Are Solar Farms for Municipalities Worth It?

Are Solar Farms for Municipalities Worth It?

Do Solar Farms Make Economic Sense for Municipalities? The answer is, under the right conditions, Yes. A solar farm is designed to produce more energy than it uses at the connection point in the grid.  This is different from solar installations used to offset...
UPDATE: Mayor, Council and CAO salaries from 2020

UPDATE: Mayor, Council and CAO salaries from 2020

Smart Towns published an article looking at the Mayor, Council and CAO salaries in 2015 for municipalities that had over 10,000 citizens.  It had some interesting results.  We can all agree that the world is a different place now.  The role of Mayor and Council has...
Top 5 Most Resilient Alberta Municipalities

Top 5 Most Resilient Alberta Municipalities

It does not take an economist to know that the world’s businesses and governments have been hit hard with the fallout of the last year and a half.  The Alberta government spent more than it took in by about $4,000 for every citizen in the province just last year. ...
Mayor and CAO Salaries

Mayor and CAO Salaries

Mayor and Council Salaries in Alberta Municipalities Smart Towns completed a review of the 45 cities, towns and counties with populations 10,000 and more to compare Mayor and Council salaries. (1)   There are 17 cities, 16 counties, 9 towns (2) and 3...
Sunshine List – A Thing of the Past

Sunshine List – A Thing of the Past

  The Alberta government is working its way through the process of publishing the “Sunshine List”.  This is a list of everyone deemed to be making a large salary that is employed by the provincial government.  There has been much discussion about whether this is...