Sharon Thompson
Mayor · West Vancouver (District of)
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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.
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Support electrification of new buildings.
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Incentivize electric heat pumps and air filtration systems.
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Incentivize renewable energy, battery storage, and smart-grid technologies in new and existing buildings to improve energy security.
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Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings.
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Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events.
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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.
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Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources.
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Pursue available legal options to recover a fair share of the climate costs facing our community from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters.
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Collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in the stewardship of the land, air, and water, and work towards reconciliation.
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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.
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Protect and restore ecosystems, which are essential to human survival, health, and economic well-being.
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Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater.
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Land Use
We envision vibrant, walkable communities that protect nature and improve food security.
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Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit.
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Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience.
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Transport
Connecting neighbourhoods through public transit and active transportation networks will cut pollution, improve public health, and make our communities more affordable (and fun!).
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Deliver reliable, frequent, affordable local transit.
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Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities.
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Build bike and roll networks that are safe for everyone.
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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.
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Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables from disposal.
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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 West Vancouver (District of)
West Vancouver is vulnerable to many climate-related risks (e.g., intense rainfall, flooding, sea level rise, wildfire, wildfire smoke, and extreme heat events). How will you address these risks to increase our community’s resilience?
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Woodfibre LNG is planning to double or triple in size, which will increase the number of LNG carriers transiting past West Vancouver and anchoring in English Bay. What actions will you take to ensure the safety of West Vancouver residents?
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Campaign contributions
Public records from Elections BC — 52 contributions totalling $33,550.00.
2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS
27 contributions · $20,050.00
| Contributor | Date | Amount | Office | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID AYRISS | Jun 17, 2022 | $350.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| PATRICIA BOLTON | Sep 26, 2022 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| ROBERT BRYANT | Jun 13, 2022 | $1,200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| ROBERT CHATWORTH-MUSTERS | Jun 9, 2022 | $300.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| JIAONA CHEN | Oct 1, 2022 | $200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| NEIL CHRYSTAL | Jun 22, 2022 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| TIM DUHOLKE | Jun 4, 2022 | $100.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| STAN FULLER | Jun 20, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| ANGUS GUNN | Oct 1, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| GRAHAM HARRIS | Jun 5, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| KAREN HARRIS | Jun 5, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| JENNIFER HEFFEL | Sep 7, 2022 | $600.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| ANNE MARIE KAINS | Jul 23, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| PETER KAINS | Jul 23, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| HARALD LUDWIG | Sep 3, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| ROBERT MACKAY-DUNN | Jul 14, 2022 | $750.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| GRAHAM MCISAAC | Jun 5, 2022 | $250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| DEBRA MILLIKEN | Sep 17, 2022 | $250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| JANICE O'SULLLIVAN | Jul 10, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| LINDA PROC | Sep 20, 2022 | $200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| RAYMOND RICHARDS | Jun 7, 2022 | $250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| IAN ROZIER | Jul 23, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| TIM STANLEY | Jun 23, 2022 | $250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| JULIE SZABO | Jun 28, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| TIMOTHY WEBB | Jun 5, 2022 | $1,250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| JOHN WINDSOR | Jul 9, 2022 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| JOHN WINDSOR | Sep 2, 2022 | $100.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
2018 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS
25 contributions · $13,500.00
| Contributor | Date | Amount | Office | Jurisdiction |
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| JAMES ALLARD | Oct 11, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| LINDA ANNABLE | Oct 10, 2018 | $250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| MARK COLEMAN | Oct 9, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| ROBERT CROSS | Oct 8, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| TIMOTHY DUHOLKE | Sep 6, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| FIONA DUNCANSON | Sep 9, 2018 | $1,200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| EVELYN FRIESEN | Oct 12, 2018 | $250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| YURI FULMER | Sep 10, 2018 | $1,200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| KATHLEEN GLYNN-MORRIS | Oct 15, 2018 | $100.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| DEREK GODINHO | Sep 19, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| PAM GOLDSMITH-JONES | Sep 10, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| ANGELA JOYCE | Sep 17, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| DEREK ROSS LEE | Oct 5, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| BARBARA LUNTER | Sep 7, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| DONALD R MILLIKEN | Sep 5, 2018 | $1,200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| BEVERLY MUENCH | Oct 14, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| WENDI PITT-BROOKE | Sep 21, 2018 | $1,000.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| H CHRISTOPHER SCHULTZE | Oct 1, 2018 | $100.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| EILEEN SENTLA | Sep 9, 2018 | $200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| SHARON THOMPSON | Oct 2, 2018 | $1,200.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| SHARON THOMPSON | Aug 7, 2018 | $50.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| CATHERINE TILBY | Sep 6, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| MICHAEL UPWARD | Oct 4, 2018 | $250.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| DEBRA WINDJACK | Oct 3, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
| PAUL ZALESKY | Oct 9, 2018 | $500.00 | COUNCILLOR | WEST VANCOUVER |
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