On Oct. 20, Calgarians will head to the polls to elect the new city council, a slate of school trustees and a mayor.
As part of Global News Calgary’s coverage of the municipal election, we’ve reached out to the top candidates in the mayoral race to join us on Global News Morning to talk about themselves and their platform, and to share their favourite things about Calgary.
All five of the leading candidates have agreed to take part, and the segments will air live on Global News Morning and online over the course of the next three weeks.
Jeromy Farkas
The former Ward 11 councillor and mayoral runner-up in 2021 has spent the last four years working with Calgary’s non-profit sector while also undertaking a number of personal journeys, including hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise