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Council pushes for new city autonomy, but dissenters warn city will damage its relationship with the province
Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-10-27 20:54:45.0
Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Governance, Housing, Transportation]By a 9-3 vote, the Edmonton City Council passed a motion introduced by Councillor Aaron Paquette to lobby the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Big City Mayors, and Alberta Municipalities for expanded municipal autonomy and greater local powers. The push comes in response to provincial interventions by the Government of Alberta under the City Charter, including mandates to overhaul zoning bylaws for infill housing and potential alterations to municipal bike-lane and photo radar strategies. Dissenting councillors, including Thu Parmar, warned that the advocacy would damage intergovernmental relations with the province and conflict with public opinion, citing a Leger poll indicating that 54 per cent of Edmontonians were indifferent to the infill dispute.
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Yellowknife city council moves community, transport plans in possible last meeting of term
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-09-24 15:31:26.0
Tags: [Municipal, Housing, Transportation, Taxation, Infrastructure]The Yellowknife City Council passed a 25-year community growth plan, adopted a comprehensive transportation plan targeting pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, and approved a new vacant land tax class taking effect in January 2028 to penalize undeveloped property. Additionally, the council established a major projects and opportunities secretariat municipal department to support national defence infrastructure investments, such as extending piped water and sewer to the Yellowknife airport. The community plan amendment passed second reading despite opposition and now awaits final review and approval by the territorial Department of Municipal and Community Affairs before a potential third reading.
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