My 2022 Platform

Saanich

  • Improve access to attainable and affordable housing through location-appropriate smart development
  • Continue making our sidewalks and streets safer and more accessible for all users
  • Work with First Nations towards reconciliation and mutually-beneficial partnerships.
  • Continue to strengthen Saanich’s Bylaw Enforcement practices to be responsive to residents’ concerns
  • Increase the commercial tax base in Saanich to help offset increases on residential taxpayers
  • Encourage Saanich to become a Living Wage employer
  • Finally address the bottleneck at Wilkinson/Interurban with an engineered solution
  • Explore the feasibility of the “Road Diet” on Quadra St.
  • Work towards providing additional daycare spaces
  • Proactively support and encourage the installation of public art in the community
  • Work with Island Health and the province to provide additional healthcare supports and doctors in Saanich
  • Encourage recreation facility use for seniors and youth to increase public health
  • Increase funding to community associations to provide services to residents
  • Have a Council liaison for each community association
  • Hire a social planner to help Saanich address affordability, and community health issues and assist with implementation of youth and older adult strategies

CRD

  • Continue the vital work of reconciliation with First Nations
  • Lead the region in developing affordable housing units throughout the CRD
  • Continue planning and executing plans to support our Climate Emergency declaration
  • Further explore region-wide police and fire departments
  • Develop a regional transportation service to plan and execute effective multi-modal transportation systems (both active and vehicular)
  • Encourage or require expansion of CRD Arts Service into non-participating jurisdictions
  • Ensure we have appropriate Arts venues in the CRD and proper funding structures
  • Encourage the CRD to continue acquiring parkland in urban and rural settings