Adam Boyd

Council · Mission

Mission City 13 yrs

About

Father of four, author, business leader and proud Mission resident. I’m a community advocate focused on youth, seniors, people with disabilities, responsible growth and making sure every voice in Mission has a seat at the table.

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.

✓ Support electrification of new buildings. Supportive

~ Incentivize electric heat pumps and air filtration systems. Neutral

~ Incentivize renewable energy, battery storage, and smart-grid technologies in new and existing buildings to improve energy security. Neutral

~ Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings. Neutral

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

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.

~ Endorse the fossil fuel treaty and commit to phase out fossil fuels. Neutral

~ Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources. Neutral

~ Pursue available legal options to recover a fair share of the climate costs facing our community from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters. Neutral

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

✓ Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater. Supportive

✓ Prioritize native tree planting in all areas, especially those with low tree cover, higher population densities, and more vulnerable residents. Supportive

✓ Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife. Supportive

Land Use

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

✓ Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit. Supportive

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

✓ Increase food security by supporting local agriculture and community gardens. 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!).

✓ Deliver reliable, frequent, affordable local transit. Supportive

✓ Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities. Supportive

~ Build bike and roll networks that are safe for everyone. Neutral

✓ Expand EV charging infrastructure. 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.

~ Implement water conservation plans and educate the public to conserve drinking water. Neutral

✓ Protect and restore watersheds as vital municipal infrastructure. Supportive

✓ Develop and implement a water security plan. 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

~ Implement bylaws to eliminate waste from new buildings, renovation, and demolition projects and to use existing buildings as efficiently as possible. Neutral

✓ 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?

Climate change is real, and I believe in practical local action. Protecting Mission’s forests, waterways and green spaces while planning responsibly for growth is how we protect our community for future generations.

Questions for Mission

Are you in favour of accelerating Mission’s adoption of Level 4 of the Zero Carbon Step Code, currently mandated by the province by 2030?

I support moving toward cleaner, more energy-efficient buildings, but I would not support accelerating Mission to Level 4 without first understanding the impact on housing costs, builders and residents. We need to meet our environmental responsibilities while keeping housing attainable and development practical.

Would you support making an updated Environmental Charter the foundation policy against which all other policies and strategies are measured?

Yes, with balance. I would support updating Mission’s Environmental Charter and using it as an important foundation in City decision-making. However, environmental responsibility must be balanced with housing affordability, responsible development, infrastructure needs and the economic realities facing Mission families. Good policy needs to consider all of these together.

Would you support a policy of evaluating all decisions for their effects on future generations? (i.e. the effect on Mission in 20 or 50 years)

Yes. I believe good leadership means looking beyond the next election. Whether it’s development, infrastructure, taxes or protecting our natural spaces, we should consider what today’s decisions will mean for our children and grandchildren 20 or 50 years from now. At the same time, we still need to address the real needs of residents today.

Would you support mandating EV charging points in all new residential construction?

I support making new residential construction EV-ready, but I don’t believe every new home should necessarily be required to have a charger installed. Building the electrical capacity and infrastructure during construction makes sense and costs less than retrofitting later, while still giving homeowners the choice of whether they actually need a charger.

Would you support developing an anti-idling policy for the municipal fleet?

Yes. Reducing unnecessary idling is a common-sense way to save taxpayers money, reduce fuel consumption, and get more life out of municipal vehicles. Any policy should be practical and allow exceptions where vehicles need to idle for safety, emergency response, equipment operation, or extreme weather conditions.

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