2024 City Councilor By-Election
Get to know your candidates for city council: Buck Buchanan
From elections.reddeer.ca
About the Candidate
Had the privilege to serve 14 years on Council, and can assure residents the remaining term will be productive. Tenure is a testament to dedication and passion to serve effectively. Have invaluable insight, firsthand experience, and knowledge into intricacies of governance. As a retired member of the RCMP and local businessman, I’m equipped with skills to engage and empower citizens and stakeholders. Committed to leveraging experience to advocate and enact a positive impact on our community.
Candidate Priorities
| Crime and Safety | Advocate for a solution based approach to address concerns and complexities. Engage and invest in interventions and programs, and foster conversations between stakeholders. Prioritize the well-being and safety of every member of our community. |
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| Relationships | Cultivate strong, meaningful connections to provide collaboration and understanding. Respect differing opinions, allowing opportunity to find common ground on contentious issues. Forge partnerships to promote and drive positive change and progress. |
| Organizational Structure Efficiency | Recognize importance of streamlined processes and prioritize implementing strategies to optimize framework and allocation of resources through strategic planning and oversight. Identify areas for improvement to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. |
| Business Sustainability and Attraction | Implement strategy and solutions to promote economic growth, innovation, and prosperity to attract and support business development and sustainability. Recognize that businesses provide opportunity and enhance vibrancy allowing communities to thrive. |
| Community Collaboration | Provide and promote opportunities to bring collective wisdom and resources of community to address challenges, provide solutions and seize opportunities for growth through open dialogue, mutual respect, and differing decision-making processes. |
Contact Information
Red Deer voters will have many opportunities to cast their ballot in this By-Election. Advance Vote will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from April 18 to 20. Voters will be able to select one of three Advance Vote locations at Parkland Mall, Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer or Westerner Park. The same voting stations will be open for voters from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on By-Election Day, April 22.
Information about the By-Election, including details about where to vote, who is running and how to vote is available on the Elections website at elections.reddeer.ca.
From elections.reddeer.ca
About the Candidate
First, my condolences to the Dawe family on the passing of Michael. Michael truly loved Red Deer and I enjoyed working with and hearing his stories about Red Deer. Michael and Frank Wong were always gracious to talk with me and I enjoyed our conversations. —- A Vote for Jason is a vote for Fiscal Accountability. An entrepreneur, volunteer, father, husband, and a long time citizen of Red Deer who believes in organic growth. Red Deer is uniquely positioned and needs to work within its means.
Candidate Priorities
| Fiscal Accountability | Put a ‘Cap on Capstone’ and stop using the City of Red Deer as a bank. The mission of the City of Red Deer is to provide leadership and sustainable municipal services for our community, not to fund or back bad decisions. |
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| Strategic Partnerships | The City of Red Deer has several long time businesses and people who have called Red Deer home. I find it inspiring to know I am able to share Red Deer with them and will do my part to support and encourage their continued participation in Red Deer. |
| Community | Red Deer can be a fabulous place to live, raise a family, connect with neighbours, and be what you want to be. Still, we have a long way to go and I seek to encourage all persons to participate in the City starting with 1 volunteer hour. |
| Policy as a Driver (Create a Sustainable Red Deer) | The greatest tool the City of Red Deer has is policy. With sound policy we can guide the City towards desired objectives, allow people to be empowered and engaged, and allow Red Deer to be sustainable. |
| Ability to Say ‘No’ | Saying ‘no’ amongst your peers can be difficult but it is an important tool, allowing one to maintain integrity, and allow for effective decision making by allowing room for alternatives to exist. In a lot of cases, common sense is appropriate. |
Contact Information
Red Deer voters will have many opportunities to cast their ballot in this By-Election. Advance Vote will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from April 18 to 20. Voters will be able to select one of three Advance Vote locations at Parkland Mall, Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer or Westerner Park. The same voting stations will be open for voters from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on By-Election Day, April 22.
Information about the By-Election, including details about where to vote, who is running and how to vote is available on the Elections website at elections.reddeer.ca.
From elections.reddeer.ca
About the Candidate
Mark moved to Red Deer in 2010 from Ottawa where he worked as an IT project manager and television producer. Since coming to Red Deer he has been active in community service and developing community projects. He is past president of West Park and Bower community associations. He is currently producing a tv series on Red Deer.
Candidate Priorities
| Solutions for the homeless | Initiating solutions for homelessness and addiction that work for the community. Moving services outside of the downtown core, reduce residence sizes and increasing quality of care. |
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| Making downtown a vibrant shopping destination | Develop programs and events that bring residents downtown. Promoting the downtown as a unique retail and service centre. |
| Increasing downtown residents | Work with the community and developers to add more residential housing in the downtown core. |
| Performing Arts | Creating a distinct Arts district and new Performing Arts Centre. Make Red Deer a destination for world-class arts and performances. |
| Establishing a film office | Establishing a film office to promote our city and the region to television and film producers. |
Contact Information
Red Deer voters will have many opportunities to cast their ballot in this By-Election. Advance Vote will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from April 18 to 20. Voters will be able to select one of three Advance Vote locations at Parkland Mall, Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer or Westerner Park. The same voting stations will be open for voters from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on By-Election Day, April 22.
Information about the By-Election, including details about where to vote, who is running and how to vote is available on the Elections website at elections.reddeer.ca.
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