Building a more affordable, connected and healthy community.
Sidney has given my family a wonderful place to live, work and raise children. I am running for Council to help ensure future generations can do the same.
Affordability
The cost of living in Canada is not going down anytime soon. I want to help the Town of Sidney keep property taxes manageable, and support local business via increasing foot traffic.
Let’s look into increasing non-tax revenue, and improving service capacity.
Housing
Managing housing availability in Sidney is key to our town’s future. Let’s make sure that existing Sidney residents are not priced out of the town they love. Increasing housing availability also means local business have an easier time finding staff.
Wider housing options and better land use does not mean skyscrapers on every block. There are so many ways we can use Sidney’s amazing natural location as an advantage.
Healthcare
Finding a doctor in BC is almost impossible, and Sidney is no exception. I will advocate for The Town of Sidney to setup a municipally run healthcare practice.
Doctors want to focus on keeping people healthy, so if we build it, they will come. The best part? The Province pays us to improve our own services.
Transportation
Sidney’s location as transportation “hub” is great, but there is much room for improvement. Full buses passing through town is not a healthy service. I will be an advocate for more buses that serve Sidney directly.
I want to make sure that improving one style of transportation does not adversely effect the way Sidney residents already get around. Add and extend, as opposed to replace.
If elected to council, I will look into all options for Sidney to support the reactivation of the Washington State Ferry. Every year the terminal sits idle is a missed opportunity for residents and business alike.