Government
Fort Saskatchewan is directly governed by a city council consisting of one mayor and six councillors.
Municipal elections occur every three years on the third Monday in October. The last election was October 18, 2010. The next election is scheduled for October 21, 2013. The mayor is elected separately from the councillors, who are elected at-large (as opposed to the ward system).
Currently the city council consists of:
- Mayor Gale Katchur (first term as mayor)
- Coun. Don Westman (fifth term)
- Coun. Tom Hutchison (fourth term)
- Coun. Stew Hennig (second term)
- Coun. Frank Garritsen (first term)
- Coun. John Mather (first term)
- vacancy
On the provincial level of government, Fort Saskatchewan is part of the riding called Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville. It is represented by Jacquie Fenske (Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta).
On the federal level, Fort Saskatchewan is part of the Edmonton—Sherwood Park riding and is represented by Tim Uppal (Conservative Party of Canada).
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