Blue-Collar Council hopeful

Russell Moncrieff, Lloydminster’s blue-collar council hopeful, is putting in his bid for municipal politics.

Moncrieff is throwing his name in the race and reinforcing he wants to elevate the voice of the people. 

“It’s time to listen to the people a little closer, your job as a councillor, from my perspective, would be more listening than talking and telling,” he said.

Moncrieff reinforces the need for good communication and says they need to stir up more participation. 

“Communication is key, we’ve got to get out there, feedback from the public, we’ve got it, take it through the various committees,” he said. “With a voter base of 16,000 and with a population of 36,000, we need to stir up a bit more participation.”

He says it’s important for the public to get a hold of the right person with issues or items they want to discuss. 

Moncrieff says he won’t be bringing his own opinions into the council chambers, rather being the voice of the people.

“I’m not there to enforce my opinions, I’m there to take the public’s opinion further up the chain of command,” Moncrieff explained. 

Moncrieff was raised in a neighbouring community before making his way to the border city.

“I was raised in a local community, Marshall, Sask.,” he said. “They said go west and I got as far as Lloydminster, and I’ve been here for the last 40 years.

The border markers in the city stood out particularly to Moncrieff.

“It’s very unique to see those border markers,” he said. “They emphasize the pillar-ship of our community standing strong on the fourth meridian.”

While in Lloydminster, Moncrieff spent his time working as an electrician. 

“I used to be at General Motors dealership, RGR noise limited, but we got an opportunity to work with Husky Energy in 1979,” he said. “I hung my hat there and wore my coveralls there until 2016.”

It’s his time working at various companies that Moncrieff credits as the reason to gaining his blue-collar status. 

“Working my way up through the working ranks, that’s why I call myself blue-collar.”

Despite hanging up his hat at Husky, he kept working various jobs around the city. Soon realizing he wasn’t finished working, yet.

”I said I’m not finished working yet. We’re still looking at being of service to the community somehow,” Moncrieff said. “Here we are looking at the upcoming civic elections, I’m definitely still capable of doing some good for the community.”

When asked why people should vote for him, he reinforced his expertise through his time as an electrician.

“Because I’m going to listen to you and I have technical expertise to interface with various departments,” he said. “I’ve been fixing things all my life, so maybe it’s time to help fix some issues in Lloyd.”

Should he be elected, Moncrieff says he will have to hang up his current handyman business to focus on his role as a councillor.

“I won’t have time to be a handyman because I want to be a councillor man,” said Moncrieff.

“Once the councillorship is decided, I will dedicate my time entirely to that.”

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