AKBLG Preconvention Education Workshop: Shift Happens!

AKBLG is thrilled to present a full-day, in-person interactive learning experience “Shift Happens: The Great Canadian Correction”.  This timely and thought-provoking workshop will take place on Thursday, April 16^th, 2026 in the City of Trail (prior to the 2026 AKBLG Convention).

Local governments are increasingly influenced by geo-political developments. This comprehensive workshop will provide participants with insights into the global factors that may affect their responsibilities as local government officials and impact the communities they serve. The session will focus on strategies to mitigate potential adverse effects and explore opportunities for local governments to benefit from evolving circumstances. Given the dynamic nature of the geo-political landscape, this discussion at AKBLG is both timely and essential.

This session will be led by Mike Bushore, Chief Risk Officer at Kootenay Savings Credit Union with interactive sessions facilitated by Mike Stolte. Mike Bushore returns to AKBLG following an exceptionally well-received and engaging presentation at last year’s annual convention in Kimberley. Building on that foundation, this workshop dives deeper into the structural forces now reshaping Canada’s economic, fiscal, social, and political landscape – and what those forces mean for leadership at the local, regional, and provincial levels.

What many experience as instability or crisis is, in fact, a long-overdue correction. For decades, Canada benefited from a model built on cheap credit, globalization, asset inflation, and demographic tailwinds. That model is now colliding with reality: rising debt and interest costs, declining productivity, housing stress, geopolitical fragmentation, AI-driven labour disruption, and growing pressure on public finances. These shifts are not temporary. They are structural, interconnected, and already reshaping the constraints within which leaders must operate. This workshop equips participants to understand those forces and lead with clarity, confidence, and foresight.

The cost for this educational workshop is only $75.00 (including lunch). 

Register now!  If you are only interested in attending the workshop (i.e. no convention) – just select “Pre convention workshop only”. Otherwise, be sure to check off both pre-convention workshop AND convention registration to attend both! If you already registered for the convention and want to add the pre-convention workshop – contact Linda at admin@akblg.ca