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Editorial: Listen First, Lead Later
Tomorrow at noon, the die will be cast. Across Alberta, nomination packages will close, and the official list of candidates for municipal...

Christopher W. Brown
Sep 21, 2025


Editorial: We Might Be Doing Municipal Tourism Wrong
I’ve been to a lot of places, and I’ve seen a lot of different things in my time. My boots have collected dust from backroad shoulders in...

Christopher W. Brown
Aug 10, 2025


EDITORIAL: Which Lane Should Municipalities Stay In?
Over the past several weeks, one phrase has echoed through media soundbites, political speeches, and even local campaign trails:...

Christopher W. Brown
Aug 3, 2025


Editorial: Apathy Is Winning in Alberta’s Municipal Elections
In just 56 days, on September 22nd, nomination day for Alberta’s 2025 municipal elections will arrive. That date should be triggering...

Christopher W. Brown
Jul 28, 2025


OPINION: How Do We Solve a Problem When We Can’t Agree on What the Problem Is?
Last week, I wrote about the municipal budgetary pressures currently squeezing our communities, particularly in relation to...

Christopher W. Brown
Jul 4, 2025


Editorial: Municipalities Need to Look in the Mirror Before Pointing Fingers
For the past two years, I’ve had the privilege — and, at times, the headache-of — of covering municipal politics and speaking one-on-one...

Christopher W. Brown
Jun 27, 2025


OPINION: Confessions of a Nomad with a GPS Problem
Flying 7260m above Saskatchewan on the way from Fredericton I’ve always fancied myself a bit of a nomad. Not the windswept,...

Christopher W. Brown
Jun 17, 2025


The Municipal Last Supper?
Ottawa, at the cusp of summer, holds a strange kind of beauty. The air is still crisp enough to carry weight, the kind that makes you...

Christopher W. Brown
May 28, 2025


Editorial: Lord of the Municipalities: Return of the FCM
This weekend, the Fellowship sets forth once more — not toward Mount Doom, but toward the nation’s capital. Ottawa is about to play host...

Christopher W. Brown
May 24, 2025
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