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Get to know: Candidates for qRD Area A
Todd Habekost
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A description of who you are:
-Realtor with Savary Island Real Estate. -Married with two grown kids.
- Outdoor enthusiast
-Avid Jazz Guitarist and music fan.
Your political experience and why you want to be an RD Director in the 2022 to 2026 term:
-Years of business leadership experience
-Solid Waste Management throughout Area A
-Investigate funding for transportation corridors (bike paths) on Savary Island and mainland.
-Improved parking in Lund
From Volunteer Powell River Youth CAN: How do you think opportunities can be improved for young people in your area?
Lots of jobs in Area A. Would review BC Transit contract with the RD and look for improvements so young people without cars can get to the available jobs.
From the Seniors Association: How to make your area more attractive for tourism?
Area A already attracts loads of tourists, the challenge is to have a plan in place so that increasing tourism doesn’t change the character of our communities.
From qathet Climate Action: How will you support real action on the climate emergency?
-Bike/pedestrian paths as an alternative to cars
- Collaborate with the board to implement and continually update the existing green house gas reduction strategy.
Jason Lennox
A description of who you are:
Live with my family in Area A. A grandpa now!
Volunteer with Northside VFD, Lund Gazebo
Former BC Ambulance Paramedic, presently Paper Excellence Safety Manager supporting western Canadian mills
Your political experience and why you want to be an RD Director in the 2022 to 2026 term:
Unifor executive member; Organized Concerned Citizens of Lund. I wish to represent all of Area A and the qRD and believe I have the background and skills to do so.
From Volunteer Powell River Youth CAN: How do you think opportunities can be improved for young people in your area?
Improve transit services for work and recreation
Develop safe highway cycling paths and roads
Through consultation, find ways young people can be meaningfully involved in issues important to them
From the Seniors Association: How to make your area more attractive for tourism?
Tourism here is ever increasing. How to balance this growth with quality of life and the environment? Work with residents, tourism, businesses and Tla’amin, to develop an appropriate management strategy.
From qathet Climate Action: How will you support real action on the climate emergency?
Encourage qRD board to more actively lobby senior governments to get serious about their climate commitments
Support Climate Action Now initiatives
Offer incentives through the RD to reduce emissions
Mace Mowbray
A description of who you are:
Propane delivery person on Savary Island as well as the Nature Trust Land Steward and volunteer fire fighter.
Your political experience and why you want to be an RD Director in the 2022 to 2026 term:
I have no political experience, but I’m getting involved in the election because my community supports me and needs representation and I have the passion, curiosity, and drive to learn how to be successful in the position.
From Volunteer Powell River Youth CAN: How do you think opportunities can be improved for young people in your area?
I think that Area A can benefit from more transportation options for school aged kids to help them stay involved in after-school activities that are offered in Powell River.
From the Seniors Association: How to make your area more attractive for tourism?
Savary Island is already a booming tourist location in the Area. I would like to provide better services for the times of year that this increased traffic impacts the environment and community.
From qathet Climate Action: How will you support real action on the climate emergency?
I have many connections on Savary Island that care deeply about our environment and the sustainability of it. It’s my goal to open dialogue and conversations with the public to come up with sustainable solutions for our future.
