After 12 years under Greg Dionne, the City of Prince Albert has a new mayor.
On Wednesday night, the incumbent Dionne lost to Bill Powalinsky by a significant margin of about 1,500 votes.
Powalinsky was the CEO of the Community Service Centre, which runs the city’s paratransit service.
In January, Powalinsky ran afoul of Dionne when he announced paratransit would have to cut weekend and evening services unless the city boosted its funding.
“If you are reliant on paratransit, you’re living with a curfew. You have to be home by five o’clock and if you have no other transportation, your day is very short,” Powalinsky told CTV News at the time.
Dionne told reporters at the time he felt the city provided adequate funding to the service, and it was up to the Community Service Centre to budget appropriately.
Under Dionne, Prince Albert has seen some major infrastructure expansions, including a nearly $1 billion …