Dana Miller
Running for a seat on council in the City of 91Ô´´
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Owner, Universal Nature, 48
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• Have you held office in past? If so, please specify: No
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Candidate provided bio: 91Ô´´ is my hometown from kindergarten through to high-school graduation, and a return to live and work her in my 20s, and again for courses to complete my university degree a BA in policy studies and political science.
Additionally, I earned a diploma, ITA Certification and completed governance and human rights training. I have 23 years of employment experience in the health and social services sector with vulnerable populations, 30 years volunteer service including in multiple elected policy positions, wherein I researched, wrote and lobbied for my policy that was included in a federal election platform. For learning I travelled to nations across four continents. Most recently I was the primary caregiver, medical representative, and power of attorney for my elderly grandmother who required my advocacy skills navigating systems and services in DVA and Fraser Health Authority.
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• Who is your favourite superhero, and why? Any Canadian superhero.
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There are 16 candidates running for six councillor seats with the City of 91Ô´´. The following arequestions asked of each candidate hopeful. They were directed to provide a minimum of a Yes, No, or Don’t Know answer, and given an option to expand on one answer in print (to a maximum of 100 words per question). They could expand on all questions online, if they wished to do so. The following are their replies.
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Questions and Answers:
1. What neighbourhood of 91Ô´´ do you live in?
Answer: None. Family obligations, as I am executor of an estate, make my residence about 10 minutes outside of 91Ô´´ City.
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2. How many years have you lived in 91Ô´´?
Answer: 16+
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3. How many 91Ô´´ City council meetings have you attended in the past year?
Answer: None. I attended and I have spoken at other City council meetings.
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4: Should the City be directly funding social housing to reduce homelessness?
Answer: Yes.
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5. Do you support elevated rail over light rapid transit from Surrey to 91Ô´´?
Answer: Yes. 91Ô´´ may not receive exactly what it wants in terms of transit, though any increase in moving 91Ô´´ residents, products, and services to and fro is better than exclusion from increased transit and transportation.
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6. Should the City’s industrial area be phased out in favour of residential and commercial development?
Answer: No.
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7. Would you vote to raise taxes to hire more police?
Answer: No.
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8. Do you agree with the growth estimates for 91Ô´´ City in its new Nexus of Community strategic plan?
Answer: Don’t know. Inevitably, 91Ô´´ will grow in population, though uncertain on the specific numerical estimates.
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9. Should 91Ô´´ have its own municipal police force, replacing the RCMP?
Answer: No.
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10. Should the City fund an arts centre?
Answer: No.
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11. Does 91Ô´´ City need an indoor swimming pool?
Answer: Yes.This is probable and may be required as the City grows in population and climate continues to change.
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12. Should 91Ô´´ City lobby for its own urgent care centre?
Answer: Yes.
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13. Do you think residential property taxes are too high?
Answer: Yes.
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14. Should the City amalgamate with the Township?
Answer: Yes.
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15. Should the municipality offer tax breaks, incentives, or rebates to companies looking to set up shop here?
Answer: Yes.
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16. Is 91Ô´´ City being pushed to grow too fast?
Answer: No.
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17. Should 91Ô´´ City take more direct action to combat the opioid crisis locally?
Answer: Yes.
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18. Should the City encourage the creation of more rental and low-income housing?
Answer: Yes.
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19. Should the City taxes be cut by cutting services?
Answer: No.
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20. Should there be a limit to the number of consecutive terms a member of council can serve?
Answer: No.