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2 Days Left for Conference Registration -- Open Until May 13th, 2016
Registrations are still being accepted for CAMA's 45th Annual Conference being held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from May 30 - June 1, 2016 at the Delta Winnipeg and Winnipeg Convention Centre. The Conference theme is "The Resiliency of the CAO”. For all Conference information visit the CAMA website at:  http://camacam.ca/en/conference/2016Conference.asp 



CAMA is pleased to welcome the following Exhibitors to the 2016 Conference and Tradeshow:

All-Net.ca Over the past thirteen years we have worked with many municipalities that have made good use of the internet and their websites to collect and disseminate information with little effort. All-Net.ca specializes in municipal web development and is one of the largest suppliers of municipal web applications in North America. All-Net.ca specializes in municipal website design and application development. We have developed an entire inventory of tools that are used every day to enable municipalities to share information with their ratepayers with very little effort.
Techni-Contact Canada Since 1979, Techni+Contact Canada Ltd has been serving the installation market by distributing quality audio/video equipment and accessories. We distribute a wide range of in-house and sub-distributed product lines to be a one stop shop for all A/V needs.
SuperiorRoads Solutions SuperiorRoads Solutions manufactures a line of efficient, operator-friendly street sweepers and a one-person operated pothole patcher that can repair the average pothole in under two minutes using standard asphalt mixes. Our equipment keeps operators comfortable and safely out of traffic.
Veolia Water Technologies Canada Inc. Veolia Water Technologies Canada Inc. is a Canadian leader in drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment and biosolids management, serving Canadian municipalities and industries since 1948. Over the last 60 years, the company has brought many leading technologies to the market including: ACTIFLO®, BIOSTYR ®, AnoxKaldnes MBBR, Hydrotech Discfilter, MBR and HYDREX chemicals. Veolia is committed to resourcing the world through innovation, resource recovery, waste to energy solutions and water reuse.
Itron Canada Inc. Itron is a global technology company. We build solutions that help utilities measure, manage and analyze energy and water. Our broad product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water and thermal energy measurement and control technology; communications systems; software; and professional services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly 8,000 utilities in more than 100 countries, Itron empowers utilities to responsibly and efficiently manage energy and water resources. Join us in creating a more resourceful world; start here: www.itron.com.
DataVisual Marketing DataVisual is a Canadian company that represents solutions integral to a municipality’s ability to communicate and collaborate. Our products help municipalities to be more effective and efficient and provide higher levels of service to their constituents.
Schulich Executive Education Centre York University’s Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC) has a proven history of providing Municipal executives and managers with powerful learning experiences. We have delivered breakthrough Masters Certificate programs in our open enrollment, customized, and in-house programs. More than 95 jurisdictions have participated in SEEC’s Municipal Centre of Excellence programs. Numerous municipalities currently participating in our flagship program, Masters Certificate in Municipal Leadership include Ottawa, Windsor, York Region, Town of Newmarket, City of Vaughan, County of Simcoe, Winnipeg and Calgary. Nnumerous other municipalities such as Hamilton ON Estevan SK, Fort McMurray AB, Yellowknife Yukon, have sent leaders to York University’s annual open enrollment program.
Alberta School of Business- Executive Education As the School's professional development provider, Executive Education serves clients across all industries and sectors, offering over 75 programs and forums serving over 6,000 registrants per year. We focus on providing education solutions that enable today's leaders in government, crown corporations, public safety, publicly traded companies, and privately held organizations to lead change, manage growth and increase organizational performance.
Precision Concrete
Cutting Inc.
Precision Concrete Cutting is a Sidewalk Asset Management Service that provides municipalities with a cost effective option for maintaining their sidewalks and walkways.
Tayo, Inc Tayo Inc. is a company founded on cybersecurity and communications. Our mission is to help nurture and grow cybersecurity and communication as a culture for municipalities from the inside out.
Envisio Solutions Inc. Envisio’s cloud-based strategy implementation, performance management and reporting software empowers your leadership team to achieve council priorities while giving you visibility into the progress of your city’s strategic plan. From a single dashboard, Envisio gives managers the ability to aggregate real-time metrics and generate detailed reports to council and residents on the state of the municipality. The City of Lloydminster, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and the City of Edmonds are successfully using Envisio.
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties Since 1909, The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties has helped rural municipalities achieve strong, effective local government through the provision of Advocacy and Aggregated Business Services.
Insitform Technologies Limited Insituform Technologies rehabilitates deteriorated sewer and water pipes using the Insituform process, a non-disruptive method of creating a structurally sound pipe-within-a-pipe.  The Insituform process is an affordable way to solve a full range of everyday sewer and water problems with no digging or disruption.
Friesen History Books Book Manufacturer. We print a wide variety of books, including community history books, family, corporate, church history books. All production – from prepress to printing to binding - is done in-house in our state of the art production facilities.
National Joint Powers Alliance National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) is a public agency that creates group purchasing solutions on behalf of its over 50,000 members.  Eligible members include any government, education or non-profit entity in Canada and the U.S.  There is no cost, no obligation or liability to join or participate in the NJPA group purchasing program.  NJPA conducts an open, transparent, and competitive tender process by evaluating and awarding master framework agreements. 
Public Sector Digest The Public Sector Digest is a monthly digital and print publication written to advance the managerial capacity of the public sector. Our research activities and content, including articles, case studies, white papers, and webinars focus exclusively on topics pertinent to current and future executives across all government levels and disciplines.
Colliers Project Leaders Colliers Project Leaders leads building and infrastructure projects. Our Get It Right Solution™ ensures we get it ready, get it built and get it performing – so investors, owners and occupants are certain of success.
CIRA CIRA's mission is to develop .CA as a key public resource for all Canadians by fostering stable, secure and trusted .CA domain name services. We additionally help support the development of the Internet in Canada.
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission
for the RCMP
The Commission is an agency of the federal government, distinct and independent from the RCMP.Our vision is excellence in policing through accountability. Our mission is to enhance the accountability of the RCMP by providing civilian review of RCMP activities and member conduct.
StarGarden Corporation StarGarden Corporation is an integrated human capital management and business process automation software vendor. StarGarden serves small and medium sized organizations with at least 300 employees that require complex payroll structure in place. StarGarden serves organizations in Canada, US, and New Zealand. It sells software and services using the SaaS and on premise licensing implementation models.
Phelps Group Phelpsgroup is a leading boutique Executive Search & Talent Management firm in Canada. Since 1986, we have transformed organizations through the recruitment of exceptional talent and the provision of capacity building for leaders in diverse public sector roles.  Our seasoned team of consultants understand the key issues shaping successful leadership in the public sector and are well equipped to identify and interest candidates with the requisite competencies, commitment and character to create an optimal fit with the culture, mission and aspirations orations of our clients’ organizations.
City of Airdrie The City of Airdrie has developed an industry leading practice of conducting municipal census activities leveraging web technologies. The product/service marketed as the Online Census, is a cost-effective solution for municipalities looking to plan and invest in their community as their populations change in size and demographics. The Online Census is a made in Canada for Canadian municipalities’ solution.
Classic Displays Classic Displays has been providing municipalities with a variety of enhancement products since 1977. Whether you’re looking for Christmas displays to brighten up your street throughout the holidays, or wanting to provide visitors to your downtown area a place to sit, Classic Displays has the solution.
eSCRIBE Software Ltd Leading Canadian Provider of Meeting Automation Software for Municipal Governments
Trane Provider of energy efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, building and contracting services, parts support and advanced controls for homes and commercial buildings.
CN CN works closely with Canadian communities to promote best practices for development and planning in proximity to railway operations. These best practices improve the safety and well-being of neighbouring residents and occupants by addressing railway proximity issues in new developments.  To learn more click on the following link:
http://uturn2.cyansolutions.com/cip/plan-canada/spring2014/#?page=30
 
Le CN collabore étroitement avec  les municipalités afin de promouvoir les meilleures pratiques d’aménagement et d’urbanisme à proximité des activités ferroviaires. Ces meilleures pratiques améliorent la sécurité et la quiétude des occupants avoisinants en s’assurant que les nouveaux aménagements soient compatibles.  Pour en  savoir plus veuillez cliquer sur ce lien :
http://uturn2.cyansolutions.com/cip/plan-canada/spring2014/#?page=30
Degelman Industries Ltd. Agricultural Manufacturer of Bulldozer Blades, Strong Box Blades, Speed Blades, Buckets, Mowers, Side Arms, Land Rollers, High Speed Tillage and Rock Removal Equipment
CAMMS CAMMS drives organisations from strategy to reality with its world leading suite of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. Using a unique blend of strong conceptual understanding and technical expertise, CAMMS empowers companies by helping you visualise the “bigger picture” with fully integrated systems.
Local Government Administrators of the NWT LGANT is a professional association for local government administrators in the Northwest Territories.  LGANT strives for and promotes excellence and professionalism in the field of local government administration across the territory through capacity building, career development and promotion, and to create awareness of the local government administrator's role in municipal governments and First Nations.
CASL Cure Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is evolving in 2017 to allow individuals the right to sue organizations on a per e-mail basis starting at $200 per e-mail and up to $1,000,000 per day.  CASL Cure is the only fully automated and integrated solution on the market that gives companies and organizations the tools they need to manage all aspects of compliance with CASL, for all commercial e-mails irrespective of the sender’s device-type, database or location.
Honeywell Honeywell is a global leader in providing solutions that help municipalities upgrade their facilities and infrastructure while cutting operating expenses. We’ve worked with dozens of municipalities to develop, fund and implement energy efficiency projects including Wi-Fi, water and wastewater, streetlights, traffic lights, building infrastructure, renewable energy, advanced metering, demand response and more. By trimming a community’s energy use and environmental footprint, Honeywell helps free up capital for critical improvements and maintenance without raising rates or taxes.
Commissionaires Commissionaires provides cost-effective enforcement and non-core police services to municipal governments, police forces and RCMP detachments across Canada. Non-core police services from Commissionaires free up your resources, save tax dollars, generate revenue and put police officers back on the streets protecting communities.
Ravenhill Group Inc. We are Canada’s Municipal search specialists meeting the growing demand for excellent municipal senior staff through ethical head-hunting™. We do this by bringing the very best men and women face to face with the opportunity in your municipality …  an opportunity that they were unaware of because - simply put -  they weren’t thinking of a job change. The very best people are not looking and need to be found.
Aon Risk Solutions International Insurance Brokerage
JLT Canada JLT Canada is part of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, one of the largest risk specialists and employee benefit consultants in the world.  JLT Public Sector - providing some of the most competitive insurance programs and risk management services in Canada.  For over 40 years our dedicated Public Sector team has been using their insight, intelligence and imagination to provide expert advice and robust –often unique – solutions to municipalities across Canada. We work-side-by-side with you, our network and the market to deliver programs that are carefully considered from all angles.  It is this approach that inspires our clients’ trust and confidence, which has led us to provide managed insurance programs and risk management tools to over 300 municipalities in Canada.
4Forward Create a Better Workplace 4Forward helps organizations to develop better leaders who can guide and inspire others during uncertain, changing times.  We do so by creating high-impact instructional design, specializing in leadership and management training.
ISI Global ISI Live supplies webcasting services of City Council Meetings to several Canadian Cities and Municipalities across Canada as well as 5 Provincial Legislatures - www.isilive.ca
Winnipeg Environmental Remediations Inc. Winnipeg Environmental Remediations Inc. (WERI), a wholly Canadian‐owned company, has been providing comprehensive general contracting, building, earth moving and environmental services to a variety of clients in both the private and public sectors throughout Canada since 1995.
Sliq Media Technologies Since 1999, Sliq has provided governments worldwide with software solutions to webcast and index meetings both live and on-demand. With five star service and a proven reputation, Sliq is trusted by the most prestigious governments worldwide to streamline their operations and deliver advanced solutions to their stakeholders and constituents in a cost-effective manner. Come discover what makes our solutions the best.
Purple Forge Purple Forge is an award-winning Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of mobile-first community engagement and self service solutions.   Purple Forge helps our customers reduce service delivery cost, increase customer experience  and gain insights into unmet needs.
Schooner Sales We sell and distribute a simple, safe and affordable line of graffiti removal products. We sell to more than 30 Canadian cities. Our sales and distribution depot is centrally located in Winnipeg.
Eco-West Eco-West's mandate is to help foster the growth and prosperity of Western Canada`s municipalities through the planning and implementation of a green economy infrastructure. This is accomplished through the creation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories and the development of Climate Change Local Action Plans (CCLAPs), and supporting municipalities that are seeking opportunities to bring green technologies to the marketplace, attract foreign direct investments as well as create a skilled workforce.




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