The lawyers at Stringam LLP have a critical understanding of Alberta legislation and leading cases and can capably apply progressive approaches that allow for the success of various municipal clients. With our offices across Alberta we offer a more local, client-focused approach. Municipal clients dealing with issues arising in and around municipalities rest assured knowing that Stringam will capably protect and further their interests in a way that is timely, practical and proactive. For our municipal clients, we offer the following areas of experience:
Much of what municipalities do involves the real estate they own, maintain, sell, or acquire. Stringam helps ensure municipalities meet their obligations by utilizing the expertise of practitioners with a breadth of experience in many different areas of municipal real estate services. Stringam regularly guides clients through real estate transactions and contracting, examples include:
Our knowledge of the planning and development field encourages our clients to seek out our advice whenever they are proactively shaping their organizations to better handle challenges. Stringam helps its municipal clients by:
various municipal clients. Municipal clients dealing with issues arising in and around municipalities rest assured knowing that Stringam will capably protect and further their interests in a way that is timely, practical and proactive.
Stringam provides advice and directions to administrators and elected municipal officials with respect to:
Stringam is recognized for its practice in Municipal Governance. Our capable and experienced legal professionals are able to expertly handle all issues arising within the realm of municipal law and guide administrators in a variety of diverse and complex issues.
Municipal clients regularly seek Stringam’s help to arrange, among other things:
Stringam has developed expertise in all major municipal law practice areas and can provide advises in a number of areas, including:
We are developing strong working relationships with many municipally related organizations such as:
Stringam represents municipal clients when they face legal challenges such as:
We draft, review, revise, comment upon, and assist in the administration of municipal law including:
any and all other bylaws contemplated or possible under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act and its regulations.
Municipalities across Alberta seek Stringam’s advice when they undertake complex transactions and projects, including:
Stringam’s depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of municipal law has been the lynchpin in the formidable strength of our practice. The lawyers at Stringam LLP have a critical understanding of Albertan legislation and can capably apply progressive approaches that allow for the success of
Our firm has been involved in the area of municipal enforcement both in the context of statutory enforcement under the Municipal Government Act and Safety Codes Act and their predecessors, and in the area of municipal prosecutions, since its inception over 100 years ago. Enforcement services provided by the Municipal Enforcement Practice Group include the preparation and review of enforcement related documents, including enforcement orders and charging documents, and the provision of legal advice and guidance to municipal clients in the context of inspections and investigations relating to land use, safety codes, nuisance and unsightly premises, animal control, business licensing, noise, traffic control and other bylaw matters.Â
Our lawyers have extensive experience in representing municipalities in the prosecution of bylaw and safety code offences before the Provincial Court of Alberta, as well as in civil proceedings brought under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act before the Court of King’s Bench and the Court of Appeal.
Our role as the dedicated municipal prosecutors for a number of municipalities, involving the handling of thousands of charges every year, has allowed our lawyers to hone effective and efficient protocols for the successful prosecution of municipal offences. To successfully and efficiently conduct such prosecutions and to provide a high level of service in relation to all enforcement processes available to a municipality, our lawyers have developed close working relationships with the Court, provincial and local police and peace officer services, court liaison personnel, and municipal enforcement officers.
The result is our ability to work seamlessly with such enforcement personnel resulting in successful inspection, investigation and enforcement. We have carried these relationships beyond individual municipalities to the enforcement world generally through our involvement with organizations such as the Alberta Association of Community Peace Officers and the Alberta Municipal Enforcement Association.
Stringam’s clients have learned to call us early in any process. The earlier we are contacted, the more thoughtfully and efficiently we are able to guide clients through the options available to them. This allows us to successfully narrow these options down to the ones with the best possible outcomes.
Much of what municipalities do involves the real estate they own, maintain, sell, or acquire. Stringam helps ensure municipalities meet their obligations by utilizing the expertise of practitioners with a breadth of experience in many different areas of municipal real estate services. Stringam regularly guides clients through real estate transactions and contracting, examples include:
Our knowledge of the planning and development field encourages our clients to seek out our advice whenever they are proactively shaping their organizations to better handle challenges. Stringam helps its municipal clients by:
various municipal clients. Municipal clients dealing with issues arising in and around municipalities rest assured knowing that Stringam will capably protect and further their interests in a way that is timely, practical and proactive.
Stringam provides advice and directions to administrators and elected municipal officials with respect to:
Stringam is recognized for its practice in Municipal Governance. Our capable and experienced legal professionals are able to expertly handle all issues arising within the realm of municipal law and guide administrators in a variety of diverse and complex issues.
Municipal clients regularly seek Stringam’s help to arrange, among other things:
Stringam has developed expertise in all major municipal law practice areas and can provide advises in a number of areas, including:
We are developing strong working relationships with many municipally related organizations such as:
Stringam represents municipal clients when they face legal challenges such as:
We draft, review, revise, comment upon, and assist in the administration of municipal law including:
Municipalities across Alberta seek Stringam’s advice when they undertake complex transactions and projects, including:
Stringam’s depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of municipal law has been the lynchpin in the formidable strength of our practice. The lawyers at Stringam LLP have a critical understanding of Albertan legislation and can capably apply progressive approaches that allow for the success of
Our firm has been involved in the area of municipal enforcement both in the context of statutory enforcement under the Municipal Government Act and Safety Codes Act and their predecessors, and in the area of municipal prosecutions, since its inception over 100 years ago. Enforcement services provided by the Municipal Enforcement Practice Group include the preparation and review of enforcement related documents, including enforcement orders and charging documents, and the provision of legal advice and guidance to municipal clients in the context of inspections and investigations relating to land use, safety codes, nuisance and unsightly premises, animal control, business licensing, noise, traffic control and other bylaw matters.Â
Our lawyers have extensive experience in representing municipalities in the prosecution of bylaw and safety code offences before the Provincial Court of Alberta, as well as in civil proceedings brought under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act before the Court of King’s Bench and the Court of Appeal.
Our role as the dedicated municipal prosecutors for a number of municipalities, involving the handling of thousands of charges every year, has allowed our lawyers to hone effective and efficient protocols for the successful prosecution of municipal offences. To successfully and efficiently conduct such prosecutions and to provide a high level of service in relation to all enforcement processes available to a municipality, our lawyers have developed close working relationships with the Court, provincial and local police and peace officer services, court liaison personnel, and municipal enforcement officers.
The result is our ability to work seamlessly with such enforcement personnel resulting in successful inspection, investigation and enforcement. We have carried these relationships beyond individual municipalities to the enforcement world generally through our involvement with organizations such as the Alberta Association of Community Peace Officers and the Alberta Municipal Enforcement Association. Â
Stringam’s clients have learned to call us early in any process. The earlier we are contacted, the more thoughtfully and efficiently we are able to guide clients through the options available to them. This allows us to successfully narrow these options down to the ones with the best possible outcomes.
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