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(AIRED JUNE 16, 2020) We have municipal elections coming up on October 17. Plus this pandemic gives us an opportunity to step back and look at the overall health of our communities. Cape Breton University professor Tom Urbaniak leads the discussion.

(AIRED MARCH 20, 2020) The first installment of the People's School series on community leadership. Cape Breton University Professor Tom Urbaniak leads this discussion on local government.

(AIRED MARCH 24, 2020) In the first installment Cape Breton University professor, Tom Urbaniak, introduced five “C’s” for civic and organizational leaders to consider when getting their community through a crisis. In this installment Urbaniak leads us through the second "C"- communication.

(AIRED MARCH 27, 2020) In this edition of the People's School we are looking at another one of the 5 "C's"- connections. Cape Breton University professor Tom Urbaniak leads us through the discussion.

(AIRED JUNE 9, 2020) This week, we are looking ahead to the 2020 Municipal Elections and thinking about the question, what powers do local councilors actually have? Cape Breton University professor Tom Urbaniak leads the discussion.

(AIRED JUNE 5, 2020) Cape Breton University professor Tom Urbaniak leads the People's School discussion on meetings.

(AIRED JUNE 12, 2020) On this edition of the People's School on community leadership, Professor Tom Urbaniak and guest Jason Fox discuss Municipalities and Land Use planning, a prelude to the 2020 Nova Scotia municipal elections.

(AIRED JUNE 2, 2020) We discuss the last of the three "R's" in this edition of the People's School. Cape Breton University professor Tom Urbaniak leads the discussion on resilience.

(AIRED MAY 29, 2020) Rhythm means having predictable procedures and patterns: agendas, meeting times, a way of running meetings and getting through them, some policies in place, times of year for financial reports, regular – scheduled opportunities to step back and evaluate our work – all of this as part of the expected rhythm of your organization. Cape Breton University professor Tom Urbaniak leads the discussion on the second "R"- rhythm.

(AIRED MAY 26, 2020) The next three editions of the People Schools will discuss the three "R's." Cape Breton University professor Tom Urbaniak leads the discussion on the first "R"- respect.