Welcome to Municipal Affairs.
Last month, municipal leaders from across Atlantic Canada—mayors, deputy mayors, wardens, and more—convened in Saint John, New Brunswick for the Atlantic Mayors’ Congress. Against a backdrop of growing cross-border trade tensions between Canada and the United States, the theme of this year’s gathering was clear: collaboration.
From large urban centres to small rural communities, leaders came together to confront shared challenges, explore common ground, and chart a course forward for their municipalities.
Municipal Affairs was on the ground at the Congress, speaking with Nova Scotia Municipal Leaders at the heart of local governance—asking why they came, what they hoped to achieve, and what collaboration truly means in today’s municipal landscape.
We caught up with Lunenburg Mayor Jamie Myra to discuss his views on the congress and what brings him to this year's congress.
(INTERVIEW)
Attending her first conference as Mayor of Truro, Nova Scotia, we spoke with Mayor Cathy Hinton about her being there, and why it was important to talk with other municipal leaders on this year's themes.
(INTERVIEW)
From East Hants, Deputy Warden Carl McPhee spoke to us at this year's convention about collaboration in his community.
(INTERVIEW)
Attending this year's conference was three-term Mayor Christine Blair, who spoke with us about attending this year's conference on behalf of the Municipality of Colechester County.
(INTERVIEW)
Hailing from Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Councillor Steven MacNeil was at this year's congress as a first-time attendee representing Cape Breton Mayor Cecil Clark.
(INTERVIEW)
Finally, we spoke with the Executive Director of the Atlantic Mayors' Congress, Craig Pollet, about this year's gathering and his thoughts on the three-day convention.
(INTERVIEW)
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