- Shawn Patience
Shawn Patience is the current mayor of
Fort Macleod ,Alberta , a town of 3 100 inSouthern Alberta ,Canada . He was elected to his first term in office in 2004. In the latest Alberta Municipal Elections, onOctober 15 ,2007 , he defeated challengerSusan Koots with 650 votes to her 250 votes. In his first term in office, Patience put forward a strong bid which landed Fort Macleod with the $110 000 000Alberta Police and Peace Officer Training Center , to be completed in2010 . He also guided the town through an importanthighway realignment , making Fort Macleod the only municipality betweenCalgary and theCoutts Border Crossing with the land and permission to build commercial properties along the new highway. He has recently announced he will seek theProgressive Conservative Party of Alberta nomination in theLivingstone-Macleod Electoral District in the next provincial election, replacing Dave Coutts, who has announced he will be retiring before the next Alberta Provincial Election.References
[http://www.fortmacleodgazette.com/]
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