You lived away from Kelowna for several years. How connected are you today?

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My family and I lived and worked in Kelowna for close to two decades and raised our children here.

In 2021, we moved to Vancouver Island for family caregiving reasons.

 

During that time, I continued working with clients and professional contacts in Kelowna and the Okanagan.

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I returned to Kelowna in 2026 because this community remains central to my family, my work and my sense of responsibility.

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I do not ask voters to ignore the time I was away. I ask them to consider my long connection to the region, my years living and working here and my decision to return and contribute again.

How will you manage conflicts between Council duties and your professional work?

 

My work as an Associate Broker with NAI Commercial Okanagan and owner of PacWest Commercial Real Estate Advisors provides relevant experience, but it also creates clear disclosure and conflict-of-interest duties. If elected, I will:

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• comply with all disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules;

• review Council agendas against my active interests;

• seek independent legal advice when the answer is uncertain;

• leave the discussion and vote where required; and

• restrict work that would require me to advocate personally before the City.

 

I will also use a written conflict-review process.

 

The standard should be more than technical legality. Residents must be able to trust the fairness and integrity of the decision.

What can one councillor realistically change?

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One councillor cannot direct City staff or act alone. Council makes decisions as a group.

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Council can:

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• approve budgets, taxes and fees;

• adopt bylaws;

• set service priorities;

• make land-use decisions;

• approve infrastructure;

• require clearer reporting; and

• ask for reviews of major programs and spending.

 

Council cannot set interest rates, order arrests or prosecutions, direct medical treatment or build provincially controlled highways on its own.

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My commitments separate actions Council can take directly from matters where Kelowna must work with or advocate to other governments.

Are you promising spending cuts or lower taxes?

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No candidate can honestly guarantee future tax rates without knowing the full costs, risks and service needs Council will face.

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My commitment is more practical:

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Before asking residents or businesses to pay more for a new initiative, Council should first test whether the same result can be achieved through existing resources, better purchasing, project phasing, shared services, improved technology or lower-priority spending.

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Some services may require more investment. Others may need redesign.

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The goal is not the lowest spending. It is the lowest reasonable long-term cost for the service standard Council approves.

Where do you stand on housing, development and public input?

 

Kelowna needs more housing, especially family-sized homes, townhomes, co-operative housing, non-market housing and attainable choices for working people and seniors.

 

The Province has changed municipal housing and public-hearing rules. These changes aim to increase housing supply, but they also make early infrastructure planning and public involvement more important.

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Kelowna should identify growth areas where water, sewer, roads, transit and emergency services can support more homes. Clear planning in advance can improve certainty, protect neighbourhood livability and reduce costly project-by-project disputes.

 

Where provincial law limits public hearings at later stages, residents should be involved earlier through the Official Community Plan, neighbourhood planning and corridor planning.

 

I support more housing. I also believe growth must be matched with infrastructure, good design, environmental care and a fair understanding of who pays the long-term cost.

Does your public-safety policy criminalize homelessness, addiction or mental illness?

 

No.

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Homelessness, addiction and mental illness are not offences. Enforcement should be based on conduct, not appearance, disability, health condition or housing status.

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Violence, threats, theft, vandalism, obstruction and conduct that prevents others from safely using public spaces require a prompt and proportionate response.

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People in serious crisis also need access to appropriate care.

 

A functioning system must protect the public, respect legal rights and help people reach services that can produce a better outcome.