MACA Learn

This course is intended to help Senior Administrative Officers in day-to-day operations, as well as helping out community government staff and the community.

Start Date: Anytime

Duration: Go at your own pace

Type: Self Directed Online

Location: Online

An hour-long webinar intended to help community governments develop a community addressing guidelines in advance of the territorial roll-out of a 9-1-1 Emergency Response system. Discussed is why you would want to create street names and house numbers, who has the authority to enact such changes, components of a good civic addressing system. The video is full of examples of NWT communities who have already made the changes or are in the process.

Presenter: Chris Hewitt and Scott Naylor, Municipal and Community Affairs, Planning Team.

Ed Gullberg, of McLennan Ross LLP, leads a 30-minute presentation and discussion about the value of having a Code of Conduct guiding your Mayor and Council’s conduct. Fiduciary responsibility is covered along with how a Code of Ethics relates to Code of Conduct.

Presenter: Ed Gullberg, Lawyer, McLennan Ross LLP

Community governments are primarily responsible for planning and regulating land use and physical development within municipal boundaries. A part of this responsibility is Land Administration. Community Governments can acquire or dispose of land to support development for housing, municipal infrastructure, and other community needs.

This 45-minute webinar recording features Chris Hewitt, Manager of Community Planning, Community Governance Division, Department of MACA, as he discusses some of the details of Land Administration, such as:

The Operationally Important Bylaws, your Community Government, needs to conduct Land Administration

How a Community Government can select the "Level of Service" they wish to provide for Land Administration depending on Community goals

Learn more about the "Nitty Gritty" details of Land Administration to ensure a smooth Land Transfer process

Start Date: Start Anytime

Duration: 45 Minutes, but take as long as you need to finish watching the video

Course Type: Pre-recorded webinar

Location: Online

In this series of videotaped lectures, long-time NWT lawyer, Ed Gullberg, discusses such topics as: codes of ethics, codes of conduct, conflicts of interest, confidential information, common law responsibilities, statutory responsibilities, fiduciary obligations, and the oath of office.