Overview
- Calgary’s administration previewed a 2026 budget of about $4.6 billion in operating and $3.6 billion in capital with $318 million in added operating costs and an overall proposed 3.6% property tax increase, with the full package due Nov. 10 and deliberations the week of Nov. 24.
- Councillors who campaigned to repeal Calgary’s citywide blanket rezoning must follow a formal process that includes executive committee review and a 90‑day advertising period before a required public hearing, likely pushing any hearing to March 2026.
- Calgary’s rookie‑heavy council holds an organizational meeting next week to assign committees and boards, including selecting a second council representative to join Jennifer Wyness on the police commission.
- In Edmonton, Mayor Andrew Knack and 12 councillors took their oaths in a multicultural ceremony administered by Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar, with substantive meetings set to begin Nov. 18 after two days of orientation and a proposed budget slated for Nov. 20 and early‑December deliberations.
- Knack signaled near‑term priorities that include meeting regional municipal leaders and bringing a motion to expand day‑shelter capacity, while Calgary’s recount confirmed Jeromy Farkas’s mayoral win by 616 votes.