SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Peter Holman has announced his intention to seek a Summerside City Council seat in the upcoming municipal election.
A former city councilor, Holman previously represented Ward 3 (Summerside-North) from 2010 to 2014, when he was unseated by Coun. Gordie Whitlock.
This upcoming election he intends to run in Ward 4 (Clifton–Market).
Holman grew up in the area, and he and his wife, Anne, live in the ward on Beaver Street. Holman said he was prompted to seek another term on council after being approached by a number of area residents, and said he feels he still has a lot to contribute to the community.
“I have a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer the residents of Ward 4, having spent 40-plus years in the financial industry,” he said. “I will lobby hard to ensure the best interests of the ward as well as the city are favourable for all residents.”
Holman is also an avid volunteer in the community, especially in projects pertaining to seniors and of historical importance. Some of his affiliations include serving as past-president of the Summerside and Area Historical Society, serving as co-chairman of the city’s Age-Friendly city initiative, serving as a board member of the East Prince Seniors Initiative and serving as a committee member of the city’s Urban Core Development Plan.
The Summerside native said some of the issues he would like to work on with council include seniors’ housing, carbon taxes, expanding the city’s energy file (especially solar energy), the costs of policing, securing a new fire hall and user fees for city amenities.