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Opinion: Municipalities can't meet Alberta's growing needs alone Across Alberta, there’s a growing sense of frustration. Some people feel governments are not listening, not working together, and not fixing what needs to be fixed. Others feel the systems they rely on are struggling to keep up with a fast-changing world.

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23.09.2026

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Opinion: Municipalities can't meet Alberta's growing needs alone

Across Alberta, there’s a growing sense of frustration. Some people feel governments are not listening, not working together, and not fixing what needs to be fixed. Others feel the systems they rely on are struggling to keep up with a fast-changing world.

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The upcoming Oct. 19 referendum on Alberta’s future is the strongest expression of these pent-up frustrations. Regardless of where Albertans stand on the referendum questions, there are at least two things they can........

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