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Welcome to the Political Trenches: Local Government At Work, a new online show dedicated to local governance here in Alberta, across Canada and Around the World.

Each week, Co-Hosts Ian McCormack (President of Strategic Steps Inc.) and Christopher Brown (Host of the Cross Border Interviews with Chris Brown) come together to talk about the big news and issues facing municipal governance.

In today's episode, we chat with the "Growing Up Fire" Podcast Host and the City of Chestermere Fire Chief Jamie Coutts.

We also dive into some news stories that are making the headlines.

Stories We Talked About This Episode:

Ethics in Elliot Lake:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/elliot-lake-mayor-court-removed-conflict-of-interest-1.6708438

Most Indebted Town in Ontario:

https://www.mymuskokanow.com/122736/news/bracebridge-set-to-become-one-of-ontarios-most-indebted-municipalities/

Municipalities Take A Loss:

https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/red-deer-county-owed-almost-8-million-in-unpaid-oil-and-gax-taxes/

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Fire Chief Jamie Coutts Growing Up Fire Podcast:

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/growing-up-fire/id1541922376

Website: https://growingupfire.com/

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Abuse Against Elected Officials: Bucking The Trend

Website: BuckingtheTrend.ca

Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bucking-the-trend-tackling-abuse-in-the-political-realm-tickets-476489211057?aff=Website

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