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List Of Mayors Of Red Deer, Alberta
{{Short description, none This is a list of the Mayors of Red Deer, Alberta. In all countries of the Commonwealth, mayors are awarded the title of His/Her Worship. Currently, elections for the office of mayor take place every four years on the third Monday in October, the next occurring in 2017. Mayors of the Town of Red Deer (1901–1913) * 1901–1903 Raymond Leonard Gaetz * 1903–1904 The Rev. George A. Love * 1904–1906 Edward Michener * 1906–1908 Halley H. Gaetz * 1908–1909 William J. Botterill * 1909–1910 Samuel E. McKee * 1910–1912 Robert B. Welliver * 1912–1913 Francis Wright Galbraith Mayors of the City of Red Deer * 1913 Francis Wright Galbraith * 1913–1914 Stanley N. Carscallen * 1914–1916 John A. Carswell * 1916–1918 George Smith * 1918–1920 William E. Lord * 1920–1924 Dr. John Collison * 1924–1927 Edgar G. Johns * 1927–1930 Dr. Harold J. Snell * 1930–1932 Fred Turnbull * 1932–1936 W. Peter Code * 1936–1944 Edward S. Hogg * 1944–1947 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education. It is surrounded by Red Deer County and borders on Lacombe County. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills, alongside the Red Deer River. History The area was inhabited by First Nations including the Blackfoot, Plains Cree and Stoney before the arrival of European fur traders in the late eighteenth century. A First Nations trail ran from the Montana Territory across the Bow River near present-day Calgary and on to Fort Edmonton, later known as the Calgary and Edmonton Trail. The trail crossed the Red Deer River at a wide, stony shallows. The "Old Red Deer Crossing" is upstream from the present-day city. Cree people called the river , which means "Elk River." European arrivals sometimes called North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental aspects, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations amongst member states. Numerous organisations are associated with and operate within the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth dates back to the first half of the 20th century with the decolonisation of the British Empire through increased self-governance of its territories. It was originally created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalised by the United Kingdom through the Statute of Westminster in 1931. The current Commonwealth of Nations was formally constituted by the London Declaration in 1949, which modernised the comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Worship
Worship is an honorific prefix for mayors, Justice of the Peace, justices of the peace and magistrates in present or former Commonwealth realms. In spoken address, these officials are addressed as Your Worship or referred to as His Worship, Her Worship, or Their Worship. In Australia, all states now use His Honour, Your Honour as the form of address for magistrates (the same as has always been used for Judge, judges in higher courts). Etymology The term ''worship'' implies that citizens give or attribute special worth or esteem ''(worthship)'' to their first-citizen or mayor. The Right Worshipful The Right Worshipful (The Rt Wpful., Rt. W or RW) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style of address for all Lord mayor, lord mayors and mayors of specific city status in the United Kingdom, cities including the original Cinque Ports (Sandwich, Kent, Sandwich, Hythe, Kent, Hythe, Dover, New Romney, Romney and Hastings). Some historic boroughs, such as Shrewsbury and Atcham in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Michener
Edward Michener (August 18, 1869 – June 16, 1947) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and senator from Alberta. Early life Edward Michener was born on August 18, 1867, to Jacob and Eliza Michener in Tintern, Ontario. He was educated at St. Catharines Collegiate Institute and post-secondary studies at Victoria University, University of Toronto and Wesley College. He was married to Mary E. Roland on September 15, 1897, and together had four sons and four daughters. Michener's son Roland Michener served as Governor General of Canada. Political life Michener was acclaimed as mayor of Red Deer, District of Alberta, in the 1904 mayoral race. He held that position for two terms until 1906. Michener was elected as an independent in the 1909 Alberta election. In 1910 after Richard Bennett resigned to run for the House of Commons of Canada, he crossed the floor to join the Conservatives. He became Leader of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wilbert Smith
George Wilbert Smith (April 24, 1855 – August 1, 1931) was a teacher, businessman and politician in Alberta, Canada. He served on the Red Deer City Council and in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 until his death in 1931 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government. Early life George Wilbert Smith was born in 1855 in the town of Maitland, Nova Scotia. He moved to the Northwest Territories and settled in the Red Deer area in 1883. Smith became the first school teacher in central Alberta. Smith was also a business man. He founded and served as a director on the Smith Lead Company Ltd. and also served on the board of directors for the Western General Electric Company. Political career Smith ran for the nomination to be Liberal candidate in the 1906 Strathcona federal by-election. At the nomination meeting, Smith led in the first counts but in later rounds of voting, his vote tally was surpassed by that of Wilbert McIntyre who in the end received a majority of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Newman (mayor)
Ernest E. Newman served as Mayor of Red Deer, Alberta from 1961 until his resignation in 1965. Before being elected as mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ... in 1961 to succeed a retiring J. M. McAfee, Newman had been the city's commissioner. Born in London in 1914, he moved to Canada in 1940. He died in 1977. References 1914 births 1977 deaths Mayors of Red Deer, Alberta 20th-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Flewwelling
Morris Flewwelling, (born June 2, 1941) was the mayor of the City of Red Deer, Alberta, from 2004 to 2013. He was a long time alderman on Red Deer City Council The Red Deer City Council is the governing body for the city of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight councillors. Current Red Deer City Council *Ken Johnston, mayor *Michael Dawe, councillor *Cindy Jefferies, cou ... prior to being elected mayor. References Mayors of Red Deer, Alberta 1941 births Living people Members of the Alberta Order of Excellence Members of the Order of Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Veer
Tara Veer is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Red Deer, Alberta in the 2013 municipal election. She was the youngest mayor at age 35, and the second woman of the city's history, after Gail Surkan, to be elected mayor of the city. Prior to her election as mayor, Veer served on Red Deer City Council The Red Deer City Council is the governing body for the city of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight councillors. Current Red Deer City Council *Ken Johnston, mayor *Michael Dawe, councillor *Cindy Jefferies, cou ... for nine years. Veer was re-elected in a landslide vote against challenger Sean Burke in the 2017 municipal election. Veer did not seek re-election in the 2021 municipal election, and was succeeded by Ken Johnston. References 1977 births Mayors of Red Deer, Alberta Women mayors of places in Alberta Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{Alberta-mayor-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Johnston (Alberta Politician)
Kenneth Charles Johnston (born c. 1954) is a Canadian politician. He has served as the mayor of Red Deer, Alberta since 2021. Early life Originally from Newfoundland, Johnston moved to Alberta in 1980. He moved to Red Deer in 1996. Before entering politics, Johnston worked for 40 years as a personal financial planner with Scotiabank. He is the past president of the Red Deer Rotary Club. Electoral career In May 2013, Johnston announced he was running for a seat on Red Deer City Council in the October 2013 Red Deer municipal election. Johnston was elected to the eight-seat body, winning over 7,000 votes, finishing sixth in the at-large race. During his first term as councillor, Johnston cited the economic downturn that the province had in 2015 was one of the council's greatest challenges. Johnston ran for re-election to council in the 2017 elections, promising to focus on community safety, policing and hospital expansion if elected. He was re-elected, finishing sixth again, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mayors Of Places In Alberta
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