Jash Bains

Council · Mission

West heights 10 yrs

About

Jash Bains is an elected School Trustee, healthcare worker, union leader, and community advocate. A Mission resident, she is committed to safer neighbourhoods, responsible spending, inclusion, and stronger services for families, seniors and youth.

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. Supportive

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

✓ 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. 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. Supportive

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

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

✓ 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. Supportive

✓ 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. Supportive

✓ 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. 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?

As a School Trustee, healthcare worker and MCSS vice-chair, I support responsible planning, green spaces, sustainable growth and healthy communities. I believe climate action should be practical, inclusive and focused on 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?

Yes, I support Mission preparing for and moving toward Level 4 of the Zero Carbon Step Code, while considering affordability, housing supply, and the needs of local builders and residents. I believe we should plan responsibly and work toward cleaner, more energy-efficient buildings without placing unnecessary financial pressure on families.

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

Yes, I would support an updated Environmental Charter as a guiding policy for Mission. It can help ensure environmental considerations are included in major decisions, while balancing sustainability with affordability, housing, economic growth, and the needs of our community.

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 support evaluating major decisions based on their long-term impact on Mission. We have a responsibility to consider how today’s choices will affect future generations, including our environment, infrastructure, affordability, and quality of life.

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

Yes. I support requiring EV charging readiness in new residential construction, while considering affordability and the needs of different types of housing. Planning for charging infrastructure now can help Mission prepare for future transportation needs without creating unnecessary costs for existing homeowners.

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

Yes. Reducing unnecessary idling can lower fuel use, emissions, and operating costs while supporting cleaner air and responsible use of taxpayer resources.

Campaign contributions

Public records from Elections BC — 4 contributions totalling $2,500.00.

2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

4 contributions · $2,500.00

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
PARAMJEET GILL	Sep 17, 2022	$500.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT
NISHAN SINGH THANDI	Oct 1, 2022	$500.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT
JAGJIT TOOR	Sep 17, 2022	$1,250.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT
PARAMJIT SINGH TOOR	Sep 12, 2022	$250.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT

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