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Municipal Information Dataportal
Information and additional resources listed here can assist in managing your municipal assets, help with community planning, as well as understand municipal sustainability, public safety and utility/waterworks/waste management in your community.
Municipal infrastructure doesn't exist for the sake of having infrastructure; it exists to provide services to the community. We need to ensure our infrastructure is providing the services our communities depend on.
Using asset management practices and principles we are finding ways to better understand how municipal assets work, what they cost to operate and what levels of service they provide. We want to ensure residents are getting the best bang for their buck when it comes to local infrastructure and the services it provides.
Watch to learn about municipal asset management in Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Municipal Asset Management Getting Started Guide was developed in Saskatchewan for Saskatchewan municipalities. Delegates at both the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities and Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association 2017 annual conventions used the guide as an education tool during the asset management workshops. Using this guide will provide you with fundamental information about asset management and how it can be used to help support municipal operations.
Asset Management Resources
As asset management programs have been implemented around the world, several resources and reference articles have been published, ranging from simple, brief overviews, to complex, thorough documents. Listed below are some of the additional resources available with brief descriptions.
Other Provinces' Initiatives
Guide for Using the Asset Management BC Roadmap
The Asset Management BC Roadmap assists organizations to implement asset management practices by leading you through the steps of implementing basic asset management practices using a modular approach.
Asset Management for Sustainable Service Delivery: A BC Framework
A high-level, systematic approach that supports municipalities in moving toward service, asset and financial stability through an asset management process. Developed to recognize the diversity of British Columbia's communities.
Alberta's Asset Management Handbook and Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to kick-start municipalities who are in the early stages of their asset management journey, or to support others with continuous improvement of their asset management programs. The handbook introduces asset management concepts with a focus on implementation for small and mid-sized communities. It includes processes, examples, and a set of practical and editable tools and templates.
Municipal Asset Management Planning in Ontario
Provides information on asset management requirements in Ontario and a general overview of the key components of an asset management plan.
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA)
The IPWEA sells various documents related to asset management including their International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM) which is considered a leading source of information for asset managers.
U.S. EPA - Tools, Training, and Technical Assistance for Small and Rural Wastewater Systems
Tools available on this page include the Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS). CUPSS is a free, easy-to-use, asset management tool for small drinking water and wastewater utilities. A simple, comprehensive approach based on the EPA's Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide series.
United Kingdom's Institute of Asset Management (IAM)
The Institute of Asset Management (IAM) seeks to promote and support the adoption of asset management best practices and the development of asset management systems.
Asset Management Resources in Canadian Municipalities
RM of Buckland and Town of Dalmeny Pilot Projects
A presentation by Saskatchewan and VEMAX Management Inc. at the 2010 Canadian Network of Asset Managers (CNAM) conference related to tangible capital asset reporting pilot projects in the Town of Dalmeny and the RM of Buckland focusing on the transition from PSAB PS 3150 compliance to asset management.
City of Edmonton's Infrastructure Strategy
Edmonton has been recognized by Canadian, American and international engineering and public administration associations as one of North America's most progressive infrastructure and asset management jurisdictions. Edmonton is one of the first Canadian cities to recognize the need for a strategic plan to deal with infrastructure.
Training and Support
Several organizations offer a range of learning activities and events that provide an introduction to asset management and are intended for municipal staff and elected officials:
Census of Canada
Census of population by provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts.
First Nations Profiles
Profiles of First Nations: Indigenous communities are located in urban, rural and remote locations across Saskatchewan and Canada.
Saskatchewan Health Covered Population
These reports (found in the Covered Population folder) are published annually by Saskatchewan Health and provide a count of all persons who were eligible for Saskatchewan health coverage on June 30th each year. Select the folder (Note: These values differ from federal census data.)
The Community Information Database
The Government of Canada's Rural Secretariat has developed the Community Information Database as a tool designed to provide rural Canadians with easily accessible economic, demographic and social data at the community level.
5. Municipal and Related Agencies and Associations
Municipal Capacity Development Program
To encourage and assist municipalities in developing long-term municipal capacity on an inter-jurisdictional basis.
Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA)
Develops, regulates and delivers a stable, cost-effective assessment system that is accurate, up-to-date, universal, equitable and understandable.
Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities (SANC) (a.k.a. "New North")
To advocate and negotiate with the local, provincial and federal governments on behalf of its member communities, and to implement changes in order to enhance the quality of life for northern people within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD).
Municipal Government Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool
Government Relations, along with sector partners, has developed a new interactive tool to help you assess the sustainability of your municipal operations and help you identify opportunities for improvement.
Emergency Preparedness
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency provides information on building and fire safety, SaskAlert, public safety, SaskEMO, emergency contacts - Sask911 and the Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network.
Environment Services
Emergency numbers (24 hours) for the Ministry of Environment.
Saskatchewan Police Commission
The Saskatchewan Police Commission works with police services and boards of police commissioners to promote effective policing throughout the province.
Provincial Disaster Assistance Program
Describes the municipal process to apply to be designated for funding from the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program.
RCMP Detachments
Contact information for RCMP detachments in Saskatchewan.
Emergencies and Response
Information on all types of emergencies including wildfire activity, fire weather, how to report a wildfire, fire bans, safe burning practices and burning permit requirements, how wildfires are managed, and protection against the threat of wildfire.
Waterworks Provisions for Municipalities
Learn about the Public Reporting on Municipal Waterworks required under municipal waterworks regulations in Saskatchewan. Questionnaires are emailed to all municipalities required to comply with the regulations.
Hazardous Material and Safe Waste Management
Information about the hazardous spills reporting, management and storage of hazardous materials, as well as solid waste management.
Learn about the regulatory requirements under The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010 relating to waterworks and sewage works in Saskatchewan.
Municipal World
Information about local government, details about Municipal World's products and services, and links to other local government resources.
Muniscope
Muniscope, sponsored by the Provincial-Territorial Officials Committee on Local Government (PTOC), is a national resource on municipal issues.