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Q: How many years have you lived in Squamish?
A: 51

Q: Which neighbourhood do you live in?
A: Garibaldi Estates

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: supportive

Why: It is an essential component of the export facility project.

FortisBC workcamp: supportive

Why: The other options include bussing in workers every day, housing the workers in local hotels or the local rental home stock. Workforce accommodation specifically constructed for the project is the best option.

Woodfibre LNG: supportive

Why: Global demand for reliable energy sources is growing. Canadian energy is ethically produced. As renewable sources continue to grow and develop, Canada should share its energy wealth with countries that don't have the same resources.

Woodfibre LNG's "floatel": supportive

Why: It is the best option for housing the project workers.

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: It is out of the floodplain.

Garibaldi at Squamish: supportive

Why: It has the potential to become a key economic driver for our community.

North Crumpit: supportive

Why: With thoughtful planning the North Crumpet area will provide much-needed new housing units.

Climate Action commitments = 12/16

• 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: Proposed development bordering my property.

List of current donors

As per election regulation, I will list the campaign contributors when final election document submissions are required.

List of past donors in 2018

Data accessed via ElectionsBC:

$100 from Avtar Gidda

$200 from Bill McNeney

$200 from Cameron Chu

$600 from Douglas Day

$500 from Geoff Baker

$200 from Marianne Wilson

$1,000 from Naresh Madaan

$200 from Neal Denis

$150 from Peter Dickson

$100 from Ron Sander

$150 from Trevor Chelswick

$410 from anonymous contributors (donations less than $100)