Association of Manitoba Municipalities
{{Infobox association
| name = Association of Manitoba Municipalities
| formation = {{start date and age|1999|01|01}}
| predecessor =
| merger = {{Plainlist|
- {{Hanging indent|Union of Manitoba Municipalities (1905-99)}}
- {{Hanging indent|Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities (1949-99)}}
}}
| subsidiaries = AMM Trading Company
| website = {{URL|amm.mb.ca}}
}}
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) is an organization of municipal governments in the province of Manitoba, Canada. All incorporated municipalities in Manitoba are members.{{cite journal |last=Goldsborough |first=Gordon |year=2006 |title=A Union of Manitoba Municipalities |journal=Manitoba History |publisher=Manitoba Historical Society |issue=51 |issn=0226-5036 |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/51/municipalunion.shtml }}
Its stated purpose is to "identify and address the needs and concerns of [its] members to achieve strong and effective municipal government."{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Homepage |url=https://www.amm.mb.ca/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Association of Manitoba Municipalities |language=en}}
The AMM is funded solely by its members and by its business arm, the AMM Trading Company.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Who We Are {{!}} About Us |url=https://www.amm.mb.ca/about/who-we-are/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Association of Manitoba Municipalities |language=en}}
History
The Union of Manitoba Municipalities was created in 1905. By 1910, the UMM would grow to a little over 100 members.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=History {{!}} About Us |url=https://www.amm.mb.ca/about/history/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Association of Manitoba Municipalities |language=en}}
Structure
All 137 incorporated municipalities in Manitoba are members of the AMM, as represented by their mayors, reeves, and councillors. The AMM comprises seven districts, each with two directors: Parkland, Interlake, Midwestern, Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern. The City of Winnipeg is also represented by one Director.
AMM and representatives from Manitoba serve on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors.
The AMM also offers associate non-voting memberships to First Nations, other communities, school boards, hospital boards, and other associations.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Associate Members |url=https://www.amm.mb.ca/members/associate-members/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Association of Manitoba Municipalities |language=en}}
The following are some of the current AMM Associate Members, {{As of|2023|lc=y}}:
- Incorporated Community of Cross Lake
- Manitoba Association of Watersheds
- Nelson House Community Council
- Pembina Valley Watershed District
- Red River Basin Commission
- Seymourville Community Council
- Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
Limited Associate Members, {{As of|2023|lc=y}}:
- Buffalo Point First Nation
- Flin Flon School Division
- Fort La Bosse School Division
- Frontier School Division
- Lakeshore School Division
- Mountain View School Division
- Park West School Division
- Portage la Prairie Regional Landfill
- Prairie Rose School Division
- South Interlake Regional Library
- Swan Valley School Division
- Thompson Regional Airport
See also
References
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