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Canadian politician
Chris Spearman
Spearman in 2020
25th Mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta
In office
October 28, 2013 – October 25, 2021
Preceded byRajko Dodic
Succeeded byBlaine Hyggen
Personal details
Residence(s)Lethbridge, Alberta
ProfessionBusinessman

Chris Spearman is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta in the 2013 municipal election on October 21, 2013. He was re-elected in the 2017 municipal election on October 16, 2017 with 74% of the popular vote.

A longtime trustee on the city's Roman Catholic school board and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Spearman finished second to Dodic in the 2010 municipal election. He announced in January 2021 that he would not seek re-election in that year's municipal election.

Leaving office, Spearman spoke with news outlets to highlight accomplishments including the completion of the ATB Centre in West Lethbridge, Legacy Park addition on the city’s north side and the downtown Park N’ Ride terminal. He also pushed to institute a residential curbside recycling program in the city in 2019.

References

  1. Mabell, Dave (October 28, 2013). "New mayor, council sworn in". Lethbridge Herald. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. Mabell, Dave (21 October 2013). "It wasn't even close". Lethbridge Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ^ Young, Leslie (21 October 2013). "Lethbridge elects new mayor: Chris Spearman". Global News
  4. Roulston, Tom (17 October 2017). "Lethbridge Election 2017: Chris Spearman wins another term". Global News. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. Kalinowski, Tim (2021-01-07). "Mayor Spearman not running in next election". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  6. Roulston, Tom (October 15, 2021). "Chris Spearman reflects on 8 years as Lethbridge mayor".

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