Alberta’s municipal election is set for Oct. 20, mere weeks away. The top jobs in Edmonton and Calgary are both in play and concerned citizens have been bending my ear about the stakes for the two big cities.

“This municipal election in Alberta matters,” I’m being told. “The province is the economic engine of Canada and as goes Alberta, so goes the country.”

Growth in both cities since 2020 has been double digit, with Alberta’s relatively healthy economy sparking a migration surge; the province is now home to over five million people.

“It’s a good problem to have,” agrees Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta (and the former lead pony guiding Calgary’s Chamber of Commerce).

But, he adds, it can be one of the most challenging things for a mayor and council to deal wit

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