Today, we are taking a closer look at infrastructure, housing, and the growing tension between good intentions and real-world consequences. In its 2025 budget, the federal government announced the new Build Communities Strong Fund, promising major investments in local infrastructure — roads, transit, water and wastewater systems, and community facilities — all aimed at unlocking housing supply and improving affordability. It’s a commitment that Alberta’s municipalities welcom

Welcome to the Season 9 Premiere of 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 are honoured to welcome to the show, Town of Duck Lake Saskatchewan Mayor Jason Anderson. Duck Lake is a community rich in history. The wide main street, business frontage, and brick sidewalks are reminiscent of times

Welcome to another edition of The Political Trenches Local Government At Work. We are continuing our dive into the CAO's role. Later in the episode, we will be joined by a team that is at the heart of Municipal Administrators in the Keystone Province. Manitoba Municipal Administrators President (and City of Portage la Prairie CAO) Nicole Chychota, and MMA Executive Director Adreienne Bestland. But before that interview, we will be discussing the top stories making municipal h

It is not every day I would reach for the Bible in a discussion about municipal government, but there are moments when an old line captures a modern problem with unsettling precision. “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” It is a dramatic phrase, but it feels increasingly relevant to the way we talk about local government, local leadership, and public policy today—especially in an era where expertise has become a bra

Today, we’re talking about community economic development—not just as a series of projects or plans, but as a system. A system that connects people, sectors, and places, and helps communities prepare for opportunity when it comes. For more than 40 years, one organization has played a key role in that work. SEDA is Saskatchewan’s provincial backbone organization for community economic development. Since 1984, it has supported communities across the province to become investmen

With artificial intelligence moving from buzzword to everyday tool, a big question is facing local governments everywhere: are municipalities ready for the rise of AI? Are they leading the way in innovation, or quietly falling behind? Across council chambers and municipal offices, AI is beginning to influence how services are delivered, how decisions are made, and how limited resources are stretched further than ever before. But with opportunity comes risk — and the need for