Lucas Schuller
Council · Campbell River
Campbell River 11 yrs
About
Dad, soccer player, drummer, community builder. Lucas has served the community in MP Rachel Blaney’s office, founded Highway 19 Concerts, co-founded the Food Truck Festival and youth open mic nights, and programmed Spirit Square.
Policy commitments
Buildings
We all want healthy, affordable, and comfortable homes. These policies will help to lower energy bills, cut pollution, and improve indoor air quality.
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Support electrification of new buildings.
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Incentivize electric heat pumps and air filtration systems.
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Incentivize renewable energy, battery storage, and smart-grid technologies in new and existing buildings to improve energy security.
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Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings.
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Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events.
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Climate Justice
Our community is already experiencing the harmful impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuel pollution, and taxpayers are on the hook to upgrade and repair critical infrastructure.
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Endorse the fossil fuel treaty and commit to phase out fossil fuels.
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Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources.
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Pursue available legal options to recover a fair share of the climate costs facing our community from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters.
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Collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in the stewardship of the land, air, and water, and work towards reconciliation.
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Ecosystems
The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat all rely on healthy ecosystems. Nature can also help protect our community from extreme weather by controlling floods, protecting shorelines, and cooling neighbourhoods. Access to nature improves the health and well-being of residents, and supports biodiversity.
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Protect and restore ecosystems, which are essential to human survival, health, and economic well-being.
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Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater.
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Prioritize native tree planting in all areas, especially those with low tree cover, higher population densities, and more vulnerable residents.
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Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife.
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Land Use
We envision vibrant, walkable communities that protect nature and improve food security.
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Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit.
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Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience.
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Increase food security by supporting local agriculture and community gardens.
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Transport
Connecting neighbourhoods through public transit and active transportation networks will cut pollution, improve public health, and make our communities more affordable (and fun!).
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Deliver reliable, frequent, affordable local transit.
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Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities.
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Build bike and roll networks that are safe for everyone.
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Expand EV charging infrastructure.
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Watersheds
Climate change, increasing populations, and overconsumption threaten our water security. Healthy watersheds and forests are critical to support clean drinking water, stormwater management, climate resilience, and biodiversity for future generations.
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Implement water conservation plans and educate the public to conserve drinking water.
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Protect and restore watersheds as vital municipal infrastructure.
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Develop and implement a water security plan.
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Zero Waste
Zero waste policies reduce pollution, keep waste out of landfills, build resilient local economies, and safeguard public health by shifting society away from a disposable culture toward a sustainable circular economy.
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Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables from disposal.
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Support the development of a circular economy to eliminate waste and improve resilience.
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Implement bylaws to eliminate waste from new buildings, renovation, and demolition projects and to use existing buildings as efficiently as possible.
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Climate action
How have you contributed to climate action in your community through advocacy, past work, advisory committees, volunteer work, and/or reducing your personal carbon footprint?
We are generally a single-car household and I cycle and transit whenever possible in order to make that viable with two working parents and two school-aged kids. I am a supporter and advocate for transit and cycling infrastructure and have been part of the Greenways Loop Day organizing committee, and have assisted and supported the Downtown BIA in their cigarette butt recycling program. We also are subscribers to a local farm weekly produce box and buy seafood directly from local fishers.
Questions for Campbell River
What do you think you can realistically accomplish during your term to make the lives of your constituents happier, healthier and more equitable, while also addressing climate change?
Improving bus service, safe cycling routes, establishing an urban canopy policy, and planning for more walkable neighbourhoods are all achievable outcomes within four years that will support all those worthy goals.
I will advocate for bus service to be free for teens and seniors. It is already free for kids, but teens and seniors are also demographics with limited income and less likely to have vehicle access. This would promote ridership among young residents, and increase ridership which would aid in justifying much needed increased service. As the community grows, creating safe and efficient options for moving around town without a car will also mitigate the increased traffic that will be expected as the community grows, benefiting drivers as well.
We also need an urban canopy or tree policy. Especially as summers get hotter and rain storms wetter, trees provide critical shade and water absorption and retention capacity that is needed in all neighbourhoods. For a town with such strong historic and present ties to trees and forestry, the lack of a policy is surprising and can and should be addressed.
I will advocate for bus service to be free for teens and seniors. It is already free for kids, but teens and seniors are also demographics with limited income and less likely to have vehicle access. This would promote ridership among young residents, and increase ridership which would aid in justifying much needed increased service. As the community grows, creating safe and efficient options for moving around town without a car will also mitigate the increased traffic that will be expected as the community grows, benefiting drivers as well.
We also need an urban canopy or tree policy. Especially as summers get hotter and rain storms wetter, trees provide critical shade and water absorption and retention capacity that is needed in all neighbourhoods. For a town with such strong historic and present ties to trees and forestry, the lack of a policy is surprising and can and should be addressed.
How will you provide leadership in moving our municipality towards meaningful climate action?
Campbell River has lacked any noticeable leadership on climate action related issues over the past four years. While a focus on development and safety is understandable and continues to be important, the lack of attention or consideration has cost us important opportunities. For example, the new pool and rink developments have no solar generation included in the plans. Climate considerations should be built into all decision making and developments. I will bring that voice and consideration to Campbell River City Council deliberations. And hopefully other new councillors will as well. Our City's leadership has been missing a diversity of voices and this is one example of the impact. We all deserve better.
Describe what you have done regarding climate change and related issues in our community – for example, advocacy, past work, advisory committees, volunteer work, and/or reducing your own personal carbon footprint.
We are generally a single-car household and I cycle and transit whenever possible in order to make that viable with two working parents and two school-aged kids. I am a supporter and advocate for transit and cycling infrastructure and have been part of the Greenways Loop Day organizing committee, and have assisted and supported the Downtown BIA in their cigarette butt recycling program. We also are subscribers to a local farm weekly produce box and buy seafood directly from local fishers.
What climate-related infrastructure risks worry you most here (fire, heat, drought, air quality, floods, sea level rise), and how will you address reducing those risks to keep our community safe?
I would note three major concerns: food security, seasonal shelter for unhoused populations, and population growth due to climate change.
Having travelled through other parts of the province this past summer, I feel we are very fortunate that our geography offers good water supply and access, and experience less extreme smoke and heat than many other communities. However, as a result, as these conditions continue to worsen I expect it will result in more population growth in our region as people relocate from harder hit areas. We need to be preparing intelligently for this growth.
Food security is also a huge concern, both in terms of current need in our community, and emergency preparedness. The Campbell River Food Bank is doing great work but is operating at capacity. They're proposal for a food and service hub that would have regional emergency capacity is something I would like to see the City support and encourage however possible.
We also currently have a serious lack of extreme weather shelter space made worse since the closure of Hema'Elas and Kwesa Place last year. Finding a suitable location for this must be a priority.
Having travelled through other parts of the province this past summer, I feel we are very fortunate that our geography offers good water supply and access, and experience less extreme smoke and heat than many other communities. However, as a result, as these conditions continue to worsen I expect it will result in more population growth in our region as people relocate from harder hit areas. We need to be preparing intelligently for this growth.
Food security is also a huge concern, both in terms of current need in our community, and emergency preparedness. The Campbell River Food Bank is doing great work but is operating at capacity. They're proposal for a food and service hub that would have regional emergency capacity is something I would like to see the City support and encourage however possible.
We also currently have a serious lack of extreme weather shelter space made worse since the closure of Hema'Elas and Kwesa Place last year. Finding a suitable location for this must be a priority.
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