There are many grants and subsidies that are available for businesses, not for profits and government entities. And they are a bit complex. We've taken the liberty of doing some of the...
No Simple and Easy Prescription for Community Success
Burlington, Vermont, USA at Church Street Marketplace. When the Covid crisis is over, somebody should write a book and perhaps entitle it, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in the Pandemic.” Top...
The Retail Recalibration
At least once a week, my three-year-old asks me if the “bad germs” have gone away. “Bad germs” is the term we use to explain COVID-19. His little world has been turned upside down. He wants to see...
The Future is Coming… Now
To thrive, not merely survive, during the pandemic takes more than hand washing and physical distancing. It requires bandwidth. Not all of us who are fortunate enough to have a job and the skills...
Community Building in a time of COVID
Things will never be the same. But things were never going to be the same. The COVID-19 pandemic has not changed the world but it has accelerated the pace of change that was already coming. It...
Leadership in Times of Crisis
Click here to download the complete article in PDF "Leadership in Time of Crisis"Download This document has been prepared as a source of guidance and support for communities facing an emergency that...
Beaumont Rides Autonomous Vehicle Into Limelight
Years from now, Mayor John Stewart says confidently, this time will be seen as a turning point in Beaumont’s history. Not only did the Alberta community officially achieve city status in 2019,...
Lack of Money is Not the Problem
How many times have we heard ourselves say this: “Times are tough. Our community has problems but not the money to fix them. We’re going to have to put everything on hold and try to maintain the...
Marketing Your Community
Every community wants to grow. But not every community knows how. Every community wants the kind of growth that creates a strong tax base to finance new infrastructure and provide new services...
No Community is an Island
We are often our own worst enemy. When our community runs into trouble our instinctive reaction is to look for solutions in isolation rather than in collaboration. Recently, a group of communities...