Gayle Martin
Running for a seat on council in the City of 91原创
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Retired, former business owner, 鈥渙ver 50鈥�
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鈥� Have you held office in past? If so, please specify: Yes, as a councillor
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Candidate provided bio: Gayle has lived in 91原创 City for 31+ years. She is the proud mother of her son Greig and a proud grandmother of Emily and Tanner.
Gayle has been an avid volunteer in the community. She is a founding member and past president of Soroptimist International of the 91原创s. She held many roles with the board of directors of the Greater 91原创 Chamber of Commerce including serving two years as president. Gayle is a committed volunteer at the Gateway of Hope where she is also a member of the communitycouncil. She has volunteered for St. Joe鈥檚 soup kitchen and Critter Care Wildlife Society.
Gayle enjoys spending time with her family, boating and camping at their seasonal site at Cultus Lake. She enjoys travelling, reading and biking but being with her grandchildren is the most rewarding. Gayle loves this community and enjoys representing its citizens.
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Phone: 604-534-4896
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鈥� Who is your favourite superhero, and why? My mom, although she is no longer with us she dedicated herself to her children and offered unconditional support, I miss her every day.
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There are 16 candidates running for six councillor seats with the City of 91原创. The following arequestions asked of each candidate hopeful. They were directed to provide a minimum of a Yes, No, or Don鈥檛 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 91原创 do you live in?
Answer: Nicomekl
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2. How many years have you lived in 91原创?
Answer: 31 1/2 years
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3. How many 91原创 City council meetings have you attended in the past year?
Answer: All but one
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4: Should the City be directly funding social housing to reduce homelessness?
Answer: No
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5. Do you support elevated rail over light rapid transit from Surrey to 91原创?
Answer: Yes
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6. Should the City鈥檚 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, presently 91原创 City has one of the highest ratios of police to population in Metro Vancouver.
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8. Do you agree with the growth estimates for 91原创 City in its new Nexus of Community strategic plan?
Answer: Yes.
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9. Should 91原创 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. However, partnerships should be considered. The cost for an arts centre would likely range $20-30 million.
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11. Does 91原创 City need an indoor swimming pool?
Answer: No.
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12. Should 91原创 City lobby for its own urgent care centre?
Answer: No.
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13. Do you think residential property taxes are too high?
Answer: No.
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14. Should the City amalgamate with the Township?
Answer: No.
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15. Should the municipality offer tax breaks, incentives, or rebates to companies looking to set up shop here?
Answer: No.
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16. Is 91原创 City being pushed to grow too fast?
Answer: No.
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17. Should 91原创 City take more direct action to combat the opioid crisis locally?
Answer: Don鈥檛 know.
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18. Should the City encourage the creation of more rental and low-income housing?
Answer: No, 35 per cent of our housing stock is rental.
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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.
