As Mayor of Black Diamond looks back on 2016 he feels proudness, excitement, and the responsibility that he has been newly elected into.

Glen Fagan was elected Mayor of Black Diamond in a by election and sworn in to office on Sept. 07th.

Fagan says his biggest achievement of 2016 was not only his successful campaign and being elected, but the turnout of voters for the election.

"There was a significant turn out in voters during a mid-summer election which I thought was fantastic for a community of our size. We had a great strong turnout"

Now that Fagan sits on the inside of the political ring he says the scene is quite different then you imagine from the outside, and that patience is indeed, a virtue.

"There's a lot more things that you have to take into consideration." Fagan says "You have to adjust to have a bigger view picture then the immediate needs at that moment in time."

Mayor Fagan says the one thing he has learned this year, was that it takes a lot longer to get things done then he would like, but considers it a good thing as it gives him and his council time to really look at all of their options and choose the correct one for the whole community.

When we asked Mayor Fagan what he is looking forward to in 2017 he had a number of things on his mind, but most important was just being a part of the growing Black Diamond Community.

"We're going to see Broadband arrive here, that would be along with us and our neighbouring communities." Fagan includes "I see us expanding our friendship agreement that we have with Turner Valley as well."

Mayor Fagan is also excited about the continuing business and population growth that the community is seeing, and of course Canadian 150th Anniversary celebrations. Black Diamond has a music festival planned for July and a fireworks display that the mayor and the council are excited to celebrate together as vibrant community.