Over the weekend, we had a driveway community meeting in Walker Lakes about the state of their streets. This is the same neighbourhood where I heard a disproportionate amount of feedback at the doors on the campaign trail over the summer time about the lack of services in cul-de-sacs and residential streets. These folks are not alone. And the stories go on and on and on.

Community road safety walk in Summerside neighbourhood on December 11, 2021.

We made it through this Council's very first statutory public hearing on Tuesday. It started at 1:30pm and ended at 10pm. We approved nearly every zoning bylaw change to increase density and implement our vision for diverse housing options and the City Plan. We heard from various voices - developers, residents, local schools, and asked lots and lots of questions.

Over 7,400 votes. WE DID IT!

We've made history together!

I am honoured to be your councillor-elect for Ward Karhiio.

Running for city council I have had the pleasure of talking to a diversity of people across Ward Karhiio and the entirety of Edmonton. I love hearing everyone’s thoughts on what they would like the future of this city to look like, and really value the variety of points of view I hear.

Submitted to the Mill Woods Mosaic and reposted as a blog.

The stakes are incredibly high for this upcoming 2021 municipal election. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic I am meeting more and more residents in Mill Woods (and across Edmonton) who are facing economic hardships — some for the first time in their lives.

As candidates, you get a lot of surveys, requests for meetings, and forums. To date, our team has completed more than thirty  surveys and fulfilled a number of commitments for meetings and forums, which offer opportunities to build bridges with different organizations, ask questions, and sometimes, engage in a dialogue.

On Friday, September 24, 2021, Don Iveson released a series of Open Transition Memos in advance of finishing his term as Mayor. I appreciate this act of transparency; many outgoing mayors would not have released these sorts of details publicly.

How do we create the conditions for economic prosperity that provide wealth for all Edmontonians? That will be one of the most important considerations for our new City Council as we recover and rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic.

I bike through the familiar streets of the downtown core, where I’ve spent years volunteering and working in the urban wellness space. My heart is heavy with the news of the Kamloops mass grave of 215 children that was uncovered a couple of weeks ago.

In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin ignited protests against the long-standing and far-reaching issues of racism in policing and the resulting police brutality against people of colour.

To get to know the people who live, work, and play in Ward Karhiio, I have been having virtual community conversations with constituents, spending time exploring the Ward, and engaging with business owners.

Edmonton is a great city, and I am proud to call it home, but it saddens me to know that people experience inequity here every single day. I often reflect on the unjust experiences that have been shared with me, that I have witnessed, and that I have personally lived through.

When most of us think of public health these days, the daily Hinshaw report on the status of the pandemic in our province and city, and the rollout plan for vaccinations come to mind right away. But for me, public health is much more than our current crisis.

In my work experience, I have had many opportunities to lead people-based processes. One that has left a deep impression on me is the Recover project that I worked on at the City of Edmonton.

I’m running for you. 2021 is an unprecedented year. It will be a year full of uncertainty. Suddenly, “pandemic”, “systemic racism”, “public health”, “social inequity”, and “flatten the curve” have all become common household terms