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An update on the City of Calgary’s advocacy efforts with other government orders was on Thursday’s agenda at the IGC.
It was also the first time some councilors had heard a mayor speak of a lobbyist to do action for three members of the Calgary Metropolitan Area Board (CMRB) – Airdrie, Cochrane, and Calgary.
According to files from the Alberta Lobbyist Registry, Calgary-based New West Public Affairs has been appointed by the City of Calgary to lobby county offices such as the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministries of Transportation, Municipal Affairs, Infrastructure, Environment and Parks about CMRB’s role in the development of the district.
Mayor Nahid Ninche told the committee, « The problem here is that Calgary has not been able to take the lead in preparing these meetings because they are tripartite meetings. ».
“Therefore, the three municipalities decided that there would be a neutral third party who would do some administrative work for us in this regard.
New West did the job from July 20 through October. The mayor said the funds needed to hire the government relations firm came from his office’s budget.
According to the registry files, the province enlisted Alberta Counselor to former Wildrose Party CEO Jonathon Wescott to lobby the Prime Minister’s Office, the Alberta Board of Treasury and Finance, the Department of Municipal Affairs, and the Legislative Assembly on regional growth plans, evaluation frameworks, and “any other actions or suggested actions taken Or it will be taken in accordance with a Calgary metropolitan area council regulation or other authority.
Ninche said a Rocky View lobbyist has been appointed to « assist them with issues » that also include the Springbank Dry Dam.
This lobby began on May 4, 2020 and is scheduled to continue until May 31, 2021, according to registration filings.
Rocky View County Reeve Daniel Henn confirmed to Global News that his county and two other municipalities have met to sign an Alberta advisor..
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