About a quarter of Oak Bay residents are renters. We should have renter protection bylaws, including renoviction protection.

Most residents aren’t interested in blood sport politics and us versus them. Here’s to you, Oak Bay!

Tonight is the last all-candidates event before the municipal election! Meet candidates for Mayor, Council, and School Board Trustee tonight at the Oak Bay United Church on Granite, 7-9.

What’s so scary about filling our a community group’s questionnaire?

A resident said I don’t talk about the budget. Is it that I don’t talk about the budget … or that some like what I have to say?

I respect the organizations that worked on the Livable CRD survey. Even if I didn’t, I’d still fill it out—because our job as candidates is to be open and help voters make an informed decision.

Deer: the most divisive issue in Oak Bay?

Don’t forget about the SD61 trustee race! Oak Bay will have one representative in the new ward system. What do YOU want to ask the candidates?

Talk about stark weather, am I right?

This one’s for my dog pals: why CAN’T we have a dog park?

We’ve declared a climate emergency. Let’s get serious about climate action.

My candidacy announcement was published in the Oak Bay News today. It made me think of the last time the local media sought me out.

Doorstep conversations about housing have been interesting. Lots of residents are thinking about what kind of housing they DO want to see, and where they think it’s needed.

This morning I took a load of cardboard to the new Beyond the Curb recycling hub at Cadboro Bay Road & Cranmore, a bike-, foot- and car-friendly place to take your recyclables (including the usual suspects plus styrofoam, light bulbs, electronics, and soft plastics). Love this CRD program to make our lives easier.

I’m looking forward to a revitalized Carnarvon Park … someday!

I’m running for Council in Oak Bay for lots of reasons. Here’s the top three on my mind this evening.