Over the weekend, we had a driveway community meeting in Walker Lakes about the state of their streets. This is the same neighbourhood where I heard a disproportionate amount of feedback at the doors on the campaign trail over the summer time about the lack of services in cul-de-sacs and residential streets. These folks are not alone. And the stories go on and on and on.

Community road safety walk in Summerside neighbourhood on December 11, 2021.

We made it through this Council's very first statutory public hearing on Tuesday. It started at 1:30pm and ended at 10pm. We approved nearly every zoning bylaw change to increase density and implement our vision for diverse housing options and the City Plan. We heard from various voices - developers, residents, local schools, and asked lots and lots of questions.

Over 7,400 votes. WE DID IT!

We've made history together!

I am honoured to be your councillor-elect for Ward Karhiio.

Running for city council I have had the pleasure of talking to a diversity of people across Ward Karhiio and the entirety of Edmonton. I love hearing everyone’s thoughts on what they would like the future of this city to look like, and really value the variety of points of view I hear.

Submitted to the Mill Woods Mosaic and reposted as a blog.

The stakes are incredibly high for this upcoming 2021 municipal election. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic I am meeting more and more residents in Mill Woods (and across Edmonton) who are facing economic hardships — some for the first time in their lives.

As candidates, you get a lot of surveys, requests for meetings, and forums. To date, our team has completed more than thirty  surveys and fulfilled a number of commitments for meetings and forums, which offer opportunities to build bridges with different organizations, ask questions, and sometimes, engage in a dialogue.

On Friday, September 24, 2021, Don Iveson released a series of Open Transition Memos in advance of finishing his term as Mayor. I appreciate this act of transparency; many outgoing mayors would not have released these sorts of details publicly.

How do we create the conditions for economic prosperity that provide wealth for all Edmontonians? That will be one of the most important considerations for our new City Council as we recover and rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic.