Year: 1978
Summary: Letter to all Bureau of Municipal Research members outlining speakers and topics at the upcoming conference of the Governmental Research Association. Topics include metropolitan government reform, local government financing, controlling urban growth, and maximizing accountability in education.
Year: 1925
Summary: A list of Toronto's ratepayers associations, along with the proviso that informed citizens should become active in their local ratepayers associations
Year: 1982
Summary: Publications catalogue, 1982. Sample publications topics: economy, education, environment, finances, government, housing, productivity, planning, public safety, regional government, transportation
Year: 1918
Summary: A proposal calling for a federation of community workers into a more streamlined, centralized body to facilitate more efficiency in philanthropy and the development of a professionalized body of community service workers.
Year: 1977
Summary: A newsletter outlining the Bureau of Municipal Research\'s work and its influence on public policy. The newsletter cites occasions on which Bureau of Municipal Research recommendations had been adopted or Bureau studies had been mentioned by public policy-makers - eg. John Robarts endorsed Bureau recommendations that local government have more control over fire services. The BMR\'s recommendation that local government be taught in schools was adopted by the municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. Ontario legislature members cited Bureau work.
Year: 1919
Summary: An outline of the Bureau of Municipal Research's mandate, mission statement, list of publications, long-term goals, and accolades from publication subscribers.
Year: 1965
Summary: A proposal for the BMR to plan and coordinate a conference on the subject of metropolitan problems - at which papers can be presented, reviewed, and published to form the basis of further study in the area of metropolitan problems. International academics would be invited to attend, and the conference would be scheduled for Canada's centennial year, 1967. Funding to be provided by municipal, provincial and federal government.
Year: 1915
Summary: A pamphlet outlining Bureau of Municipal Research city policy goals, including: the adoption of budget estimates early in the year, installation of modern accounting practices in city departments, and the improvement of living conditions in health, safety, education and recreation
Summary: An invitation to the Bureau of Municipal Research's eleventh annual meeting
Year: 1976
Summary: Folder and programme from Bureau of Municipal Research Spring 1976 Conference on the media and local government. Discussion topics include the media's role and responsibilities in covering local government, local events, and how to improve the quality of local government news reporting.
Year: 1916
Summary: This publication highlights the need for an independent citizen research bureau (such as the Bureau of Municipal Research) to inform fellow citizens and to keep municipal government accountable when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. Additionally, the Bureau outlines some of their near and long-term goals in improving and modernizing city administration and planning.
Year: 1926
Summary: An invitation to the Bureau of Municipal Research's twelfth annual meeting