Lina Vargas

School Board · Vancouver

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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. No response

– Incentivize electric heat pumps and air filtration systems. No response

– Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings. No response

– Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events. No response

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.

– Pursue available legal options to recover a fair share of the climate costs facing our community from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters. No response

– Collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in the stewardship of the land, air, and water, and work towards reconciliation. No response

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. No response

– Prioritize native tree planting in all areas, especially those with low tree cover, higher population densities, and more vulnerable residents. No response

– Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife. No response

Land Use

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

– Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit. No response

– Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience. No response

– Increase food security by supporting local agriculture and community gardens. No response

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. No response

– Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities. No response

– Build bike and roll networks that are safe for everyone. No response

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. No response

– Implement bylaws to eliminate waste from new buildings, renovation, and demolition projects and to use existing buildings as efficiently as possible. No response

✓ 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?

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Questions for Vancouver

What is your position on gas hookups for new buildings?

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Will you vote to restore full funding for the Sustainability Office? In your view, what is the role of the Sustainability Office?

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What is your view on a moratorium on AI data centres, given the natural resources they require?

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Given the “controversy” of the Villages Plan, how do you envision accommodating the population growth of the City while dealing with the impacts of climate change?

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What is your plan to create climate safeguards for all of Vancouver’s inhabitants, including the unhoused population?

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Campaign contributions

Public records from Elections BC — 44 contributions totalling $5,637.70.

2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

44 contributions · $5,637.70

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
KEVIN AARON	Sep 19, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
RACHEL ABONITA	Sep 16, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MONTANYA DE JESUS ANONEUVO	Sep 16, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
BEATRIZ BALENZUELA	Aug 18, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
VIRGINIA BASBAS	Sep 19, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
DAVID BONAR	Sep 19, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
CONCEPTION COLOBONG	Sep 16, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
AGNES DALISAY	Sep 22, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
JOSEFINA DAMOT	Sep 12, 2022	$140.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
JOSEFINA DAMOT	Oct 8, 2022	$22.50	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
JOSEFINA DAMOT	Sep 10, 2022	$10.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MABLE ELMORE	Jul 21, 2022	$327.20	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MABLE ELMORE	Sep 16, 2022	$50.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MABLE ELMORE	Oct 8, 2022	$22.50	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MARIA FE INFANTE	Sep 12, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MARIA FE INFANTE	Oct 8, 2022	$22.50	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
ELENITA JALBUERA	Sep 16, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
GINA KECK	Sep 9, 2022	$213.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
GINA KECK	Aug 17, 2022	$150.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
GINA KECK	Sep 16, 2022	$20.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
IMEE LANDICHO	Sep 16, 2022	$150.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
TRINIDAD LOPEZ	Sep 9, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
TRINIDAD LOPEZ	Oct 9, 2022	$20.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
ERRIE MAESTRO	Aug 8, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
ERRIE MAESTRO	Oct 8, 2022	$22.50	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
PEACHY MAGISTRADO	Aug 8, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
PEACHY MAGISTRADO	Oct 8, 2022	$22.50	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
EDITHA MALANG	Sep 16, 2022	$300.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
EDITHA MALANG	Oct 14, 2022	$80.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
DAISY MALLARE	Oct 6, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
PRECY MIGUEL	Oct 9, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
PRECY MIGUEL	Oct 8, 2022	$22.50	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
TITA MONSES	Sep 16, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MORGAN OGER	Sep 17, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MORGAN OGER	Sep 16, 2022	$20.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
BERT PARUNGAO	Sep 16, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
CERLYN PIZZARO	Sep 16, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
CHARLES PUCHMAYR	Oct 8, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
CHARLES PUCHMAYR	Oct 8, 2022	$22.50	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
LIZA SECRETARIA	Sep 16, 2022	$500.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
VIRGINIA TERRADO	Sep 16, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
MILAGROS UGAY	Sep 16, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
NOLI VARGAS	Sep 13, 2022	$400.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER
EVA LYN DE VERA	Aug 24, 2022	$300.00	COUNCILLOR	VANCOUVER

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