Updated May 23th, 2010

Ben Henderson to Seek Re-election in Ward 8

Media Release

City Councillor Ben Henderson announced today that he will be running in the next municipal election in Ward 8.  Ward 8 includes the southern half of the ward he currently represents. With the splitting of the wards from six wards to the new twelve ward system it was necessary to choose between the two halves of the old Ward 4.

‘This has been a very difficult decision to make.’ says Henderson ‘I have a great fondness for both sides of the old Ward, but in the end the southern part, Ward 8, felt like the place where I was best in unison with the citizens of the ward. When I first decided to run for Council it was out of a commitment to building and defending strong community and neighbourhoods in the mature part of Edmonton.  As the City grows and changes our future will depend on those neighbourhoods growing and adapting in a way that enhances and protects their special character. Running in Ward 8 will allow me to continue to focus on these challenges.’

‘I am both excited about the prospect of the new ward, including the 8 new neighbourhoods that have been added, as well as saddened by losing the communities I leave behind.’ Henderson continued, ‘It was particularly hard to have to leave the inner city neighbourhoods north of the river.”

The new Ward 8 includes ten neighbourhoods from the old Ward 4: Windsor Park, Garneau, Strathcona, Strathearn, Cloverdale, Bonnie Doon, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Forest Heights, and Terrace Heights and adds eight new neighbourhoods: Belgravia, McKernan, Queen Alexandra, Ottewell, Kenilworth, Gold Bar, Capilano and Fulton Place.

For information on current Ward issues you can reach Ben at his City Hall office, you can phone him at 496-8146 or email him at: ben.henderson@edmonton.ca.

Ben being sworn in by Mayor Stephen Mandel prior to the Inaugural meeting on Tuesday October 23rd.