[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":595},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"candidate-harvey-su":21,"parties-all":224,"candidate-neighbours-harvey-su":225,"tracker-harvey-su":331,"votes-harvey-su":594},[4],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":16,"imageAlt":17,"imageCredit":18,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichard-stewart-farewell-coquitlam-council-2026-10-29","Outgoing Mayor Richard Stewart hands the gavel to Craig Hodge at Coquitlam's final council meeting","Stewart wrapped up 18 years in office at the last meeting of the term, warning his successors against zero-percent tax freezes and calling mental health a priority for the new council.","2026-10-29","2026-10-31T09:29:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15],"Mayor","Coquitlam City Council","transition","https:\u002F\u002Fd30791g68t1h2.cloudfront.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F29195514\u002F0utgoing.jpg","Outgoing Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart at his final council meeting","Tri-Cities Dispatch",null,false,{"id":22,"acclamation":19,"ballotNumber":19,"biography":23,"campaignVideo":19,"colour":30,"contentOrigin":31,"currentRole":19,"district":19,"dossier":19,"experience":32,"extension":54,"headline":55,"languages":56,"links":57,"meta":66,"name":67,"neighbourhood":19,"nomination":19,"number":68,"office":69,"palette":19,"party":19,"photos":19,"polled":19,"portrait":70,"priorities":78,"questionnaire":126,"questions":129,"sample":20,"scoreChanges":19,"searched":130,"sections":166,"slug":175,"sources":176,"stem":220,"summary":221,"unaffiliated":20,"updatedAt":134,"updates":222,"withdrawal":19,"__hash__":223},"candidates\u002Felections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharvey-su.json",[24,25,26,27,28,29],"Harvey Su was elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026. The City of Coquitlam's official count gives him 9,968 votes, sixth of the 20 council candidates, and the City's Chief Election Officer declared him elected on October 21, 2026. Matthew Sebastiani, fifth, had 13,480 votes, and Rosalinda Thorleifson, seventh, 9,836. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists him as an independent. The Tri-Cities Dispatch reported that the newcomers to council were Sebastiani, Su, Thorleifson and Benjamin Perry, and Freshet News reported that the four replaced Craig Hodge, Trish Mandewo, Brent Asmundson and Dennis Marsden.","Freshet News reported on April 15, 2026 that he announced his candidacy that day with a \"people-first vision\" of neighbourhoods, the local economy and inclusiveness, that he had lived in Coquitlam since 2007, and that in the 2022 election he won 7,238 votes, 1,464 short of the last council seat. The Dispatch reported in September 2026 that he had run in 2022 and that his campaign emphasized local business and his background in science and business. By his own account, on his campaign site and in the biography he gave VoteMate, he holds a Master of Science from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, worked as a lab manager after his studies and has run a business for more than 20 years; voche.me has not checked these with the universities.","In September 2022 CBC News, Global News and Daily Hive each reported on the West Coast Express Expansion Association and named him as its founder. CBC quoted him at a rally at the Coquitlam Central station on September 10, 2022: \"The West Coast Express started its operation in November 1995. So 27 years has passed, not much has changed.\" Daily Hive reported that he wanted TransLink to extend the morning and evening service by one or two hours and add weekend and holiday trains. The association's own site says he founded it in May 2022.","By his own account, in the Freshet News profile and on his campaign site, he has been president of the Golden Maple Multicultural Society and of the Westwood Plateau Community Association and a director of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, has organized Lunar New Year galas, block parties and a fashion show fundraiser for Freshet News, and in 2023 recommended that the City add Google Translate to its website and accept the Triangle Mastercard for property tax payments, which he says the City adopted. voche.me has not checked these with those bodies or against the City's records. His campaign site lists endorsements that include Patricia Gartland, the former superintendent of School District 43, and Brent Atkinson, a former New Westminster school trustee.","In his answers to the Tri-Cities Dispatch, printed on October 13, 2026, he said Coquitlam needs more housing and a better mix, from apartments and townhomes to co-ops and non-market housing, with transportation, schools, parks and child care to support it. He said he had spent years asking for more West Coast Express service, including a pilot of midday, weekend and holiday trains between Port Coquitlam and Waterfront. He called the 2026 property tax increase of 3.37 per cent reasonable, said the City should find efficiencies before asking taxpayers for more, and said he accepts campaign contributions from people who work in the development industry within BC's financing rules. He said he would not give blanket approval to surveillance cameras without clear safeguards, and that he supports expanding Car 67, which pairs police with mental health workers.","In Freshet News's candidate profile of September 30, 2026 he named infrastructure that keeps pace with growth as his top issue, said he would like to work with First Nations, the Province, UBC and Fraser Health to revitalize Riverview as a centre for mental health treatment, research and education, and said he would like a Coquitlam night market and a performing arts theatre of 500 to 600 seats. Freshet News and the Dispatch reported that the new council is sworn in on November 9, 2026.","blue","editorial",[33,40,47],{"period":34,"title":35,"description":36,"source":37},"2022 to now","Founder, West Coast Express Expansion Association","CBC News, Global News and Daily Hive each named him as the founder of the association in September 2022, when it asked TransLink for more train service. The association's site says he founded it in May 2022 and that it is a non-profit registered under the BC Societies Act.",{"label":38,"url":39},"CBC News · Push for expanded West Coast Express rail services gets support from mayors, politicians, September 10, 2022","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbc.ca\u002Fnews\u002Fcanada\u002Fbritish-columbia\u002Fexpanded-west-coast-express-rail-services-get-support-mayors-politicians-1.6579067",{"period":41,"title":42,"description":43,"source":44},"2022","Candidate for Coquitlam City Council","Freshet News reported that he won 7,238 votes in the 2022 election, 1,464 short of the last council seat. The Dispatch reported that he previously ran in 2022.",{"label":45,"url":46},"Freshet News · Su makes bid for Coquitlam council seat, by Janis Cleugh, April 15, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fsu-makes-bid-for-coquitlam-council-seat\u002F",{"period":48,"title":49,"description":50,"source":51},"By his own account","Business owner; president of the Golden Maple Multicultural Society and the Westwood Plateau Community Association","The Freshet News profile prints his occupation as business owner and, in his own words, his roles as president of the two societies and director of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society. voche.me has not checked these with those bodies.",{"label":52,"url":53},"Freshet News · Harvey Su, Coquitlam city council candidate, September 30, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fharvey-su\u002F","json","Elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026, with 9,968 votes, sixth of 20 council candidates, after finishing ninth in 2022. A business owner who founded the West Coast Express Expansion Association, he ran with no elector organization on infrastructure that keeps pace with growth, more West Coast Express service, more family-sized homes and below-market rentals, attracting family doctors, and a long-term plan for mental health care at Riverview.",[],[58,62],{"label":59,"url":60,"kind":61},"Harvey Su campaign site","https:\u002F\u002Fharveysu.com\u002F","website",{"label":63,"url":64,"kind":65},"Harvey Su campaign platform","https:\u002F\u002Fharveysu.com\u002Fplatform\u002F","document",{},"Harvey Su","","Councillor",{"src":71,"smallSrc":72,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":75,"credit":76,"sourceUrl":60,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharvey-su-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharvey-su-320.webp",640,800,"Harvey Su, from Elect Harvey Su for Coquitlam City Council.","Elect Harvey Su for Coquitlam City Council","50% 30%",[79,85,92,98,103,109,115,121],{"title":80,"summary":81,"details":82,"source":84},"Infrastructure and services that keep pace with growth","In the Freshet News profile he named this as his top issue, and his VoteMate promises start with keeping transportation, roads, parks, recreation and community services in step with new housing and population growth.",[83],"He told the Dispatch that the next council's top priority is to make transportation, schools, parks, public safety and health care keep pace with growth, and that he would have pushed harder on this last term.",{"label":52,"url":53},{"title":86,"summary":87,"details":88,"source":90},"More West Coast Express trains, better buses and SkyTrain connections","His platform promises to advocate for expanded West Coast Express service, improve bus frequency and SkyTrain connections, add bus stops, expand EV charging and support the Fremont Connector. On VoteMate he asks for a pilot of midday, weekend and holiday trains between Port Coquitlam and Waterfront.",[89],"CBC News, Global News and Daily Hive reported in September 2022 that he founded the West Coast Express Expansion Association.",{"label":91,"url":64},"Harvey Su campaign · Platform",{"title":93,"summary":94,"details":95,"source":97},"Gentle density, family-sized homes, below-market rentals and child care","His platform promises to encourage gentle density, build more two- and three-bedroom homes, expand below-market rental housing and support more child care spaces.",[96],"He told the Dispatch that growth with the infrastructure to support it is his position, and that the mix should include co-ops and non-market housing.",{"label":91,"url":64},{"title":99,"summary":100,"details":101,"source":102},"Attract family doctors with waived fees and medical office space","His platform promises to waive business registration fees for new family practices, simplify local licensing, increase medical office space through city planning and explore incentives for doctors who commit to Coquitlam.",[],{"label":91,"url":64},{"title":104,"summary":105,"details":106,"source":108},"Police staffing, Car 67 and prevention","His platform promises to maintain police staffing, improve visibility in neighbourhoods, expand Car 67 and mental health response programs, and support gang prevention and parent education.",[107],"He told Freshet News that Coquitlam is safe and that he supports expanding Car 67 and youth education programs.",{"label":91,"url":64},{"title":110,"summary":111,"details":112,"source":114},"Mental health care and a long-term plan for Riverview","His platform promises to expand community-based mental health services, work with BC Housing and regional partners, support continued service growth at Riverview and explore a long-term vision for research and care there.",[113],"He told Freshet News he would work with First Nations, the Province, UBC and Fraser Health to revitalize Riverview as a centre for treatment, research and education.",{"label":91,"url":64},{"title":116,"summary":117,"details":118,"source":120},"Local business, a night market and a 600-seat theatre","His platform promises shop-local initiatives, more office and employment space, night markets, tourism, creator hubs, more parks and recreation facilities, and a mid-sized performing arts theatre of around 600 seats.",[119],"He told Freshet News he wants municipal fees reasonable and predictable and permitting simpler and faster.",{"label":91,"url":64},{"title":122,"summary":123,"details":124,"source":125},"Trees, EV charging and lower emissions","His platform promises carbon reduction, EV-ready infrastructure, more trees and stronger replanting rules, and less waste. On VoteMate he promises to champion the Urban Forest Management Strategy with attention to mature trees and neighbourhoods with less tree canopy.",[],{"label":91,"url":64},{"status":127,"answers":128},"not-contacted",[],[],[131,137,142,147,152,156,161],{"step":132,"label":133,"date":134,"result":135,"note":136,"url":64},1,"His own campaign website","2026-10-30","found","Read every page in the menu of harveysu.com: home, Platform, Endorsements, Community (a photo page with no text), Media Coverage, Get Involved and Contact, and the WCE link to the association's site. The platform has nine sections of promises. He ran with no elector organization, so there is no party platform.",{"step":138,"label":139,"date":134,"result":140,"note":141},2,"His public social media accounts","unreachable","His VoteMate page links a Facebook page, an Instagram account and a YouTube channel. All three showed a login page or no post text to scripts, so no post was read.",{"step":143,"label":144,"date":134,"result":135,"note":145,"url":146},3,"The City's candidate list and official results","The City's declaration of October 21, 2026 and its results per tabulator give him 9,968 votes, sixth of 20 council candidates, and print no elector organization. The City took its candidate pages down after the vote; the biography he gave is shown on VoteMate.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002FDocumentCenter\u002FView\u002F20767\u002FDeclaration-of-Official-Election-Results",{"step":148,"label":149,"date":134,"result":135,"note":150,"url":151},4,"Candidate questionnaires and all-candidates meetings","Read his answers to the Tri-Cities Dispatch's questions (October 13, 2026), Freshet News's candidate profile (September 30, 2026) and his VoteMate promises. No report of a 2026 all-candidates meeting quoting him was found.","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fcoquitlam-council-candidates-answer-your-questions\u002F",{"step":153,"label":154,"date":134,"result":135,"note":155,"url":46},5,"A name search with Coquitlam and 2026, then with the office and a topic","Found Freshet News's report of his launch on April 15, 2026, the Dispatch's roundup of September 13, 2026, and the CBC, Global News and Daily Hive reports of September 2022 on the West Coast Express Expansion Association. The Tri-City News archive (403) and the Tri-Cities Community TV videos were not used.",{"step":157,"label":158,"date":134,"result":135,"note":159,"url":160},6,"News reports of the result and his first statements","Read Freshet News's and the Dispatch's reports of election night. Neither quotes him; both count him among the four new councillors.","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fhodge-lurbiecki-west-win\u002F",{"step":162,"label":163,"date":134,"result":164,"note":165},7,"The public record of any public role","nothing-found","He has held no public office, so there are no minutes or recorded votes. The City's records of the Google Translate and Triangle Mastercard changes he says he proposed were not searched for; both are written as his own account.",[167],{"id":168,"kicker":169,"title":170,"paragraphs":171,"links":174},"research-status","Research status","What voche.me has checked",[172,173],"Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration, results per tabulator and voting-night release, every page in the menu of his campaign site (home, Platform, Endorsements, Community, Media Coverage, Get Involved, Contact), his VoteMate page, the West Coast Express Expansion Association's site, and reporting by Freshet News, the Tri-Cities Dispatch, CBC News, Global News and Daily Hive.","His campaign's account of his degrees, his business, his community roles and the two ideas it says the City adopted is the campaign's own and was not checked with those bodies or against the City's records. His Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts were not read, because they show only a login page to scripts. The Tri-City News archive on vancouverisawesome.com answers 403 to scripts, so its 2022 profile of him and its reports on the association were not read; the Tri-Cities Community TV interviews are video and were not watched. He has held no public office, so there is no council record to read.",[],"harvey-su",[177,179,182,186,188,189,192,195,198,201,202,203,206,209,211,213,214,217],{"label":178,"url":146,"checkedAt":134},"City of Coquitlam · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026",{"label":180,"url":181,"checkedAt":134},"City of Coquitlam · Results per Tabulator, 2026 General Local Election, October 21, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002FDocumentCenter\u002FView\u002F20771",{"label":183,"url":184,"checkedAt":134,"listOnly":185},"City of Coquitlam · Unofficial Election Results: Coquitlam Mayor, City Councillors and School Trustees, October 17, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002FCivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2066",true,{"label":187,"url":60,"checkedAt":134},"Harvey Su campaign · Elect Harvey Su for Coquitlam City Council (home)",{"label":91,"url":64,"checkedAt":134},{"label":190,"url":191,"checkedAt":134},"Harvey Su campaign · Endorsements","https:\u002F\u002Fharveysu.com\u002Fendorsements\u002F",{"label":193,"url":194,"checkedAt":134},"Harvey Su campaign · Media Coverage","https:\u002F\u002Fharveysu.com\u002Fmedia-coverage\u002F",{"label":196,"url":197,"checkedAt":134},"VoteMate · Harvey Su, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography and promises he gave)","https:\u002F\u002Fvotemate.org\u002Fbc2026\u002Fcandidates\u002F13424?riding=799",{"label":199,"url":200,"checkedAt":134},"West Coast Express Expansion Association · Home","https:\u002F\u002Fwceea.ca\u002F",{"label":45,"url":46,"checkedAt":134},{"label":52,"url":53,"checkedAt":134},{"label":204,"url":205,"checkedAt":134},"Freshet News · Hodge clinches mayor's chair, incumbents re-elected, by Janis Cleugh, October 18, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fhodge-clinches-mayors-seat-incumbents-re-elected\u002F",{"label":207,"url":208,"checkedAt":134},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Three candidates vying to be Coquitlam's next mayor, by Jeremy Shepherd, September 13, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fthree-candidates-vying-to-be-coquitlams-next-mayor\u002F",{"label":210,"url":151,"checkedAt":134},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026",{"label":212,"url":160,"checkedAt":134},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Hodge, Lurbiecki and West win, by Jeremy Shepherd, October 18, 2026",{"label":38,"url":39,"checkedAt":134},{"label":215,"url":216,"checkedAt":134},"Global News · Advocacy group wants expansion of West Coast Express services, September 11, 2022","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fnews\u002F9121741\u002Fadvocacy-group-wants-expansion-of-west-coast-express-services",{"label":218,"url":219,"checkedAt":134},"Daily Hive · Big expansion needed for West Coast Express commuter rail, says advocacy group, by Kenneth Chan, September 13, 2022","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fwest-coast-express-expansion-association-commuter-rail-advocacy-vancouver-fraser-valley","elections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharvey-su","Harvey Su was elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026, with 9,968 votes in the City's official count, declared by the Chief Election Officer on October 21, sixth of 20 candidates for the eight seats. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists him as an independent. The Tri-Cities Dispatch counted him among the four newcomers to council. Freshet News reported that he ran in 2022 and won 7,238 votes, 1,464 short of the last council seat, and that he announced his 2026 campaign on April 15, 2026. CBC News, Global News and Daily Hive named him in September 2022 as the founder of the West Coast Express Expansion Association, a group asking TransLink for more train service. His platform has nine sections, from housing and community safety to transportation, family doctors, the local economy, parks and culture, climate, Riverview and local media. In the Dispatch's questionnaire he called the 2026 property tax increase of 3.37 per cent reasonable, said he accepts contributions from people in the development industry within BC's rules, and said the next council's top job is to make transportation, schools, parks and other services keep pace with growth.",[],"DzbPFtT7JdWM1lo8fZZlJOPM_8wRbe6LpbZL8dhEUUQ",[],[226,236,246,249,258,266,276,286,295,304,312,322],{"slug":227,"name":228,"office":69,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":229,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":230},"benjamin-perry","Benjamin Perry","rose",{"src":231,"smallSrc":232,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":233,"credit":234,"sourceUrl":235,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbenjamin-perry-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbenjamin-perry-320.webp","Benjamin Perry, from Benjamin Perry for Coquitlam 2026.","Benjamin Perry for Coquitlam 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.benjaminperry.ca\u002Fabout-benjamin-perry\u002F",{"slug":237,"name":238,"office":239,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":30,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":240},"candace-knoll","Candace Knoll","School Trustee",{"src":241,"smallSrc":242,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":243,"credit":244,"sourceUrl":245,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcandace-knoll-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcandace-knoll-320.webp","Candace Knoll, from Freshet News.","Freshet News","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fcandace-knoll\u002F",{"slug":247,"name":248,"office":239,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":229,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":19},"chuck-denison","Chuck Denison",{"slug":250,"name":251,"office":13,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":30,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":252},"craig-hodge","Craig 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Djonlic","teal",{"src":271,"smallSrc":272,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":273,"credit":274,"sourceUrl":275,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmatt-djonlic-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmatt-djonlic-320.webp","Matt Djonlic, from Re-Elect Matt Djonlic for Coquitlam City Council.","Re-Elect Matt Djonlic for Coquitlam City Council","https:\u002F\u002Fmattdjonlic.ca\u002F",{"slug":277,"name":278,"office":69,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":279,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":280},"matthew-sebastiani","Matthew Sebastiani","fern",{"src":281,"smallSrc":282,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":283,"credit":284,"sourceUrl":285,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmatthew-sebastiani-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmatthew-sebastiani-320.webp","Matthew Sebastiani, from Matthew Sebastiani for Coquitlam City Council.","Matthew Sebastiani for Coquitlam City Council","https:\u002F\u002Fmatthewsebastiani.ca\u002F",{"slug":287,"name":288,"office":69,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":269,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":289},"robert-mazzarolo","Robert Mazzarolo",{"src":290,"smallSrc":291,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":292,"credit":293,"sourceUrl":294,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frobert-mazzarolo-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frobert-mazzarolo-320.webp","Robert Mazzarolo, from Mazzarolo for City Council.","Mazzarolo for City Council","https:\u002F\u002Frobertmazzarolo.com\u002F",{"slug":296,"name":297,"office":69,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":229,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":298},"rosalinda-thorleifson","Rosalinda Thorleifson",{"src":299,"smallSrc":300,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":301,"credit":302,"sourceUrl":303,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosalinda-thorleifson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosalinda-thorleifson-320.webp","Rosalinda Thorleifson, from Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council.","Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rosalindaforcouncil.ca\u002F",{"slug":305,"name":306,"office":239,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":229,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":307},"rosey-manhas","Rosey Manhas",{"src":308,"smallSrc":309,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":310,"credit":244,"sourceUrl":311,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosey-manhas-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosey-manhas-320.webp","Rosey Manhas, from Freshet News.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Frosey-manhas\u002F",{"slug":313,"name":314,"office":69,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":315,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":316},"steve-kim","Steve Kim","plum",{"src":317,"smallSrc":318,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":319,"credit":320,"sourceUrl":321,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsteve-kim-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsteve-kim-320.webp","Steve Kim, from Re-Elect Steve Kim for Coquitlam Council.","Re-Elect Steve Kim for Coquitlam Council","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stevekim4council.ca\u002F",{"slug":323,"name":324,"office":69,"number":68,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":279,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":325},"teri-towner","Teri Towner",{"src":326,"smallSrc":327,"width":73,"height":74,"alt":328,"credit":329,"sourceUrl":330,"position":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fteri-towner-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fteri-towner-320.webp","Teri Towner, from Teri Towner, Coquitlam City Council 2026.","Teri Towner, Coquitlam City Council 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fteritowner.ca\u002F",{"id":332,"checkedAt":134,"extension":54,"meta":333,"promises":334,"race":591,"slug":175,"stem":592,"__hash__":593},"trackers\u002Felections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fharvey-su.json",{},[335,348,357,366,373,382,391,398,407,416,425,436,445,452,460,468,478,486,496,503,510,518,527,537,544,553,560,569,576,583],{"id":336,"title":337,"pledge":338,"topic":339,"scope":340,"quote":341,"sources":342,"status":346,"evidence":347},"infrastructure-keeps-pace-with-growth","Keep infrastructure and services in step with housing and population growth","On VoteMate his first promise is to ensure that new housing and population growth are supported by transportation, roads, parks, recreation facilities and essential infrastructure. He told Freshet News this is his top issue, and told the Dispatch it is the next council's top priority.","City services","own","Making sure our infrastructure keeps pace with Coquitlam's rapid growth.",[343,344,345],{"label":196,"url":197},{"label":52,"url":53},{"label":210,"url":151},"not-started",[],{"id":349,"title":350,"pledge":351,"topic":352,"scope":340,"sources":353,"status":346,"evidence":356},"encourage-gentle-density-near-transit","Encourage gentle density and more density near rapid transit","His platform, under Affordability and Housing, says he will encourage gentle density housing. On VoteMate he promises a mix of housing options, gentle density where appropriate and greater density near rapid transit.","Housing",[354,355],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":196,"url":197},[],{"id":358,"title":359,"pledge":360,"topic":352,"scope":340,"quote":361,"sources":362,"status":346,"evidence":365},"build-family-sized-homes","Build more family-sized two- and three-bedroom homes","His platform says he will build more family-sized two- and three-bedroom homes. He told the Dispatch the mix should include family-sized units, rentals, co-ops and non-market housing.","Build more family-sized 2 & 3-bedroom homes",[363,364],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":210,"url":151},[],{"id":367,"title":368,"pledge":369,"topic":352,"scope":340,"sources":370,"status":346,"evidence":372},"expand-below-market-rental","Expand below-market rental housing","His platform says he will expand below-market rental housing.",[371],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":374,"title":375,"pledge":376,"topic":377,"scope":340,"sources":378,"status":346,"evidence":381},"support-childcare-spaces","Support more child care spaces","His platform says he will support more childcare spaces. He told the Dispatch that new housing must come with child care and other community services.","Child care",[379,380],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":210,"url":151},[],{"id":383,"title":384,"pledge":385,"topic":386,"scope":340,"quote":387,"sources":388,"status":346,"evidence":390},"attract-family-doctors-fees-licensing","Waive business registration fees and simplify licensing for new family practices","His platform, under Family Doctors and Healthcare Access, says he will waive business registration fees for new family practices, streamline local licensing and setup, and support doctors with administrative solutions.","Health","Waive business registration fees for new family practices",[389],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":392,"title":393,"pledge":394,"topic":386,"scope":340,"sources":395,"status":346,"evidence":397},"medical-office-space-doctor-incentives","Increase medical office space through city planning and explore incentives for doctors","His platform says he will increase medical office space through city planning and explore incentives for students and doctors who commit to Coquitlam. The platform's housing section adds that he will continue attracting family doctors to Coquitlam.",[396],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":399,"title":400,"pledge":401,"topic":402,"scope":340,"sources":403,"status":346,"evidence":406},"police-staffing-neighbourhood-visibility","Maintain police staffing, improve visibility in neighbourhoods and promote safer neighbourhood design","His platform, under Community Safety, says he will maintain adequate police staffing, improve visibility in neighbourhoods and promote safer neighbourhood design. He told Freshet News the City must keep supporting the RCMP, Coquitlam Fire Rescue and emergency services.","Public safety",[404,405],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":52,"url":53},[],{"id":408,"title":409,"pledge":410,"topic":402,"scope":340,"sources":411,"status":346,"evidence":415},"expand-car-67-mental-health-response","Expand Car 67 and mental health response programs","His platform says he will expand Car 67 and mental health response programs. He told the Dispatch and Freshet News that he supports expanding Car 67, which brings police and mental health professionals together for crisis response.",[412,413,414],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":210,"url":151},{"label":52,"url":53},[],{"id":417,"title":418,"pledge":419,"topic":402,"scope":340,"sources":420,"status":346,"evidence":424},"gang-prevention-parent-youth-education","Support gang prevention, parent education and youth prevention programs","His platform says he will support gang prevention and parent education. He told Freshet News that stronger prevention is needed, including youth education programs, and on VoteMate he promises to strengthen youth prevention initiatives.",[421,422,423],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":52,"url":53},{"label":196,"url":197},[],{"id":426,"title":427,"pledge":428,"topic":429,"scope":340,"quote":430,"sources":431,"status":346,"evidence":435},"west-coast-express-pilot-service","Advocate for a pilot of midday, weekend and holiday West Coast Express service","His platform says he will advocate for expanded West Coast Express service. On VoteMate and in his Dispatch answer he asks for a pilot project of midday, weekend and holiday service between Port Coquitlam and Waterfront.","Transportation","Advocate for expanded West Coast Express service",[432,433,434],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":196,"url":197},{"label":210,"url":151},[],{"id":437,"title":438,"pledge":439,"topic":429,"scope":340,"sources":440,"status":346,"evidence":444},"bus-frequency-skytrain-stops-micromobility","Improve bus frequency and SkyTrain connections, add bus stops and support micromobility","His platform says he will improve bus frequency and SkyTrain connections and add more convenient bus stops. On VoteMate and in the Dispatch he adds practical micromobility options.",[441,442,443],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":196,"url":197},{"label":210,"url":151},[],{"id":446,"title":447,"pledge":448,"topic":429,"scope":340,"quote":447,"sources":449,"status":346,"evidence":451},"support-fremont-connector","Support the Fremont Connector","His platform, under Transportation and Connectivity, says he will support the Fremont Connector.",[450],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":453,"title":454,"pledge":455,"topic":429,"scope":340,"sources":456,"status":346,"evidence":459},"walkable-transit-friendly-communities","Support walkable, transit-friendly, lower-emission communities","His platform says he will support walkable, transit-friendly communities and, under Climate Action, encourage walkable, lower-emission communities. He told the Dispatch he wants safer walking and cycling infrastructure.",[457,458],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":210,"url":151},[],{"id":461,"title":462,"pledge":463,"topic":464,"scope":340,"sources":465,"status":346,"evidence":467},"expand-ev-charging","Expand EV charging and EV-ready infrastructure","His platform says he will expand EV charging infrastructure, under Transportation, and expand EV-ready infrastructure, under Climate Action.","Environment",[466],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":469,"title":470,"pledge":471,"topic":472,"scope":340,"sources":473,"status":346,"evidence":477},"shop-local-employment-space-jobs","Support shop-local initiatives, protect and expand employment space, and create jobs close to home","His platform, under Business, Jobs and Local Economy, says he will support shop-local initiatives and expand office and employment space. On VoteMate he promises to protect employment and commercial space and create more jobs close to home; he told Freshet News business areas need adequate parking and transportation access.","Business",[474,475,476],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":196,"url":197},{"label":52,"url":53},[],{"id":479,"title":480,"pledge":481,"topic":472,"scope":340,"sources":482,"status":346,"evidence":485},"reasonable-fees-faster-permitting","Keep municipal fees reasonable and predictable and speed up permitting for business","He told Freshet News he wants to make it easier to start, operate and grow a business, by keeping municipal fees reasonable and predictable and simplifying and speeding up permitting where possible. On VoteMate he promises to streamline City processes.",[483,484],{"label":52,"url":53},{"label":196,"url":197},[],{"id":487,"title":488,"pledge":489,"topic":490,"scope":340,"sources":491,"status":346,"evidence":495},"night-market-community-events","Promote night markets and community events, including a Coquitlam night market","His platform says he will promote night markets and community events. He told Freshet News he would love to see a Coquitlam night market, and on VoteMate he promises to explore one with more evening activity.","Arts and culture",[492,493,494],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":52,"url":53},{"label":196,"url":197},[],{"id":497,"title":498,"pledge":499,"topic":472,"scope":340,"sources":500,"status":346,"evidence":502},"attract-visitors-tourism","Attract visitors and support tourism","His platform says he will attract visitors and support tourism.",[501],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":504,"title":505,"pledge":506,"topic":472,"scope":340,"sources":507,"status":346,"evidence":509},"creator-hubs-innovation-spaces","Support new entrepreneurs and creators and explore creator hubs and innovation spaces","His platform says he will support the next generation of entrepreneurs, creators and small businesses and explore creator hubs and innovation spaces for collaboration, training and networking.",[508],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":511,"title":512,"pledge":513,"topic":514,"scope":340,"sources":515,"status":346,"evidence":517},"expand-parks-recreation-facilities","Expand parks, community centres, recreation facilities and sports and outdoor spaces","His platform, under Parks, Culture and Recreation, says he will expand parks, community centres and recreation facilities and add more sports and outdoor spaces.","Parks and recreation",[516],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":519,"title":520,"pledge":521,"topic":490,"scope":340,"sources":522,"status":346,"evidence":526},"arts-festivals-inclusive-programs","Support arts, festivals, multicultural events and inclusive programs for youth, seniors and families","His platform says he will support arts, festivals and multicultural events and promote inclusive programs for youth, seniors and families. He told Freshet News he would like more film festivals and cultural events, and on VoteMate he promises more cultural programming.",[523,524,525],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":52,"url":53},{"label":196,"url":197},[],{"id":528,"title":529,"pledge":530,"topic":490,"scope":340,"quote":531,"sources":532,"status":346,"evidence":536},"performing-arts-theatre-600-seats","Support a mid-sized performing arts theatre of 500 to 600 seats","His platform says he will support the development of a mid-sized performing arts theatre of around 600 seats. He told Freshet News he supports exploring a theatre of 500 to 600 seats, and his VoteMate promise says the same.","Support the development of a mid-sized performing arts theatre of around 600 seats",[533,534,535],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":52,"url":53},{"label":196,"url":197},[],{"id":538,"title":539,"pledge":540,"topic":464,"scope":340,"sources":541,"status":346,"evidence":543},"carbon-reduction-less-waste","Support carbon reduction and reduce waste","His platform, under Climate Action and Sustainability, says he will support carbon reduction initiatives, reduce waste and promote sustainability.",[542],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":545,"title":546,"pledge":547,"topic":464,"scope":340,"sources":548,"status":346,"evidence":552},"trees-urban-forest-green-spaces","Plant more trees, strengthen replanting rules and protect green spaces","His platform says he will protect and grow parks and green spaces and plant more trees and strengthen replanting policies. On VoteMate he promises to champion the Urban Forest Management Strategy, with attention to healthy mature trees and neighbourhoods with lower tree canopy. He told the Dispatch the City can do more for trees and waterways.",[549,550,551],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":196,"url":197},{"label":210,"url":151},[],{"id":554,"title":555,"pledge":556,"topic":386,"scope":340,"sources":557,"status":346,"evidence":559},"community-mental-health-services","Expand community-based mental health services with BC Housing and regional partners","His platform, under Riverview and Mental Health, says he will expand community-based mental health services, work with BC Housing and regional partners, and promote education, early intervention and awareness.",[558],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":561,"title":562,"pledge":563,"topic":386,"scope":340,"sources":564,"status":346,"evidence":568},"riverview-long-term-research-care","Support service growth at Riverview and a long-term vision for research and care there","His platform says he will support continued service growth at Riverview and explore a long-term vision for research and care. He told Freshet News he would work with First Nations, the Province, UBC, Fraser Health and other partners to revitalize Riverview as a centre for mental health treatment, research, education and support, and told the Dispatch this would need strong partnerships and would not happen overnight.",[565,566,567],{"label":91,"url":64},{"label":52,"url":53},{"label":210,"url":151},[],{"id":570,"title":571,"pledge":572,"topic":339,"scope":340,"sources":573,"status":346,"evidence":575},"support-local-media-city-communication","Support local media and strengthen the City's partnerships with community media","His platform, under Local Media and Community Voice, says he will support local media including Freshet News, TCCTV and the Tri-City Dispatch, strengthen partnerships between the City and community media, and improve access to local news and public information.",[574],{"label":91,"url":64},[],{"id":577,"title":578,"pledge":579,"topic":339,"scope":340,"sources":580,"status":346,"evidence":582},"city-hall-accessible-diverse-communities","Make City Hall more accessible and improve communication with diverse communities","On VoteMate he promises to improve communication with Coquitlam's diverse communities, reduce unnecessary barriers and make municipal services easier for residents and businesses to navigate.",[581],{"label":196,"url":197},[],{"id":584,"title":585,"pledge":586,"topic":587,"scope":340,"sources":588,"status":346,"evidence":590},"efficiencies-before-tax-increases","Find efficiencies and control administrative costs before asking taxpayers for more","He told the Dispatch that the 2026 increase of 3.37 per cent was reasonable, that the City should continually review operations, find efficiencies and control administrative costs before asking taxpayers for more, and that it should grow the commercial tax base and pursue provincial and federal funding.","Taxes and spending",[589],{"label":210,"url":151},[],"councillor","elections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fharvey-su","7KAeEaV3MspR4oeKTZ9BIRfRheUOxUjsoSVk-nqWruY",[],1793466029595]