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

Tonight, as ballots are counted across Alberta’s cities, towns, and counties, one candidate stands out as the sure-fire victor — though you won’t find their name printed anywhere on the ballot. That candidate is neither the polished mayoral hopeful nor the tireless community advocate, neither the entrenched incumbent nor the bright-eyed newcomer promising change. No, the winner of tonight’s Alberta municipal elections will be that familiar, quiet figure who never campaigns an