Yad Minhas has announced his campaign for city council in the upcoming municipal election.
This isn’t Minhas’s first rodeo when it comes to politics, as he has sat on city council twice before, from 2007-2010 and 2017-2021. Minhas immigrated to Grande Prairie roughly 50 years ago.
Minhas says a big reason he is running for council is to give back to the community that once welcomed him.
“The reason I am running [for council] is because I want to give back to the community, I really like this culture and the people.”
Minhas says he wants to make multiple changes if he were elected, but the current tax situation stands out.
“I want to make some changes in the city, but the number one thing is that the taxes are too high for us.”
Minhas talked about how important it is to have a good relationship with the province, and the federal government.
“We need to work together, so we can be on good term’s with the provincial and federal government, to get more benefit’s to Grande Prairie, because we are the northern hub of Alberta.”
The municipal election is slated for October 20th.
