Hickie runs for mayor, takes shots at Dionne
Former Prince Albert Carlton MLA Darryl Hickie has formally entered the mayoral race for the Nov. 9 civic election.
The recently retired former Prince Albert police officer, now in his mid-fifties, promised taxpayers he will focus on tackling crime and job creation. He previously served provincially as minister for corrections, public safety and policing and the minister responsible for municipal affairs.
Hickie did not hold back in attacking the performance of the current mayor.
In announcing his intention to run this morning he ran through a list of criticisms about Greg Dionne saying he heard concerns about the incumbent’s “lack of focus on the high violent crime rate, his conduct during council meetings, his statements that we shouldn’t be afraid of debt,” among other issues.