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...
Best Drama of 2015 – Calgary Budget

Best Drama of 2015 – Calgary Budget

If you have followed the Calgary press over the last few weeks, you will be riveted to the noise around the 2016 budget deliberations or lack thereof.  The excitement is surrounding the 4 year budget cycle passed by Calgary Council last year that has a 4.7% increase...
Chestermere Case Study

Chestermere Case Study

 Chestermere, Alberta Case Study September 24, 2012 Chestermere, Alberta became the launch municipality for the new Smart Towns Inc. Municipal Dashboard. The town has a 2012 population of 15,352 and was defined as the fastest growing municipality in Alberta between...
The changing face of Alberta municipalities.

The changing face of Alberta municipalities.

Alberta has seen many changes in economy and expectations of what citizens want from their muncipal leaders.  It has experienced both booms and recessions in the past decade. The provincial cencus shows a growth of 10.6% from 2001 and to 2006.  This is more...