Dear Father, today we thank you for Mr. Drew Barnes and his service as MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. Thank you for his care for his community and we ask that you would surround him with wise counsel and people he can lean on when times are challenging. May he be filled with your peace today in all that he does. We ask as well that you would bless his family with unity and love. We ask this is Jesus’ name. Amen.
Drew Barnes was elected to his third term for Cypress-Medicine Hat on April 16, 2019. Mr. Barnes currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future. Prior to serving, Drew owned and managed a successful real estate office in Medicine Hat and was a member of the Medicine Hat Real Estate Board from 1983 to 2009. An entrepreneur and businessman, Mr. Barnes owns a number of businesses in Medicine Hat as well as commercial and residential property. An active member of the community, Drew has served as campaign chair and president of the United Way of Southeastern Alberta. A former president of the Kiwanis Club and Opportunity Capital Corporation, Drew is also a past member of the Kinsmen and Hockey Hounds.