Protecting Our Future

The next four years will set the course for generations. Let's get them right.

WHY MAYOR?

Port Hope is a proud community of champions. Whether it’s heritage, housing, trees, or transparency, life in Port Hope isn’t a spectator’s sport.

In Port Hope, we show up with passion, conviction, and respect.

We want our voices heard. We want our ideas included. We want to control our future.

There's no question that change is coming to Port Hope.

The question is: how will we manage that change before it manages us?

The next four years will set the course for generations.

I'm running to make sure we get them right.

READ MY FULL PLATFORM

AFFORDABLE. ADAPTABLE. ACCESSIBLE.

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AFFORDABLE

Residents shouldn't have to carry nearly $100 million in infrastructure costs alone. I will broaden our tax base by attracting new industry and growing the ones we already have so taxes are shared the way they should be.

02

ADAPTABLE

Port Hope's rural, urban, and hamlet residents are being held back by policies that weren't written for the way they live today. I will modernize Port Hope's policies so they fit the community we are and are becoming, not the community we were.

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ACCESSIBLE

Too many residents feel like the municipal government speaks a different language. I will change that by making information easy to find, plain to understand, and provide direct access for your voice to be heard when on the decisions that matter most.

PROVEN RESULTS

I didn’t join Council to fill a seat. I joined to champion the issues you care about most. Here’s a look at what I did in my first term.

  • Every dollar Council spends comes from you. I take that seriously.

    • The only councillor who voted against saddling residents with the $3.5 million dollar (plus renovations) purchase of 39 Pine St. N.

    • Supported a dedicated 2.6% infrastructure levy to fully fund the Asset Management Plan, ending years of deferred costs being quietly passed to future residents

    • Tied community grants directly to the needs of the residents, making sure the money we donate supports our community’s priorities

  • A community that cannot house its people can’t grow. Housing is where I’ve put most of my energy.

    • Supported the motion affirming housing as a human right, grounding Port Hope's approach in values, not just targets

    • Seconded the motion with Councillor Claire Holloway Wadhwani establishing the Inter-Municipal Taskforce on Innovative Housing Solutions in Northumberland County

    • Contributed to the Taskforce's 2025 housing report that is reshaping housing policy in Port Hope and across Northumberland County

  • Port Hope needs a stronger economic base. I have been working to build one while making sure residents are not left out of the decisions that shape it.

    • Engaged in the federal Impact Assessment process on the Wesleyville nuclear file, raising concerns that no agency was looking out for Port Hope's interests, resulting in a dedicated funding envelope for Port Hope's own independent impact assessments

    • Supported the MOU with OPG to secure Port Hope's seat at the table and resources for independent expertise, while being candid with residents about real questions regarding the project's potential impact on our community's environment and sense of place

    • Helped craft Port Hope’s Economic Development Strategy, shaping the direction of our economic growth through to 2030

  • You deserve to have a say in Council's decisions. Not as an afterthought, but from the start.

    • Drafted the motion commissioning Port Hope's EDI policy, ensuring everyone has the ability to be heard

    • Moved to conduct Port Hope's first ward boundary review in over 25 years, so every resident feels properly represented by Council

    • Introduced the idea of making municipal transit free for students attending Port Hope High School, making travel safe and accessible for all our youth

  • I believe Port Hope can lead on innovation. This term, we started.

    • Co-hosted a nationwide symposium on innovative uses of AI in municipal government, raising over $20,000 for Port Hope to expand technology at the Canton Hub

    • Hosted a multi-discipline housing forum bringing together representatives from socially-minded developers, innovative architects, local builders, and community services to start the conversation about an integrated Public-Private-Philanthropic-Partnership development

    • Co-chaired the Inter-Municipal Taskforce on Innovative Housing Solutions that led to changes in how housing is developed in Port Hope

  • Port Hope's natural beauty is part of who we are. Protecting it requires decisions that outlast any one Council.

    • Advocated to change the design of Walton Street to incorporate trees and an underground stormwater management system into the design

    • Supported subwatershed studies in rural area, ensuring our environment is considered before growth takes place

    • Supported Councillor Claire Holloway Wadhwani in commissioning a Vision Zero road safety strategy