Richmond Chamber of Commerce candidate survey

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2014 Mayor & Council Candidate SurveyIn an attempt to find out where the 2014 Mayoral and Council Candidates stand on important commerce related issues, theRichmond Chamber of Commerce conducted an all candidates survey. Candidates were asked to provide basic information andanswer fifteen Yes/No/Refuse to Answer questions, followed by a few short questions. We thank all candidates for responding in atimely manner and encourage our members and all local businesses and voters to read our survey before casting a ballot onNovember 15th.

REPORT CARD

First Name Last Name: 1 . G e o

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s s e y T u n

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2 . E n g l i s h

l a n g u a g e

s i g n a

g e b y l a w

s ?

3 . P r o p

e r t y t a

x r e b a l a n

c i n g ?

4 . B u s i

n e s s V

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5 . M o b

i l e B u

s i n e s s L

i c e n s e

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6 . I n c r

e a s e D

C C s ?

i . I m p l e

m e n t

C A C s ?

7 . P r o t

e c t a g

r i c u l t u r

a l l a n

d ?

8 . S u p

p o r t f

o r t r a n s

p o r t a

n t i o n

p l a n ?

9 . T e r m

l i m i t s ?

1 0 . R i c h m

o n d p

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r c e ?

1 1 . I n c

r e a s e d

t r a n s p a r e

n c y ?

1 2 . F r a

s e r R i v

e r ' s e c o n

o m i c i

m p o r t

a n c e ?

1 3 . P r o

t e c t i n

d u s t r i a l l a

n d ?

1 4 . E n h a

n c e d a

i r a c c e s

s ?

1 5 . S u p p

o r t t h e r e s o

u r c e e

c o n o m

y ?

Chak Au No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes RTAAdil Awan Yes Yes No N o Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesDan Baxter Yes Yes RTA No Ye s Ye s Ye s No No Ye s RTA Ye s RTA Yes Yes Yes Yes YesJanos Bergman No No No Yes No No RTA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes RTA Yes RTA RTA No RTASal Bhullar Yes Yes No N o No N o Yes No Yes Yes RTA Yes No Yes RTA Yes No YesMalcolm Brodie RTA RTA No No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No RTA No Yes Yes Yes YesDerek Dang Yes No N o No N o No Yes No Yes Yes No N o Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YesJerome Dicke y No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Ye s No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye sLee Gildemeester RTA RTA No No RTA No RTA No No Yes Yes Yes RTA Yes Yes Yes RTA RTAKirby Graeme No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No YesAndy Hobbs No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes YesKen Johnston Yes Yes No RTA No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes RTA Yes RTA Yes Yes RTARichard Lee No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes YesAlexa Loo Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes YesBill McNulty RTA RTA No No No No Ye s No Ye s Ye s RTA No Yes Yes RTA Yes Yes YesLinda McPhail RTA RTA No No No No Ye s No Ye s Ye s No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YesDon Montgomery No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes RTA Yes RTA Yes No Yes No RTALaura Nastasa RTA RTA No RTA No Yes Yes RTA Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesHelen Quan Yes Yes No N o No N o Yes No N o Yes RTA Yes No Yes Yes Yes No YesPatri ck Saunders Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes YesDave Semple Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes NoHarol d Steve s No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes RTA No RTA Yes Yes Yes Yes YesGrace Tsang Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesKristian von Schalburg Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesCliff Wei RTA Yes RTA No Yes Yes Yes RTA No RTA No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No RTAMichael Wolfe No N o No N o No N o Yes Yes Yes Yes No N o No Yes No Yes No NoElsa Wong RTA RTA No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesJun Wuyan Yes Yes RTA Yes Yes Yes RTA No No RTA No Yes Yes Yes Yes RTA Yes Yes

*INCUMBENT CANDIDATE *Refuse To Answer


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Candidate Long Answers

AU, Chak

Seeking: Council

Slate: RICHMOND COMMUNITY COALITION

Current Occupation: Family Therapist

Years residing in Richmond: 24

Do you Presently Work in Richmond? YesDo you currently hold a municipal position? Yes, Councillor for 3 years

www.richmondcommunitycoalition.com

[email protected]

Why are you running for office? (


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AWAN, AdilSeeking: Council

Slate: RENEW RICHMOND

Current Occupation: Pilot


Do you Presently Work in Richmond? Yes

Do you currently hold a municipal position? No

www.renewrichmond.ca

[email protected] are you running for office? (


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BAXTER, Dan

Seeking: Council


Current Occupation: Policy Analyst


Do you Presently Work in Richmond? No



[email protected]



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BERGMAN, Janos Seeking: Council

Slate: No affiliation

Current Occupation: Interpreter




[email protected]



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BHULLAR, Sal

Seeking: Council Slate: RICHMOND COMMUNITY COALITION

Current Occupation: Cranberry Farmer and Air Canada employee





[email protected]



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BRODIE, MalcolmSeeking: Mayor


Current Occupation: Mayor



Do you currently hold a municipal position? Yes, Mayor for 13 years

www.malcolmbrodie.com



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DANG, DerekSeeking: Council

Slate: RICHMOND FIRST

Current Occupation: Property Management



Do you currently hold a municipal position? Yes, Councillor for 17 years

www.richmondfirst.ca



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DICKEY, Jerome

Seeking: Council


Current Occupation: Business Consultant




www.jeromedickey.com

[email protected]



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What experience do you possess that you feel is relevant to serving on Council/ as Mayor? (


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GILDEMEESTER, Lee

Seeking: Council


Current Occupation: Lot Attendant




Metroidragon.blogspot.ca

[email protected]



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GRAEME, Kirby

Seeking: Council


Current Occupation: Community relations Officer for Richmond fire rescue







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HOBBS, AndySeeking: Council


Current Occupation: Retired police officer




www.andyhobbs.ca / www.richmondfirst.ca



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JOHNSTON, Ken


Current Occupation: President, Novex





[email protected]



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LEE, Richard

Seeking: Mayor Slate: RICHMOND REFORM

Current Occupation: Lawyer




www.richmondreform.ca

[email protected]



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LOO, Alexa

Seeking: Council Slate:

Current Occupation: Executive Coach




www.alexaloo.com

[email protected]



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MCNULTY, BillSeeking: Council


Current Occupation: Richmond City Councillor



Do you currently hold a municipal position? Yes, Councillor for 7 terms


[email protected]



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MCPHAIL, LindaSeeking: Council


Current Occupation:





[email protected]



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MONTGOMERY, DonSeeking: Council


Current Occupation: Realtor




donmontgomeryforcitycouncil.blogspot.ca



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NASTASA, Laura

Seeking: Council Slate:

Current Occupation: Communications




www.lauranastasa.ca

[email protected]



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Priority #3:Ensuring that projects clearly meet the needs of various specific user groups, such as seniors and restorativewellness in the Minoru Upgrade project, and are optimized for long-term operating cost minimization to avoidprogramming conflicts and minimize on-going operating costs later including ensuring that new technologyinitiatives and the opportunity to support local businesses and the educational community are consideredthroughout the project lifecycle. It is also important to coordinate projects in a way that maximizes opportunitiesto combine projects, across jurisdictions/departments, to maximum value including providing working groupswith maximum flexibility to test citizen-centric solutions quickly.



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QUAN, Helen


Current Occupation: Small Business Owner





[email protected]



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SAUNDERS, PatrickSeeking: Council


Current Occupation: Consultant




[email protected]



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SEMPLE, DaveSeeking: Council


Current Occupation: General Manager, Community Services



Do you currently hold a municipal position? Yes, General Manager, Community Services for 5years

facebook page: facebook.com/dave.semple.71

[email protected]



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STEVES, HaroldSeeking: Council

Slate: RCA

Current Occupation: I operate a direct mrketing farm business,

Steveston Stock and Seed Farm, est. 1877






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TSNAG, GraceSeeking: Council

Slate: RENEW RICHMOND

Current Occupation: Certified Financial Planner



Do you currently hold a municipal position? Yes, Richmond School Board Trustee, for 9 years

www.renewrichmond.ca

[email protected]



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VON SCHALBURG, Kristian

Seeking: Council


Current Occupation: Research Scientist



Do you currently hold a municipal position? [email protected]



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WEI, Cliff

Seeking: Mayor


Current Occupation: Finance Consulting




www.facebook.com/[email protected]



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WOLFE, Michael

Seeking: Council Slate: RITE RICHMOND

Current Occupation: Public School Teacher




www.riterichmond.ca

[email protected]



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WONG, Elsa

Seeking: Council Slate: RICHMOND FIRST

Current Occupation: Real Estate Consultant





[email protected]



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WUYAN, JunSeeking: Council


Current Occupation: Actor




Blog.sina.com.cn/navysoldier

[email protected]


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Richmond Chamber of Commerce candidate survey