WMG Webinars

COVID-19 and Your Municipality

 

Wishart Law Municipal group is hosting a free webinar every Friday to help you and your municipality navigate through this crisis. Email us at wishart@wishartlaw.com and we’ll send you an invite to the next one.

Important Note:

Attending our WMG Municipal Law webinars count towards PDU Maintenance for AMP & CMO accreditations!

 
 

Part 17 - SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

On a very special installment of our webinar series, topics include:

  • Special guest: Peter Kenyon

  • Positivity and community engagement in a crisis

 

Part 16 - August 21, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Employment matters and COVID-19

  • Zoom arbitration update

  • Back to school, masks, vaccines, and waivers

  • Helpful reminder for you and your municipality

 

Part 15 - JULY 31, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update — Bill 197

  • Electronic Meetings and necessary procedural by-law amendments

  • Duty to accommodate family status

  • Helpful reminder for you and your municipality

 

Part 14 - JULY 17, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Update from Provincial Offences Office (POA) Supervisor as to opening of POA and what that means for municipalities

  • Electronic Meetings

  • Imposing Masks

  • Consistency in precautions

  • Employment Issues

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

Part 13 - JUNE 26, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Summer Vacation & COVID-19

  • Long-Term Financial Impact

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

Part 12 - JUNE 19, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Planning Act — Change to Notice Periods

  • Re-opening offices/Anti-Vaxxers

  • Record Keeping

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 11 - June 12, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Student Employment

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 10 - June 5, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Record Keeping and Collection of Personal Health Information

  • Creating an Infection Prevention and Control Program, with special guest Jeff Pajot of the Public Services Health and Safety Association

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 9 - May 29, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Panel Discussion: Part 1 - Zoning Amendments and Building Permits

  • Panel Discussion: Part 2 - Workplace Leaves

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 8 - May 22, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Dealing with Ratepayers, Part 2

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 7 - May 15, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • “Iratepayers” - Dealing with Ratepayers

  • Labour & Employment - Returning to Work

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 6 - May 8, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Update

  • Reopening/Recovery Planning

  • Construction

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 5 - May 1, 2020

Topics include:

  • Time and Resource Management Policies

  • Legislative Update

  • Outstanding Questions

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PART 4 - April 24, 2020

Topics include:

  • Public gatherings, cemeteries, parks

  • COVID-19 and your current workload

  • Keeping your team healthy/Continuity of Services

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

PARt 3 - april 17, 2020

Topics include:

  • Legislative Changes

  • Tax Sale Bids

  • Suspending Debt Collection

  • Best Practices for a Sanitized Workplace to Limit Risk

  • Passing a Budget Electronically

  • “Iratepayers”

  • Confirmatory By-Laws

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

Part 2 - April 9, 2020

Topics include:

  • Electronic Participation at Council Meetings (Recap from last week and outstanding questions)

  • Update from discussion with MMAH (includes declaring states of emergency and restricting non-residents/visitors)

  • Security of Zoom

  • Cost Sharing

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality

 

Part 1 - April 3, 2020

Topics include:

  • Delegation of Authority By-Laws

  • Occupation Health and Safety Act

  • Electronic Participation for Council Meetings

  • Order issued regarding gatherings of no more than 5 people

  • Helpful reminders for you and your municipality