The ballots are counted, the signs are coming down, and across Alberta, the dust is finally starting to settle. It’s been just a few days since voters went to the polls in the municipal elections — shaping the councils and county tables that will steer their communities for the next four years. And while some familiar faces will be returning to their seats, there’s also a new wave of leaders stepping into local government for the first time. In rural Alberta especially, that

Alberta Municipalities has announced a change in leadership at the top of the organization. The Board of Directors has appointed Deborah Reid-Mickler as Interim President, effective immediately. She will serve in this role through the organization’s 2025 Convention and Trade Show. The announcement follows Monday’s municipal elections, in which former President and Mayor of Wetaskiwin, Tyler Gandam, was defeated. Reid-Mickler joined the Alberta Municipalities Board in 2023 and

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Welcome to Municipal Affairs, B.C.’s communities and families are facing uncertain times. Sluggish economic growth, rising government deficits, and aggressive tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are putting real pressure on our province’s economy. Across B.C., the standard of living is slipping instead of rising. And that raises a fundamental question: what kind of future will we leave to the generations that follow us? At the heart of the answer lies our natural resour

Today we are back in the nation’s capital—Ottawa—where a delegation of Saskatchewan municipal leaders recently gathered to speak with one...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. On today’s episode, we’re taking you to the nation’s capital—Ottawa—where a delegation of Saskatchewan...

With October 20th only a few days away, we are at our final episode of Alberta Municipal Votes 2025.  And for that, we turn our attention...

With October 20th only a few days, away we are at our pen-ultimate episdoe of Alberta Municipal Votes 2025. And for that we turn our...

With October 20th only a few weeks away, the race for municipal office across Alberta is hitting the final leg of the campaign. From...