Local Leaders & Services (Municipal)
This person is the leader of a city or town government.
Who is the Mayor
This person is the top leader of the entire province of Alberta.
Who is the Premier?
This is the building where the provincial government meets to make decisions for all of Alberta.
What is the Alberta Legislature building?
This flag has an official symbol that shows a shield with a crown, a wild rose, and a sheep.
What is the Provincial flag of Alberta?
This is a place in your neighborhood where you can borrow books, and it is a service provided by the municipal government.
What is a library
The provincial government is responsible for this system where students go to learn every day.
What is education?
This is how citizens choose who will represent them in both municipal and provincial governments.
What is voting (or an election)?
This is Alberta’s official flower, which has pink petals and grows wild in the summer.
What is the Wild Rose?
This municipal service keeps our neighborhoods safe by putting out fires and helping in emergencies.
What is the Fire Department?
If you get sick and need to see a doctor at a hospital, you are using this provincial service.
What is health care?
This is the city where the Alberta Legislature is located. It is where provincial government meets to make decisions for all of Alberta.
What is Edmonton?
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What is the province of Alberta?
This is a group of people voted by us (citizens) who work with the Mayor? hint: They meet to talk about problems and vote on new rules. There are 12 of them.
Who are city Councillors?
These are the "local rules" created by a municipal government (like a city, town, or village). One example is:no loud music after a certain time of night.
What are Bylaws?