The Government of Canada has opened applications for the Build Communities Strong Fund's Local Impact Stream, with more than $176 million earmarked over the next four years for infrastructure projects across the Prairie provinces. The program is designed to help communities build or renew spaces that bring people together—from recreation facilities and community halls to parks, cultural spaces, and other public gathering places—with projects eligible for up to $1 million in f

Welcome to Cross Border Interviews. Our goal is to create meaningful municipal conversations that inform, connect, educate and strengthen communities from coast to coast to coast in Canada. For this edition of Cross Border Interviews, we spoke with City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Deputy Mayor Alanna Jankov at the 2026 FCM Convention. Charlottetown is the capital city of Prince Edward Island, and is Canada’s “Birthplace of Confederation”, after the historic 1864

Today on MuniCast, we are hitting the road to catch up with the SUMA Team on their summer roadshow. Welcome to the Season 10 finale of MuniCast. MuniCast is brought to you by SUMA, the voice of Saskatchewan’s urban municipalities. MuniCast discusses topics that are important to municipal leaders, like local governance, best practices, education, and so much more. This season, our conversations dove into how municipalities could get the most value from SUMA’s offerings—from bu

Welcome back to another edition of The Political Trenches: Local Government at Work. After a longer-than-expected break, we’re back with two episodes before we head into our summer hiatus in July. Today, we’re bringing you three stories making headlines across Canada. First, we head to Newfoundland and Labrador, where a man with a prior breaking-and-entering conviction ran for council earlier this year. Then we move to British Columbia, where a brand-new municipality is geari

There are moments in life that make you stop, look around, and wonder if everyone else is participating in a completely different movie than the one you thought you were starring in. I had one of those moments recently while attending the Alberta Municipalities Municipal Summer Leaders Caucus in Red Deer. I walked into the room, ready to shake a few hands, catch up with familiar faces, and maybe locate the coffee before someone else emptied the pot. Instead, I was greeted wit

Today, we're taking a closer look at the issues shaping local government across Alberta, and why the decisions being made today will have a lasting impact on communities of every size, in every corner of the province. Joining us are Deborah Reid-Mickler, Deputy Mayor of the Village of Duchess and ABmunis Vice President of Villages and Summer Villages; Janelle Sandboe, Councillor for the City of Chestermere and Director representing Cities up to 500,000; and Jenny Jones, Counc