Dale Hodges
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Alderman John Dale Hodges |
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| Calgary City Council | |
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Assumed office 1983 |
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| Born | 1941 Saskatchewan |
| Spouse(s) | Yvonne |
John Dale Hodges (born 1941) is a municipal level politician in Calgary, Alberta, Canada who served as Calgary City Council Ward 1 Alderman for thirty years—from 1983 until his retirement in 2013. The east Bowmont Park was renamed the Dale Hodges Park in recognition of his many contributions to the city as "Calgary’s longest-serving member of council" including his role in protecting and creating parks such as east Bowmont Park, Nose Hill Park, and Baker Park and the establishment of the Enmax Legacy Parks Program.
Hodges was born in Saskatchewan in 1941. His family moved to Alberta when he was five. He lived in Calgary since 1952 and in northwest Calgary since 1975.
Hodges worked as a librarian with the Calgary Public Library from 1967 to 1983.
I knew I’d be around a while but I never thought I’d be here for 30 years. Every term in office you try to get the things that are important for the area accomplished.
The area he served—Ward 1—includes the communities of Bowness, Canada Olympic Park, Crestmont, Greenwood Village/Green Briar, Montgomery, Rocky Ridge, Scenic Acres, Silver Springs, Tuscany, University of Calgary, University Heights, Valley Ridge, and Varsity.
In 1983, when he was first elected, Ralph Klein was mayor. Over the next thirty years, Hodges "served alongside five mayors and 50 aldermen." During that period "Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics and expanded numerous urban parks including Nose Hill Park and Baker Park as well as recreation facilities. The 1988 Winter Olympics, Baker Park and the "long-awaited northwest LRT" built during Hodges tenure, are considered to be among his career highlights.
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