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Why Im running: Ward 3 needs a strong, community focused voice at city hall
I am running for city council because 18 years ago I put my hand up to coach my sons soccer team because if no one did, there wouldnt be a team. I have been increasingly involved in my community and my city ever since. Being a soccer coach was the slippery slope that led to me to join the board of the Evansdale Community League and becoming president not long after. I worked on local programs, zoning issues and even a huge inter-community soccer party. I also worked on parks, joint use of schools, soccer programs and much more. Then, about five years ago I became the first district representative of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues from our area in more than a decade. There I led the process of renegotiating the tripartite licence agreement between the city, the EFCL and the 156 community leagues in the city. The last time this was attempted about 30 community leagues refused to sign it and were mad at the city for a decade. This time 100 per cent of the leagues signed it and we successfully negotiated a new annual $3 million fund to help fix and replace aging community facilities. Right now Lorelei-Beaumaris, Evansdale, Steele Heights, Lago Lindo and communities all over the city are getting desperately needed improvements as a result. I just finished a two-year term as the President of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues and I am still on my local community league board today. This is your chance to elect a person who has invested 10,000 hours in community volunteering and leadership. But its not enough to just talk about what youve done, you need to be confident that youre supporting someone with a clear achievable vision. Support me on October 21 if you would like to:
Become engaged and have a say in what your city government does Renew and reestablish the northsides connection to city hall

INSIDE

Experiencepage 2 David Dodges Action Plan page 3 Community photo spread page 4 Endorsementspage 5 Bright Ideas page 67 Voting informationpage 8
CONTACT INFORMATION

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8208 144 Ave http://daviddodge.ca david@daviddodge.ca @DavidDodgeYEG facebook.com/ElectDavidDodge

As a volunteer and community leader Ive handled parks and playgrounds issues, traffic and parking complaints and zoning and development dust-ups. After 18 years Ive done just about everything I can on the volunteer side of things. If I want to continue to get things done and serve the people of the northside of Edmonton the best place do it is on city council. With your help on Oct. 21 we can make this a reality.

At the EFCL we created a very successful cultural outreach Create a new city-wide Edmonton Winter Festival program, a new Living Local Arts and Heritage Program, Make Edmonton a leader in sustainability a city-wide Community League Day Celebration, and a Elect someone with deep roots in the community new Community Solar and Energy Conservation program. and a strong vision for Ward 3 and the city

David Dodge

VOTE FOR DAVID DODGE ON OCTOBER 21

EXPERIENCE
Helped develop Community League Day, now a city-wide celebration of community leagues. Created the Solar Energy and Conservation program for Community Leagues. Solar electric systems are now on seven community league buildings COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE President, Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) (2011-2013) Director, Evansdale Community League (2002-2013) Member Renewable Energy Task Force City of Edmonton (2011-2012) Member of Winter Cities Council City of Edmonton (2013) District representative (EFCL) (2008-2013) Eaux Claires Working Group (2007-2009)
David Dodge and David Gibbens both past presidents of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues being recognized for their years of service.

David Dodge: A proven northside community leader

A long-time community volunteer and leader, David Dodge is a father of five and a third-generation northsider. David has worked for newspapers and environmental non-profit organizations, published magazines, produced books on nature and popular history and produced more than 400 radio programs on sustainability for the CKUA radio network. David is on hiatus from his current job as the host and producer of Green Energy Futures, a multi-media project that tells positive renewable energy and energy efficiency stories. David lives in Belle Rive with his wife Monette and his two youngest children Jenna and Darren. His daughter Lindsey and son Michael also live in Belle Rive and his son Corey lives in central Edmonton.

President of Evansdale Community League (2004-2010) Area Council 17 (2004-2010) Chair of the North Edmonton Parks Steering Committee Basketball coach twice named NEBA coach of the year (1998-2008) Soccer coach Evansdale Community League (1995-2007) Chair of editorial board, Environment Views (1990-95) Friends of Elk Island Society, board member (1985-86) Alberta News Photographers Association, founding board member PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Producer and host of Green Energy Futures multi-media series (2011-13) Communications director, The Pembina Institute (2004-2011) Producer, EcoFile series on the CKUA Radio Network (1996-2003) Production manager, Lone Pine Publishing (1997-99) Publisher, Environment Views Magazine (1995-96) Editor, Borealis magazine (1988-94) Executive director, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Alberta) (1985-88)

As a community leader
Led the creation of an inter-community soccer committee to agree on common transfer fees, common registration dates and rules of engagement to avoid poaching each others members. Initiated the Evansdale Community Soccer Celebration. Helped establish the Little Kickers soccer program as an intercommunity cooperative project.

David hard at work producing a story with Shafraaz Kaba, an Edmonton architect.

As president of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

Negotiated a new $3 million annual fund for dilapidated community facilities (so far almost $8 million has gone to projects such as reopening Steele Heights community hall that was closed due to mold issues). Helped create the Living Local Arts and Heritage project with the help of Arts and Heritage councils. Negotiated the new tripartite agreement between the city, schools and community leagues that eventually secured the support of every single community league in Edmonton. Led the development of the EFCLs Civic Engagement project.

Chaired the North Edmonton Parks Steering Committee and served as community leader of the Eaux Claires Working Group.

David working with Allan Bolstad at the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues where he was on the board for five years and served as president for two years

Columnist and photojournalist St. Albert Gazette (1979-85)

DAVID DODGES ACTION PLAN What David will do

As a volunteer and community leader David has handled parks and playgrounds, traffic and parking complaints and zoning and development issues. What separates David from other candidates is his positive and solutions oriented outlook. David has built teams that worked and grew together over time to solve difficult issues. He has done this as as a community league president, district representative and as president of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, the governing body for all 156 leagues across the city. David has heard loud and clear on the doorsteps of Ward 3 residents that you want bold leadership you can be proud of. Here are a few of the things David will work on if he has the privilege to represent Ward 3 on city council. 3. Create a city-wide winter festival As a member of the Winter Cities Council and as past president of the EFCL David proposed a new winter festival that works with the 50-60 community leagues that already hold winter carnivals and combine it with an existing event such as Ice On Whyte or Silver Skate and a large beginner outdoor hockey tournament at the initiation level.

6. Sustainable businesses David will support Edmonton businesses that are developing unique expertise in building some of the most energy efficient buildings in the world. Given our climate and the rising prices of energy it only makes sense to specialize in capitalizing on our knowledge in cold climate architecture.

Davids 9-point action plan

1. Civic engagement We need new tools and strategies to truly engage citizens in the issues that matter to them. We need to actually involve the community in preserving mature neighbourhoods, finding infill solutions that make sense and designing bike routes that communities support. At the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues David started a Civic Engagement project to help solve this problem. As a councillor David will work to find new ways of truly involving citizens. 2. Getting Edmontons fair share Edmonton needs new tools and new levels of cooperation with its neighbours and the province to secure needed resources for regional transit and road infrastructure. We need a Big City Charter, better regional governance and help from a new Municipal Government Act. We must stop squabbling over our limited resources and build the best, most efficient transit and road systems possible.

An ice sculpture from the 2012 Ice on Whyte festival.

4. Money for potholes and Lets get new car and bike buyers to pitch in a small amount per sale to tackle road maintenance and create bike infrastructure that actually works. A Big City Charter makes this possible. 5. Sustainable neighbourhoods New neighbourhoods are built with the implied promise of facilities and services communities will probably not receive until their kids have graduated from university. Services like transit, parks, playgrounds, schools, recreation centres, snow clearing, libraries and so on are very expensive. Full cost accounting can help us plan and deliver neighbourhoods we can afford as home owners and tax payers.
bike infrastructure

This is Bob Heaths net-zero home. It produces as much energy as it consumes over the course of a year. Its able to do that via passive solar heating, an ultra-efficient building envelope and a solar photovoltaic system.

7. Revitalize stagnant spaces A Big City Charter can help us deal with contaminated sites and derelict buildings. Provincial law blocks us from taking more aggressive steps. 8. An age-friendly Edmonton Much more work is needed to respect and support our growing population of seniors. The Vision for an Age-Friendly Edmonton, a report done by the Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council, is a great starting point. Edmonton needs to actively support the well-being of seniors, with good access to health care, housing and with particular sensitivity that many seniors live on a fixed income. David will work to support seniors in an age-friendly city. 9. Renew and re-establish the relationship David will work hard to ensure community priorities are city priorities and that we work together on parks, playgrounds, and local infrastructure.
between the City and Ward 3 and brownfields

A park in the community of Eaux Claires.

COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY

Photo> Filipino Senior Citizens 31 Anniversary.jpg

Thanks to our community!

Over the years David has worked with many people and organizations from Ward 3 and all over the city. Lets celebrate the people and organizations hes worked with and the dozens, if not hundreds, of people who are helping David in his bid to become Ward 3 councillor.

David is having a very enjoyable time at the Filipino Senior Citizens 31st Anniversary party. Olive and a few others tried to help him remember how to dance, but it seems practice is needed before joining these folks at a party again! David Dodge with his son Michael Dodge and two adorable young supporters Michael worked a summer as a Green Shack supervisor and the kids were definitely fans of his. Meet Bruce, the campaign dog who put in many kilometers on the campaign trail and was only attacked by a cat once! This backpack on Bruce the campaign dog comes in pretty handy for carrying around brochures. David Dodge with two amazing volunteers Aditya Rao and Emerson Csorba on a night doorknocking in Belle Rive. Community roots run deep. Here are Bev Mahood, Jenna Dodge, David Dodge and Kerry Mahood outside the campaign headquarters after an afternoon of door knocking. The Mahoods are active members of the Ward 3 community. PH Photo> Aditya Rao and Emerson Csorba in Eaux Claires.jpg

Monette Malley, Davids wife, Jenna Dodge, Davids youngest child and David Dodge at nomination day. David Dodge with Jamaac Jamaac when he appeared on the Somalis in Edmonton radio program on CJSR radio. David Dodge with the ActivatED team, a group of young Edmontonians committed to electing forward thinking candidates to Edmonton city council. After peppering David with questions on three separate occasions and seeing firsthand how he handled himself on the doorstep these young folks voted with their feet and helped doorknock during the campaign.

ENDORSEMENTS
Ron Hayter, former city councillor
As a former councillor for 33 years, I strongly support the election of David Dodge as a councillor in Ward 3. He has a strong understanding of the needs in the ward for consistent and positive representation as well as the overall needs of our city as a whole. I assure you David Dodge wont let you down. You will elect a consistent, hard-working and dedicated Edmontonian. You couldnt ask for more.

Rob Agostinis, Terwillegar/Riverbend community leader

I met David Dodge on the board of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues when I was the president of TRAC (Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory Council) and it rapidly became clear to me that not only does he have years of experience with solving challenges on the northside, he also has the passion and ability to engage with citizens all across the city to build strong communities and a better Edmonton.

Lewis Cardinal, community advocate

David is a man of courage and vision. His proven track record of community commitment and achievement is truly impressive. I know David will represent Ward 3 with passion and a great ability to get things done. On October 21st Vote David Dodge!

Sadru Nazarali, community leader

David is a leader, a visionary and a man who understands the art of compromise. He is a hard working individual who understands community, business, youth, seniors and the plight of the poor in short he is a community builder. As a team we can achieve things that seem impossible when we work together for the common good. David will help us build a better Ward 3 and a better city!

Andrew Parker, pro basketball player

I grew up playing basketball in Edmontons northside and was very fortunate to play basketball at a high level for the University of Alberta Golden Bears and for professional teams in Germany, Brazil, Canada, and the US. As a community activist and ambassador of basketball in Edmonton its easy for me to support David Dodge in his bid for city council. Like me, David grew up in north Edmonton and served as a coach and mentor for a number of kids in the Northeast Edmonton Basketball Association. I had the privilege to play against teams David has coached and I had a chance to witness the impact he has had on many kids for over many years. As a father, coach, and mentor he has been a remarkable influence in North Edmonton, I am very excited to see him represent Ward 3 in City Council. Vote David Dodge!

Rod Lumabi, community leader

Ive been in Ward 3 since 1996. Im supporting David Dodge because of his extensive experience working with the community. Thats really important to have when trying to become a councillor and I know he will become a councillor because all of us are working so hard to help get him in.

Shawna Walsh, community leader and volunteer

Im a strong supporter of David Dodge in his bid to become councillor of Ward 3. I believe he will be the strongest voice at City Hall to represent the concerns of the communities here on the northside.

Shenaz Jeraj, community leader

I met David Dodge almost a decade ago when he was the president of Evansdale Community League and I was just becoming the president of the Ismaili Council of Edmonton. Almost immediately I saw that when David uses the word community he means people who live nearby and people in cultural communities and that he sees Canadians as a community of communities. We became partners with David and the community league and together we helped guide the development of our neighbhourhood. Our collective community is a much better place today because of his work and I am proud to have him as a partner in building the best place to live anywhere. Join me in supporting David Dodge.

Joe Antonucci, businessman

David Dodge has volunteered a lot of his time over the past 20 years to help out our communities here on the northside. Hes had our backs, its time that we support him and have his back as he becomes councillor for Ward 3. Lets get together and lets support him.

BRIGHT IDEAS

Four big concepts for a smarter, more vibrant Edmonton

Bright Idea #1: A city-wide winter festival

David is a volunteer on the Winter Cities Council and hes done some thinking about how to get the most out of our longest, coldest season. While some people would rather huddle under a blanket for eight months a year we need to follow the lead of other northern cities and embrace winter as a selling feature. Thats where a city-wide winter festival comes in. We need to tap into the soul of the community for a truly successful event. Luckily there are already 50-60 community leagues that already hold winter carnivals. Lets combine those with some of the amazing ideas that have come from the Winter Cities Strategy. These include, but are not limited to;
Snow piles for kids to play on created by city staff Free skates at city and community facilities Winter patios at local businesses Snow fort making contest Temporary warming huts/hot chocolate stations

Bright Idea #2: Getting Edmontons fair share

Regional industrial taxes go to the counties but its Edmonton that builds and maintains the infrastructure thats needed for the capital region to work. Don Good is a businessman and former Peace River councillor whos done the research on how urban municipalities get the short end of the stick compared to their rural counterparts. According to Good counties representing just 13.5 per cent of the population pulled in 70 per cent of the industrial taxes in the Edmonton Capital Region. Meanwhile towns and cities, including Edmonton, that make up 86 per cent of the population pulled in only 30 per cent of the industrial taxes. Thats all well and good, corporations tend to favour the lowest tax jurisdictions. Whats not fair is that the current system pits each county and municipality against each other for scarce infrastructure dollars. Whats worse is that at the Capital Region Board a small amount of rural counties can veto region wide infrastructure planning decisions.

Youll find that the surrounding regions dont make anywhere near the financial commitment that Edmonton does to things affordable housing, libraries, sports arenas or combatting homelessness. Yet theyre quick to take advantage of the roads, recreation centres, universities and hospitals within our city limits.
Big City Charter

Luckily the province and the City of Edmonton are working on something that could fix this historical imbalance. The Big City Charter negotiations are set to begin in earnest after the election. Not only do we need to fight for a Big City Charter that helps us determine our own future we need to fight for equal bargaining power at the Capital Region Board as well as for the formation of a regional transit commission that pools the resources of the entire area. This is a golden opportunity and with your support I promise to fight for equal footing with our regional partners and to fix the structural unfairness of the current system.

Lets combine these and run it at the same time as an existing winter festival like Ice on Whyte or Silver Skate and a city-wide winter festival starts to emerge. Lastly, lets play on our well known hockey history and start a city-wide outdoor beginner hockey tournament at the initiation level - inspired by the famous Stan Gantar outdoor hockey tournament in the northside neighborhood of Kilkenny.

BRIGHT IDEAS
Bright Idea #3: Potholes and bike lanes
It doesnt have to be this way. Bike infrastructure offers opportunities to calm traffic in communities that are begging for it. Bike lanes done well can not only make our kids safer but pedestrians and even drivers as well. But to succeed we need more resources.

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Citizen Working Groups: Lets ask citizens and community groups to help solve issues in their community. The city should provide expertise (facilitators, subject matter experts etc.) but the idea is to actually empower and engage community groups to solve some of their biggest challenges.

Bike infrastructure isnt very expensive compared to what we pay for cars, a small amount of money goes a long way. Lets get the drivers and cyclists who use the infrastructure to help pay a little bit to improve it.

Photo courtesy of The Tire Zoo.

Potholes and bike infrastructure are two of the most controversial civic issues in Edmonton. Lets stop complaining and do something about it. For every new car or bike thats sold in Edmonton lets add a small charge to the bill. That money would go into a dedicated fund that does nothing but make the infrastructure for cars and bikes better. Lets have car and bike buyers contribute to building better infrastructure for the vehicles they buy. Look, no one likes potholes but Edmonton has two massive challenges facing it when it comes to keeping up with our pothole problem.
We are the largest, most northern city in North America We have 4,700 kilometers of roads to maintain We love/have to drive

A small single lane traffic circle like this one in Seattle not only provides a nice dash of green in the middle of a street it slows down traffic on residential streets making it safer for cyclists, pedestrians and even drivers.

Bright Idea #4 - Reconnect the city to its citizens

Our municipal government is far too satisfied with ticking off a checklist that includes public meeting and advertised in the newspaper. Lets approach civic engagement with an eye towards innovation and good old fashioned hard work.
Meet your councillor: A public meeting every month for 10 months of the year open to anyone in Ward 3 to come meet with me, discuss ideas and discuss how we can work together. City Issue Subscription Service: Interested in LRT but couldnt care less about zoning? You only have so much time to care about city issues so lets make it easier for you to get notifications about the issues you care about. Lets create a City of Edmonton subscription service that lets you select the issues you care about so you get notices, both electronic and paper, on a timely basis. Create a Report a Pothole app: While the citys current report a pothole process is OK we can make it much better. Other cities have smartphone apps that let you report a civic issue like a pothole or a burnt out streetlight. With the help of the internal GPS you snap a photo, type a note, click send and the city will know exactly where the the pothole is because its automatically plotted on a map for them. No more wrangling with 311 over the exact address of your complaint.

David has been working at the grassroots level in the community for 18 years. His experience working on local issues and working on citywide issues as president of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues means he will be a powerful voice for the community.

ADVANCE VOTING If for personal or professional reasons you just cant make it out to the polls on October 21 have no fear, you can still vote! ADVANCE VOTING STATIONS: East Soccer Centre, 12720 Victoria Trail - Use main (south) entrance, turn left towards pro shop. Heritage Room, City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square - Use south entrance, turn right. DATES: October 812 | October 1519 TIMES: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays: 10am5pm Thursdays: 10am8pm See the back page for more information on where to vote and voting requirements.

Would you be willing to pay an extra small fee, say $40 on a purchase of your new car or truck to help with Edmontons pothole problem? By a back of the envelope calculation this idea could raise $2.2 million in its first year. When it comes to bike lanes weve got an ambitious plan thats fallen short both on public engagement and financial support from council. Simple paint on roads with our current public engagement process makes cyclists, drivers and community members unhappy.

WHERE TO VOTE
City Boundary

City Of Edmonton
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REQUIREMENTS
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You must be at least 18 years of age You must be a Canadian citizen You must be a resident of a ward within the city of Edmonton on Election Day You must be a resident in Alberta for the six consecutive months immediately preceding the election (April 23, 2013) In order to vote,you must produce one piece of authorized identification that establishes your name and current residential address. Examples: Alberta Drivers Licence Bank/credit card statement or personal cheque Utility bill Income/property tax assessment notice Statement of government benefits (ie employment insurance, old-age security etc.)

Compiled by : Office of the City Clerk, Election Office Compiled : 19/10/2010

1. Canossa and Rapperswill: Vote at Baturyn Elementary School, 10603 172 Avenue 2. Elsinore and Chambery: Vote at St. Charles Catholic Church, 17511 112 Street 3. Baturyn: Vote at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School, 10423 172 Avenue 4. Lago Lindo: Vote at Lago Lindo Elementary School, 17303 95 Street 5. Klaarvatten: Vote at Bishop Greschuk Catholic Elementary School, 17330 91 Street 6. Mayliewan & Schonsee: Vote at St. John Bosco Elementary School, 7411 161A Avenue 7. Dunluce north of 161 or 162 Ave: Vote at St. Lucy Catholic Elementary School, 11750 162 Avenue 8. Dunluce south of 161 or 162 Ave: Vote at Dunluce Elementary School, 11735 162 Avenue

9. Lorelei: Vote at Mary Butterworth Junior High School, 16315 109 Street 10. Beaumaris: Vote at Bishop Savaryn Catholic Elementary School, 16215 109 Street 11. Eaux Claires: Vote at North Edmonton Christian Fellowship, 9004 153 Avenue 12. Belle Rive: Vote at Florence Hallock Elementary / Junior High School, 16437 87 Street 13. Ozerna: Vote at John Barnett Elementary School, 14840 72 Street 14. Evansdale: Vote at Evansdale Elementary School, 9303 150 Avenue 15. Kilkenny: Vote at J.A. Fife Elementary School, 15004 76 Street For information on advance voting (before October 21), see page 7

VOTE FOR DAVID DODGE ON OCTOBER 21