Gladys Blackmore is looking for a fifth non-consecutive term on Grande Prairie City Council.
Blackmore was a sitting councilor from 2001-2010, and than again from 2021-2025. During that time, Blackmore says she has seen tremendous growth in the region, and believes that experience in helping manage that growth is key.
“I think it is important to have people on your council that have experience at the council table but also in business, I have a business degree, I’ve ran non-profit originations and I’ve worked in business.”
Blackmore says that one of the things that she wants to attempt on if she was re-elected, is making use of the empty land in the city.
“I think it is really important that the city develops the land at the airport, and start earning income from that, I think we owe that to our tax base.”
Blackmore says she thinks the next council should be better with the budget.
“I cant promise lower taxes, but I do believe that we can move forward and make our city better, we can build better facilities, we can improve services, and we can be careful on how we manage the budget.”
The municipal election is slated for October 20th.
