According to them, these changes could disrupt long-standing cultural and economic ties between communities.

The separation of Strathcona County from Fort Saskatchewan, as well as the division of the Urban Service Area within Strathcona County, appears to run counter to the principles intended to guide this process.Strathcona County Deputy Mayor Dave Anderson wrote in a letter to the commission last month.

Ten independent commissions, one for each province, reviewed the constituencies with the goal of forming wards of about 115,000 people each.

Three new ridings were proposed in Alberta, including one named Fichtenhain-Leducwhich would include the towns of Stony Plain and Devon.

The proposed map eliminates Edmonton-Wetaskiwin riding, connects Beaumont to Sherwood Park and twins Wetaskiwin to Lacombe.

The residents of what is now Leduc County would be divided into five constituencies.

Northeast of the city, Fort Saskatchewan would be separated from Strathcona County and relocated to more rural Lakeland.

We have nothing against our neighbors in Sherwood Park, but we have nothing in common with themsays Beaumont Mayor Bill Daneluik.

Beaumont is far from Sherwood Park and has stronger ties to Leduc, both at the city and county levels.

The proposed map significantly changes the electoral landscape of Greater Edmonton, as the commission recommends that all of Edmonton’s horse farms be within city limits.

Separating Edmonton from rural South Edmonton is a good decisionsays Mike See, Conservative Assemblyman for Edmonton-Wetaskiwin.

By population, the Edmonton-Wetaskiwin Riding is by far the largest in Canadahe adds.

It makes sense to have Wetaskiwin and Maskwacis together in one riding area, but the separation of neighboring communities like Beaumont and Leduc County could be avoided.

The best solution would be to leave the current constituency intact while separating it from Edmonton’s boroughsadds the Conservative MP.

If the commission’s proposed changes are implemented, the City of St. Albert, previously connected to part of Northwest Edmonton, would become part of the Sturgeon River.

A new ride, Edmonton-Winterburn, would include portions of the current St. Albert-Edmonton, Edmonton-West, and Edmonton-Griesbach.

The Edmonton-Mill Woods and Edmonton-Riverbend riding stables would extend to the southern city limits, while a new riding arena, Edmonton-Gateway, would be created in south-central Edmonton.

Ron Thiering, who ran for the Liberal Party in Edmonton-Wetaskiwin in the last election, said the changes could prompt some South Edmonton residents to vote for a candidate from a party other than the Conservative Party.

It’s always been a little harder for liberals to walk in rural Albertahe said.

A report within 45 days

The Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta expects to submit its report to Parliament within a month and a half. It will contain many changes from the original proposals. The Commission has done a very good job of being open to our views said Beaumont Mayor Bill Daneluik.

The public can send their comments by post or email until January 1st^ah November on the website: https://redecoupage-redistribution-2022.ca (New window).

With information from Madeleine Cummings