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Former city councillor and businessman Michael Oshry is planning to throw his hat into Edmonton’s mayoral race.

An evolving list of mayoral candidates for the upcoming fall civic election. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 04, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: February 15 CBC Edmonton is keeping track of mayoral candidates as they file their nomination papers at Edmonton City Hall. (Natasha Riebe/CBC) Cheryll Watson Cheryll Watson was the first person to announce her run for mayor in the upcoming civic election this fall.  Even though Watson has no political experience, she said the council is re...

EDMONTON -- Mayoral candidate Cheryll Watson opened her campaign office in downtown Edmonton on Monday. "Its so important for us to have a vibrant city downtown. Its really important. So this demonstrates my commitment to downtown," she told reporters that morning. "This is going to be our touchstone and our gathering place for the campaign." The Innovate Edmonton founder first announced her intent to run in the mayoral race in October 2020, and says that she has since spoken to hundreds o...

Article content Mayoral candidate, and former head of Innovate Edmonton, Cheryll Watson announced Monday she will create a chief accountability officer position if she takes office after the October civic election. Speaking at her first campaign media conference at her downtown Edmonton office on Jasper Avenue, Watson said the new position would be independent of city administration, similar to the city auditor. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or E...

Her announcement comes at a time when other local politicians are making declarations that they will be running for mayor in this Octobers civic election.

Article content Former city councillor Kim Krushell has thrown her hat in the ring to become Edmonton’s next mayor. Krushell announced her mayoral bid outside City Hall Wednesday morning and said she is running on three main points: economic recovery, core services and support for Edmonton’s most vulnerable. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Former city councillor Kim Krushell to take run at mayors seat Back to video “I believe in a balance...

Posted: Jan 27, 2021 12:14 PM MT | Last Updated: January 27 Kim Krushell, former city councillor, stands in front of the Edmonton City Hall where she announced she is running for mayor in the fall election. (Scott Neufeld/ CBC) comments Former Edmonton city councillor Kim Krushell will be running for mayor in this falls civic election. Krushell was a city councillor for Ward 2, now named Anirniq, for three consecutive terms until she stepped down in 2013 to spend more time with her family...

Article content The other mayoral candidates who intend to run include Cheryll Watson, the former head of Innovate Edmonton, and Diana Steele, president of the Crestwood Community League. As of Friday, Watson is the only mayoral candidate listed on the city’s website. Mayor Don Iveson announced in November that he would not be seeking re-election in October. Councillors Michael Walters and Scott McKeen have also announced they would not be running again. Councillors Sarah Hamilton, Jon Dziad...