Trevor Hinton

Council · Langford

Langford/Happy Valley 24 yrs

About

I am a happily married father of two young children dedicated to a flourishing Langford. As a teacher, coach, actor, mentor I've spent my life working collectively doing the work it takes to bring a shared vision into reality, and always get it done

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.

✓ Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings. Supportive

✓ Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events. 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.

✓ Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources. Supportive

✓ Collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in the stewardship of the land, air, and water, and work towards reconciliation. Supportive

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.

✓ Protect and restore ecosystems, which are essential to human survival, health, and economic well-being. Supportive

Land Use

We envision vibrant, walkable communities that protect nature and improve food security.

✓ Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience. Supportive

Transport

Connecting neighbourhoods through public transit and active transportation networks will cut pollution, improve public health, and make our communities more affordable (and fun!).

✓ Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities. Supportive

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.

✓ Protect and restore watersheds as vital municipal infrastructure. Supportive

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.

✓ Support the development of a circular economy to eliminate waste and improve resilience. Supportive

✓ Supportive

~ Neutral

× Opposed

– No response

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?

I am a reliable, consistent voice within my circles advocating for the responsible use of energy and can be (to some) annoyingly damning of the widespread use of fossil fuel dependent technology. Personally, I've largely elected to walk or roll In daily life whenever feasible for health, pleasure and to minimize my ecological impact, and am pleased that my children are now coming to an age when I can teach them to do the same.

In my workspaces, I am frequently an advocate for streamlining recycling practices and composting. Recently, I have also begun advocating for a community gardening practice within my neighborhood, which I'm hoping will gain popularity and momentum. A self sustainable Langford and Vancouver Island is a vision of mine that I believe can come into being.

Questions for Langford

Do you commit to support Langford's climate initiatives such as the Zero Carbon Step Code, making life more affordable (lower heating & cooling bills) and healthier & safer (more resilient against heat waves, methane pollution & smoky skies)?

Absolutely.

It is well past the time when leaders had the luxury of choosing whether or not to prioritize ecologically responsible policies. With the overwhelming evidence of the very real, and inescapable effects of climate change, I believe it is the duty of municipal, provincial and federal government to make ecologically savvy technology and building practises our priority.

To what degree would you support the recovery of climate-change-related costs from polluters, to lessen the related burden on Langford’s taxpayers?

Yes, I will support this. When there is evidence that industries have been knowingly choosing ecologically destructive practises simply in the interest of having higher profits, then they are stealing from my children; Their peace of mind, their future and happiness, which is intolerable.

Cost recovery action would be a feasible end result if all other conversation and negotiation with companies, seeking to guide them to find and use more sustainable practices, fails.

What would you do to help Langford implement and act on the Climate Action Plan that was presented by staff and the consultants on August 17th?

The Climate Action Plan will have my full support. I will consider it my duty to ensure that asset management and planning takes climate risk into serious consideration,will push to strengthen heat resiliance in our parks and green spaces (for example, plant a generous/appropriate number of trees to reach a 40% city canopy), and aggressively get to work taking preventative steps to guard our city against wildfire.

Do you wish to clarify or add information? You may use this space (250 word limit).

Simply to reiterate that I take climate change very seriously, and will do my utmost on city council to ensure that we are soberly giving ecological awareness and climate change its' due weight in city planning and emergency preparations.

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