Ward 9: A wide open race in Edmonton's southwest

Ward 9 can feel like its own peninsula – cut off from the rest of the city by the Whitemud Ravine and the North Saskatchewan River.
The ward sits in the deep southwest and it’s a ward to watch this year because six-term councillor Bryan Anderson declared he will not run again. Anderson was well known and respected from his time coaching football and basketball at Harry Ainlay and Strathcona high schools.
In the race to replace him, four candidates are already being asked if they seek