Good morning, and welcome back to Municipal Affairs. It’s Wednesday, October 14th, and with the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election entering the final days we are turning our attention again to what happens after October 28th. For some, that means returning to familiar roles and continuing the work they’ve already been doing. But for many others, it means stepping into municipal office for the very first time — taking on new responsibilities, learning how local government works,

The Alberta government is ordering Edmonton and Calgary to change their land-use bylaws, raising a critical question about the future of local democracy. The Rural Municipalities of Alberta warns that while today’s intervention targets two major cities, tomorrow it could affect any municipality in the province. So, where does provincial authority end—and local decision-making begin? Joining us live this Tuesday, October 13th, is Rural Municipalities of Alberta President Kara

With municipal elections approaching, candidates are knocking on doors and asking for your vote. But when someone stands on your doorstep, what should you ask them? It’s easy to talk about taxes, potholes, development, or the issues making headlines. But how do you find out whether a candidate really understands the job of governing a community? Our guest today has some answers. Christina Benty is the former Mayor of Golden, B.C., and she’s created a practical guide to help r

In September, more than 1,400 municipal leaders from across Alberta gathered in Edmonton for the annual Alberta Municipalities Fall Convention. For many of those leaders, the convention was an opportunity to focus on some of the biggest issues facing communities across the province — from collaboration and growth to infrastructure funding and the unique challenges facing individual municipalities. We caught up with Mayors and Reeves from across Alberta to ask them a few quest

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. Ov

A pipeline. A province. And a project that could reshape communities across Alberta. In Fort McMurray last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the proposed Pacific Link pipeline — a major West Coast oil pipeline designated as a Project of National Interest under the Building Canada Act. For Alberta’s rural municipalities, a project of this scale is about more than moving oil from one place to another. It is about roads, housing, water

Welcome to Municipal Affairs, Live for this Monday, October 5th. With just 12 days to go until British Columbia’s municipal elections on October 17th, we’re entering the final stretch of what has been an unusually busy election season across the province, with municipal and provincial campaigns taking place at the same time. Today, we want to step away from the campaign rhetoric and hear directly from the people on the ground about what they’re seeing and hearing in their com

Good Morning and welcome to Municipal Affairs Live. Vancouver is a city with enormous potential—and enormous challenges. Housing affordability, homelessness, public safety, infrastructure, climate resilience, and the rising cost of living are affecting residents across the city. The question isn't simply whether we understand these problems. The question is: what are we actually going to do about them? And today, we're having a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Rebecca Hasde

In September, more than 1,400 municipal leaders from across Alberta gathered in Edmonton for the annual Alberta Municipalities Fall Convention. For many of those leaders, the convention was an opportunity to focus on some of the biggest issues facing communities across the province — from collaboration and growth to infrastructure funding, and the unique challenges facing individual municipalities. We caught up with municipal leaders from across Alberta to ask them a few ques