Building Bridges: A Big City Mayor reflects on Leadershipby Donald J. AtchisonPublished by Wood Dragon BooksReview by Michelle Shaw$19.99 ISBN 9781990863745 “So, what’s it like to be the mayor?” This is a question that Don Atchison gets asked a lot. He was Saskatoon’s Mayor for four consecutive terms (2003 to 2016) and, before that, served three terms as a City Councillor. So, he wrote a book. As he says: “If you aspire to be a carpenter, a doctor, or a farmer, it’s not difficult to find information about the role…It’s much more difficult to find out what it would be like to be a city counsellor or mayor. As a result, many people run for public office without fully understanding what they’re getting into.” But this is not just a book about leadership. It’s also a memoir detailing Atchison’s own journey from a young sport-loving boy from the prairies, his life as a businessman (his family owned a menswear store in Saskatoon) and his life in public office. What shines throughout the book is his love for Saskatoon. Although he was at times a somewhat controversial figure, I don’t think anyone ever doubted his commitment to the city. Many people…