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| Headquarters | 800 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB |
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| Website | gov.mb.ca/mr/ |
Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations (formerly Department of Municipal Affairs until 1978) is a department of the Government of Manitoba that deals with local administrations and bodies, including municipalities, planning districts, and non-governmental organizations. This includes the provision of training, ongoing consultation, technical analysis, and funding related to land management, community renewal, infrastructure, and the building of capacity of local governments to provide services.[1]
The department is organized into two functional areas: Community Planning and Development; and Infrastructure and Municipal Services. There are also two areas of special focus:[2]
- The Manitoba Water Services Board is a Crown Corporation of the department that helps deliver technical advice/information in order to develop and upgrade sewer and water infrastructure
- The Office of the Fire Commissioner is a special operating agency of the department, with a mandate to "safeguard both persons and property from fire and life safety hazards through education, investigations, inspections, emergency response and code application."
- ^ "Municipal Relations | Province of Manitoba". Province of Manitoba - Municipal Relations. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Annual Report 2019-2020 Municipal Government." Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2021 May 9.