Tali Campbell
Council · Coquitlam
- Neighbourhood:
- Coquitlam
- Years in the community:
- 6
About
Tali Campbell is a community leader, hockey executive and candidate for Coquitlam City Council. He is passionate about youth, sport and giving back, with a focus on building a stronger, more connected Coquitlam.
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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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.
Supportive
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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Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources.
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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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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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× Opposed
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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?
My approach to climate action has always been practical and community-focused. Through my work with local sports organizations and community groups, I have seen firsthand the importance of protecting the parks, trails, green spaces and facilities that make Coquitlam such a great place to live.
I believe municipalities have an important role to play in reducing emissions through the decisions we make about transportation, buildings, infrastructure, land use and our urban forest. I support Coquitlam's Climate Action Plan and its focus on areas where the City can have a direct and measurable impact.
Personally and professionally, I try to make responsible choices while recognizing that meaningful climate action has to be realistic and accessible for residents and businesses. We should make it easier for people to walk, cycle and use transit, improve energy efficiency, protect our natural environment and ensure new development is built responsibly.
As a Councillor, I would support climate initiatives that produce measurable environmental benefits while considering affordability, implementation costs and the impact on residents.
I believe municipalities have an important role to play in reducing emissions through the decisions we make about transportation, buildings, infrastructure, land use and our urban forest. I support Coquitlam's Climate Action Plan and its focus on areas where the City can have a direct and measurable impact.
Personally and professionally, I try to make responsible choices while recognizing that meaningful climate action has to be realistic and accessible for residents and businesses. We should make it easier for people to walk, cycle and use transit, improve energy efficiency, protect our natural environment and ensure new development is built responsibly.
As a Councillor, I would support climate initiatives that produce measurable environmental benefits while considering affordability, implementation costs and the impact on residents.
Questions for Coquitlam
To be community oriented, new housing development must be integrated with local infrastructure - jobs, schools, shops, transit, walkable nature, green energy. How would you ensure adequate infrastructure to support increased density and population?
Housing cannot be planned in isolation. When we add thousands of new residents, we also need to plan for how they will move around, where their children will go to school, where they will work and shop, and how essential services and infrastructure will keep pace.
I support responsible growth that coordinates housing with transportation, utilities, parks, recreation, schools, childcare and commercial space. The City should work closely with the Province, TransLink, School District 43, Metro Vancouver and other partners so infrastructure planning happens alongside growth rather than after problems emerge.
I also want to see more complete, walkable neighbourhoods where residents can access everyday services without needing a vehicle for every trip. Concentrating appropriate density near transit, shops, employment and community amenities can help accomplish that.
Development should also contribute its fair share toward the infrastructure required to support growth while ensuring we remain conscious of housing affordability.
Growth is coming to Coquitlam. Our responsibility is to manage it well, protect quality of life and ensure the infrastructure residents rely on keeps pace.
I support responsible growth that coordinates housing with transportation, utilities, parks, recreation, schools, childcare and commercial space. The City should work closely with the Province, TransLink, School District 43, Metro Vancouver and other partners so infrastructure planning happens alongside growth rather than after problems emerge.
I also want to see more complete, walkable neighbourhoods where residents can access everyday services without needing a vehicle for every trip. Concentrating appropriate density near transit, shops, employment and community amenities can help accomplish that.
Development should also contribute its fair share toward the infrastructure required to support growth while ensuring we remain conscious of housing affordability.
Growth is coming to Coquitlam. Our responsibility is to manage it well, protect quality of life and ensure the infrastructure residents rely on keeps pace.
Tree canopies provide micro climate benefits. New planted trees reduce overall emissions by breathing in CO2 but take decades to reach mature tree canopy cover. How would you increase city retention of mature trees and establish adequate canopy standards?
Planting new trees is important, but it cannot completely replace the environmental value of a healthy mature tree.
I support Coquitlam's recently adopted Urban Forest Management Strategy and believe the City should prioritize retaining healthy mature trees wherever reasonably possible, particularly during redevelopment and when planning public infrastructure.
That means designing development with existing trees in mind, strengthening replacement and protection requirements where appropriate, expanding planting on City-owned land and streets, and ensuring newly planted trees have the soil, space and long-term maintenance required to actually reach maturity.
At the same time, our policies need to recognize that Coquitlam is growing and that provincial housing requirements are changing how neighbourhoods develop. Protecting our urban forest and providing additional housing should not automatically be treated as competing objectives. Good planning should strive to accomplish both.
I support measurable monitoring of canopy health, tree retention, replacement and planting so Council and residents can see whether our policies are actually working.
I support Coquitlam's recently adopted Urban Forest Management Strategy and believe the City should prioritize retaining healthy mature trees wherever reasonably possible, particularly during redevelopment and when planning public infrastructure.
That means designing development with existing trees in mind, strengthening replacement and protection requirements where appropriate, expanding planting on City-owned land and streets, and ensuring newly planted trees have the soil, space and long-term maintenance required to actually reach maturity.
At the same time, our policies need to recognize that Coquitlam is growing and that provincial housing requirements are changing how neighbourhoods develop. Protecting our urban forest and providing additional housing should not automatically be treated as competing objectives. Good planning should strive to accomplish both.
I support measurable monitoring of canopy health, tree retention, replacement and planting so Council and residents can see whether our policies are actually working.
Describe your position on early adoption and implementation of the Zero Carbon Step Code* for new residential buildings? (*introduced in 2023 by BC government to allow cities to limit fossil fuel use in new buildings to reduce CO2 emissions)
I support the goal of transitioning new buildings toward zero-carbon construction and reducing the long-term emissions associated with our homes and buildings.
I am open to Coquitlam advancing the Zero Carbon Step Code ahead of provincial requirements where it is demonstrated to be practical and achievable. However, I believe implementation should be informed by consultation with builders, residents, technical experts and other stakeholders, with careful consideration given to housing affordability, construction costs and available technology.
Buildings are a significant source of Coquitlam's community greenhouse gas emissions, so improving the performance of new construction is an important part of meeting our climate goals. At the same time, we are facing a housing affordability and supply challenge, and climate policy should be designed carefully so we are not creating unnecessary barriers to building the homes our community needs.
I favour a clear, predictable and phased approach that gives the construction industry time to adapt while continuing to move Coquitlam toward lower-emission buildings.
Our goal should be meaningful emission reductions with policies that are measurable, achievable and economically responsible.
I am open to Coquitlam advancing the Zero Carbon Step Code ahead of provincial requirements where it is demonstrated to be practical and achievable. However, I believe implementation should be informed by consultation with builders, residents, technical experts and other stakeholders, with careful consideration given to housing affordability, construction costs and available technology.
Buildings are a significant source of Coquitlam's community greenhouse gas emissions, so improving the performance of new construction is an important part of meeting our climate goals. At the same time, we are facing a housing affordability and supply challenge, and climate policy should be designed carefully so we are not creating unnecessary barriers to building the homes our community needs.
I favour a clear, predictable and phased approach that gives the construction industry time to adapt while continuing to move Coquitlam toward lower-emission buildings.
Our goal should be meaningful emission reductions with policies that are measurable, achievable and economically responsible.
Campaign contributions
Public records from Elections BC — 3 contributions totalling $1,725.30.
2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS
3 contributions · $1,725.30
| Contributor | Date | Amount | Office | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TALI CAMPBELL | Nov 14, 2014 | $717.45 | COUNCILLOR | NANAIMO |
| TALI CAMPBELL | Dec 14, 2014 | $7.85 | COUNCILLOR | NANAIMO |
| ROBERT HALL | Oct 29, 2014 | $1,000.00 | COUNCILLOR | NANAIMO |
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