Local. Experienced. Ready to Serve.
A Lifetime of Public Service.
Joe McGowan is a longtime municipal public servant and community volunteer who believes local government works best when leaders listen, provide good information and explain their decisions. Over more than three decades, he has helped communities plan and improve the roads, water systems, wastewater facilities, parks, buildings and other services residents depend on daily.
Joe McGowan has spent more than three decades helping communities deliver the services people rely on every day. His career includes 19 years with the City of Cranbrook, where he served as Director of Public Works and later as Director of Infrastructure Planning and Delivery. His responsibilities included roads, water and wastewater systems, storm sewers, parks, playing fields, buildings, fleet, solid waste, employee safety and major capital projects.
Joe believes good municipal decisions begin with accurate information, clear communication and respect for the people affected. Throughout his career, he worked with employees, residents, local contractors, community groups and other levels of government to solve practical problems and make public dollars go further.
His community service includes Kinsmen, coaching high school girls' basketball, supporting the Youth Ambassador Program and serving twice as President of the Rotary Club of Cranbrook. Through Rotary, he helped lead projects at Idlewild Park, Moir Park and J. Fred Scott Villa.
Joe raised his family in Cranbrook and is running for council to offer experience, judgment and a lifetime of service to the community he calls home.
Experience in practice
Practical, approachable and prepared.
Joe came to Cranbrook in 1998 and served the City for 19 years as Director of Public Works and Director of Infrastructure Planning and Delivery. Outside work, he has contributed through Kinsmen, youth programs, basketball coaching and the Rotary Club of Cranbrook. He is running to put experience to work and treat residents as partners in Cranbrook's future.