An Edmonton woman will be carrying the NDP banner in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills during the upcoming provincial election.Kristie Krezanoski was acclaimed Nov. 17 after she was the only member to step forward, said the party's provincial secretary, Brian Stokes.“She was the only one interested in running there,” Stokes said.Krezanoski could not be reached for comment. Her party bio says she “has worked in the human services field for 14 years in a variety of settings,” including frontline positions with Boys and Girls Club Community Services, Coast Mental Health Foundation, Edmonton Public Schools and the Government of Alberta.“Krezanoski graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in psychology and women's studies and has also taken courses at the University of Calgary,” the profile says.“Born and raised in Edmonton, Krezanoski attended Ukrainian bilingual schools. She currently lives in Edmonton with her son.”Krezanoski is the only declared candidate in the riding apart from PC Darcy Davis and Wildrose's Bruce Rowe. Neither the Alberta Party, the Liberals or the renamed EverGreen Party has a candidate for the riding listed on its website.In the 2008 election, NDP candidate Andy Davies finished last in the riding with 2.2 per cent (268 votes), compared to 4.2 per cent for the Greens' Kate Haddow, 8.5 per cent for Liberal Tony Vonesch, 21 per cent for Wildrose Alliance's Curt Engel, and 64.1 per cent for incumbent PC Richard Marz.In early March, the New Democrats announced they were the only party in Alberta to nominate a full slate of 87 candidates for the next provincial election and “the only party to approach gender parity among its candidates, with 45 per cent being women.”
