Alberta Municipal Affairs

• Alberta reviewing plan on forcing oil companies to pay outstanding municipal taxes

  Unpaid municipal taxes by some in the energy industry is a long-standing issue, with Alberta's rural communities owed more than $250 million as of last year.

  Economy

  Mar 16
  
• Alberta minister to review pay of municipal officials, ways to limit property taxes

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is directing her municipal affairs minister to review local spending decisions — including how much elected municipal officials get paid.

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2025
  
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• Leduc seeks to annex more county land as mayor says city at ‘pivotal moment’ due to growth

  Leduc city council has approved the submission of a notice of intent to annex land to the south and southeast of the municipality.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2025
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• Alberta to make changes to bill proposing sweeping powers over municipalities

  Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says the government will introduce changes and implement rules surrounding how and when cabinet can overrule local governments.

  Politics

  May 2, 2024
• Chestermere councillors under investigation following utility, severance scandals

  A city council elected on a transparency mandate have opened three investigations into three separate matters in the past month.

  Politics

  Aug 2, 2022
• Floodwater on northern Alberta Metis settlement receding but emergency alerts remain

  Justin Gaudet of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement said water is slowly receding, but an emergency alert is still in place after heavy flooding in the area five days ago.

  Environment

  May 11, 2022
• Calgary police charge Kevin J. Johnston with harrassing AHS employee

  The charges stem from a monthlong period in which Calgary police say Kevin J. Johnston harassed an Alberta Health Services employee online and on social media.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2021
• Alberta’s COVID-19 hotel isolation program has $10M price tag, so far

  The program was created during the pandemic so Albertans could isolate safely; household spread had been identified by the province as one way the virus was spreading.

  Health

  Jun 28, 2021
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• Province launches online tool that lets Albertans see how municipal governments spend money

  In a news release issued Monday, the Alberta government announced the Municipal Measurement Index is now online. It lets citizens to compare statistics from various municipalities.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2020
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• Councillors pass motions to help Fort McMurray residents with flood recovery

  Councillors passed several motions as well as what they called the 2020 Flood Recovery Bylaw on Wednesday in an attempt to help Fort McMurray residents recover from the recent flooding disaster.

  Politics

  May 8, 2020