Welcome to a special edition of Municipal Affairs. Earlier this week, during our live Municipal Votes episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with several acclaimed municipal leaders from across Alberta. These conversations offered valuable insight into local governance, community priorities, and the vision shaping Alberta’s towns and cities. For this special episode, we’ve brought all of those interviews together—so you can enjoy them in one place. So, without further

Welcome to a special edition of Municipal Affairs. Earlier this week, during our live Municipal Votes episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with several acclaimed municipal leaders from across Alberta. These conversations offered valuable insight into local governance, community priorities, and the vision shaping Alberta’s towns and cities. For this special episode, we’ve brought all of those interviews together—so you can enjoy them in one place. So, without further

Over the past year, municipal leaders from across Canada have been raising their voices, calling on the federal government to take stronger action on public safety — and in particular, to make changes to Canada’s bail system. From major cities to small towns, mayors and councils have been expressing the same concern: repeat violent offenders being released back into communities too quickly, only to offend again. On October 23rd, following months of consultation with provinces

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

This tribute is admittedly a little late, but some things deserve to be said, no matter when they’re spoken. Earlier this September, Magrath Town Councillor Josh Bourelle had passed away unexpectedly. I only met Josh twice in my time hosting this show, but his passing struck me deeply — because in those brief encounters, it was clear he was one of the good ones. For those who never had the chance to meet Councillor Bourelle, you missed out. You missed out on a man who stood

Voters across Alberta sent a powerful message during last night’s municipal elections, as a wave of incumbent mayors were swept from office in a series of stunning upsets that spanned from Calgary to the smallest prairie towns. In total, more than a dozen sitting mayors were defeated, marking one of the most significant turnovers in recent municipal memory. The most high-profile loss came in Calgary, where Jyoti Gondek was defeated by Jeromy Farkas after a hard-fought campaig

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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