I have lived, worked, and thrived in Red Deer. With a background in urban planning, arts, education, and community engagement, I have advocated for thoughtful development, taught at Red Deer Polytechnic, served on community boards and commissions, and poured your coffee. I am many things: I am your advocate on City Council!
| Building a Red Deer for today, and for tomorrow! | With your support, I aspire to be your representative on City Council, advocating for our shared interests and enhancing our community’s well-being. Together, let’s shape a bright future for Red Deer. |
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| Foster Vibrant Neighborhoods: | where individuals actively engage, support, and advocate for one another. Let’s dedicate ourselves to building strong neighborhoods, and in the spirit of collaboration – a vibrant, energized community. |
| Cultivate Caring Community: | through compassion and holistic support for our most vulnerable community members let us take the lead in collaborating with local nonprofits and social service agencies to ensure everyone a place at our community table. |
| Care for and Protect Our Natural Environment: | by acknowledging we are stewards of our landscape and its inhabitants, and it is both our privilege to enjoy and our responsibility to care for. Let’s work together to keep our green spaces accessible and appropriate for all to enjoy. |
| Revitalize the Downtown Core: | with mixed-use development that combines residential, commercial, and cultural spaces. Let’s practice the adaptive reuse of vacant spaces for new purposes, such as co-working spaces, art galleries, music and theatre venues or community centers. |
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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.
With 100% voting stations reporting, Red Deerians have elected a new City Councillor during The City’s first ever by-election.
Unofficial results of the 2024 Municipal By-Election are as follows:
| Candidate | Votes | |
| 1 | BUCHANAN, S.H. (Buck) | 479 |
| 2 | CHILIBECK, Jason | 287 |
| 3 | COLLINGS, Mark | 115 |
| 4 | CULLEN-SAIK, Linda | 296 |
| 5 | HUIZING, Hans | 381 |
| 6 | KRAHN, Chad | 2512 |
| 7 | MACDONALD, Ashley | 165 |
| 8 | MILANEY, Liam (The Level) | 29 |
| 9 | TWEEDLE, Jaelene | 2355 |
| 10 | YZERMAN, Calvin | 183 |
Official election results for the Municipal By-Election will be announced by noon on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Red Deer’s first municipal by-election to fill a vacant councillor position takes place April 22, 2024.
When: By-election date: April 22, 2024 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Where:
Vote Anywhere Voting Stations:
See who has submitted their nomination papers for the 2024 By-Election.
To view the specific details for each candidate, click on their photo.
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