Alton Toth

Mayor · Sechelt

Neighbourhood:: Sechelt
Years in the community:: 30

About

I grew up here, raised my family here, and for the past eight years I've had the privilege of serving on Council. I've volunteered with the SDBA, Canada Day, Scouting, and consider it my responsibility to give back in every way that I'm able to.

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. Neutral

✓ 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.

✓ 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. Neutral

✓ 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. 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. Neutral

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. Neutral

✓ 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. No response

✓ 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?

I've owned two separate used EV's since 2016 (a 2013 Nissan Leaf and a 2019 Chevy Bolt). My yard has a large rainwater collection system to supply irrigation, as well as mason bee pollinator habitat and backyard fruit trees and berry bushes. In 2018, I was part of the final sitting of the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan before it was adopted by Council. I've supported energy audits of SCRD facilities through community partnerships, and the adoption of GHG reduction policies at the SCRD. Fleet electrification at Sechelt and SCRD has been supported, including the installation of municipal charging infrastructure primarily funded through grant programs. In my other work as an electrician, I have also supported heat pump installations for non-profits and low income seniors, to make sure they have safe spaces during heat waves. Climate adaptation doesn't have to be difficult or expensive, and if we show more and more examples of how easy it can be, people will want more and more to just do the right thing.

Campaign contributions

Public records from Elections BC — 19 contributions totalling $4,071.47.

2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

10 contributions · $2,400.00

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
HOWARD ASHMORE	Sep 23, 2022	$350.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
KATIE CLOGG	Oct 5, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
GREG DEACON	Oct 12, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
KARON KOSOF	Sep 24, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
THOMAS LAMB	Oct 4, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
AARON MARTEL	Sep 24, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
JEFF RITCHIE	Sep 23, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
MAHMOOD SAVJI	Oct 7, 2022	$400.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
ALTON TOH	Sep 23, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
PETER WOODING	Sep 8, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT

2018 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

9 contributions · $1,671.47

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
HOWARD ASHMORE	Aug 21, 2018	$310.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
GREG DEACON	Oct 10, 2018	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
DAN FAIRHOLM	Oct 13, 2018	$120.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
AARON MARTEL	Sep 22, 2018	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
JEFF RITCHIE	Sep 25, 2018	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
DARNELDA SIEGERS	Sep 20, 2018	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
JENNIFER STAPLETON	Oct 15, 2018	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
ALTON TOTH	Oct 23, 2018	$391.47	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT
GEOFF WHITE	Sep 21, 2018	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	SECHELT

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