Packed Crowd Attends Alberta’s First All-Candidates Forum

It was standing room only last night as AWA hosted a Candidates Forum to discuss “Water for Tomorrow” in Alberta. More than 125 people crowded in to listen to five candidates in the upcoming provincial election debate their perspectives on major water issues affecting all Albertans. The lively discussion was chaired by CBC Radio’s Donna McElligott.

“Our goal was to create more awareness about water-related issue in Alberta, so this was a very successful evening,” said Christyann Olson, AWA Executive Director. “It was very encouraging seeing so many people wanting to become engaged with their candidates in the upcoming election.”

Candidates at the forum were:

• Larry Ashmore (Candidate for Livingstone-Macleod) EverGreen Party
• Evan Berger (MLA for Livingstone-Macleod) Progressive Conservative Party
• Richard Jones (Candidate for Calgary-Acadia) Wildrose Party
• Robyn Luff (Candidate for Calgary-East) New Democratic Party
• David Swann (MLA for Calgary-Mountain View) Liberal Party

Olson thanked all of the candidates for their hard work and willingness to stand up and to be our representatives.