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Municipal Affairs
by Cross Border Network
From the bustling streets of Vancouver to the serene coastlines of the Maritimes, and all the way up north to the breathtaking landscapes of the Arctic, we're embarking on an expedition that will connect us, inform us, and empower us. This isn't just another show; it's your portal into the pulse of your local community and every community across our vast and diverse country.
Episodes
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Clarington Votes 2026: Mayoral Debate
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, The Orono Weekly Times and Cross Border Network partnered to host a live, in-person debate featuring candidates for Mayor in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario. The debate took place in the gymnasium at Pines Senior Public School, providing residents with an...
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Clarington Votes 2026: Regional Councillor Ward 3 & 4 Debate
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, The Orono Weekly Times and Cross Border Network partnered to host a live, in-person debate featuring candidates for Regional Councillor for Wards 3 and 4 in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario. The debate took place in the gymnasium at Pines Senior Public School,...
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Clarington Votes 2026: Ward 4 Debate
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, The Orono Weekly Times and Cross Border Network partnered to host a live, in-person debate featuring the candidates running for Ward 4 in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario. The debate took place in the gymnasium at Pines Senior Public School, providing…
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🔴 LIVE: “Enough Is Enough” Alberta Municipalities Push Back Against Province
Today we’ve been talking about the growing tension between Alberta’s provincial government and the municipalities it represents. The province’s decision to pause local infill development in Edmonton has sparked a strong response from Alberta Municipalities President Dylan Bressey, who calls it…
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🔴 LIVE: Who Controls Alberta’s Municipalities | RMA President Kara Westerlund
The Alberta government is ordering Edmonton and Calgary to change their land-use bylaws, raising a critical question about the future of local democracy. The Rural Municipalities of Alberta warns that while today’s intervention targets two major cities, tomorrow it could affect any municipality…
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Four Years Later: What Has Changed in Parry Sound District
Across Ontario, the work of local government is often measured in things most people barely notice — until something goes wrong. A road that needs rebuilding. A bridge that needs replacing. A water system that has to keep working. A building that needs heat, a fire department that needs…
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🔴 LIVE: MB VOTES 2026 - How To Advocate For Your Community - Sponsored by AMM
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...
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What Should You Ask a Municipal Candidate
With municipal elections approaching, candidates are knocking on doors and asking for your vote. But when someone stands on your doorstep, what should you ask them? It’s easy to talk about taxes, potholes, development, or the issues making headlines. But how do you find out whether a candidate...
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Mayors and Reeves Talk The Past 365 Days
In September, more than 1,400 municipal leaders from across Alberta gathered in Edmonton for the annual Alberta Municipalities Fall Convention. For many of those leaders, the convention was an opportunity to focus on some of the biggest issues facing communities across the province — from...
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🔴 Pacific Link : What Does It Mean for Rural Alberta (Recorded Live)
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…
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🔴 BC VOTES 2026: 12 Days to Go (RECORDED LIVE)
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...
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🔴 Vote Vancouver Council Candidate Dr. Rebecca Hasdell (RECORDED LIVE)
Good Morning and welcome to Municipal Affairs Live. Vancouver is a city with enormous potential—and enormous challenges. Housing affordability, homelessness, public safety, infrastructure, climate resilience, and the rising cost of living are affecting residents across the city. The question…
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🔴 LIVE: MB VOTES 2026 - Understanding The Role Of The CAO - Sponsored by AMM
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 taking you inside municipal government and exploring the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that keep communities…
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How Councillors Viewed The First Year
n September, more than 1,400 municipal leaders from across Alberta gathered in Edmonton for the annual Alberta Municipalities Fall Convention. For many of those leaders, the convention was an opportunity to focus on some of the biggest issues facing communities across the province — from...
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What Do B.C.’s Regional Districts Need From the Province?
From the largest metropolitan area in British Columbia to the province’s smallest communities and rural electoral areas, mayors, councillors and regional district directors from across B.C. descended on Vancouver this past week to discuss the municipal issues affecting their communities. For many...
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Can Alberta’s Growing Towns Keep Up With Growth?
berta’s Mid-Sized Cities Mayors’ Caucus Summit was held in Red Deer, Alberta, from September 16th to September 18th, bringing together more than 140 municipal leaders from across the province for three days of discussion and collaboration. But it wasn’t just representatives from Alberta’s…
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🔴 LIVE: MB VOTES 2026 - From Politics to Governance - Sponsored By AMM
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 taking you inside municipal government and exploring the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that keep communities…
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Why Aggregates Matter To Our Communities with OSSGA
Today, our focus is on Ontario, and specifically on the construction materials that form the foundation of our communities. Stone, sand, and gravel are essential to virtually every major construction project — from roads and housing to transit and municipal infrastructure. Ensuring a reliable,...
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What Are B.C. Municipalities Asking the Province For?
The 2026 UBCM Convention brought local government leaders together from across the province to discuss the issues affecting their communities, while also providing an opportunity to meet directly with members of the provincial government and advocate for their municipalities. And with the B.C....
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What’s Driving Alberta’s Municipalities?
Mayors from 25 of Alberta’s largest mid-sized cities gathered in Red Deer last week for the Alberta Mid-Sized Cities Mayors’ Caucus Summit. The backdrop for this year’s summit was growth — and the infrastructure funding needed to support it. Those are issues being felt by municipalities of all...
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Two Elections. One Province. One Headache
It was the talk of the town at this year's UBCM Convention in Vancouver. And on September 22nd, Premier David Eby pulled the trigger and issued the writs for the 2026 Provincial Election for October 24th, one week after the 2026 BC Municipal Election. r Municipal leaders are now asking a question...
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🔴 LIVE: BC VOTES 2026 - Northern Exposure!
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the fourth live edition of BC Municipal Votes 2026.It’s Monday, September 21st and we’re back with big news from municipalities right across British Columbia.if a day in politics is long, than imagine what the last two weeks has brought us, a pending...
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How Is B.C. Working With Rural Communities?
The Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention kicked off in style last week in downtown Vancouver, bringing together municipal leaders from towns, cities, villages, and electoral areas from across the province. The annual convention is an opportunity for local leaders to come together,...
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Can Alberta’s Mid-Sized Cities Keep Up With Growth?
More than 140 municipal leaders from across Alberta gathered in Red Deer from September 16th to September 18th for the Alberta Mid-Sized Cities Mayors’ Caucus. Representing 25 municipalities from across the province, mayors and municipal leaders came together to discuss some of the biggest...
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🔴 LIVE: MB VOTES 2026 - What Can A Mayor and Reeve Do? - Sponsored By AMM
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 taking you inside municipal government and exploring the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that keep communities…
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Winnipeg Votes '26: River Heights-Fort Garry Council Candidate Sara MacArthur
In Winnipeg, municipal politics is where the big questions of a city become very local. For residents of River Heights–Fort Garry, the decisions made around the council table can have a direct impact on neighbourhoods, infrastructure, services, development, and the quality of everyday life. Today...
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Espanola Votes '26: Mayoral Candidate Aidan Kallioinen
In Espanola, the future of this northern Ontario community is becoming a central question for voters. Like many smaller municipalities, Espanola is balancing the realities of growth, infrastructure, local services, economic opportunity, and the need to build a community that can thrive for...
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What Do Mid-Size Cities in Alberta Need?
Across Alberta, some of the fastest-growing communities in the province are not Calgary or Edmonton — but the mid-sized cities in between. Later this week, mayors from across Alberta will gather in Red Deer for the 2026 Mid-Sized Cities Mayors’ Caucus. Representing 25 municipalities, and nearly a...
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🔴 LIVE ONT. Municipal Votes 2026 What Should We Be Watching
Good morning, and welcome to Municipal Affairs. The 2026 Ontario Municipal Election is just around the corner, with 444 municipalities in Ontario, and only 414 of them with contests races — candidates are knocking on doors, glad-handing with voters at the local coffee shop, and hammering lawn…
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🔴 LIVE: MB VOTES 2026 - How To Lead In A Rural Municipality - Sponsored By AMM
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...
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View Royal Votes 2026: Mayoral Candidate Ryan Painter
In a community like View Royal, decisions made at the council table can have a direct impact on the roads we drive, the services we rely on, the development around us, and the future of the community itself. As voters consider the next municipal election, candidates are making their case for what...
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🔴 LIVE SHOW: BC Municipal Votes 2026 - What's Happening On Vancouver Island?
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the second live edition of BC Municipal Votes 2026. It’s Friday, September 4th, and we’re back with big news from municipalities right across British Columbia. But today, we’re taking a trip across the water — because we’re heading to Vancouver Island. And...
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Mississauga Votes ’26: Mayoral Candidate Dipika Damerla
Mississauga is changing. Today, 62 percent of its residents identify as a visible minority, and one in four identifies as South Asian. Yet the city has never elected an ethnic mayor. Now, Incumbent Ward 7 Councillor Dipika Damerla is seeking to change that. But this campaign is about more than...
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Are Alberta’s Municipal Resignations Becoming a Trend?
There are moments in municipal politics when you have to stop… take a step back… and ask a very simple question: What is going on? Because across Alberta, the alarm bells are starting to ring. Over the last several weeks, we have seen resignation after resignation from municipal councils across...
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🔴 LIVE SHOW: MB Municipal Votes 2026 - Sponsored by AMM
Good morning, and welcome to a special live edition of Municipal Affairs. The 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election is just around the corner, and over the next seven weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look at the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that shape municipal government in...
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SUMA and WCMA: The Municipal Future
Across Western Canada, municipal leaders are facing challenges that increasingly reach far beyond the council chamber. On August 25 and 26, representatives from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba gathered in Edmonton for the annual Western Canadian Municipal Associations…
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Taber Cornfest: The Festival That Defines a Community
In Southern Alberta, there are community festivals — and then there is Taber Cornfest. Every August, just before the long weekend, the Town of Taber comes alive for one of the region's biggest free family celebrations. Live music. Food. Rides. Entertainment. And, of course, plenty of corn. This...
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Are Municipalities Being Heard on Crime?
Crime is increasingly becoming a municipal issue — even though the laws governing it are largely made in Ottawa. Across Canada, mayors and councils are pressing the federal government for action on repeat offending, bail, addiction and public safety. Last week in Truro, Nova Scotia, Mayor Hinton...
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AMM & WCMA: What Municipalities Need
Across Western Canada, some of the decisions affecting local communities are being made far beyond the municipal council chamber. Municipal leaders from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba gathered at Fort Edmonton for the 2026 Western Canadian Municipal Association meeting,...
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Alberta Municipalities & WCMA: Trade, Data Cetnres & RCMP
Across Western Canada, some of the decisions affecting local communities are being made far beyond the municipal council chamber. Municipal leaders from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba gathered at Fort Edmonton for the 2026 Western Canadian Municipal Association meeting,...
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How Trump Tariffs Could Impact Canadian Communities
For decades, the Canada-U.S. relationship has been built on trade — billions of dollars crossing the border, supporting businesses, jobs and communities on both sides. Now, that relationship is under renewed strain. As of midnight Saturday, a new 50 percent U.S. tariff is in effect, escalating an...
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The Data Centre Debate Begins
It may be one of the most talked-about issues facing communities across Canada right now. Data centres. Municipal leaders are increasingly being asked to consider these massive facilities — and in some provinces, the debate has even become an election issue. For municipalities, the questions go...
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🔴 LIVE SHOW: British Columbia Municipal Votes 2026
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the first live edition of 2026 BC Municipal Votes. It’s Friday, August 21st, and we are coming to you live. I’m Christopher Brown, and I’m very excited to welcome you to this new series focused entirely on municipal politics in British Columbia. For the next...
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Greater Sudbury Votes 2026: Ward 9 Candidate Eddie Astgen
Greater Sudbury’s Ward 9 is a community facing many of the same questions confronting municipalities across Ontario: roads and infrastructure, property taxes, development, public services, and the future of local neighbourhoods. But municipal politics is ultimately about something much more...
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SUMA Council Summer School: Strengthening Municipal Leadership
Every day, Saskatchewan’s mayors and councillors make decisions that shape the future of their communities. But with the demands of municipal government, there’s often little time to step back, share experiences, and focus on becoming a stronger leader. That’s the goal of SUMA's Council Summer...
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Stony Plain’s Fight for Safer Communities
Crime and public safety are among the most pressing concerns facing communities across Canada — and for municipal leaders, those concerns are often felt first and closest to home. Last week, Stony Plain Mayor William Choy and members of council took those concerns directly to Ottawa, meeting with...
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Saskatchewan Ombudsman Tackles Accessibility
Accessibility isn't just about ramps, elevators, or automatic doors. It's about whether government works for everyone — whether public services are designed so that every resident can participate fully and with dignity. Last Month, Saskatchewan's Ombudsman announced the creation of a new...
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Halton Hills Votes 2026: Mayoral Candidate Ivan Bosnjak
In Halton Hills, the next municipal election is putting a familiar question in front of voters: what kind of leadership does this community want for its future? Municipal politics may be local, but the decisions made at town hall can shape the way people live, work, and grow for years to come....
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Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 PEI Municipal Elections
For the smallest province in Confederation, this marks the unofficial kickoff to the 2026 municipal election season. On November 2nd, residents in 56 municipalities across Prince Edward Island will head to the polls to choose the next generation of local leaders who will help shape their...
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Inside PNWER 2026: What Every Alberta Municipality Should Know
This week, we're taking our conversation beyond Alberta's borders—but not beyond the issues that matter most here at home. Municipal governments don't operate in isolation anymore. The challenges facing our communities—from housing affordability and infrastructure to economic development, public...
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From the bustling streets of Vancouver to the serene coastlines of the Maritimes, and all the way up north to the breathtaking landscapes of the Arctic, we're embarking on an expedition that will connect us, inform us, and empower us. This isn't just another show; it's your portal into the pulse of your local community and every community across our vast and diverse country.
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