Cypress County Ward 7 candidates Garry Procter to the left, and Ana McFadyen to the right. Submitted Photos

By Jett Schwaier

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Cypress County council candidates Procter and McFadyen are representing Ward 7 in the election

Oct 18, 2025 | 7:30 PM

Garry Procter

Councillor candidate Garry Procter has been successful in Cypress County and is running for council to give back to the County for that success.

“My building career is definitely coming to an end. I’ve had a lot of successful years with Cypress County and the city of Medicine Hat,” Procter said.

“Most of my construction is in Cypress County. I know virtually everybody in Ward 7. And I’ve done quite a few other things. I’ve taught martial arts in the city of Medicine for 35 years.”

Opening communication lines is Procter’s number one goal if elected into council.

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“A lot of governments get elected and then feel that they should run a closed-door operation, and the voter should only have a say once every four years. I totally disagree with that,” Procter said.

“Now, every time something needs to be done, there are protesters, and then it’s very difficult to get anything done. And it’s because everybody’s kept in the dark.”

“I think if you involve people and you talk to people, you come up with much better ideas, and there’s a lot less hostility,” he added.

Procter said listening to the concerns of the people in Cypress County will help the council prioritize what to focus on.

“If you’ve got 100 people in a room, and 20 people have a concern and 80 people don’t, obviously it’s not much of a concern, I believe in democracy,” Procter said.

“If I have an idea to do something and I have 100 people telling me that’s a bad idea, I’m going to rethink that idea real quick.”

Procter was a teacher at Medicine Hat College and started the automotive apprenticeship program there. He later quit to be a contractor.

Ana McFadyen

Ana McFadyen is running for council in Cypress County because of her passion for volunteering and helping communities.

“I helped develop the Cross Country Ski Club in Okotoks, and I also helped strategize for revitalizing downtown Okotoks and creating a vision for Okotoks in the future,” McFadyen said.

“I’ve been working with Desert Bloom Women’s Association for eight years. I was a sports coach while my kids were growing up. I love working with communities and giving to people.”

McFadyen said she’s a good learner and wants to listen to concerns within Ward 7, and wants to make sure the council acts like a team.

According to McFadyen, the county doesn’t have major issues, but there is still work to be done.

“Here in Desert Bloom, we need to find a sustainable way to take care of our green spaces because we have a board of volunteers, and some of them are retiring,” McFadyen said.

“We need to find a way to maintain green space within our budgets.”

Other priorities McFadyen is focusing on are to maintain low taxes and diversify the economy.

“[I think] bringing different diversified businesses to the area will take advantage of our low taxes and boost our economy.”

McFadyen is from Yugoslavia and came to Canada as an exchange student and has lived in Cypress County for eight years.

This is the first time McFadyen is running for council.

“I’m very happy and honoured to run as a councillor because my neighbours have prompted me to do so.”

Location

Ward 7 is located along highway 3, Holson Road, along Township Road 220 and along Black and White and South Boundary back to the South Boundary Road.