Click on a topic to take you to useful links on:
- Community Resource Inventory/ Asset Mapping
- Best Practices Across Canada
- Grants and Funding Opportunities Updated!
- Governance and Dispute Resolution
- Housing New!
- Infrastructure
- Maps
- Municipal Agencies and Organizations
- Municipal Newsletters
- Partnerships and Working Together
- Planning
- School Building Conversions Updated!
- Statistics
- Sustainability Updated!
- Municipal Directory
Let us know if our links are broken or if you would like to see something added.
COMMUNITY RESOURCE INVENTORY/ ASSET MAPPING
- Putting Theory into Practice: Asset Mapping in Three Toronto Neighbourhoods
- Asset Mapping and Community Development Planning with GIS: A Look at the Heart of West Michigan United Way's Innovative Approach
- Asset Mapping Guide
- Asset Mapping Roadmap: A Guide to Assessing Regional Development Resources
- Mapping the Assets of Your Community: A Key Component for Building Local Capacity
- Using Asset Mapping for Asset-Based Community Development
- Community Tool Box: Tools
- Mapping Community Capacity
- Community Mapping
- CivicInfo BC Practices and Innovations
- Alberta Municipal Excellence Network
- Association of Manitoba Municipalities Tools for Change
- Ontario Centre for Municipal Best Practices
GRANTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) - List of Municipal Grants
- Municipal Relations
- Government of Saskatchewan Programs and Services
- Agri-ARM
- Building Canada Funding Programs
- Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Funding
- Canada Business Network
- Canadian Heritage Funding Programs - Alphabetical Listings
- Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)
- Community Demonstration Grant - Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation
- Community Donations Program (find used government office equipment and furniture free of charge)
- Community Grant Program
- Community Pasture Program
- ecoEnergy for Renewable Heat
- ecoEnergy for Renewable Power
- ecoEnergy Retrofit Incentive for Buildings
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Environment Canada Damages Fund
- Evergreen Green Project Funding
- Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure
- Gateways and Border Crossing Fund
- Green Municipal Fund - Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- GoGreen Energy Conservation
- Government of Canada Financial Assistance
- Homelessness Partnership Initiative
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) Funding Programs
- Municipal Revenue Sharing
- Northern Capital Grants Program
- Planning for Growth
- SaskCulture *NEW*
- Saskatchewan Arts Board Grants and Funding
- Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation Grants
- Saskatchewan Parks & Recreation Funding *NEW*
- Seniors Housing - Saskatchewan Social Services
- SGI Community Grants
- Heritage Saskatchewan Grant Database
GOVERNANCE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- Institute on Governance
- Regional Governance Models: An exploration of structures and critical practices
- A Process for Resolving Inter-Municipal Planning Issues
- Municipal Collaboration and Mediation
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- CMHC's Affordable Housing Center
- Funding for Affordable Housing (CMHC)
- Affordable Housing Project Profiles (CMHC)
- Affordable Housing Matters - Canadian stories
- Mortgage Loan Insurance & CMHC's Housing Affordability Criteria
- Housing Action Plan (CMHC)
- Affordable Housing in Canada (CMHC)
- Housing Statistics and Data (CMHC)
- Saskatchewan Housing Corporation
- Encouraging Community Housing Options (ECHO)
- Rental Development Program
- Modular Housing Association - Prairie Provinces
- Government of Sask Product List for Housing - Ministry of Social Services
- New Horizons for Seniors Program
- Affordable Housing in Saskatchewan Gets a $161 Million Boost - May 2009 Article
- Seniors for Living
- Statistics Canada
- Canadian Home Builders Association
- RetirementHomes.com
- Regina Afforable Housing
- Grow our Region - Saskatchewan Housing
- Atlas of Canada
- SaskMuniMaps
- Information Services Corporation
- GeoSask
- Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
- PFRA - Drought Maps
- PFRA - Community Pastures
- Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
- SaskSearch
- Maplandia
- Geology.com
- Tourism Saskatchewan
- Canada Maps
- Saskpower
- Virtual Sask
- Flysask.ca
MUNICIPAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
- Saskatchewan Municipal Awards (SMA)
- Saskatchewan Municipal Board (SMB)
- Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA)
- Rural Municipal Administrators' Association (RMAA)
- Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)
- Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)
- Urban Municipal Administrators Association of Saskatchewan (UMAAS)
- Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities (SANC) (a.k.a. “New North”)
- Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS)
- Municipal Employees' Pension Plan (MEPP)
- Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association (SMHI)
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
- Saskatchewan Association of City Clerks (SACC)
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MA)
- Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Saskatchewan Municipal Asset Management (SMAM)
- SUMA - Urban Voice
- SARM - Rural Councillor
- New North - Newsletters
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) - FORUM Magazine
- Ministry of Government Relations - Municipalities Today
- Municipal World - Canada's Municipal Magazine
PARTNERSHIPS AND WORKING TOGETHER
- *NEW* The First Nations-Municipal Community Infrastructure Partnership Program (CIPP) - improves the ability of adjacent First Nation and municipal governments to partner and improve community infrastructure
- A Framework in Support of Water for Life: Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability -The purpose of this document is to describe how landowners, communities, organizations, industry, and governments can get involved in timely and effective actions for the sustainable management of Alberta's watersheds.
- Town of Okotoks and the M.D. of Foot Hills, Alberta - Regional Partnerships and Planning
- Twinning in Thailand: Part I An Effective Municipal Partnership - The Federation of Canadian Municipalities program is designed to provide opportunities for partnering municipal administrators, staff, and political leaders to share their experiences and apply their knowlege in practical situations in different cultures and communities.
- New Hampshire Communities Planning Together and CTAP - A Guide for Community Driven Regional Land Use and Transportation Planning
- South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission
- Nova Scotia Municipal Services
- Association of Professional Community Planners of Saskatchewan (APCPS)
- Canadian Institute of Planners
- Official Community Plan
- Municipal Information Dataportal (MID)
- Ministry of Municipal Relations -Community Planning and Land Use
- Zoning
- Subdivision
- Duty to Consult
- Municipal Dedicated Lands
- Servicing Agreements
- Appeals
- Bylaws and Forms
- Legislation
The team at MCDP has put together a list of useful links that highlight examples of what communities from across the globe have done with vacated school buildings in the past.
- Martin Gran School, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
- Prince Charles Community School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- St. Patricia Alexandra School, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Ecole Ste. Agnes, Sudbury, Ontario
- Loretto College, Toronto, Ontario
- Independence High School, Independence, Missouri, USA
- A. W. Darymple School, Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Bristol, UK (Converting office space to school)
In addition to these links, other options to explore include (please refer to your purchasing agreement for usage restrictions):
- Strip Malls - hair salons, grocery stores, health food stores, local clothing stores, tanning salons, etc.
- Rental Property - storage, office spaces
- Community Centre - host a variety of things such as: dance classes, yoga, aerobics, information training sessions ie: excel training, powerpoint training sessions, etc.
- Community Learning Centre
- Warehouse and Manufacturing Facilities: Sears, various farm equipment/manufacturing operations, etc
- Accomodation: Motels, apartments
- Alternate Institutional Use: Churches, Senior Citizen Homes, etc.
- Community Information Database
- Community Profiles - Statistics Canada Census 2006
- SaskBiz
- Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics
- Sask Health