Mayor (for a day) Gustavson

Mayor Nenshi, City Manager Tobert, and Mayor for a Day Gustavson

One lucky 14-year-old recently joined our office for a chance to get the inside scoop on what it's like to be Mayor of Calgary.

Her Worship (for a day) Madeleine Gustavson, of Madeleine d'Houte Junior High School, wrote the winning essay for Youth Central's Mayor for a Day competition. Based on 3 Things for Calgary, Madeleine's essay included ideas to improve Calgary Transit, family-friendly night life in downtown Calgary, and highlight sustainability initiatives in our city.

Throughout her day, Mayor Gustavson met with citizens and City of Calgary staff responsible for keeping Calgary running. In the morning, she joined Mayor Nenshi and City Manager Owen Tobert (pictured above) to discuss her ideas and learn about how the city works. Mayor Gustavson also joined Mayor Nenshi at his regular visit with the City Hall School class of the week. Plus, she also chatted with some of us who are part of Mayor Nenshi's team to learn about what we do to help the mayor. At the end of the day, Mayor Gustavson met with the media for a traditional media scrum.


Thanks to Youth Central for organizing this amazing experience which will, hopefully, be the first of many annual Mayor for a Day contests.

- Daorcey from Mayor Nenshi's team