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CIVIC PLATFORM: Mayoral candidate Idris Adelakun
Winnipeg Municipal Election 2022
Zuher Almusre, U Multicultural
October 24, 2022
WINNIPEG – On October 26th Winnipeg heads to the polls to elect its next mayor. Eleven candidates will be on the ballot with a vision of how they will lead Winnipeg for the next five years. Eight candidates have accepted our invitation to convey their plans and promises.
Today, Civic Platform host Zuher Almusre sits down with mayoral candidate Idris Adelakun to learn more about him and his platform.
Idris Adelakun is a professional engineer, project manager and transformational leader. He has over nine years of experience in a Canadian business organization.
Adelakun says he wants to increase the number of entertainment events downtown.
Adelakun has promised to reduce taxes and increase revenue in Winnipeg.
Adelakun has also pledged to merge Winnipeg's business tax with its commercial property tax as part of a plan to attract investment to the city.
Adelakun wants to encourage tax increment financing to support downtown projects such as affordable housing and infill.
Adelakun says he would also review street parking regulations and consider offering one-hour complimentary parking from Monday to Friday.
Adelukun has also pledged to introduce more green spaces along Main Street.
Adelakun has promised to work quickly to improve Winnipeg's sewage treatment system to prevent raw sewage from being released into the city's rivers.
Adelakun says he would also encourage the use of rain barrels to reduce runoff into the sewer system.
For more information about mayoral candidate Idris Adelakun, visit http://idrisformayor.com
The 10 other mayoral candidates are: Rana Bokhari, Chris Clacio, Scott Gillingham, Kevin Klein, Shaun Loney, Jenny Motkaluk, Glen Murray, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Rick Shone, and Don Woodstock.
Head to https://www.winnipeg.ca/clerks/electi... for more on candidates and voting information.
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