
- Years in West Vancouver
- 35+
- Years on Council
- 10
I am proud that Mayor and Council achieved more in this term than at any point in my service to this community. West Vancouver has been named Canada's best medium-sized city on the Globe & Mail's 2026 Most Livable Cities list, and protecting what earned us that standing is work that we must continue.
About
I have been a West Van resident for more than 35 years and together with my wife, Rebecca Black, live in an Ambleside character home in the Sentinel Hill neighbourhood. Most days you can find us walking our dogs in Ambleside Park or hiking the many trails above the British Properties.
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Top Priorities
Read MoreNew Provincial Housing Legislation
The undersupply of affordable housing and the high cost of housing remain chronic problems. In addressing them the Province has ventured into territory that has historically been the purview of local government.
Read MoreThe Silver Tsunami: West Van's growing seniors population
We have the highest proportion of residents over 65 years old in the Lower Mainland. We've outgrown our current Seniors Centre and need more supports for aging-in-place in West Van.
Read MoreNorth Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
The extraordinary tax burden placed on homeowners for West Van's share of the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is unprecedented and unacceptable.
Vision for West Vancouver
It is our collective responsibility to protect the natural wealth of our forests, parks, streams and coastal foreshore.
Our ocean waterfront setting and forested mountainside backdrop combine to create an incomparable natural landscape that has long stood as the defining image of our community. Within that context, we should be thoughtfully planning for future growth consistent with preservation of our distinctive residential neighbourhoods.
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Accomplishments
Read MoreHousing and land use
I participated in debates on key planning and development projects, supporting Council decisions to move ahead with the initial stages of Cypress Village and key components of the Ambleside Local Area Plan.
Read MoreEnvironment and climate
I advocated for the new position of Senior Manager, Climate Action & Environment in 2022, for West Van's first citizen-led Environment Committee in 2023, and for the District's first Climate Action Strategy in 2024.
Read MoreLegacy Park
In February 2024, I brought forward a motion to protect approximately 2,500 acres of undedicated municipally-owned urban forest as the cornerstone for a new Legacy Park, an initiative among the largest of its kind in North America.