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

Welcome back to MuniCast! Today, we’re continuing our conversation around leadership in Saskatchewan, with a focus on women in municipal leadership. We’re joined by three inspiring municipal leaders from communities across the province to talk about their experiences, the importance of diverse voices, and building the next generation of municipal leaders. MuniCast is brought to you by SUMA, the voice of Saskatchewan’s urban municipalities. SUMA is proud to represent the urba

In Ontario's Parry Sound District, few communities illustrate the relationship between local government and the landscape quite like the Township of The Archipelago. With its unique geography, waterfront communities, and rural character, governing here means navigating a different set of challenges — from infrastructure and services to development and preserving the qualities that make the township distinctive. Today on Cross Border Interviews, we sit down with Township of Th

In the Township of Carling, municipal government is closely connected to the day-to-day realities of a rural and waterfront community. From infrastructure and services to development and protecting the character of the area, local decisions can have a lasting impact on the people who live, work, and spend time here. Today on Cross Border Interviews, we sit down with Township of Carling Councillor Bruce Kelly. Our conversation was filmed at the 2026 Fall District of Parry Soun

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