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Zac de Vries

Independent for District of Saanich Mayor

Please see my full platform on zacdevries.ca/priorities

Housing & Homelessness

Affordability

- Plan housing based on community needs and meaningful engagement with residents and businesses - Build homes for all incomes and stages of life

Property Taxes

- Address the cost of living through responsible taxes, utility fees, and investments that reduce household costs

Everything else

Transportation & Complete Communities

Make it easier to walk, cycle, or take transit and coordinate transportation with growth to keep Saanich moving

Create more walkable and connected neighbourhoods while improving community safety
Improve roads, intersections, and traffic flow for all road users

Biography

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Zac de Vries is a lifelong Saanich resident and two-term Saanich Councillor running for Mayor of Saanich. He brings eight years of local and regional government experience, energy, new ideas, and a record of delivering practical results.

Zac serves as a Director at the Capital Regional District (CRD), working with neighbouring communities on issues like housing, transportation, regional planning and water. He is also Chair of the Capital Region Housing Corporation, guiding efforts to expand affordable rental housing in Saanich and across the region.

Outside of local government, Zac works full-time at the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Food as the Sector Specialist supporting B.C.’s food and beverage processing sector and food security across the province.

Zac and his wife are raising their young daughter in Saanich and are committed to building a strong, affordable, sustainable, and livable community for all of us, and for generations to come.

See Zac de Vries's election promises

Reason for running

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I want Saanich to remain a place where young people can get their start, families can put down roots, and seniors can age in place. Where we can all continue to enjoy the parks, trails, green spaces, rec facilities and services that make Saanich a special place to live.

I love Saanich and I care deeply about everyone who calls it home. I first ran for council because I believed that if we worked together, we could make our community even better. I knew I could contribute, collaborate, and help move important ideas forward.

Over the past eight years, we’ve accomplished a great deal together. We’ve made progress on housing, climate action, transportation, parks, and building a more inclusive community. I’m proud of that work, but I also see the challenges that remain.

Saanich is changing. Families are struggling with affordability, infrastructure needs are growing, and we must continue preparing our community for the future while protecting what makes it special.

That’s why I’m taking the next step in serving our community and running for Mayor.

I believe Saanich’s best days are ahead of us. Together, we can build a community that is more affordable, more livable, more sustainable, and full of opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds.

I hope you’ll join me.

Let’s keep Saanich moving forward, together.