Municipalities
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![Budget falls short on infrastructure deficit, municipalities say A bar chart showing how capital funding to municipalities under the Local Government Fiscal Framework is less than the 12-year average of previous funding regimes](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/b67e93c7-3f5d-7304-f10e-aa9a4ccb587a.png)
Budget falls short on infrastructure deficit, municipalities say
While Alberta's 2023 budget upped spending significantly, it leaves municipalities with a lingering infrastructure deficit that won't be erased by the incoming fiscal framework, says Alberta Municipalities.
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![Edmonton senator seeks more money and power for municipalities A screenshot of Paula Simons delivering her speech from home](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/d207b31b-70fc-a49b-d84e-71ad4ea62811.jpg)
Edmonton senator seeks more money and power for municipalities
Canada's "upside-down and backwards" government structure denies municipalities the power and the money to deal with the big problems that land on their doorstep, says Sen. Paula Simons.
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![St. Albert mayor elected president of Alberta Municipalities A portrait of Cathy Heron, a smiling woman with a rose in her lapel](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/03dbc600-baaf-4fa3-5900-1bc3c330ee91.jpg)
St. Albert mayor elected president of Alberta Municipalities
St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron was elected president of Alberta Municipalities at the newly renamed organization's annual three-day convention in Edmonton last week.
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Headlines
Top headlines include Alberta moving into Step 2 of its reopening plan, and Edmonton's Metro Line LRT is now operating on a complete signalling system.
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