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2025 Municipal Symposium: Empowering Community Leaders

2025 Municipal Symposium: Empowering Community Leaders

Council members and administrators of Newfoundland and Labrador municipalities will once again convene in Gander, N.L. for the annual Municipal Symposium. Over three days, attendees will take part in workshops and sessions to increase their knowledge of municipal governance and related issues.

Date: May 1-3, 2025
Location: Gander, N.L. at the Quality Hotel and Suites
Registration fee: $350 for MNL members (municipal council and administrators); $450 for non-members; $175 for students

REGISTER HERE

Agenda

An agenda will be posted once complete. The following is a partial list of the topics planned for the 2025 Municipal Symposium:

  • Advocacy in Action
  • Anti-Racism Training
  • Financial Services Best Practices for Municipalities
  • Health Care Professionals Recruitment & Retention
  • Climate-Ready NL: Supporting Local Adaptation Leadership
  • Municipal Elections
  • Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals

Pre-Symposium Professional Development

On April 30, MNL is offering two professional development sessions for members. These sessions each have a registration fee separate from the Symposium fees. Registration for the pre-symposium sessions is done within the Symposium registration form.

Morning session: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Prevention, presented by Canadian Mental Health Association N.L.

Afternoon session: Indigenous Cultural Diversity Training, presented by First Light

Accommodations

Important Note: Symposium attendees are responsible for booking their own accommodations. MNL will not be assigning rooms for this event.

The following hotels have provided special rates for Municipal Symposium attendees. MNL has arranged to have blocks of rooms held for attendees; however, attendees are responsible for reserving their own rooms.

Quality Hotel

  • Rates range from $140-$175/night +tax (for single occupancy; includes complimentary breakfast)
  • Phone number to book is 1-800-563-2988 or locally 709-256-3931
  • Cut-off date for this reserved block is April 4

Comfort Inn

  • Rates range from $149 – $159 / night + tax (includes complimentary breakfast)
  • Phone number to book is 709-256-3535
  • Cut-off date for this reserved block is April 1

Albatross

  • Rate is $143/night + tax (for standard rooms)
  • Phone number to book is (709) 256-3956
  • Cut-off date for this reserved block is March 31

Sinbad’s

  • Rates range from $148-$165/night + tax (for single occupancy; includes complimentary breakfast)
  • Phone number to book is (709) 651-2678
  • Cut-off date for this reserved block is March 31

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsors of the 2025 Municipal Symposium have an opportunity to present to municipal members on the Symposium stage. Additionally, each sponsor is given the opportunity to have a table in the Sponsor Showcase during networking and nutrition breaks. For a full list of sponsor benefits, download the Municipal Symposium sponsor sheet.

MNL is grateful for the support of our corporate partners. Are you a business interested in supporting the municipal sector? Download the 2025 Corporate Sponsor Package to discover other ways to become involved.