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Aaron Paquette
Canadian CEO, writer, artist, and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aaron Paquette is a Canadian CEO, business-person, writer, artist, speaker[4] and politician who currently serves on the Edmonton City Council, representing Ward Dene in the city's northeast. He was first elected to the Edmonton City Council on October 16, 2017.
He was a winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for his debut young adult fantasy novel Lightfinder (Kegedonce Press).[5] As a painter, his most notable works among many are a public art mural at Edmonton's Government Centre station (formerly Grandin station.),[6] pieces at the Royal Alberta Museum,[7] and his work[8] may also be found in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.[9][10]He also created several iconic images used in the Idle No More movement. His murals are also present the walls of many Edmonton schools and public locations.[11]
He is featured in the documentary program, "From the Spirit."[12]
He was also a writer on the 2023 APTN feature[13] documentary "re-ken-si-le-a-shen".
Since 2020, Paquette has served as Honourary Chief Factor[14] for Fort Edmonton Park.[15]
In late 2024, Paquette lost a son.[16]
Paquette is Métis of Cree (Nehiyaw), Cayuse[17] and Norwegian descent.[18]
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Consulting work
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Paquette was the president of Cree8 Success, a consulting firm.[19]
In 2012, Cree8 Success ran an Education Conference that hosted the following facilitators and presenters:[20] David Bouchard, Richard Wagamese, Ryan McMahon, ASANI (musical trio made up of Debbie Houle, Sarah Pocklington, and Sherryl Sewepagaham), K.A.S.P. (a.k.a. Paul Sawan), Dawn Marie Marchand, Amanda Woodward (traditional dancer), and Richard Van Camp, in addition to Aaron Paquette.
Paquette sold the assets of the corporation in 2017 after being elected to Edmonton City Council.
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He ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Edmonton Manning in the 2015 federal election,[19] defeated by candidate Ziad Aboultaif of the Conservative Party.
In 2017, Paquette ran for Edmonton City Council in Ward 4, which includes the neighbourhoods of Northeast Edmonton, Manning, and Clareview. Paquette defeated 11 other candidates for the seat with 23.79% of the vote.[21]
Paquette announced in March 2021 that he would seek re-election to the Edmonton City Council in October 2021.[22] He emphasized that as a City Councilor he has focused on improving services for Edmonton residents and ending what are known as "ward wars," wherein municipalities fight with each other for budgets and support services.[22] The 2021 municipal election saw changes to the ward names and boundaries,[23] and Paquette was re-elected in Ward Dene, which includes his former Ward 4.[24] He was among just a handful of councillors in the election to receive the majority of the vote in the ward involved - Paquette received 54 percent of the vote in his ward.[25]
He has served on the Alberta Industrial Heartland Association (2017–2021) with notable results,[26]
And as a Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) member on the
- Community Safety and Crime Prevention Standing Committee[27]
- Municipal Finance, Infrastructure and Transportation Standing Committee[27]
- Anti Racism and Equity Standing Committee[27]
- Participating member of the Big City Mayors Caucus Indigenous Circle.(2021–2025)[27]
- He also serves on the Regional Caucus/Prairies and Territories Caucus.[27]
On behalf of Edmonton City Council he has served on:[28]
- Climate Innovation Fund Executive Committee (Member) (2021–2025)
- Edmonton Design Committee (Councillor Advisor) (2021–2015)
- Enoch Stewardship Roundtable (Member) (2023–2025)
- Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance Steering Committee (Member) (2017–2025)
He is assumed to be running for re-election in the upcoming October 2025 municipal election.
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Electoral record
2017 Edmonton city election elected as councillor
2021 Edmonton city election elected as councillor
References
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