Who’s running for Calgary City Council in 2010?

Written by Z Poczty

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 21:47

There sure are a lot of names coming out of the proverbial woodwork right about now saying they are going to run for Calgary City Council. Now it’s a long way off from nomination day on September 20, and everyone can change their minds still, but it’s already getting hard to figure out who is who, and who’s saying their running and who is not.

So with this in mind we decided to put together a list of everything we’ve seen reported, heard personally and have heard rumour of. We’ll try to update this list regularlly as we hear or see other things. If you know of anyone missing, please just let us know and we’ll add them!

PS – Try not to read too much into the difference between “rumoured” and “declared”. At this point it doesn’t really mean much. It’s more a degree of veracity in their statements up till now that made me choose one over the other. Some however, are just rumours.

28 july 2010

Barb Higgins

Former CTV news anchor Barb Higgins has made it official - she confirmed today that she's entering the mayoralty race. Higgins says her decision was made only recently. She told a Calgary news conference that she was in the middle of contract negotiations when she made the decision to run, explaining she couldn't stay neutral as a journalist anymore. Higgins says she wants to shape the future of the city. Higgins calls herself a fiscal conservative, but didn't release any campaign platform, saying "wait until Labour Day". She does say as mayor she would set the tone, but would then empower employees to come up with solutions for the budget shortfall.
Wayne Nelson QR77 Local News

Mayor
Dave Bronconnier – Incumbent (not running)
Craig Burrows (declared)
Diane Colley-Urquhart (not running)
Joe Connelly (declared)
Oscar Fech (rumoured)
Bob Hawkesworth (declared)
Kent Hehr (declared)
Barb Higgins (not running)
Paul Hughes (declared)
Gary Johnston (declared)
Alnoor Kassam (declared)
Jon Lord (declared)
Ric McIver (declared)
Naheed Nenshi (declared)
Wayne Stewart (declared)

Ward 1 Alderman
Chris Harper (declared)
Dale Hodges – Incumbent (declared)
Bill Scott (rumoured)
Judi Vandenbrink (declared)

Ward 2 Alderman
Gord Lowe – Incumbent (rumoured)
Biagio Magliocca (declared)

Ward 3 Alderman
George Chahal (rumoured)
Jim Stevenson – Incumbent (rumoured)
Gary Tremblay (declared)

Ward 4 Alderman
Leslie Bedard (declared)
George Chahal (rumoured)
Sean Chu (declared)
Michael Hartford (declared)
Calvin Horne (not running)
Bob Hawkesworth – Incumbent (not running)
Curtis Kruschel (declared)
Tommy Low (declared)
Jane Morgan (declared)

Ward 5 Alderman
Dan Barnfield (declared)
Robert Guizzo (declared)
Ray Jones – Incumbent (rumoured)
Naheed Nenshi (not running)

Ward 6 Alderman
Joe Connelly – Incumbent (not running)
Gordon Dirks (rumoured)
Brent Mielke (declared)
Richard Pootmans (declared)

Ward 7 Alderman
Steve Chapman (not running)
Druh Farrell – Incumbent (declared)
Tommy Low (declared)
Harley Shouldice (not running)
Kevin Taylor (declared)
Jim Young (declared)

Ward 8 Alderman
Steve Champman (not running)
Barry Eldridge (rumoured)
John Mar – Incumbent (declared)
Zak Pashak (declared)

Ward 9 Alderman
Gian-Carlo Carra (declared)
Joe Ceci – Incumbent (not running)
Henry Hollinger (rumoured)
Jeremy Nixon (declared)
Mike Pal (declared)
Adam Vase (declared)

Ward 10 Alderman
Andre Chabot – Incumbent (rumoured)
Nargis Dossa (declared)

Ward 11 Alderman
James Maxim (declared)
Ernest McCutcheon (declared)
Brian Pincott – Incumbent (declared)

Ward 12 Alderman
Al Browne (declared)
Roger Crowe (declared)
Shane Keating (declared)
Ric McIver – Incumbent (not running)
Rory Rotzoll (declared)

Ward 13 Alderman
Diane Colley-Urquhart – Incumbent (declared)
Sandy Jenkins (declared)

Ward 14 Alderman
Peter Demong (declared)
Richard Dur (declared)
Linda Fox-Mellway – Incumbent (rumoured)
Shawn Kao (declared)
Bill Tummonds (declared)

Ward 1 & 2 Trustee
Gordon Dirks – Incumbent (not running)
J Durrani (declared)
Michael Gretton (rumoured)
Trina Hurdman (declared)
Josh Traptow (rumoured)

Ward 3 & 4 Trustee
Lynn Ferguson – Incumbent (rumoured)

Ward 5 & 10 Trustee
Pamela King – Incumbent (rumoured)

Ward 6 & 7 Trustee
George Lane – Incumbent (rumoured)
Carole Oliver (rumoured)

Ward 8 & 9 Trustee
Pat Cochrane – Incumbent (rumoured)

Ward 11 & 13 Trustee
Karen Kryczka - Incumbent (not running)
Kathy Power (rumoured)

Ward 12 & 14 Trustee
Carol Bazinet – Incumbent (rumoured)

Information from Calgary Politics
[List last updated July 12, 2010.]

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On Election Day Calgarians will elect the following positions for the 2010 to 2013 term:

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      Mayor -- elected city-wide
    *
      14 Aldermen -- 1 elected per ward
    *
      7 Calgary Public School Board Trustees -- per 2 city wards
    *
      7 Calgary Catholic School Board Trustees -- per 2 city wards

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   4. have resided in Alberta for six consecutive months immediately preceding Election Day.

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