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Lailani Tumaneng

Council · North Vancouver (City of)

Hamilton 32 yrs

About

Registered Nurse for 26 years Vancouver Coastal Health Long Term Care . Elected in 2022 as School Trustee for the City of North Vancouver. Active member of British Columbia Nurses Union. Worked as Steward, representative of JOHS Committee.

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

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

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

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

~ Expand EV charging infrastructure. Neutral

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.

✓ 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?

Yes.
Taking the Transit, participate on surveys .
Attending educational webinars.
Attending community events in Climate action initiatives. At work in the hospital , I try my share to reduce waste .

Questions for North Vancouver (City of)

Lonsdale Energy Company has often promised a carbon neutral pathway. What steps will you take to ensure this report is published in the next year?

Transparency is the key. I will support and advocate that the community needs to be aware of this report.

Expensive renewable natural gas (RNG) use was introduced as a temporary solution for Lonsdale Energy Company to decarbonize, but is now a permanent part of LEC's energy mix. What steps will you take to eliminate RNG from LEC's energy mix?

When it comes to affordability, Comparing the RNG and LEC energy mix.
LEC is significantly

What steps would you take to correct the taxes that residents must now pay due to Metro Vancouver's handling of the sewage treatment plant?

We need Transparency. I think Metro Vancouver residents deserve to know.

What steps would you take to require retention of mature trees through land use planning or other tools.

Should the tree bylaw apply to ALL sites, even if the sites are not being re-developed?

With the significant climate change that is happening, the Tree by law needs to be reviewed.

Campaign contributions

Public records from Elections BC — 5 contributions totalling $1,186.09.

2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

5 contributions · $1,186.09

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
MABLE ELMORE	Jul 31, 2022	$350.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANGELA GIRARD	Sep 23, 2022	$100.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
PAULITA HEDLEY	Sep 11, 2022	$100.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAILANI TUMANENG	Oct 2, 2022	$436.09	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAILANI TUMANENG	May 24, 2023	$200.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT

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