As the Director for the Clean Energy Frontier program, I have the privilege to build off tremendous work done by my colleague Chad Richards.

Dubbed “Hockey Hubs,” several community spaces have served a critical role in the fight against the virus in the region.

This week is a big week for the Clean Energy Frontier as we welcomed a brand-new director of the program to the team here at NII!

Bruce, Grey and Huron counties risk losing tourist business unless they expand places for Ontario’s growing number of EV drivers to plug in.

“This clean energy frontier will be good for all of us in this area and in the world moving forward." --Glen McNeil, Warden of Huron County

Highlighting municipal innovators who are improving processes and/or services that have a positive impact on the communities we serve.

This week, NII welcomed Luke Charbonneau, Mayor of the Town of Saugeen Shores and Bruce County Councillor to its Board of Directors.

“Climate change doesn’t have these nice boundaries. It affects all of us.” That’s what Selwyn Hicks, Warden of Grey County, had to say...

Having worked in post-secondary education for nearly two decades, I became accustomed to making May 1st the new year.

It’s been a big week for the Clean Energy Frontier! It’s the beginning of May and we MAY have shared some exciting news yesterday.

Creating a clean energy future and achieving net-zero carbon emissions will require hard work, innovation, and collective action.

I am often connecting and collaborating with people working in innovation spaces across public, non-profit, and private sectors. Each...

Students from the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning have worked closely with the Town of Saugeen Shores and the Municipal...

Last week, we celebrated Huron County Council’s support for the Clean Energy Frontier. I was very excited to see how engaged and...

Laveer Engineering has secured a 10,000 square ft. facility in Wingham, ON to support ongoing work with Bruce Power Laveer Engineering,...

We started this blog three weeks ago with a reference to Elliotte Friedman’s 31Thoughts column. At the time, I was questioning how...

Our inaugural post last Thursday explained what this blog hopes to achieve: to give our region a window into important conversations...

NII, Saugeen Shores and University of Waterloo experts team up to improve the lake’s water quality Two researchers in aquatic ecology...

Thank you to Heather Hyde and Jay Pausner for the opportunity to reflect on the progress that the Municipal Innovation Council has made...

What role does municipal government play in improving the lives of people in rural communities across Bruce County? How can...