By CHAT News Today

Meet the Candidate: Myles Mulholland

Oct 6, 2017 | 11:57 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Myles Mulholland said his personal experiences as an oil and gas worker, along with the economic downturn seen by the city, was the final straw that pushed him to run for election.

The 34-year-old is running for a council position for the first time in 2017.

“We’ve seen it get worse and worse, and harder and harder,” he said. “I’ve had so many friends leave town, I’ve seen so many families go through so much trouble, and I thought to myself, someone needs to make a stand, someone needs to come out with ideas to help families move into the future here, because we keep repeating the same things over and over again and getting the same answers.”

Mulholland was previously a soldier in the British army, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also a board member with the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding association.

Mulholland says his biggest priority if elected is economic diversification, and says the city should create ideal conditions for the private sector to grow business.

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“We should be investing in partnerships with companies, as opposed to trying to set up our own,” he said. “I want to look at future technologies and future markets coming out there. Things like aquaponics, 3D printing, looking at the logistics of this area.”

Mulholland says improving Township Road 120 into a logistics hub for the city 

Mulholland is also in support of improving connectivity in Medicine Hat using high-band fibre optics, saying it would be a great initiative for the city, saying it gives residents in each neighbourhood a main contact if issues arise.

“There’s no reason why we can’t have financial services, accounting services located in our city,” he said. “With the online world, you don’t have to live in the big city to have the big city job. You can have the small town life, the big city life, the great environment for the kids and still have a big city job.”

Mulholland is also in favour of a ward system for city elections, with councillors representing different neighbourhoods.

“If we have a ward system, and divide the city into four or eight areas, something like that, then you can say ‘My councillor is ‘x,’ I have an issue, I can speak to them right away,’” he said. “It gives greater transparency, and greater connection, and it gives the councillor a foot to the ground as well. He knows what is going on in his ward.”

Mulholland is campaigning with fellow council candidate Michael Klassen during the election, noting they both share similar platforms.

“We want to work together, we want to be there to help as many people as possible,” he said.

More information on Mulholland’s platform can be found at the link.