Apr 08, 2020 Amendments to Meeting Procedures in Response to COVID-19 By Michael Solowan Curtis Auch By Curtis Auch and Michael Solowan On March 26, 2020, the Meeting Procedures (COVID-19 Suppression) Regulation, Alta Reg 50/2020 was...
Apr 03, 2020 Q&A – Planning Focused Questions Arising out of COVID-19 By Alifeyah Gulamhusein Derek King Jeneane Grundberg, Q.C., ICD.D Michael Solowan +1 more... Show less Warning: As a result of further Ministerial Orders issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, this Article is no longer current and...
Mar 25, 2020 Managing Your Municipality During a Pandemic: Answers to the Most Common Questions By Paul Stocco Derek King Colin Fetter Michael Solowan Lorne Randa +2 more... Show less Written by the members of the Brownlee LLP Municipal Team The state of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts are changing on an hourly...
Aug 31, 2017 Signs, Signs, Everywhere A Sign By Michael Solowan October 16th is election day for municipalities and school boards across Alberta and campaign signs are popping up everywhere. But what...
Aug 31, 2017 The definition of "public servant"! By Michael Solowan Complaining about government and those who work for it is something of a national pastime. No doubt there are some bad apples, but this...
Aug 22, 2017 As a Councillor, You Cannot Be "Back-Filled" By Michael Solowan A balanced and thoughtful piece by @Paulatics on a public policy issue municipalities across Canada will need to grapple with
Aug 17, 2017 Former Councillor's Legal Journey Over Facebook Posts Ends By Michael Solowan The Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal from a former town councillor's conviction for disobeying a court order by posting...
Aug 17, 2017 When is a meeting a "meeting"? By Michael Solowan Municipal councils may act only by resolution or bylaw passed at a duly constituted meeting. The draft Council and Council Committee...