Candidate Profile Guide - 2020 MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION - City of Victoria
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2020 MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION Candidate Profile Guide
FOR MORE INFORMATION: City of Victoria 1 CENTENNIAL SQUARE, VICTORIA, BC V8W 1P6 | victoria.ca/election
Introduction
To assist voters in finding information about Victoria’s candidates and to make
informed choices in the 2020 municipal by-election, the City has produced this
online Candidate Profile Guide.
Victoria voters will elect one Councillor in the upcoming by-election.
All candidates were provided the opportunity to submit a brief Candidate Profile
and photograph to let voters know about themselves and their platforms.
The views and opinions expressed in the profile statements are those of the
candidates and do not reflect the position of the City of Victoria.
The profiles have not been edited in any way.
city of victoria | Candidate Pofiles 2020
COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE Stephen Andrew Contact info: info@stephenandrew.ca stephenandrew.ca Twitter: @stephen_andrew Facebook: stephenandrewnews Instagram: stephen_andrewbc I believe a council must listen and act in the interest of ALL in the City of Victoria. I enter this byelection without a manifesto or desire to audition for a higher office, but as someone who wants to see our city run efficiently. This means dealing with the priorities assigned to a local government including; maintenance of roads, sewers and other infrastructure, to guard the official community plan, protect an environment that is sustainable and healthy to ensure citizens are safe with a resourced police and fire department. I believe in affordable housing. I believe in an housing first strategy, but it must be supported housing with dignity and a real opportunity to live a healthy life. I speak from experience. As a young man I have been homeless twice. And to achieve all our goals, we must promote an environment that supports and encourages business, tourism and development. Candidate Profiles 2020 | city of victoria
COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE
Jeremy L. Caradonna
Contact info:
jeremycaradonnayyj@gmail.com
Electjeremy.ca
Facebook: Jeremy L. Caradonna
I am an independent, progressive candidate
with an abundance of professional experience, a
strong leadership record, and years of dedicated
service to this community. I teach evenings in
Environmental Studies at UVic and work full time
as a climate policymaker for the Province. I am
a former small business owner who values fiscal
responsibility and community resilience. I am
also the father of two daughters at South Park
Family School. The focus of my campaign is
affordable housing (increase supply and develop
holistically, while preserving ‘old’ Victoria), climate
action (entice homeowners off of natural gas
and oil & improve public transit), and making
politics less divisive in Victoria. We don’t need
slates or municipal parties, we need independent
leaders who can solve complex problems via
good listening, good governance and respectful
dialogue. Better leadership and Consultation will
solve many of our problems – and get the Crystal
Pool built! Electjeremy.ca.
city of victoria | Candidate Pofiles 2020
COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE
Peter Forbes
Contact info:
peterforbescouncil@gmail.com
My name is Peter Forbes a.k.a. Positive Pete,
Peaches and a couple of other names. Victoria
has been my home like yours for many years and
I care about our community a great deal. The
purpose of putting my name forward for council is
to gain a greater understanding of what is actually
going on at City Hall. I have a background in
small community living which fosters the necessity
to communicate and ask questions directly and
respectfully. I have no real agenda except to find
out where and how efficiently our City is working.
This includes City Hall Municipal Staff, Public
Works, Fire and Police. Are we satisfied with
how our City is being maintained? Are our roads,
infrastructure and basic services performing as
well as possible? I will ask questions and be very
curious! Thank you for your consideration for my
bid to be your councillor.
Candidate Profiles 2020 | city of victoria
COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE
Riga Godron
Contact info:
rigagodron@hotmail.com
riga4victoriacouncil.com
Twitter: @rgodron
Facebook: rigagodron
Instagram: rigagodron
Victoria is a place where anything is possible.
In Victoria it truly makes no difference what
your socioeconomic status.Your children can
participate in teamsports.Your children can
learn to play musical instruments.Your children
can learn to dance. Your children can get a
postsecondary education. In Victoria we are
a very tight knit community. The love we have
for our children also extends to the children of
everyone else in our hometown.We take care of
one another. Victoria is a very caring population.
The teachers that teach our children have a
vested interest in seeing their students succeed.
The nurses who work in the community to care
for the ill are very highly skilled at what they do.
The entire staff who work for the city are world
renowned for their expertise in their respective
fields.We are all truly blessed to live in such a
beautiful city.
city of victoria | Candidate Pofiles 2020
COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE Stefanie Hardman Contact info: stefanie@togethervictoria.ca togethervictoria.ca twitter.com/StefanieHardman facebook.com/votestef instagram.com/stefaniehardman Stefanie Hardman is an urban planner and researcher. She has dedicated her career to making housing and transit more affordable, including work with the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria, and the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group. Stefanie is running for Victoria City Council to build a more affordable, inclusive, and thriving city. You can count on Stefanie to: • Tackle the escalating cost of living by using the city’s rental zoning powers to boost rental supply, expanding free transit to seniors, and increasing the number of childcare spaces • Escalate our response to the overdose crisis, extend Housing First programs, and advocate for mental health supports, social housing, and non-market housing • Champion sustainability while building a thriving urban core by reducing emissions, growing our greenspaces, and encouraging patios, food trucks, and play areas Together, we can build a better city. Candidate Profiles 2020 | city of victoria
COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE
Gordon Mackinnon
Contact info:
gord@gmackinnon.ca
gmackinnon.ca
Gordon has a range of diverse experience and
interests.
A tenant in Fernwood, he is familiar with the
challenges of housing affordability. He painted
seven hydro/telus poles in Fernwood. He started
a business and as an early adapter of internet
commerce was able to service a global client
base, and was invited to present a tutorial and
paper at NASA Goddard’s Conference on Mass
Storage Systems and Technology. As a drafter/
designer of mechanical systems for buildings he
is familiar the design process.
He is a transit patron. He is a volunteer member of
Canada’s first (possibly the planet’s) formal Cyclist
Response Team, part of Emergency Management
Victoria. He is a volunteer with Fernwood NRG’s
Seniors Yoga and High Tea, and Senior’s Lunch.
As a candidate for council in 2014 and other
activities, he has had the opportunity to speak
with all current council members more than once.
city of victoria | Candidate Pofiles 2020COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE
Rachael Montgomery
Contact info:
vote@rachaelmontgomery.ca
voterachael.ca
Facebook: @electrachaelmontgomery
Instagram: rachael.montgomery.25
Rachael is a nurse, manager, mom, and
community advocate living, working, and raising
a family in the Capital Regional District on
Vancouver Island. For the past 16 years, Rachael
has been working for Island Health, leading
interdisciplinary teams to improve health-care
delivery processes and quality patient outcomes.
She enjoys the challenges of complex problems
and unites people from diverse perspectives.
Rachael is a dedicated advocate for the
environment, formerly serving as the Chair of
the Surfrider Foundation - Vancouver Island
Chapter. During that time, she successfully led the
campaign to regulate single-use checkout bags in
the City of Victoria as well as organizing a number
of local beach clean-ups.
At home, Rachael and her partner, Gillian, are
raising their daughter, Poppy, with two dogs. They
spend their free time surfing and exploring the
natural wonders of Vancouver Island, as a family.
Candidate Profiles 2020 | city of victoriaCOUNCILLOR CANDIDATE
Keith Rosenberg
Contact info:
keith@keithrosenberg.ca
keithrosenberg.ca
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/keith.
rosenberg.photography
I am a veteran, and the father of two autistic
children. I am a strong special needs advocate,
pushing for accessibility and inclusion, while
taking a common sense attitude to local politics
and budgeting. I am also a staunch supporter of
Victoria’s Police force.
city of victoria | Candidate Pofiles 2020COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE Alexander Schmid Contact info: aschmid@uvic.ca https://www.alexanderschmid.ca My name is Alexander Schmid and I am running for Victoria City Council. I was born, raised and educated in Victoria. I am a laboratory instructor at the University of Victoria. I am a problem solver by education and temperament. I owned and ran an electronics repair business for 25 years in this city. People who know me, students, colleagues and fellow members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, know that they can rely on me. I intend to earn the trust of all Victorians as a member of City Council. Candidate Profiles 2020 | city of victoria
1 Centennial Square Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1P6 victoria.ca/election
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