Jay Josh

Council · View Royal

view royal 30 yrs

About

lived in View Royal 30 or more years . Nursing for 30 yrs , Builder for 15 yrs Love view Royal

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.

✓ 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. 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

✓ Prioritize native tree planting in all areas, especially those with low tree cover, higher population densities, and more vulnerable residents. Supportive

Land Use

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

✓ 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!).

✓ Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities. 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

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

✓ 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 believe we do have to keep this planet clean and green to pass it our coming generations . I am grand father after all , I drive electric car also EV bike . less emissions also battery power lawn mover . Do believe we need more park land , more trees .waterfront open access for our elderly and young families could enjoy . As you

Questions for View Royal

What would you do to alleviate the traffic congestion throughout View Royal?

I hear that from most of View Royal community, Since we are small community all that traffic from Langford , Colwood and Victoria and Esqaimalt , We will have to ask for more frequency in buses with help of BC transport Ministry , Maintain bike lanes ,safe and secure , I heard little about EN rail , That will be good asset ,will help a bit , Drop in bucket . One road construction at a time . Also open for suggestions always .Thanx

Have you actively participated in any of the Town's surveys, workshops, etc on the OCP, the Urban Forest Strategy, Climate Action Plan, Active Transportation Plan, Strategic Plan? How important are these subjects to you?

I am appointed member of board of Varience at city of view Royal . Know about city bylaws .Active member of K DS sikh temple exactive comitee member ,Run the temple management jobs , Wedding , Funaral arrangements, looking after there rental properties also maintenance of Temple Have there lunch planning , Arrangements for pickleball team of seniors at JDF .We do have 30 or more members , bookin courts etc , E v bike rider with group . etc

To what degree would you support the recovery of climate-change-related costs from polluters, to lessen the related burden on View Royal taxpayers?

I do call myself green man , Truely believer of man mad messy planet , I do my two bits like driving electric car and bike , Save trees parks .

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