2025 Spring Convention – Winnipeg

TUESDAY, April 15

Municipality Registration Pick-up/Information: 9:00 am to 2:30 pm – South Concourse, 2nd Floor

AMM Trade Show: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm – Hall AB, 3rd Floor North

Municipal Mixer: 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm – Hall AB, 3rd Floor North

AGENDA – Room 2H, 2nd Floor North

9:00 am – Opening Remarks

9:15 am – Keynote Speaker: Tyler Smith

10:30 am – Coffee Break in Trade Show 

11:15 am – Building Safer Communities: Implementing the Public Safety Strategy | Manitoba Justice

12:15 pm – FCM Address: Tim Tierney, 1st Vice-President

12:20 pm – Delegates’ Lunch, Hall C, 3rd Floor North

1:45 pm – Breakout Sessions 

3:15 pm – Breakout Sessions 

4:15 pm – Program adjourns for the day.

TUESDAY, April 15 | Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions – 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm

• Medical First Response
• Protecting Your Team: Managing Difficult Ratepayers and Ensuring Security
• FCM and its Role in Advocating for Municipal Interests on the Federal Stage

Breakout Sessions – 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm

• Who Pays? Your Roadmap to Financial Recovery Following a Major Railway Accident Involving Crude Oil
• Effective Complaint Resolution Systems and Managing Unreasonable Conduct
• Insights from the Manitoba Water Services Board
• Unlocking Heritage: Municipal Designation and Tourism Opportunities

WEDNESDAY, April 16

Municipality Information: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm – South Concourse, 2nd Floor

AMM Trade Show: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm – Hall AB, 3rd Floor North

AGENDA – Room 2H, 2nd Floor North

9:00 am – Keynote Speaker: Andrew Coyne

10:00 am –  Special Recognition Presentation from AMM

10:10 am – Coffee Break in Trade Show 

10:45 am – Breakout Sessions

11:45 am – Delegates’ Lunch – York Ballroom, 1st Floor South

11:45 am – Women in Municipal Government Event – York Room 2, 1st Floor South

1:15 pm – Breakout Sessions

2:30 pm – Don’t Mock It ‘Till You Try It: Manitoba Municipal & Northern Relations

3:30 pm – Convention Closes

WEDNESDAY, April 16 | Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions – 10:45 am to 11:45 am

• Municipal Cyber Security: Strategies for a Safer Digital Environment
• Tariff Proofing Your Municipality
• Building a Stronger Manitoba: Advancing Excellence in Municipal Administration

Breakout Sessions – 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm

• Municipal Cyber Security: Strategies for a Safer Digital Environment (encore presentation)
• Healthcare Recruitment in Manitoba
• Public Lands and Our Shared Resources: 2024 and 2025

Tuesday, April 15 | TYLER SMITH

Tyler Smith, winner of The Amazing Race Canada Season 9, is a survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash that claimed the lives of 16 teammates, staff, and coaches. He is the founder of Not Alone Co., a mental health awareness clothing line dedicated to facilitating conversations around trauma, PTSD, and mental health. Tyler co-hosts the podcast Speak Your Mind with NHL veteran Riley Sheahan, normalizing discussions about mental health with guests from sports, entertainment, and beyond. Through public speaking and advocacy, Tyler inspires individuals and communities to embrace vulnerability, build connections, and create safe spaces for healing and hope.

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WEDNESDAY, April 16 | ANDREW COYNE

Andrew Coyne is a columnist for The Globe and Mail. Raised in Winnipeg, Mr. Coyne is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics‎. He has written previously for The National Post, Maclean’s and Southam News, contributing as well to a wide range of other publications in Canada and abroad, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and The Walrus. He is also a weekly panellist on CBC’s The National.