Municipal Affairs

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to Sturgeon...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs . As the territory heads toward an election, municipal leaders are making sure their voices are heard. Last Month, the Association of Yukon Communities held its final board meeting before voters head to the polls. Out of that meeting came a unified message: strong municipalities mean a strong Yukon. From Dawson to Watson Lake, from Whitehorse to our smallest hamlets, l...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs . In September, a delegation from SUMA — the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association — traveled to Sri Lanka to meet with the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities as part of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ PMI-WILL project. The visit focused on exchanging knowledge and perspectives: from exploring the roles and responsibilities of SUMA...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs . Last Month, the capital city of Victoria played host to one of the most important gatherings in the civic calendar: the 2025 Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention. From September 22nd to 26th, the Victoria Conference Centre became the meeting ground for mayors, councillors, senior staff, First Nations representatives, provincial agencies, and partners f...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to the City...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to Northern...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to the City...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to the City...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to the Town...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to the City...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show, we turn our attention to Brazeau C...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show we turn our attention to the City o...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show we turn our attention to the City o...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. Today we’re diving into an issue that sits beneath our feet—literally.  Across Canada, thousands of kilometres of asbestos-cement water mains still carry drinking water to homes and businesses.  These pipes were once a trusted, cost-effective material choice, widely installed between the 1940s and 1970s. But decades later, they’re aging, they’re breaking down, and the...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. This past week, the capital city of Victoria played host to one of the most important gatherings in the civic calendar: the 2025 Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention.  From September 22nd to 26th, the Victoria Conference Centre became the meeting ground for mayors, councillors, directors senior staff, First Nations representatives, provincial agencies,...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. This past week, the capital city of Victoria played host to one of the most important gatherings in the civic calendar: the 2025 Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention.  From September 22nd to 26th, the Victoria Conference Centre became the meeting ground for mayors, councillors, directors senior staff, First Nations representatives, provincial agencies,...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs. With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. In this edition of the show we turn our attention to the City of...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025 With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. Today, we turn our attention to the City of Calgary. Particularly Ward 12, where we are chat...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025 With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. Today, we turn our attention to the City of Calgary. We are honoured to welcome back to the...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025 With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. Today, we turn our attention to the City of Calgary. Today, we are honoured to welcome to th...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs .  For this edition of the show we’re heading north — way north — to Yellowknife, where earlier this month, leaders from across the Arctic gathered to take part in something remarkable. From Alaska to all three territories, and even across the Nordic states, mayors and community leaders came together in the Northwest Territories. Among them was the Mayor of Fairbanks,...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs. After more than three decades of public service, Parkland County Councillor Phyllis Kobasiuk is closing the book on a remarkable career in local government.  Since 1989, she’s been a fixture at the council table — logging over 1,400 meetings, championing sustainable policies, and leading with a focus on delivering services under controlled taxation. Kobasiuk made hist...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. Today, we turn our attention to the Regional Municipality of Wo...

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs. With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. Today, we turn our attention to the City of Cold Lake, Alberta....

Welcome to Alberta Municipal Votes 2025, here on Municipal Affairs.  With October 20th fast approaching, the race for municipal office across Alberta is heating up. From every corner of the province, candidates for mayor, reeve, and council are stepping forward with ideas for stronger communities, smarter growth, and brighter futures. Today, we turn our attention to the City of Leduc, Alberta. We...