Ward 7 includes the communities of Banff Trail, Brentwood, Bridgeland/Riverside, Cambrian Heights, Capitol Hill, Charleswood, Chinatown, Collingwood, Crescent Heights, Dalhousie, Downtown Commercial Core, Downtown East Village, Eau Claire, Highwood, Hillhurst, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Mount Pleasant, Parkdale, Point McKay, Queens Park Village, Rosedale, Rosemont, St. Andrews Heights, Sunnyside and West Hillhurst.
FAST FACT: Ward 7 is one of the most diverse wards in Calgary, stretching from the Calgary Drop In Centre downtown to Dalhousie in the northwest.
Current Councillor: Druh Farrell is seeking a fifth term in office.
THE CANDIDATES
Farrell led the push for curbside recycling and was a strong supporter of the Peace Bridge. She also advocated for the annual closure of five kilometres of Memorial Drive for the Bow River Flow festival. She has served on the Calgary Homeless Foundation as a founding member of the Committee to End Homelessness.
Her campaign platform includes eliminating development subsidies, which would free up money for infrastructure. She also wants to improve traffic in Ward 7 by increasing transit service and encouraging alternative modes of transportation with more pedestrian infrastructure. Farrel also says action is needed in Ward 7 to minimize cut-through traffic.
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His campaign platform includes election finance reform and reopening the fluoridation debate.
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Nodwell currently works at the Calgary Winter Club where she coaches several swim groups. She was Alberta’s top female runner at the Boston Marathon in 2010 and has run the Calgary Marathon 17 times.
Her campaign platform includes expanding the Alberta Alert System, promoting more transparency and improved communication at city hall and encouraging small business.
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Taylor plans to make public a list of all of his campaign donors, as he did in 2010 when he raised $112,000.
CLICK HERE for his campaign website.
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