Grace Tsang

Council · Richmond

Richmond 33 yrs

About

Grace has called Richmond home since 1993. She is a former three-term Richmond School Trustee from 2005 to 2014 and served one year as the Vice Board Chairperson. Grace is a Certified Financial Planner, dedicated community volunteer with Rotary.

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. Neutral

✓ 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. 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. 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. 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

✓ 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. Neutral

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

✓ 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.

✓ Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables from disposal. Supportive

✓ 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?

Public Service: During my tenue as a Richmond School Trustee, the Richmond Board of Education committed to environmental stewardship. In 2012, BC Hydro recognized Richmond School District (SD38) as a business customer that demonstrated a best-in-class approach to energy management and conservation. As such, SD38 received Power Smart Excellence Awards in 2012. The Board also set aside an annual budget for Sustainability Grants to schools to fund school-based environmental projects, working with community partners such as David Suzuki Foundation to offer workshops to students and the general public. Today, SD38 continues to be one of the business and K to 12 public education leaders in environmental stewardship in the world. Personal: Our family commits to "reduce, reuse and recycle". We completed an environmental energy efficiency upgrade, installed energy savings light bulbs and power smart appliances. We grow fruits, vegetables and plants in the front and back yards. We also donate clothing, shoes, accessories and household items to charities.
Volunteer: I work with various Rotary Clubs in clothing swaps, donate clothing/shoes to local and overseas charities.

Questions for Richmond

Do you support or oppose the Fortis Tilbury LNG expansion?

I support the Fortis Tilbury LNG expansion in Delta, BC. This expansion has been approved by both the Federal and Provincial Governments. It anticipates producing up to 7,700 tones of liquefied natural gas per day, protecting the environment, creating jobs and advancing reconciliation.

Do you prioritize active transportation with investments in walking, rolling, and cycling infrastructure that is safe, connected, easy to navigate, and accessible?

Yes, as a council candidate with Advance Richmond, I will commit to:
- Invest in better infrastructure and transportation that is safe and accessible
- Enhance first-and last-mile connectivity and explore autonomous shuttles

Do you support acceleration of the City's adoption of the Zero Carbon Step Code?

Yes, I support this initiative to set emission reduction standards for new buildings.

Do you support expansion of Richmond's award-winning district energy systems?

Yes, I will continue to support the expansion of Richmond's award-winning district energy systems, which play a vital role in the City's climate action plan by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, delivering reliable and cost-effective heating and cooling to Richmond residents.

What will you do to increase the number and types of green jobs and career training opportunities in Richmond?

I will work with Richmond School District, KPU, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, shopping centres, non-profit organizations, and media to set up career fairs to promote and recruit students and employees. In addition, i will advocate with both the Federal and Provincial Governments to offer grants to businesses and post-secondary intuitions in research funding and scholarships to support green jobs and career trainings.

Campaign contributions

Public records from Elections BC — 1 contribution totalling $1,227.65.

2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

1 contribution · $1,227.65

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
GRACE TSANG	Nov 15, 2014	$1,227.65	COUNCILLOR	RICHMOND

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