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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅

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Candidate for Edmonton City Council for Ward Dene. A loud and proud voice for the Northeast. Building Better, Together.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Feb 4

Welcome! You might joining from X. Thanks for the follow. 👍

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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 9d

A painful, powerful message from @aaronpaquette.bsky.social to Residential School deniers...

📺 FULL: rtrj.info/093025TR

🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/093025
#TruthAndReconciliation #NDTR #OrangeShirtDay

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Aaron Paquette @apaquette.bsky.social · 19d

Our signs are hot off the presses!

With the election just a month away, order an Aaron Paquette sign before they’re gone.

Visit: www.aaron4dene.ca/support

And get involved in a campaign that is proudly independent, just like you!

Your voice
Your choice
Re-elect Paquette

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Aug 23

Does this sound bonkers, or is it just math?

Better services, lower taxes, and the actual MECHANICS of how to do it? Whaaaat?

It’s true. Math is cool, actually.

#yeg #edmonton

www.youtube.com/live/VeuCNYp...

Calgary's Big Advantage and A Plan To Save Edmonton

YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

www.youtube.com

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Aug 21

Increase investment, and flatten taxes (and even REDUCE taxes) without cutting services? Check it out.

www.aaron4dene.ca/blog-2-1/blo...

My vision for an economically strong Edmonton — Aaron Paquette

www.aaron4dene.ca

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Aug 12

BIG CHANGES ARE COMING
TO
MERIDIAN STREET.

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I would like to share some information regarding the future of this road.

CONSTRUCTION
IS COMING
A developer has signed an agreement to build Meridian Street from 153 Ave to 161
Ave.
O PLANS ARE IN PLACE O AGREEMENTS SIGNED
WE'RE READY TO GO

JUST ONE STEP LEFT
LAND TRANSFERS FROM THE PROVINCE
We are waiting for the province to complete a land transfer. Once this piece is complete, construction can begin.

Maintainance in the meantime!
We're keeping Meridian Street safe and maintained while we prepare for the full rebuild with help from our developer partnerships.

Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Aug 12

Meridian Street update!

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Aug 5

You can learn more or get involved by visiting my website: aaron4dene.ca

-Sign up to volunteer
-Request a Lawn Sign
-Donate

I’ll be updating it throughout the coming months with more about the work we’ve done and what’s ahead.

Aaron Paquette

Re-elect Aaron Paquette for Ward Dene

aaron4dene.ca

Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Aug 5

It’s time to slow down on the big, disruptive projects for a while and focus on maintaining and repairing what we already have — roads, sidewalks, parks — everything that needs attention. You deserve good governance and steady leadership and that’s what I’m here to give to you.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Aug 5

My name is Aaron Paquette, and I’m running for re-election as your city councillor in Ward Dene, our home.

After bringing record investment and growth to our Ward, I am focusing on making this city work for you.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

10/ I think I’ll have beer.

And maybe, I’ll have another.

Who am I kidding? It’ll be a magnesium drink and off to bed. But you get the point!

tl;dr: Money’s good. Credit’s up. Keeping it tight.

Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

9/ We’ve still got work to do, but this is one of those really clear and strong signs that we’ve turned the corner. Things are looking up.

The next few years are going to only get brighter.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

8/ It’s not the kind of news that normally turns heads but to me it is an absolute milestone.

And it’s worth acknowledging.

Through a tough few years, an exhausting three and a half years working to get back to AA+, Edmonton held the fiscal line (despite what you may have heard!).

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

7/ I want to stress that this positive rating upgrade didn’t happen overnight.

It’s the result of years of financial discipline, smart planning, and a ton of very unglamorous work behind the scenes. Especially from our finance team, led by an incredible Chief Financial Officer.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

6/ It helps protect taxpayers. When we can borrow more affordably, we reduce pressure on property taxes. We also gain more flexibility when we need to invest or respond to unexpected challenges. And that has happened with greater frequency in recent years - no surprise to anyone looking back.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

5/ It signals stability. This upgrade means outside experts can trust Edmonton to manage its finances responsibly. That’s a huge deal after years of economic shocks, inflation, and rising costs due to punishing cuts from other levels of government.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

4/ The better the credit rating, the LOWER the interest rate. That can save us millions over time. And those savings stay in public services instead of going to paying for higher interest rates.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

3/ If you’re wondering, “why should I care?” well, fair question. Here’s why:

It saves money. Cities borrow to build things. Roads, transit, pipes, fire stations, etc.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

2/ Of cities of a million people or more, none have the highest rating possible, but a handful of smaller cities do.

The only other cities our size or larger with AA+ are:

Toronto

Calgary

Ottawa

Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 23

Awesome thread:

1/ This week, S&P Global (one of the major international credit rating agencies) upgraded the City of Edmonton’s credit rating from AA to AA+.

That puts us just one step below the highest possible rating (AAA), and above most other Canadian cities.

#yeg #yegcc

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Nic Laporte @nicthedoor.bsky.social · Jul 15

“It absolutely saves taxpayer’s money…study after study in city after city, have proven it conclusively. It (building bike lanes) saves money, it helps local business, it promotes health and we have far less collisions” - @aaronpaquette.bsky.social

youtu.be/OF4-Hc0x9bM?...

Why does Edmonton keep building bike lanes?

YouTube video by CBC News Alberta

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · Jul 3

I missed seeing your message! Cross your fingers and whisper! ;)

Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · May 31

This video represents the soul of Ward Dene – its residents. How their resolve remains constant as our Ward grows and changes.

Thank you to all those who contributed.

Please find the full video on my website aaronpaquette.ca
OR on my YouTube: (youtu.be/_5FMsR_Wuro?...)
#yeg #yegcc #warddene

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · May 27

As ever - forgive the typos!

Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · May 27

(The average tax rate referred to is during my time on Council)

Council has, year after year, fallen behind the population + inflation formula.

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Aaron Paquette 🍁🇨🇦🏒🥅 @aaronpaquette.bsky.social · May 27

Otherwise, they are counting, perhaps, on the wool being pulled over your eyes as they tell you what you want to hear with no actual workable and detailed pan to ACHIEVE it.

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