I am proud to announce that I am running in the upcoming by election on Sept 27th 2025 for a seat on White Rock City Council. Voting is at the White Rock Community Center. Every vote counts! If elected, I will support the issues most important to residents and local businesses, not developers with deep pockets!

Tired of politicians who promise to stick to the official community plan that limits heights, only for them to ignore those limits once elected? The current mayor and the majority on council have pushed for 25 and 30 story towers within our city and along North Bluff, completely in violation of the 2021 Official Community Plan (OCP) that we created last term.

We have a chance to change that through the upcoming by-election on September 27th. If we elect two more city councillors that honour their promises and their fiduciary duty to vote for what the voters of this city want, then your voices can be heard and we can push back on all this excessive development such as the 25 storey City Hub that was proposed at Russell and Johnston!

Vote for Scott Kristjanson. As a member of city council from 2018-2022, I kept all my election promises including making a successful motion that reduced maximum heights from 24 stories down to 12 based on three years of public consultation by our Council. I supported local businesses, the arts, and active living by supporting the new pickleball courts, and advocated for investing in our infrastructure such the need for a new ice plant at the Curling Rink.

During my last term as your White Rock city councillor:

• Successfully moved to change the maximum heights to align with what residents asked for: to lower maximum heights and densities within uptown from a maximum of 24 stories down to 12 stories maximum.
• Supported Marine Drive Businesses allowing them to serve customers on extended patios that reached out to the North Lane of Marine Drive, at a time when the province prevented them from serving customers inside during covid.
• Voted for Clean and safe Drinking Water
• Moved to reduce taxes and $29M of $80M White Rock tax dollars did not get spent last year. The rest of the council opposed reducing taxes.

My priorities continue to be:

• Moratorium on more high rise development
• Scrub the City Hub – a proposed 30 story high rise with millions paid by city taxes
• Clean safe drinking water
• Protect the environment, sea, and tree canopy
• Support for indoor pickleball courts during winter and a new ice plant for the curling rink.
• Address long waits for building single family homes and permit process for business Focus on infrastructure and city improvements that enhance our community.
• Retain all existing older affordable homes and focus on housing affordability
• Reduce taxes for businesses and homeowners. We pay 30% more taxes than Surrey and receive less services. That’s not right!
• Clean up and enhance Marine Drive to make it more welcoming for families and tourists and a better draw for local businesses
• Add a wharf to the pier as a place for families to rent boats, kayaks, swim and play
• Improved beach access for those with mobility issues
• Restore Shuttle Service to the beach to support local businesses and residents