Cathy Crozier, a three-term councillor seeking re-election, wants to encourage new businesses and residents to move into the town of Redcliff.--SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Cathy Crozier wants to see Redcliff grow, while still protecting its small town charm.
Crozier has served three terms as town councillor, and in her fourth election she believes she has the experience to deliver on that mandate.
Crozier has lived in Redcliff for 15 years. She’s worked in the insurance industry for the last number of them, after a previous career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. She also has a lengthy record of community service, with positions on boards and executives supporting youth, RCMP veterans, curling, municipal development and family services.
Over her 12 years on council, Crozier is proud of the infrastructural improvements she’s helped to oversee. Highlights include the establishment of the new water treatment facility in 2016 and the expansion of the inter-municipal landfill administered jointly by Redcliff and Cypress County.
“The landfill is getting slowly but surely bigger and better,” she said. “That is another thing I would like to see going forward – to continue collaborating with our neighbours, Cypress County and the City of Medicine Hat.”
While she’s happy to work with her inter-municipal colleagues, she also wants to promote projects that enable Redcliff to support its own growth. For example, if re-elected, Crozier wants to look into building a wastewater treatment plant for the town.
“We’re currently sending everything to Medicine Hat, but I don’t want us to reach the point where the town is too big for that connection,” she said. “We pay the city for that service. Would it be economically advantageous for the town to get our own? It’s definitely something to be looked at.”
Her approach to council priorities is forward-facing, with Redcliff’s future needs at the top of her mind.
“I’d like to see more commercial development, especially along Saamis Drive. There’s some land there that is designated commercial. I’d like to bring some more businesses into Redcliff, which helps our tax base and just keeps the town moving forward.”
Crozier says it takes some time as a new councillor to get the hang of the procedures and priorities of council. That’s why she thinks her 12 years of experience are one of her most valuable qualities. The other is her personal investment in all aspects of the town.
“I literally live, work and play in Redcliff. That is an advantage,” she said.
