg. 588/17 asset management plan requirements. Register for part one on Proposed Levels of Service on March 6.

Education Opportunities
The City of Ottawa is pleased to welcome delegates to the AMO 2025 Conference August 17-20. Register today for Ontario’s premier policy conference. Book your accommodations here.

You can now book your accommodations for the 2025 AMO Conference in Ottawa August 17-20. Here is where you will want to click for all the information you need and links to conference hotels. Registration will open soon!

AMO has launched its Exhibitor and Sponsorship opportunities for the 2025 conference in the City of Ottawa August 17-20. Our event provides you exposure to over 3,000 of Ontario’s municipal leaders representing Ontario’s 444 municipalities and a $68 billion sector. Both the Exhibit Hall and Sponsorship opportunities sell out fast. Click here to download the Exhibitor Package and here for the Sponsorship Package.

AMO has assembled an array of workshops focused on supporting and strengthening your role as a local leader. From asset management planning, land use planning, indigenous-municipal relations, navigating conflict, communications through local crisis, strategic thinking, planning and communication, understanding anti-semitism and islamophobia and so much more. AMO is also offering registration discounts. Check it all out here.

Take a few minutes to share your experience at the 2025 ROMA Annual Conference. Click here for the conference evaluation. Deadline to submit feedback is February 7.

Join the 2025 OSUM Conference host the Town of Collingwood April 30-May 2 for compelling programming and opportunities to engage, network and address the issues top of mind for small urban leaders. Registration is open and you can book your accommodations here.

The Regional and Single-Tier Caucus of the AMO Board is hosting a virtual meet-up on February 28 from 9:30am-11:00am. The meet up is an opportunity for members to connect and be brought up to date on AMO activities. Register today.

LAS
Your employees have been through a lot lately, fluctuating interest rates and inflation, hybrid work arrangements, and balancing a work-family life. Employee group benefits plans are an important part of any employee’s compensation package. Read more about the LAS offering with Mosey & Mosey in our latest blog by our Group Benefits program partner.

Guardian Capital LP, portfolio manager for ONE Investment’s Canadian Equity Portfolio, discusses the current market outlook and positioning of ONE’s Canadian Equity Portfolio amidst fluctuating market and political dynamics. Watch the webinar.

Municipal Wire*
CP Planning, as part of collaborations with the City of Toronto and ULI Toronto, launched a survey shaping strategies to prevent housing displacement in Ontario communities. Survey closes February 28.

To commemorate World War II's 80th anniversary, the Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation (CFHF) is offering to help municipalities wishing to honour their fallen soldiers. Please consider joining this initiative.

The Aquatic Sports Council of Ontario released a report making the case for provincial recreational facility funding. AMO has consistently sought long-term, sustainable infrastructure funding, including for high-quality recreational facilities.

Eager to learn earn about the latest advances in infrastructure procurement to help drive growth in your community? Join P3s for Municipalities, a FREE six-part webinar series. Explore hot topics with our experts.

Join industry experts in meaningful discussions on February 19th to tackle housing-related challenges at regional and national levels. Please reach out to Scotiabank’s events team for additional information.

Careers
Policy Intern - Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Closing Date: February 18, 2025.

Supervisor, Roads Operations - City of Vaughan. Closing Date: March 3, 2025.

Manager of Infrastructure Services - Town of Cochrane. Closing Date: March 3, 2025.

Council and Committee Coordinator - City of Guelph. Closing Date: February 17, 2025.

Director of Finance and Administration - Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board. Closing Date: February 21, 2025.

Supervisor of Financial Accounting and Audit - City of Orillia. Closing Date: February 17, 2025.

Analyst, Jr. Financial Planning - Peel Regional Police. Closing Date: February 17, 2025.

Chief Information Officer - King Township. Closing Date: February 28, 2025

Senior Economic Development Officer - County of Simcoe. Closing Date: February 25, 2025.