Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Party politics are the problem

The system has become more focused on winning elections than serving the people. This trend has led to citizens feeling disconnected from the political process and disenchanted with the state of democracy. […]

Columns

Column: Alberta Munis unhappy about feds downloading RCMP retroactive pay raise on municipalities

Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) was dismayed to learn late last week that those member communities that contract local police services through Alberta’s RCMP owe $60 million to the federal government for the RCMP’s recent pay increase, which is retroactive to April 1, 2017. […]

Province

Elections Alberta recruiting for provincial election

Elections Alberta plans to hire 20,000 staff to deliver voting services across Alberta’s 87 electoral divisions for the upcoming provincial election. Their recruiting campaign kicked off on Monday to fill a number of positions, including Site Supervisors, Information Officers, Voting Officers, Record Clerks, Registration Officers, Ballot Box Clerks, and Site Monitors. […]