CLEAR FILTERS
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By bringing the country's three largest federations of elected officials together under one roof, the Maison is poised to become a hub for both tackling the issues affecting Haiti's municipalities and supporting the efforts being made to coordinate and decentralize these municipalities.
  • International
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FCM President Brad Woodside issued the following statement regarding the announcement: "FCM welcomes today's announcement by Minister Raitt of additional safety measures that respond directly to recommendations made by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
  • Rail safety
News release
This morning the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its final report into the investigation into the derailment of a Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train on 6 July 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Québec.
  • Public safety
  • Rail safety
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This morning FCM's National Municipal Rail Safety Working Group met with Transport Minister Lisa Raitt regarding a series of new rail safety measures announced by the federal government. FCM President Brad Woodside issued the following statement regarding the announcement.
  • Rail safety
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The following statement was released today by Claude Dauphin, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), following today's speech by Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport at FCM´s annual conference.
  • Rail safety
News release
Municipalities welcomed new rail safety measures announced today by the federal government which respond directly to calls for action on issues raised by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
  • Rail safety
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Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) First Vice-President and Mayor of Fredericton Brad Woodside travelled to Ukraine last week to join local government leaders in discussing the importance of Open Government in local economic development, as the country moves towards greater integration with the European Union.
  • Economic development
  • International
News release
The Municipal Cooperation Project is a joint initiative of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ) and the City of Montreal. The program's second phase will build on the achievements of the past three years, continuing to strengthen the institutional capacities of five Haitian territorial communities (the city of Port-au-Prince and the municipalities of Gressier, Léogâne, Grand-Goâve, and Petit-Goâve in the Palmes region), the national federations of local elected officials (FENAMH and FENACAH) and the Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Communities (MICT).
  • International
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