Attack of the alphabet

Recent work in the CCRC seems to have unleashed an onslaught of acronyms. NLAMA, FIGI, BNJC and of course CCRC!

First is NLAMA the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Municipal administrators. They held their annual convention April 17th to 19th in Gander and the CCRC was glad to be on the presenters agenda to speak to the "doers" about regional cooperation and the Sustainability Self-Assessments that are coming soon to a council office near you.

Next on the list is FICI which stands for the Fogo Island Cooperation Initiative. This is a working group of sorts comprised of members from all the municipal councils on Fogo Island that are working with the CCRC to explore more enhance cooperation and potential merger for the councils on the island. They are currently awaiting an official response with regard to a resource request from the Department of Municipal Affairs. With the budget due to come down today a response should be forthcoming.

Finally on the acronym attack in the BNJC. These letters stand for the name of the newest Joint Council in the province: the Bonavista North Joint Council. Joint Councils are becoming more important as a means to provide a regional voice to municipalities around the province. The BNJC currently represents the towns of Musgrave Harbour, Lumsden, Greenspond, Indian bay, New-Wes-Valley and Centreville-Wareham-Trinity. The group is pleased to have a new way to communicate and lobby as a region. Cheers to them!

If you have any questions about setting up a joint council why not contact the CCRC (another acronym) at ccrc@nlfm.ca

Up next the provincial budget!