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Should climate change be factored into infrastructure planning? Fraser Valley election candidates answer
We asked Fraser Valley candidates for the 2024 BC Election whether climate change projections should be taken into account when setting infrastructure standards
Grace Kennedy
October 11, 2024
Climate change has made disasters more frequent and more severe—and that has implications for rebuilding damaged buildings and establishing new infrastructure.
In Abbotsford, climate change could make flooding from the Nooksack River more likely, and reduce the efficacy of the Barrowtown Pump Station that the city relies on to keep Sumas Prairie dry.
In places like Lytton, increasingly arid conditions could make debilitating fires more likely as time goes on.
Given the rhetoric surrounding climate change policies from some candidates and parties, we asked all Fraser Valley candidates whether climate change projections should be taken into account when setting building and infrastructure standards.
Unfortunately, many Conservative candidates did not respond to our survey. The valley’s NDP candidates also refused to abide by The Current’s multiple-choice format, which was created in order to force candidates to demonstrate their personal priorities.
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Yes | No |
|---|---|
Dan Grice, Chilliwack North (Independent) | Alex Joehl, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Libertarian) |
Carlos Suarez Rubio, Langley-Walnut Grove (Independent) | |
Karen Long, Langley-Abbotsford (Independent) | |
Amandeep Singh, Abbotsford West (Independent) | |
Melissa Snazell, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Greens) | |
Tim Cooper, Chilliwack North (BC Greens) | |
Jonah Timms, Fraser-Nicola (BC Greens) | |
Pam Alexis, Abbotsford-Mission (BC NDP) | |
Andrew Mercier, Langley-Willowbrook (BC NDP) | |
Sarah Kooner, Abbotsford South (BC NDP) | |
Dan Coulter, Chilliwack North (BC NDP) | |
Kelli Paddon, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake (BC NDP) | |
Megan Dykeman, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC NDP) | |
John Aldag, Langley-Abbotsford (BC NDP) | |
Graeme Hutchison, Abbotsford West (BC NDP) |
Did not answer the question | Did not respond to the questionnaire |
|---|---|
Francyne Joe, Fraser-Nicola (BC NDP) | Bruce Banman, Abbotsford South (BC Conservatives) |
Á’a:líya Warbus, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake (BC Conservatives) | Misty Van Popta, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC Conservatives) |
Heather Maahs, Chilliwack North (BC Conservatives) | Harman Bhangu, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Conservatives) |
Korky Neufeld, Abbotsford West (BC Conservatives) | Reann Gasper, Abbotsford-Mission (BC Conservatives) |
Tony Luck, Fraser-Nicola (BC Conservatives) | |
Jody Toor, Langley-Willowbrook (BC Conservatives) | |
James Davison, Abbotsford South (Independent) | |
Rylee Mac Lean, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC Greens) | |
Petrina Arnason, Langley-Willowbrook (BC Greens) |
You can find the full questionnaire, organized by ridings, below.
We asked candidates from all nine local ridings about five specific topics. You can find answers from all candidates to the other questions here: Bridal Veil Resort or Cascade Skyline? | Sumas flood protections | Transit priorities | Removing land from ALR
Make sure you also check out our election hubs. They include candidate biographies, riding descriptions, videos of all-candidates meetings, and links to news stories. Find them here: Langley | Abbotsford and Mission | Chilliwack and the Eastern Fraser Valley
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