2025 Municipal Election - Your Vote Counts!
Election Day is October 20, 2025. Be sure to cast your ballot for one (1) Mayor and six (6) Councillors to govern for the next 4-year period. Advance Polling dates will be shared once details are confirmed.
2025 Municipal Election
Residents of the Town of High River have the opportunity to cast their ballots for one (1) Mayor and six (6) Councillors to govern for the next four-year period.
Candidates and residents will find important information about the Municipal Election, Candidate Information, and additional resources below. More information and details will be provided as it become available and throughout 2025.
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Candidate Nomination Process:
Nomination Period Opens January 1, 2025
Alberta's official election day is Monday, October 20, 2025. More information will be shared as the date draws closer.
The nomination period opens on January 1, 2025. Prospective candidates must schedule a time with the Town's Returning Officer to submit completed notice of intent and nomination forms.
Please note: The Town of High River Municipal Election Bylaw 4632/2024 requires that candidates provide:
- Signatures of at least 15 electors who reside within the Town.
- A criminal record check completed within 3 months of submission.
This page will be updated frequently to provide the most current information, links, and Election Guides.
If you have questions about the 2025 Municipal Election, please contact:
- Jody Hipkin, Returning Officer
- Email: elections@highriver.ca
- Phone: 403.652.2110
Election Resources and Candidate Information
Candidate Forms
The nomination forms are as follows:
Recent legislative changes now require candidates to file a notice of intent with the location of their campaign records and details of their financial institution(s) for their campaign.
Nomination Period
Nomination Period begins on January 1, 2025.
Nomination Papers must be filed by NOON on September 22, 2025.
Roles & Responsibilities of Council
The Council is the governing body of the municipal corporation and the custodian of its powers, both legislative and administrative.
The Municipal Government Act (MGA) provides that councils can only exercise the powers of the municipal corporation in the proper form, either by bylaw or resolution.
Councillors
Under the MGA, councillors have the duty to:
- Consider the welfare and interests of the municipality as a whole and, to bring to council's attention anything that would promote the welfare or interests of the municipality
- Participate generally in developing and evaluating the policies and programs of the municipality
- Participate in council meetings and Council committee meetings and meetings of other bodies they are appointed to by the Council
- Obtain information about the operation or administration of the municipality from the Chief Administrative Officer
- Keep in confidence matters discussed in private at a Council meeting until discussed at a meeting held in public
- Perform any other duty or function imposed on councillors by this or any other enactment or by the council.
What Every Councillor Needs to Know
Coming soon!
Candidate Guide: Running for Municipal Office in High River
Coming soon!
Council Remuneration & Reimbursement
The Council Remuneration Task Force has been established to determine Mayor and Council remuneration rates for each new Council term. The Remuneration Task Force shall perform an independent market analysis of Alberta municipalities of similar size with similar Mayor and Council Tasks. This market analysis shall include Council salaries, honorariums and expenses every election year. A report with recommendations shall be Presented to Council prior to the election date. The outgoing Council will then determine base salaries for the following Council Term.
- Open Vacancies: 5
- Council Remuneration Policy
Returning Officer Jody Hipkin Email: elections@highriver.ca | Substitute Returning Officer Sonja Coleman Email: elections@highriver.ca |
Your Vote Counts!
Returning Officer:
Jody Hipkin, Manager of Legislative Services
309B Macleod Trail SW, High River, Alberta, T1V 1Z5
Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
elections@highriver.ca
403-652-2110
Substitute Returning Officer
Sonja Coleman, Director of Corporate & Community Support
309B Macleod Trail SW, High River, Alberta, T1V 1Z5
Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
elections@highriver.ca
403-652-2110