Education--Events
FALL 2019 TRAINING
2019 Atlantic Asset Management Conference
In collaboration with Atlantic Infrastructure Management Network (AIM Network)
Piecing it all together: awareness to implementation.
September 5-6, 2019, St. John’s, NL.
Building an effective Council and Senior Staff Relationship
In partnership with the Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB) - UMNB Annual Conference workshop: Presenter Murray Jamer, Municipal & Management Specialist
October 4, 2019, Fredericton, NB.
Supporting Successful Meetings / Robert’s Rules & Responsible Governance
In partnership with the City of Moncton and Eli Mina Consulting
October 9, 2019 and October 10, 2019
City of Moncton City Hall Council Chamber
Training Partnerships
I would like to acknowledge the assistance of our partners allowing us to offer the following trainings to our members:
- Provincial Archives NB
-Municipal Records Authority Training
In English and French: October 2019 - Municipal Advisory Corporation (MAC) Inc.
MAC Education Day – October 29, 2019 - Information Access and Privacy Unit, PNB
RTIPPA Training Sessions – November 18, 2019
FALL 2018 TRAINING
1. In partnership with Atlantic Infrastructure Management Network (AIM Network)
Atlantic Asset Management Conference, see website link.
September 6-7, 2018, Moncton, NB. Simultaneous interpretation.
2. In collaboration with the Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB)
UMNB Annual Conference workshop: How to stay out of trouble (Privacy, Right to Information, Conflict of Interest, Code of Ethics, etc.),
Presenters: Mel Norton, Partner, Lawson Creamer, Lawyers; Nick Robichaud, General Manager of Legal and Legislative Services, City of Moncton; Mary Jane Banks, Town Clerk, Town of Rothesay
September 28, 2018, Fredericton, NB. Simultaneous interpretation.
3. In partnership with Provincial Archives NB
A two-day workshop Municipal Records Authority Training in Fredericton
In English: October 10-11, 2018
In French: October 2-3, 2018
4. In collaboration with International association for public participation (iap2)
Strategies for Public Opposition & Outrage in Public Participation
A two-day workshop in English
November 13-14, 2018, Anchor Multipurpose Centre, Acadie St. in Richibucto
(Program and registration details to come)
5. Under the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund (ETF): RESILIENCY PROJECT 2018-2019
Enabling Knowledge Transfer for Community Resilience and Climate Adaptation
Two workshops in French: November 28 - Shippagan Centre des Congrès; January 30 – Edmundston Palais des Congrès
Two workshops in English: November 27 – Riverview Town Hall Council Chambers; January 31 – Fredericton Killarney Lake Lodge
(Program and registration details to come)
SUMMER 2018 TRAINING
1. Hosted by the Tri-Community of Moncton-Dieppe-Riverview for members of AMANB’s Regions 5 and 9,
Municipalities and Legal Cannabis: Employment, Planning and Policy Issues
by Matt Letson (English presentation) and Frank McBrearty (French presentation) of Lawson Creamer, Lawyers
In English and French: July 25, 2018, Dieppe
WINTER 2018 TRAINING
1. In partnership with the Information Access and Privacy Unit, PNB
RTIPPA Training Sessions – Fredericton (English and French)
-March 19, 21, 23 and 28, 2018; April 3, 4, 10, 11, 23 and 24, 2018
FALL 2017 TRAINING
1. In partnership with Provincial Archives NB
A two-day workshop Records Management for Municipal Employees in Fredericton
In English: September 18-19, 2017 (postponed)
In French: September 20-21, 2017
2. Series of Asset Management Awareness workshops - with partial funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program (FCM).
-Partnership of the Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB) and the Association of Municipal Administrators of NB (AMANB) with the Atlantic Infrastructure Management (AIM) Network (https://www.aimnetwork.ca).
- For Municipal Staff:
Tracadie (French & English) Oct. 12 (cancelled);
Edmundston (French & English) Oct. 17;
Fredericton (English) Nov. 2;
Dieppe (English) Nov. 7
- For Councillors and CAOs:
Tracadie (French & English) Oct. 13 (cancelled);
Fredericton (English) Nov. 3;
Dieppe (English) Nov. 8
3. Under the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund (ETF): RESILIENCY PROJECT
- Facilitating Municipalities in Improving Local Resiliency workshops:
In French: Tracadie, October 20;
In English: Saint John, October 23.
Presenters from NB Powers, NB EMO, DELG Climate Change Secretariat, and our specialist Eddie Oldfield.
See document produced: AMANB ETF Resiliency PLAYBOOK for New Brunswick Municipalities, March 2018.
4. Under the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund (ETF): SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
-Building Sustainable Communities with Design
Situational Studies for thirteen municipalities of the RSC Acadian Peninsula using the ‘Building Sustainable Communities with Design’ approach. A municipal financial statement analysis and a technical sheet will allow interested municipalities to identify actions to move toward the sustainable path. The thirteen individual Power Point presentations are posted on the RSC website as well as on many participating municipalities websites.
See YouTube presentation at ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVgJ8awwZoQ )
WINTER 2017 TRAINING
1. Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) : RESILIENCY PROJECT
View final report
Resiliency Planning Workshops in eight locations, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.:
- Salisbury, January 19, 2017 - see summary in English
- Bathurst, January 26, 2017 - see summary in French
- Fredericton, February 1, 2017 - see summary in English
- Edmundston, February 8, 2017- see summary in French
- St George, February 15, 2017 - see summary in English
- Miramichi, February 20, 2017 - see summary in English
- Saint-Antoine, March 15, 2017- see summary in French
- Tracadie, March 21, 2017- see summary in French
2. “On the Road to Asset Management” - Conference and Workshop
Offered in collaboration with Atlantic Infrastructure Management Network (AIM Network)
February 22-23, 2017, Fredericton Inn.
View details here www.aimnetwork.ca/fredericton-conference .
See documents and all Power Points at https://www.aimnetwork.ca/resources/
Photo: Daisy Foster, Tjaart Van den Berg, Christina Benty
FALL 2016 TRAINING
1. In partnership with Provincial Archives NB
A two-day workshop Records Management for Municipal Employees in Fredericton
In English: September 12-13, 2016
In French: September 14-15, 2016 (cancelled)
2. In cooperation with Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB)
UMNB Annual Conference workshop: The public’s right to know and the Law, Presenter: Commissioner Anne E. Bertrand, Q.C., September 30, 2016, Fredericton, NB. Simultaneous interpretation available.
SPRING 2016 TRAINING
In partnership with Provincial Archives NB
A two-day workshop Records Management for Municipal Employees in Bathurst
In French: April 13-14, 2016
WINTER 2016 TRAINING
1. Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) : SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
A 1 ½ day training on the approach Building Sustainable Communities with Design
In French: January 19-20, 2016 in Caraquet
2. In partnership with the NB Planning Directors and the Department of Environment and Local Government- Planning Branch :
A two-day English and French Development Officer Learning Event, March 30-31, 2016 in Fredericton.
FALL 2015 TRAINING
1. Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) : SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
Report of the Brainstorming Session for RSC 10 - June 19 2015 (PDF format)
Half-day information session in French: Creating affordable housing through sustainable housing, October 29, 2015, Tracadie, presented in partnership with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Department of Environment and Local Government.
PowerPoint Presentation (in French)
Half-day information session in English: Creating affordable housing through sustainable housing, November 10, 2015, Miramichi, presented in partnership with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Department of Environment and Local Government.
2. Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF): RESILIENCY PROJECT
Series of 17 webinars in English and French: Improving Resiliency of New Brunswick Municipalities, full description posted on the calendar at http://www.energysmartnb.ca
3. In cooperation with Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB)
UMNB pre-conference workshop: Natural Gas 101: Be informed presented by Colleen Mitchell, President, Atlantica Centre for Energy, October 2, 2015, Fredericton, NB. In English with simultaneous interpretation.
PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
4. In cooperation with Archives NB:
One day training in English: Digitization 101 – A Beginners Guide to Digitization, October 21, 2015, Fredericton.
WINTER 2015 TRAINING
In partnership with Provincial Archives NB
- A two-day workshop Records Management for Municipal Employees in Fredericton
- In French: March 10-11, 2015
- In English: Postponed to April 14-15, 2015
- Information one-pager (PDF format)
Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) : SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
- Two-day workshop in English: Building Sustainable Communities with Design (or how to build healthier communities), Riverview, February 19-20, 2015
See invitation for details.- Invitation (PDF format)
- Photo Album
FALL 2014 TRAINING
1. Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) : SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT, see Year Plan Presentation (PowerPoint Format)
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A two-hour presentation in French - Fiscal Impacts and Design: It’s more than dollars and cents, October 30, 2014, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.at the Municipal Building of the Rural Community of Saint-André. See invitation for details.
Invitation -
A two-hour presentation in English - Fiscal Impacts and Design: It’s more than dollars and cents, September 24, 2014, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Stella Maris Community Hall, Blacks Harbour. See invitation for details.
Invitation
2. Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) : RESILIENCY PROJECT
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One-day workshop: Resiliency Planning Charrette: Improving municipal literacy and skills in local resiliency planning, October 1, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Killarney Lake Lodge, Fredericton. Simultaneous interpretation is provided. For event details, visit the bilingual event webpage
(http://energysmartnb.ca/?page_id=490).
Publicity (PDF format)
Resiliency Planning Charrette Final Report (PDF)
Power Points presentations during the day: (PDF)
- Introduction
- Amanda Dean Insurance Bureau of Canada – Atlantic
- Kathy Edwards, City of Fredericton
- Isabelle Pitre Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
- Jeff Hoyt, Climate Change Secretariat - DELG
- Ron Bowles and Dawn Ursuliak, Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC)
- Eddie Oldfield Ten Essentials
- Speakers’ Biographies
3. In cooperation with Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB)
▪ UMNB pre-conference workshop: What is Strategic Planning and Why Should You Care, presented by Bonny Hoyt-Hallett, former Deputy Minister of Local Government, October 3, 2014, Saint Andrews, NB.
- Presentation by Bonny Hoyt-Hallett (PowerPoint format)
WINTER 2014 TRAINING
Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) and in partnership with Daniel Savard, Department of Environment and Local Government (Provincial and Community Planning)
▪ A two-hour presentation in English:
Introduction session to the seminar Building Smarter Budgets with Design: Fiscal and social impact of smart growth, March 12, 2014, Moncton City Hall. Please see invitation for RSVP details.
Invitation (PDF format) e-mail in English and French
▪ A day and a half workshop in French:
Bâtir avec design des collectivités durables ou comment bâtir des communautés plus en santé (Building Sustainable Communities with Design or how to build healthier communities), Caraquet, March 19-20, 2014
Invitation (PDF format)
FALL 2013 TRAINING
1. In cooperation with Union of Municipalities of NB (UMNB)
▪ UMNB pre-conference workshop in French and English: Municipalities Shoulder a
New Era of Access to Information and Privacy, Anne Bertrand, Access to Information
and Privacy Commissioner, October 4, 2013
Information Sheet (PDF format)
Presentation by the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner Anne Bertrand
(PowerPoint format)
2. Under the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) and in partnership with Daniel Savard,
Department of Environment and Local Government (Provincial and Community
Planning)
▪ One-day workshop in English: Building Smarter Budgets with Design: Fiscal and
Social Impact of Smart Growth Principles, Moncton, September 19, 2013
Invitation (PDF format)
Presentation by Jeremie LeBlanc, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) (PDF format)
▪ Two-day workshop in English: Building Sustainable Communities with Design, Moncton, November 13-14, 2013
Invitation (format PDF)
In cooperation with the Association francophone des municipalités du N.-B. (AFMNB)
▪ AFMNB pre-conference workshop in French: Bâtir des budgets plus intelligents avec le design communautaire : Impacts financiers et
sociaux des principes de croissance intelligente, Atholville, October 18, 2013 (Registration with AFMNB)
SPRING 2013 TRAINING
1. In partnership with Provincial Archives NB
▪ A two-day workshop in English Records Management for Municipal Employees, Fredericton, June 25-26, 2013