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Q: How many years have you lived in Squamish?
A: 13

Q: Which neighbourhood do you live in?
A: Loggers East Neighbourhood

Learn more: Squamish Chief's Q&A

Proposed industrial projects

The next elected council will have decision-making authority over several aspects of proposed industrial projects. All of these projects will have social, environmental, and climate impacts. What is your position on:

FortisBC pipeline: opposed

Why: No comment provided.

FortisBC workcamp: opposed

Why: No comment provided.

Woodfibre LNG: supportive

Why: This project is moving forward in Squamish so I would like to have conversations on how this industry can invest in Squamish as an industry partner and make more substantial investments and contributions to our community.

Woodfibre LNG's "floatel": supportive

Why: This is a solution to keeping the work camp outside of Squamish, I wish there would have been legacy housing left with this project.

Proposed development projects

The next elected council will determine whether these development projects proceed or not. All of these projects will have social, environmental, and climate impacts. What is your position on:

Cheema Lands: supportive

Why: I support giving the lots 509/510 the opportunity for first reading if they are to make an amendment to the growth management boundary.

Garibaldi at Squamish: opposed

Why: I don't believe it's necessary to have this much urban sprawl and Squamish does not have any extra infrastructure and amenities to support a project of this size.

North Crumpit: supportive

Why: This project is currently within the growth management boundary and is through first reading.

Climate Action commitments = 7/16

• Invest in active transportation networks to make biking and walking safer and more accessible?
• Support higher density infill development along existing and proposed transit networks to promote walkable and livable communities?
• Advocate for regional public transit and invest in local public transit?
• Implement policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in buildings, for example, incentivize fuel switching from gas furnaces to electric heat pumps through rebates for homeowners?
• Advocate for the Provincial Government to enable local governments to ban new gas hookups in buildings?
• Support Neighbourhood Planning to collaborate with citizens, not developers, in the future development of their neighbourhood?
• Make land use decisions that protect and restore natural areas, ensure habitat connectivity, and avoid urban sprawl?
• Protect natural assets (forests, wetlands, shrublands, grasslands, estuary, aquifers, ponds, lakes, creeks, and rivers) identified in the 2022 Natural Asset Management Strategy, which provide ecosystem services valued at more than $1.6 billion?
• Support efforts to implement a Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and use this to inform development guidelines and neighbourhood planning?
• Increase local food security by supporting local agriculture and community gardens?
• Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste from the landfill and support the development of a circular economy as part of a zero waste strategy?
• Review the deconstruction bylaw to ensure it is meeting its goal to eliminate waste from renovation and demolition projects?
• Support further study on local distributed energy systems powered by 100% renewable energy to build community resilience over time?
• Adopt the Doughnut Economic Model as a guiding principle for all District initiatives and planning? (see Nanaimo example)
• Endorse the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty?
• Join the campaign to Sue Big Oil and set aside $1 per person to file a class-action lawsuit to recover a fair share of our climate costs?

Transparency and Accountability

Q: Are there any particular issues where you would have to declare a perceived conflict of interest or recuse yourself from Council discussion on an issue? Please list:
A: I currently work for the federal government and my partner works for the DOS in Public Works, so these are two areas of conflict that could arise for me. I would recuse myself when necessary.

List of current donors

My Mom, otherwise I'm self funded.