Grande Prairie City Councillor Dylan Bressey has announced that he will be running for President of Alberta Municipalities in November.
The group is an association that is owned by different towns, cities, villages across Alberta, the group presents advocacy on their behalf to help give them different resources for their councillors and senior administrators.
The current President is Tyler Gandam, who can no longer sit on the association because he recently got voted out in the Wetaskiwin Municipal Election.
Bressey is currently the Vice President for the group, because of this he knows the impact that this group has for Grande Prairie, he explains why this association is so important.
“Alberta Municipalities is tremendously important to the city, it helps us advance our advocacy priorities, it helps us get newer councillors up to speed, and it also sells electricity, employee benefits, and insurance to the city, which we need for our day to day operations.”
Bressey believes that he is a good fit for the role, because he has spent so much time all across Alberta.
“We need a president who has experience, in both their local community and also has experience visiting towns and villages and cities across the province. To understand their needs, and also one who understands the organisation of Alberta municipalities, not just advocacy but business lines of service, and I am that president who has deep experience and is ready to equip the next board to serve our members in even more powerful ways.”
The position will be voted by different Mayors and Councillors from across the province, when the group meets in Calgary during November.
