Mayor brings municipal experience to the table
Given that his riding includes one of the most famous parks in North America, it’s no surprise that questions about ecology and land use will be front and centre for Canmore Mayor Ron Casey.
He was one of a slate of new MLAS after winning Banff-cochrane, and is one of the few Tories that successfully fought off Wildrose challengers in rural southern Alberta.
Now Casey will turn his attention to some riding problems, like the conflict between logging and recreational use in land near Bragg Creek.
“There are some issues in the riding that need to dealt with, I would say, in a timely fashion,” he said.
As a four-term mayor, Casey will bring municipal experience to the Alison Redford government.
He noted the “local matters” campaign by the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, which aims to refashion how the province funds towns and cities to give them longer term financial stability.
“This whole conversation around a new relationship with municipalities, I’m certainly up to speed on those issues and hopefully can bring that to the table and move some of those concerns forward,” Casey said.
Casey took a leave of absence from his duties as mayor when the writ was dropped.
Canmore will hold a byelection to replace him on June 19. Nomination day is May 22.