For weeks, Municipal Affairs has taken you inside the conversations, ideas, and debates that shaped the 2026 SUMA Convention in Regina. But today, we turn the page. The convention may be over, but the work is only beginning. Over three days in Regina, municipal leaders from communities across Saskatchewan came together to tackle the shared challenges facing urban municipalities — from infrastructure and housing to advocacy and growth. Now, with delegates back home and the SUM

New Brunswick voters have spoken. On Monday night, residents across the province headed to the polls to choose the leaders who will shape their communities for the next four years — electing representatives in nearly all of New Brunswick’s 77 municipalities, 12 rural districts, and district education councils. And the results delivered both continuity and change. In Fredericton, longtime city councillor Steve Hicks will take over the mayor’s chair. Saint John voters returned

On May 1st, I had the opportunity to stand in front of a room full of municipal leaders at the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Administrators Association Leadership Summit in Brandon, Manitoba. It was a moment that felt both grounding and urgent—because the conversations happening in that room are the same ones unfolding in communities across the country. Municipal leaders today are operating in an environment that is more complex, more visible, and more demanding than ever before. E

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 sat down at the most recent SUMA Convention in Regina, with Town of La Ronge, Saskatchewan Councillor Melissa McNeil. A vibrant town with a population of approximately 2,700 people located on the shores of Lac La Ronge, nestled next to Lac

On May 1st, I found myself in Brandon, Manitoba, joining municipal leaders from across the province at the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Administrators Association Leadership Summit. It’s one of those gatherings where the conversations feel especially real—because the challenges being discussed aren’t theoretical. They’re happening right now, in council chambers, in community halls, and increasingly, online. Municipal leadership today is not what it was even five years ago. The pac

Today, we are back recapping the most recent SUMA Convention 2026, which was under the theme ‘Foundation of Urban Strength”. In this episode we are sitting down with the three organizations that work hand in hand with municipalities across Saskatchewan, and have partnered with SUMA to offer resources to SUMA Members. Welcome to Season 10 of Muni-Cast. MuniCast is brought to you by SUMA, the voice of Saskatchewan’s urban municipalities. MuniCast discusses topics that are impor