• District of Sechelt

District of Sechelt


  • Candidates for Mayor


    John Henderson

    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Neutral
    • Sue Big Oil Opposed
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Allan Holt

      ✘ Did not respond
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    Jeri Patterson

    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Supportive
    • Sue Big Oil Neutral
    • Watershed management and supply Neutral
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Darnelda Siegers

    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Neutral
    • Sue Big Oil Neutral
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Candidates for Council


    Cheryl Chang

    ✔ Climate Leader
    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Supportive
    • Sue Big Oil Neutral
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Darren Inkster

    ✔ Climate Leader
    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Supportive
    • Sue Big Oil Supportive
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Brenda Rowe

    ✔ Climate Leader
    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Supportive
    • Sue Big Oil Neutral
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Warren Allen

    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Neutral
    • Sue Big Oil Supportive
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Neutral
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    Donna Bell

    • Climate Caucus Neutral
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Supportive
    • Sue Big Oil Neutral
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Tim Horner

    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Supportive
    • Sue Big Oil Opposed
    • Watershed management and supply Neutral
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Adam Shepherd

    • Climate Caucus Supportive
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Neutral
    • Sue Big Oil Neutral
    • Watershed management and supply Supportive
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Diane McLauchlan

    • Climate Caucus Neutral
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Supportive
    • Sue Big Oil Supportive
    • Watershed management and supply Neutral
    • Flooding Neutral
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    Alton Toth

    • Climate Caucus Neutral
    • Environmental Development Permit Areas Neutral
    • Sue Big Oil Neutral
    • Watershed management and supply Neutral
    • Flooding Supportive
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    Micky Argiropoulos

      ✘ Did not respond
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    Thomas Bramble

      ✘ Did not respond
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    Anna Jade Chen

      ✘ Did not respond
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    Christopher Moore

      ✘ Did not respond
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  • ABOUT SECHELT

    Sechelt is the largest community on the Sunshine Coast: the 2016 census counted 10,216 citizens here, about one-third population of the Sunshine Coast (29,970).

    Learn more about demographics, economic drivers, and community information in our 2019 Sechelt Community Profile.

    Sechelt is located on the southern portion of the Sunshine Coast on British Columbia’s southwest coast, on the isthmus between the Salish Sea and Sechelt Inlet.

    Why we need to elect climate leaders

    Local governments are responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas pollution, through decisions on land-use planning, transportation, buildings, and waste. We are calling on all candidates to commit to five key climate and environmental policies that will help mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. In a very real sense, it falls to elected officials to lead the way to protect natural systems and the benefits they provide – to our communities and to global health as a whole.

    Issues we care about in Sechelt

    The next council will be the decision-makers on these key issues:

    Climate Caucus

    • Engaging with the Climate Caucus and ensuring that all Council and/or Board decisions are considered through the lens of mitigating climate change, protecting biodiversity and sustainably managing ‘natural assets’.

    Environmental Development Permit Areas

    • Supporting the creation, use, and improvement of EDPAs, including bylaws and policies to protect ecological and natural asset values in our community and throughout the Sunshine Coast.

    Sue Big Oil

    • Protecting taxpayers by seeking to recover a fair share of climate costs from the fossil fuel companies who profit from selling products that cause climate change

    Watershed Management and Supply

    • As the sole shareholder of the Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF), the District fo Sechelt is responsible for ensuring the SCCF transitions to a sustainable forest management model, stewards ecological values and protects the Chapman and Grey Creek Watersheds.

    Flooding

    • Adapting to extreme and changing climate conditions, mitigate impacts of flooding on communities, infrastructure and fish habitat.

    Methodology

    To qualify as a climate leader, candidates needed to demonstrate support for at least 4 areas and up to 1 neutral (no opposed).

  • How to Vote

    Local Elections

    On October 15, Sunshine Coast voters will elect new local governments.

    With climate impacts worsening each year, we need climate champions in government now.

    Engaging Candidates

    The Sunshine Coast Climate Action Network partnered with the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) and Alliance for Democracy to engage the candidates with written Q&A and virtual all candidates meetings.

    We sent all candidates five written questions and asked them to submit written responses to us by October 1st. The full answers candidates gave are posted on the SCCA website.

    Answers to each of these questions were ranked supportive, neutral, or oppose. The

    Key Dates and Voting Information

    Advance Voting: Wed. October 5, 8 am – 8pm
    Advance Voting (Sechelt): Tues. October 11, 8 am – 8pm
    General Voting Day: October 15, 8 am to 8pm

    A complete list of key dates is available on the Elections BC website.

    Candidates

    Information about the Candidates for the Town of Gibsons can be found at the links below:
    District of Sechelt

    See also:

    Sunshine Coast Regional District

    Town of Gibsons

    Where to Vote

    District of Sechelt

    See also:

    Sunshine Coast Regional District

    Town of Gibsons

    Voting By Mail

    You can vote by mail by applying for a mail in ballot package. Please note, there is a quick turnaround time to send out and receive back mail ballots. The deadline to request a mail ballot package is October 13th. Ballots must received by the Chief Election Officer before 8:00pm on October 15, 2022. More info about mail in ballots can be found here:

    See also:

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Authorized by, Sunshine Coast Climate Action Network, registered sponsor under LECFA, 604-809-2329