AMO Watchfile - January 30, 2025

- Get access to MIDAS!
- Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 Act consultation.
- Call for applications - Great Lakes water quality initiatives.
- Book your AMO 2025 Conference Hotel!
- AMO Regional and Single-Tier caucus virtual meet-up - February 28.
- AMO Education - Workshops addressing and supporting your leadership.
- ROMA Conference evaluation - Share your experience.
- OSUM 2025 Annual Conference - Save the date.
- LAS ASE Service Summer Intake now open!
- Blog: Risk Trends to Follow in 2025.
- LAS IPE risk webinar - 10-day Notice Provision.
- Municipal Series: Net Zero Planning and Low Carbon Initiatives.
- Kraft Hockeyville nominations open - Your community could win!
- CCPPP new virtual P3 learning series for municipalities.
- Save the date: Scotiabank 2025 Affordable Housing Summit.
- Careers.

AMO Matters
MIDAS - the Municipal Information & Data Analysis System - provides access to the Financial Information Returns (FIRs) data to all Ontario municipalities. MIDAS converts FIR data into meaningful reports and identify multiple year trends. For access, municipal elected officials and municipal staff can email MIDASAdmin@amo.on.ca.

Provincial Matters
The province is currently consulting on regulations related to the sale and transfer of dogs in Ontario, record-keeping requirements and potential exceptions to puppy mill prohibitions (PAWS Act). Comments due February 1.

Federal Matters
The Canada Water Agency is accepting applications for initiatives that improve Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem health under the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative. Applications can be submitted for eligible projects until February 13, 2025. Municipalities are eligible.

Education Opportunities
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!

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.

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.

The 2025 OSUM Annual Conference is being held April 30-May 2 in the Town of Collingwood. Save the date for now, registration and programming information coming soon.

LAS
LAS is looking for 2-3 municipalities to join our Automated Speed Enforcement Service by beginning of the summer. If you are interested or for more information, contact Tanner Watt.

In 2024, we identified key risk trends, for example cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Learn how these challenges grew and what to expect in 2025.

Join us for this one-hour risk webinar as Andy C. Jairam, Partner, Loopstra Nixon LLP discusses the 10-day notice provision and its role in claims management.

Have you made a commitment to net zero and don’t know where to start? Join the IESO’s guest speaker, our very own Christian Tham, in the next Municipal Series webinar on January 31. Christian will lay out practical steps to take and provide real life examples to help you on your low carbon journey. Click here for more information and to register.

Municipal Wire*
The grand prize community winner of Kraft Hockeyville will have an opportunity to host an NHL preseason game and receive $250,000 for arena upgrades. All three runners-up will receive $25,000 for arena upgrades. The Centennial Arena Elliot Lake, Ontario was awarded in 2024! Nominations close March 2, 2025.

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 starting February 4. 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
Director, Corporate Servies/CFO - Township of Southgate. Closing Date: February 5, 2025.

Director of Corporate Services - Greater Sudbury Police Service Board. Closing Date: February 14, 2025.

Senior Policy and Program Advisor - Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Closing Date: February 24, 2025.

Recruiter, Talent Acquisition - Peel Regional Police. Closing Date: February 9, 2025.

Commissioner of Community Services - Town of Caledon. Closing Date: February 14, 2025.