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Editorial: The Good Ones - Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers
In Canada, there are municipal leaders who stand out—not just for their titles, but for their unwavering dedication to their communities....
Cross Border Interview
Mar 10


Editorial: My Drive With The FCM President
It's not every day you get to rub shoulders with Mayors and Councillors from across Canada, but for me, it seems to be a reality that...
Christopher W. Brown
Mar 1


EDITORIAL: From Municipal Advocacy at the Heart of the North
Canada is a country that never ceases to surprise. From the rugged foothills of the Rockies to the endless, serene stretches of Northern...
Christopher W. Brown
Feb 27


EDITORIAL: The Sky Is Indeed Falling, But Who Is To Blame?
Screen Shot from the 1943 Walt Disney Movie Chicken Little In the current political climate, where the world is seemingly in a state of...
Christopher W. Brown
Feb 17


Opinion: Housing is not just a “Big City Problem”
In the ongoing conversation about Canada’s housing crisis, federal and provincial leaders have shown a troubling tendency to focus their...
Christopher W. Brown
Feb 10


OPINION: Municipalities Must Brace for the Turbulence of New Tariffs
The Peace Arch at the Border Between Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and Blaine, Washington, USA This weekend, a seismic shift shook...
Christopher W. Brown
Feb 3


OPINION: From “We Will Fix It” to “I Want to Do It Alone”
Seventeen years ago, the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB) was formed with an ambitious goal: to unite municipalities across the...
Christopher W. Brown
Jan 27


OPINION: Municipalities Caught Between a Trump and a Hard Place
Canadian municipalities are finding themselves facing an unprecedented storm of challenges, abandoned by the provincial and federal...
Christopher W. Brown
Jan 21


OPINION: On Your Marks, Get Set, It’s Silly Season!
The saying goes there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. But for the politically inclined and municipal nerds of Alberta,...
Christopher W. Brown
Jan 2
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