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Janine Walker
Independent for Penticton Council
Businesses & Jobs
Climate Change, Heat, Fires, & the Environment
Artificial Intelligence & Data Centres
Penticton is not the right location for data centers given it's a tourist destination and is built on a small footprint.
Green Space
We need to encourage our government to properly manage our forests and say no to data centers in our area.
Private Vehicles & Parking
We need to make sure there's parking for businesses and residents. I will not support buildings that don't provide adequate parking or infrastructure changes that take away parking.
Walking & Cycling
Bike lanes need to make sense, not block access to businesses, and they need to be desired by the community with transparent public engagement, not just built because they are partially funded.
Community Centres, Libraries, Parks, and Other Public Spaces
Green Space
We need to encourage our government to properly manage our forests and say no to data centers in our area.
Public Washrooms
We need to provide safe public washrooms. As a downtown business owner I see the need but also see the challenge due to previous attempts to provide them only to see them vandalized.
Sidewalks & Bike Paths
We don't need to spend money on bike lanes when there more pressing issues to address like affordability.
Culture & Events
Housing & Homelessness
Homelessness
Demand provincial action on addiction and homelessness.
Housing Accessibility
Fight to reduce red tape and provide clear transparent fee schedules for contractors and developers.
Property Taxes
Property taxes have increased substantially in the last four years. I will fight to freeze and roll back property taxes.
Human Rights
Local Government, Planning, & Democracy
Artificial Intelligence & Data Centres
Penticton is not the right location for data centers given it's a tourist destination and is built on a small footprint.
Budgeting
I will fight to commission a forensic line-by-line audit-every contract, consultancy, miscellaneous line item. If it doesn't deliver for taxpayers, it gets cut.
Good Governance
The people are the government and we need to restore the power to them. Transparency and public engagement is key.
Mental Health, Drugs, & Addiction
Public Safety & Policing
Roads, Transit, & Getting Around
Private Vehicles & Parking
We need to make sure there's parking for businesses and residents. I will not support buildings that don't provide adequate parking or infrastructure changes that take away parking.
Sidewalks & Bike Paths
We don't need to spend money on bike lanes when there more pressing issues to address like affordability.
Transit Projects
A good transit system is important to many people. We need to make sure there's adequate transit options that connect up and down the valley.
Walking & Cycling
Bike lanes need to make sense, not block access to businesses, and they need to be desired by the community with transparent public engagement, not just built because they are partially funded.
Biography
submitted by the candidate or their team
Thirty-six years in Penticton. Twenty-five of those running a business downtown. The same downtown she's watched council slowly strangle with bad policy and worse priorities. She and her husband raised three daughters here. This isn't a campaign stop for Janine. It's home.
Promises
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Walking & Cycling
Bike lanes need to make sense, not block access to businesses, and they need to be desired by the community with transparent public engagement, not just built because they are partially funded.
Budgeting
I will fight to commission a forensic line-by-line audit-every contract, consultancy, miscellaneous line item. If it doesn't deliver for taxpayers, it gets cut.
Treatment for Addiction
We need to provide local options for people who are ready for treatment and provincial options for those who can no longer make responsible choices for themselves anymore.
Reason for running
submitted by the candidate or their team
Year after year, taxes climb and we're left with the same streets, services, and excuses. As a downtown business owner and homeowner we've paid for every bad decision council made. I need to be a voice of common sense to promote change and transparency..