Cory Snow, Summerside’s deputy mayor and Ward 4 Clifton‑Market councillor, is running to be the city’s next mayor in the upcoming municipal election.
Snow says his eight years on council have prepared him to lead the city
Thinh Nguyen · CBC News
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Cory Snow, Summerside’s deputy mayor and Ward 4 Clifton‑Market councillor, is running to be the city’s next mayor in the upcoming municipal election.
Snow has spent the past eight years on city council, first as chair of the community services committee and, since 2022, as chair of economic development. He has also been deputy mayor for nearly four years.
Snow said his local roots and council experience inform how he approaches the job.
“I’ve called Summerside home my entire life,” he told CBC News. “The person you see on the street talking to you, or the person you see in council chambers… that’s what you get. I’m a straightforward, honest, hardworking individual.”
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Snow said he had been considering a run for mayor for some time, and decided to put his name forward after Mayor Dan Kutcher announced he will not seek re-election.
Snow said his main goal is to sustain the city’s recent growth.
“Over the last eight years we’ve continued to see lots of progress and growth within our city,” he said.
“I want to see the progress we have currently happening here in the city continue, and continue the work needed to make Summerside as good as it can be for the residents that call Summerside home.”
He said the city’s downtown is a priority for him. Snow sat on the downtown revitalization committee that helped form what is now the GROW Program, a $1‑million investment aimed at encouraging new development, businesses and housing in the downtown core.
He also points to the city’s electric utility and its relationship with Maritime Electric as a major challenge. He said strong partnerships will be needed to ensure the city has a reliable power supply as it continues to grow.
Outside council, Snow manages a hotel in Summerside and has previous experience in the provincial Justice Department and property management.
Elections in most P.E.I. municipalities, including Summerside, take place Nov. 2.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Thinh Nguyen is a digital reporter with CBC P.E.I. He can be reached at thinh.duc.nguyen@cbc.ca
With files from Jackie Sharkey
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