City Government

Amarjeet Sohi - Ward 6

Amarjeet Sohi Biography

On Council

Amarjeet Sohi was elected to City Council in 2007, and has taken on two special initiatives this term:

Amarjeet is the Council sponsor of Safedmonton, a city-wide committee working on community solutions for crime prevention and drug issues.
Amarjeet also has the multiculturalism portfolio, and is working on promoting learning and cooperation between cultural communities. He represents City Council on Racism Free Edmonton, another city-wide committee that has developed an action plan to end racism and discrimination in Edmonton.

Amarjeet is also a member of the Edmonton Police Commission and the Edmonton Taskforce on Community Safety.

In the Community

Amarjeet has a strong background in community advocacy. After a high-profile murder in Mill Woods, he founded the Mill Woods Crime Council, a citizens' group that has successfully worked with police to improve crime prevention and enforcement. The Mill Woods Crime Council has been seen as a model for similar initiatives in other parts of the city. Amarjeet has also served on the Meadows Community League Neighbourhood Watch.

Being a champion for neighbourhoods has always been important to Amarjeet, and he has served on the Southwood Community League, the TD Baker Parent Advisory Council, and the Mill Woods Canada Day Celebration planning committee. Amarjeet has also been a prominent leader on city and provincial issues, volunteering with Public Interest Alberta, the Centre for International Alternatives, and the Canadian Labour Congress.

Amarjeet is an active member of the Indo-Canadian community, and has promoted strong relationships between different cultures through the Police Chief's Indo-Canadian Liaison Committee, the Punjabi Cultural Association, and the Punjabi Arts Association.

Background

From 1998 to 2007, Amarjeet worked with Edmonton Transit. Before that, he worked for the City of Edmonton as an independent contractor. While working at the City, Amarjeet represented DATS drivers on the Amalgamated Transit Union's executive board, and successfully worked for improved bus service to Silver Berry and Millcreek-Meadows.