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Know before you go
There is a question on the ballot this year when you vote on October 21, 2013.
Visit www.reddeer.ca/reddeervotes to find out where you vote on October 21, 2013.
Here is what you need to know before you go vote.
Do you want the city of Red Deer divided into wards?
Yes, I want to be able to vote for the candidates who run in the area I live in (my ward). No, I want to keep voting for candidates for the whole city, not just the area where I live.
Why is there a question on the ballot? This is an opportunity to ask eligible voters to weigh in on an important public question, in this case a question of ward versus at-large systems of representation.
What is a ward? A ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.
What does at-large mean? At-large is a designation for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset of that membership. At-large voting is in contrast to voting by electoral districts. What system is in place now? Red Deer is currently governed by an at-large system with Red Deer's councillors currently elected to represent the community as a whole.
For more information visit us online at or contact
The City of Red Deer
Communciations & Strategic Planning Box 5008, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 403-342-8147 communications@reddeer.ca
POLITICAL SCIENTIST DUANE BRATT is Chair and Professor in the Department of Policy Studies at Mount Royal University (Calgary, Alberta). He was educated at the Universities of Windsor (BA 1991, MA 1992) and Alberta (Ph.D 1996). He teaches in the area of international relations and Canadian public policy, with specialty in the sub-field of Canadian foreign policy. His primary research interest is in the area of Canadian nuclear policy. Recent publications include: Canada, the Provinces, and the Global Nuclear Revival (McGillQueen’s University Press: Montreal and Kingston, 2012) and co-editor, Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy: Classic Debates and New Ideas 2nd edition (Oxford University Press: Toronto, 2011). Duane is also a regular commentator on political events.
FORMER COUNCILLOR LARRY PIMM is a former City of Red Deer Councillor from 1980 to 1995 and 1998 to 2007. He has been a Red Deer resident since 1965, and taught in the Red Deer Public School district for 33 years. Larry has acitvely participated on a variety of committees during his council term including Intermunicipal Affairs Committee, Municipal Planning Commission, Strategic Planning Committee, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board.
POLITICAL BLOGGER DAVE COURNOYER is a writer and political observer based in Edmonton. Since 2005, he has published the website daveberta.ca, which has become one of Alberta's best read political blogs. In 2010 he was named as one of Edmonton’s Top 40 under 40 by Avenue Magazine and, in 2012, he was recognized by the global public relations company Hill & Knowlton as one of Alberta’s most influential Tweeters.
MODERATOR
NICK KOOMAN specializes in group facilitation, team building, conflict resolution, strategic planning and organizational effectiveness. He is the president and founder of Heart Innovations which provides consulting services for different organizations. Nick is involved with several nonprofit organizations. He and his wife, Margaret, live in Red Deer, Alberta. They have four adult sons, three daughters-in-law and six grandsons.
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