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Amarjeet Sohi PC (born March 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician serving as the 36th and current mayor of Edmonton since October 26, 2021. Sohi previously sat as a Liberal member of Parliament (MP) and served in the federal Cabinet from 2015 to 2018 as the minister of infrastructure and communities, and from 2018 to 2019 as the minister of natural resources.
This is a list of mayors of Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada. Edmonton was incorporated as a town on January 9, 1892, [1] with Matthew McCauley acclaimed as its first mayor during the town's first election, held February 10, 1892. On October 8, 1904, Edmonton became a city during the tenure of Mayor William Short.
Edmonton: Alberta 1,010,899 October 26, 2021: City councillor for Ward 6 (2007-2010) and for Ward 12 (2010-2015) Liberal MP for Edmonton Mill Woods (2015-2019) List: Scott Gillingham: Winnipeg: Manitoba: 749,607 November 1, 2022: City councillor for St. James Ward (2014-2022) List: Carolyn Parrish: Mississauga: Ontario 717,961 June 24, 2024
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton currently has one mayor and twelve city councillors. Elections are held every four years. The most recent was held in 2021, and the next is in 2025. The mayor is elected across the whole city, through the First Past the Post plurality voting system.
2024 Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election; Municipal by-election in 100 Mile House, British Columbia; June 23: Municipal by-election in District 6, Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec; June 24: 2024 Toronto—St. Paul's federal by-election; Municipal by-election in Chestermere, Alberta (mayor and five councillors) [31]
Janice Rhea Reimer (born May 23, 1952) is a Canadian politician and the first female mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, having served in that capacity from 1989 until 1995. [1] [2] Highlights of her time in office included the inception of a new waste management system (which included curbside pickup of recyclables) and repeated efforts by Peter Pocklington, owner of the Edmonton Oilers, to secure ...
The city of Edmonton and the aboriginals Treaty 6 commenced on a dialog to address the needs of Aboriginal Edmontonians. In 2005 the two parties signed with the Edmonton Urban Aboriginal Accord. [32] Mandel started the first Mayor Pride Brunch, in 2005. The event is a fund raiser to raise money for gay pride youth Camp fYrefly.
Smith was a Grey Cup champion with the Edmonton Eskimos. Smith was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Smith played for the Eskimos from 1956 to 1963 as a defensive back. Smith was named a West All-Star in 1960. [1] [2] Smith was first elected in 1995 after defeating incumbent Mayor Jan Reimer and was re-elected in 1998 and 2001. As Mayor, Smith was ...