Bryan Anderson (politician)

Bryan Kent Anderson (July 5, 1942 – September 4, 2020) was a Canadian politician in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Before entering politics Anderson was a high school football and basketball coach for 34 years.

As head coach, Anderson brought his teams to 38 city finals and won about 20 championships.

[1] As a city councillor Anderson pushed for the building of recreation centres, arenas, and other sports facilities to encourage a more active and healthy lifestyle for Edmonton residents.

[2] Not everyone agreed with Bryan Anderson's strong approach and promotion of city-use chemicals to control a wide-spread dandelion seed problem in Edmonton, a plant that later became protected from city spraying.