Good morning, and welcome back to Municipal Affairs. We’re continuing our special seven-week series looking ahead to the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election — a series taking you inside municipal government and exploring the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that keep communities across Manitoba moving forward. This special series on the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election is brought to you in partnership with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. Over the past

In Espanola, the future of this northern Ontario community is becoming a central question for voters. Like many smaller municipalities, Espanola is balancing the realities of growth, infrastructure, local services, economic opportunity, and the need to build a community that can thrive for generations to come. Today on Municipal Affairs Votes, we sit down with Town of Espanola mayoral candidate Aidan Kallioinen. We'll talk about why he decided to run, the issues he believes m

Across Alberta, some of the fastest-growing communities in the province are not Calgary or Edmonton — but the mid-sized cities in between. Later this week, mayors from across Alberta will gather in Red Deer for the 2026 Mid-Sized Cities Mayors’ Caucus. Representing 25 municipalities, and nearly a quarter of Alberta’s population, these communities are home to more than one million Albertans — and some of the province’s most important industries, from energy and agriculture to

Good morning, and welcome to Municipal Affairs. The 2026 Ontario Municipal Election is just around the corner, with 444 municipalities in Ontario, and only 414 of them with contests races — candidates are knocking on doors, glad-handing with voters at the local coffee shop, and hammering lawn signs into the ground before that first winter freeze sets in. And today, we're putting politics front and centre on the show. We're going to dive into the acclamations, the state of the

Good morning, and welcome back to Municipal Affairs. We’re continuing our special seven-week series looking ahead to the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election — a series where we’re taking you inside municipal government and exploring the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that keep communities across Manitoba moving forward. This special series on the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election is brought to you in partnership with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. La

In a community like View Royal, decisions made at the council table can have a direct impact on the roads we drive, the services we rely on, the development around us, and the future of the community itself. As voters consider the next municipal election, candidates are making their case for what View Royal should look like — and how it should be governed. Today on Municipal Affairs Votes, we're sitting down one-on-one with View Royal mayoral candidate Ryan Painter. We'll tal

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the second live edition of BC Municipal Votes 2026. It’s Friday, September 4th, and we’re back with big news from municipalities right across British Columbia. But today, we’re taking a trip across the water — because we’re heading to Vancouver Island. And there is a lot to talk about. From Victoria and Saanich, to Nanaimo, Campbell River, Courtenay, Port Alberni and communities all the way up and down the Island — we’re going to criss-c

Mississauga is changing. Today, 62 percent of its residents identify as a visible minority, and one in four identifies as South Asian. Yet the city has never elected an ethnic mayor. Now, Incumbent Ward 7 Councillor Dipika Damerla is seeking to change that. But this campaign is about more than representation. It comes at a time when 46 percent of Mississauga residents surveyed say the city is moving in the wrong direction. Dipika Damerla says the answer is a city that works d

There are moments in municipal politics when you have to stop… take a step back… and ask a very simple question: What is going on? Because across Alberta, the alarm bells are starting to ring. Over the last several weeks, we have seen resignation after resignation from municipal councils across this province. Mayors. Councillors. A reeve. People who, just months ago, were elected by their neighbours to serve their communities for the next four years are now stepping away from