- Coordination and facilitation of Intermunicipal forums and community meetings
- Supporting the establishment of formal and informal intermunicipal working groups including the engagement of government agencies and other stakeholders in the process
- Educating intermunicipal working groups of the benefits and possible approaches to sustainable planning
- Assisting with the development of a background report/intermunicipal profile for the group e.g. community dynamics, population growth etc.
- Assisting with the development of community resource inventories - community resource inventory exercises to support MAIS
- Tailoring a process for the Intermunicipal group to follow in identifying common issues and opportunities
- Facilitating the development of intermunicipal group community action plans (comprehensive strategic plans)
- Providing models and templates of Intermunicipal working agreements and encouragement for cost sharing arrangements i.e. human resources
- Assisting with the development of Terms of Reference for shared resources
- Providing information and assistance with the development of Memorandum of Understanding and dispute/conflict resolution mechanisms
- Recording and sharing municipally-defined 'best practices'
- Developing and providing Intermunicipal governance models
- Supporting the development and implementation of communication strategies for local community engagement e.g. flyers, PowerPoint presentation, open-houses, etc.
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- Supporting the establishment of project management structure e.g. governance, assigning responsibilities, timelines, allocating resources etc.
- Providing technical assistance to Intermunicipal groups as the need arises e.g. networking, specific funding information, etc.
- Maintaining a user-friendly website with links, case studies, agreements, models and best practices for sustainable communities - http://www.municipalcapacity.ca/
- Edit and contribute to Interconnections, the sustainablility focused newsletter for Saskatchewan Communities, in partnership with SARM and SUMA
- Developing and/ Coordinating topic specific workshops with applicable organizations and agencies at the request of intermunicipal groups, including:
- Regional Waste Management (Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council, Association of Regional Waste Management Authorities of Saskatchewan)
- Sustainable Planning and Development For Small Communities (MCDP, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ministry of Education)
- Community Resource Inventories (MCDP, Ministry of Tourism, Parks Culture and Sport, SaskCulture, SaskBiz)
- Building Trust in Partnerships
- Preparing Grant and Funding Proposals (MCDP, SUMA, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, New Horizons)
- Oil and Gas Workshop (MCDP, Saskatchewan Petroleum Industry/ Government Environment Committee)
For further details on the modules and workshops MCDP provides, please view the workshops page.
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