In the village of Muenster, a new candidate is running for one of four councillor positions in the upcoming municipal elections on October 24.His name is Rehman Khan, and he works as a systems administrator at St. Peter's College. He moved to Muenster a little over a year ago from Saskatoon, where he lived for six years. He also spent a few months living in Humboldt before finding a place to live in Muenster. Khan was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. There he obtained his Masters of Computer Science and he worked as a computer network engineer for the country's airline, Pakistan International Airlines, before immigrating to Canada,"I came from Karachi - it's the biggest city, and it's very crowded," said Khan."I came from there to Toronto, then Saskatoon, then Humboldt, and now Muenster. I'm looking for the smallest place to live," he concluded with a laugh.Up until now, Khan says he hadn't given much thought to politics, but now he feels very settled and he, his wife, and their 10-month-old baby are very happy in Muenster. He is interested in becoming involved in the goings-on in the community. He was encouraged by some of the residents and people he knows in Muenster to run for council, and decided to register as a candidate."People said to me 'we need new people, you must go and try'," he told the Journal a little over a week after the nominations closed. There are two or three issues Khan believes need to be addressed in Muenster, the first being the lack of a website, a useful tool that he feels would promote better communication for the residents and for businesses to know what is going on in the village.The second item on his "to do" list is to look into the waste management system that is currently in place in the village."If there are some new faces on the town council," reflected Khan, "there will be some new talks, new ideas and discussions."
