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Author of the article: Keith Gerein Publishing date: May 18, 2021  •  2 days ago  •  4 minute read  •  The announcement of a restart to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Aug. 21, 2019, wasn't enough for Amarjeet Sohi to keep his federal seat or his job as natural resources minister under the Liberal government later that year. Delays suffered by that project are sure to be raised again as Sohi returns to the political arena in 2021, this time in a bid to be Edmonton's mayor. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia, file Article content A couple of years ago, before any of us ...

Article content A former federal cabinet minister and Edmonton city councillor, Amarjeet Sohi has thrown his hat in the ring to run for the open mayor’s chair in October’s municipal election. Sohi launched his campaign on a Facebook livestream Monday morning. The well-known politician was elected to city council for three terms starting in 2007 as the Ward 12 councillor, but left the post early in his final term to run for the Edmonton Mill Woods federal seat in the 2015 election. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Former city councillor, fed...

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Article content Former Edmonton city councillor Michael Oshry said economic recovery and diversification would be at the top of his list if elected mayor as he kicked off his campaign Wednesday morning. Oshry, a local businessman and Ward 5 councillor from 2013 to 2017, unveiled four platform priorities to strengthen the city as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Diversifying the economy and creating jobs, stronger management from council, more support for neighbourhood projects and creating an inclusive city for everyone are the four main themes of Oshry’s campaign. More detailed plans...

  EDMONTON -- Former City Councillor Michael Oshry officially joined the race to become the next mayor of Edmonton Thursday. Oshry tweeted a brief statement saying that he had filed his nomination papers so he could “start to build a campaign.” “I have been putting together the structure of a campaign and today I am formalizing this effort,” his statement said. “This is just the beginning, but I do want to say that there is no question that our next mayor will be challenged to lead at a crucial time - we have not encountered this level of uncertainty in a generation.”