Blake King

Candidate for City Council

Biography
Born and raised in Red Deer (34 years)
Married with four kids, two teenage, two toddlers.
Graduate of Red Deer College (Business Administration Diploma)
Employment: Local business owner

Born, raised and living in Red Deer for over 30 years, I have watched the city grow and change and blossom into a thriving community with a warm small town atmosphere yet all the amenities of the big cities. Red Deer is positioned now for economic growth and prosperity like never before. Difficult decisions are coming and change is necessary. I embrace that future but strive to preserve the core values that those of us who call Red Deer home value most. With creativity, strategic decision making and the use of Red Deer's demographic advantages we can make Red Deer the best place to live in the World.

Red Deer is unique because of our location. Not only are we located in the corridor between two of the top six largest cities in Canada, we also service five times the population of our city from our outlying areas. All of this while maintaining that small town edge that creates a caring and friendly city. Red Deer is one of the best cities in the world to live in (if not the best) with much credit being given to location. The leadership thus far has done an excellent job however Red Deer will continue to grow and face new and different challenges. To handle these challenges our city needs a city council with the inspiration and fortitude to take advantage of opportunities and propel Red Deer into the dynamic and diverse city it is destined to become. There are good cities where everything is done right, and there are awe-inspiring cities were everything is done exeptionally well, as Red Deer can be.

Some of my initiatives as Councillor are as follows: