History

In 1994 changes were made to the Municipal Government Act (MGA), which gave municipal councils the authority "to govern municipalities in whatever way the councils consider appropriate" (sec. 9).  This was done to give local governments the ability to develop unique responses to issues within their jurisdictions.

The MGA was amended in 1995 to include Part 17, which provides a procedure to be followed in the event there is a dispute between two or more municipalities regarding a statutory plan, land use bylaw or bylaw amendment.  If the municipalities cannot resolve the problem, the procedure outlined inthe MGA allows a municipality to appeal to