Stephen Feist Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, CA

Halifax, Canada Area

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Instructor for the 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018 National Advanced Certificate in Local Government Authority course Sustainable Communities.Sustainable Communities provides students with a brief introduction to land use planning theory, law and processes. The course will focus on such concepts as planning communities around environmental sustainability.

Caribbean

• CARILED Program with Federation of Canadian MunicipalitiesLocal Economic Development ProgramBelize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and St. Lucia are partners in CARILED Program
• September 2-6, 2013 Presenter and Facilitator for Workshop in Port of Spain, Trinidad
• May 20-22, 2014 Facilitator for CARILED Delegation in Antigonish, Canada
• November 17-30, 2014 Facilitator for Strategic Planning in Georgetown, GuyanaMarch 12-19, 2016
• Facilitator for Local Economic Development training program, St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
• Facilitator for Councillor Training program, Planning and Local Economic Development, Guyana, January 8-22, 2017

Town Of Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Antigonish, Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Mór; "The Big Town" is home to St. Francis Xavier University, the Coady International Institute, St. Martha's Regional Hospital and the oldest continuous Highland games outside of Scotland (just celebrating its 150th year). The Town of Antigonish also owns its own electric utility, providing the lowest electric rates.

• The Municipal Advisor’s main duties include:
• counsels elected and appointed municipal officials in the areas of administration, human resources, budgeting, finance, accounting, auditing and management in the promotion of effective local government and healthy and.
• leads provincial policy initiatives;
• briefs and makes recommendations to senior department staff and the Minister on matters concerning the activities and operations of municipal governments, municipal restructuring and service delivery;
• evaluates the impact of new and proposed provincial and federal policies on municipalities;
• assists with the implementation of provincial programs and policies; and

Indonesia

• Institute of Public Administrators and Government of Indonesia, Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA)
• Projects include: Local Governance Enterprises, Transparency in Local Government, Councilor Orientation and the development of a Local Government Resource Manual
• Facilitator at MoHA-IPAC International Workshop on Local Governance Enterprises in Jakarta 11 to 12 March, 2003, team leader on a 2 day workshop on Councillor Training in Jakarta 5 to 7 March, 2008, with four.
• Organized and led workshops in Halifax on Transparency & Accountability in Local Government with various delegations from Indonesia on September 23-27, 2002, February 25-27, 2004, November 19-27, 2004 and September.

Guyana

• Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Municipal Governance and Management Program and Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
• Team Nova Scotia Delegation to Guyana, from May 1-8, 2004, program development with FCM, GMP and MLGD
• Facilitator at National Workshop of MLGRD in Georgetown, Guyana May 5-6, 2004
• Organized and led a one day workshop for 6 delegates from Guyana on June 6, 2005
• Organized and led a 5 day workshop for 4 Municipal Service Officers of MLGRD in Georgetown, Guyana, January 9-15, 2007
• Development of the Municipal Resource Handbook for Guyana

• Negotiated urban development proposals with developers resulting in future development of more than 1,630 apartments and 1,400 family dwellings
• Liaison with Business Improvement Districts
• Formulated municipal development policies and zoning by-laws
• Policy formulation on cost sharing over size streets and sewers with Development Industry and negotiated more than $4.3 million in cost sharing programs
• Guided planning and development projects through municipal administration, council process and various municipal committees and inter-department project teams
• Analyzed and formulated municipal development policies, land use plans and zoning by-laws

Mpa, Public Administration

Meds, Environmental Design (Urban Planning)

Bsc, Biology, Geography