Ready to encourage and diversify local industry in Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, Dan McLaren is running for a City Council position with a desire to increase safety, and stimulate the economy by encouraging investment. Photo Credit - Dan McLaren

Dan McLaren has managed wealth as a local entrepreneur providing investment services since 1995, and doesn’t appreciate that municipal taxes, “have gone up at twice the rate of inflation for the past twelve years, and probably further than that.” Reducing, even temporarily freezing those taxes are a part of his platform in addressing affordability in Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh. Calling this city his home for nearly forty years, McLaren has donated to a number of causes including hospice care. In that time he’s also had more than one property burn down. His platform also centres on bolstering safety, and investment in the community.

McLaren walked through a number of ways that the City could position itself for an incoming economic boom beyond developing more efficient spending habits, including the involvement of local industry leaders in economic development strategies, leveraging the large physical footprint of our municipality and saying yes to industry considering development in our area.

McLaren spoke with CFURadio at his downtown office further, about his platform, and questions that were developed considering our audience survey ahead of the City of Prince George’s 2026 Municipal Election.

In collaboration with CFIS 93.1FM, CFURadio 88.7FM held an All Candidates Forum for Mayoral and Council candidates the evening of Thursday October 8th, 2026. The forum’s audio is posted on www.cfur.ca and available on FrequencyNews.ca.

CFURadio is striving to conduct, and share, interviews with every City Council & Mayoral candidate running in the City of Prince George’s 2026 Municipal Election.

- Ian Gregg, CFURadio 88.7FM, Due North News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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