Ward 2: Three declared candidates to represent diverse slice of northwest Edmonton

Edmonton’s Ward 2 is a mishmash of industry and cultures, where you’re just as likely to find a church as you are a mosque, Buddhist temple or indoor go-kart track. 
Home to Edmonton Islamic Academy, the Islamic Awareness Foundation, MAC Islamic school and Canada’s first mosque — Al-Rashid on 113A Street — Arabic is the language second most likely to be spoken at home after English, according to municipal census data.
The western border of Ward 2 is 156 Street,