[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":589},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"candidate-rosalinda-thorleifson":21,"parties-all":196,"candidate-neighbours-rosalinda-thorleifson":197,"tracker-rosalinda-thorleifson":303,"votes-rosalinda-thorleifson":588},[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":29,"contentOrigin":30,"currentRole":19,"district":19,"dossier":19,"experience":31,"extension":45,"headline":46,"languages":47,"links":48,"meta":53,"name":54,"neighbourhood":19,"nomination":19,"number":55,"office":56,"palette":19,"party":19,"photos":19,"polled":19,"portrait":57,"priorities":65,"questionnaire":116,"questions":119,"sample":20,"scoreChanges":19,"searched":120,"sections":156,"slug":165,"sources":166,"stem":192,"summary":193,"unaffiliated":20,"updatedAt":124,"updates":194,"withdrawal":19,"__hash__":195},"candidates\u002Felections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosalinda-thorleifson.json",[24,25,26,27,28],"Rosalinda Thorleifson was elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026. The City of Coquitlam's official count gives her 9,836 votes, seventh of the 20 council candidates, and the City's Chief Election Officer declared her elected on October 21, 2026. Harvey Su, sixth, had 9,968 votes, and Benjamin Perry, eighth, 9,604. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists her as an independent. The Tri-Cities Dispatch reported that the newcomers to council were Matthew Sebastiani, Su, Thorleifson and Perry, and Freshet News reported that the four replaced Craig Hodge, Trish Mandewo, Brent Asmundson and Dennis Marsden.","The Dispatch reported on August 19, 2026 that she announced her independent campaign on Friday, August 14, promising to manage the city's growth while attracting jobs and keeping infrastructure and services in step. It reported that she is a lifelong Coquitlam resident, that her professional background is in marketing and business growth with large companies and Canadian technology startups, that her family operated a small business in Coquitlam for nearly three decades, and that, according to her campaign, she has been president of her strata council. Freshet News reported on August 17 that she would lobby for more two- and three-bedroom homes, support small business and create jobs around the Millennium Line and in industrial areas. By her own account, on VoteMate, she holds a Bachelor of Communications from Simon Fraser University and her most recent job was marketing manager for North America at WISI America; voche.me has not checked these with the university or the company.","The Dispatch quoted her launch statement: \"Now I want to bring that same drive to city hall: affordability people can actually feel, the right mix of housing so residents can keep a high quality of life, and a local economy that brings good, well-paying jobs close to home.\" The Dispatch reported that her Coquitlam Works proposal would recruit employers to areas near SkyTrain stations and to industrial areas such as United Boulevard, that she wants a fast-track permitting stream modelled on Surrey and Toronto, and that she would advocate against provincial funding cuts to shelter and outreach services that she argues have shifted costs onto property taxpayers.","In her answers to the Dispatch, printed on October 13, 2026, she said she had lived in Coquitlam for 40 years and that the city is getting large homes most people cannot afford and small condos with a poor quality of life. She said council's minimum bedroom size of 86 square feet is far too low and that she would be a voice to raise it. She named roads and parking as the biggest transportation problem, said the City should widen roads, add connectors and shared parking, and press TransLink for more bus stops and more frequent service. She said she had accepted no campaign contributions from developers, that the 3.37 per cent tax increase was too high for people already struggling with the cost of living, and that she would work to reduce tax increases as much as possible. She said she does not support Flock or Axon surveillance cameras, and cited a City report that counted $37.6 million in costs downloaded onto Coquitlam from 2021 to 2024.","Her platform's fourth section, Canadian Technology, Canadian Control, asks for a Coquitlam data residency policy modelled on Toronto's and for City technology contracts to favour BC and Canadian companies. Its fifth section asks the Province for wildfire prevention funding and proposes fire-resistant trees such as aspens in wildfire buffer zones, stewardship of Pinecone Burke Park, and keeping data centres away from the city's drinking water supply. Freshet News and the Dispatch reported that the new council is sworn in on November 9, 2026.","rose","editorial",[32,39],{"period":33,"title":34,"description":35,"source":36},"By her own account","Marketing manager, North America, WISI America","On VoteMate she wrote that this was her most recent role, after more than 15 years in marketing and growth leadership at large companies and Canadian technology startups. The Dispatch reported her background in marketing and business growth as her campaign described it. voche.me has not checked this with the company.",{"label":37,"url":38},"VoteMate · Rosalinda Thorleifson, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography and platform she gave)","https:\u002F\u002Fvotemate.org\u002Fbc2026\u002Fcandidates\u002F13616?riding=799",{"period":33,"title":40,"description":41,"source":42},"President of her strata council","The Dispatch reported that, according to her campaign, she has served as president of her strata council, with budgeting, infrastructure planning and long-term reserve planning.",{"label":43,"url":44},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fthorleifson-coquitlam-election-2026\u002F","json","Elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026, with 9,836 votes, seventh of 20 council candidates. A marketing manager who grew up in Coquitlam, she ran with no elector organization on larger two- and three-bedroom homes, a fast-track permit stream, recruiting employers near SkyTrain and on United Boulevard, keeping City data in Canada, wildfire buffer zones and a council that consults residents before it decides.",[],[49],{"label":50,"url":51,"kind":52},"Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign site","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rosalindaforcouncil.ca\u002F","website",{},"Rosalinda Thorleifson","","Councillor",{"src":58,"smallSrc":59,"width":60,"height":61,"alt":62,"credit":63,"sourceUrl":51,"position":64},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosalinda-thorleifson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosalinda-thorleifson-320.webp",640,800,"Rosalinda Thorleifson, from Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council.","Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council","50% 30%",[66,72,78,83,89,94,100,105,111],{"title":67,"summary":68,"details":69,"source":70},"Larger two- and three-bedroom homes and a higher minimum bedroom size","Her platform's first section, Community Built for Living, promises to advocate for more two- and three-bedroom homes in every development with larger bedrooms, and co-op and non-market housing in every neighbourhood. She told the Dispatch the City's 86 square foot minimum bedroom is far too low and she would be a voice to raise it.",[],{"label":71,"url":51},"Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about)",{"title":73,"summary":74,"details":75,"source":77},"Parks, schools, health care and community spaces that match growth","Her platform promises to hold firm to commitments for parks, health care, schools and community spaces as the city grows, and the Dispatch reported that keeping infrastructure and services in step with growth was the theme of her launch.",[76],"She told the Dispatch that core infrastructure such as roads and parking should be council's daily focus.",{"label":43,"url":44},{"title":79,"summary":80,"details":81,"source":82},"A fast-track permit stream and plain-language budgets","Her platform's Smart Investments in Growth section promises a fast-track permit stream modelled on Surrey and Toronto, plain-language budgets, multi-storey buildings on industrial land and flood protection funding for United Boulevard.",[],{"label":71,"url":51},{"title":84,"summary":85,"details":86,"source":88},"Coquitlam Works: recruit employers near SkyTrain and on United Boulevard","Her platform promises a dedicated economic development team to recruit employers, office space near every SkyTrain station, an Economic Development Strategy with targets and timelines, and direct outreach to engineering, clean energy and technology firms, to ease the property tax burden.",[87],"The Dispatch reported that the proposal aims to diversify the city's economy and ease pressure on residential property taxes.",{"label":71,"url":51},{"title":90,"summary":91,"details":92,"source":93},"Canadian technology, Canadian control","Her platform promises a Coquitlam data residency policy modelled on Toronto's, City technology contracts that favour BC and Canadian companies first, and pressure on the Province and the federal government to protect Canadian data.",[],{"label":71,"url":51},{"title":95,"summary":96,"details":97,"source":99},"Green spaces, wildfire buffers and drinking water","Her platform promises to push the Province for wildfire prevention funding, plant fire-resistant trees in buffer zones, steward Pinecone Burke Park, protect the tree canopy, fix stormwater, creeks and contaminated sites, and keep data centres away from the drinking water supply.",[98],"She told the Dispatch the City should tighten how many trees can be cut and raise the fines for removing older trees.",{"label":71,"url":51},{"title":101,"summary":102,"details":103,"source":104},"Street lighting, safer streets and mental health response with police","Her platform promises better street lighting near parks, trails and transit stops, safer sidewalks and roads, outreach and mental health response paired with policing, and bylaw officers against vandalism and harassment.",[],{"label":71,"url":51},{"title":106,"summary":107,"details":108,"source":110},"Provincial funding for shelters, mental health and family doctors","Her platform promises to press the Province for funding that matches Coquitlam's needs, mental health services, a mix of low-barrier and high-barrier shelters, and an expansion of BC's internationally trained doctor program to Coquitlam.",[109],"The Dispatch reported that she would advocate against provincial cuts to shelter and outreach services that she argues have shifted costs onto property taxpayers.",{"label":43,"url":44},{"title":112,"summary":113,"details":114,"source":115},"A council that consults residents before it decides","Her platform's last two sections promise to bring residents into decisions early, keep her decisions and donors open to the public, give public notice and consultation before major street changes, better bus service where SkyTrain does not reach, and shared parking in dense neighbourhoods.",[],{"label":71,"url":51},{"status":117,"answers":118},"not-contacted",[],[],[121,127,132,137,142,146,151],{"step":122,"label":123,"date":124,"result":125,"note":126,"url":51},1,"Her own campaign website","2026-10-30","found","Read rosalindaforcouncil.ca, a single page whose menu links to its sections: the platform of nine numbered parts, the about section (Why I'm Ready), Volunteer and Donate. She ran with no elector organization, so there is no party platform.",{"step":128,"label":129,"date":124,"result":130,"note":131},2,"Her public social media accounts","unreachable","Her VoteMate page links a Facebook page and an Instagram account. Both showed a login page to scripts, so no post was read.",{"step":133,"label":134,"date":124,"result":125,"note":135,"url":136},3,"The City's candidate list and official results","The City's declaration of October 21, 2026 and its results per tabulator give her 9,836 votes, seventh of 20 council candidates, and print no elector organization. The City took its candidate pages down after the vote; the biography she gave is shown on VoteMate.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002FDocumentCenter\u002FView\u002F20767\u002FDeclaration-of-Official-Election-Results",{"step":138,"label":139,"date":124,"result":125,"note":140,"url":141},4,"Candidate questionnaires and all-candidates meetings","Read her answers to the Tri-Cities Dispatch's questions (October 13, 2026) and her VoteMate platform. Freshet News's Candidates section has no profile of her. No report of a 2026 all-candidates meeting quoting her was found.","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fcoquitlam-council-candidates-answer-your-questions\u002F",{"step":143,"label":144,"date":124,"result":125,"note":145,"url":44},5,"A name search with Coquitlam and 2026, then with the office and a topic","Found Freshet News's report of August 17, 2026 and the Dispatch's report of August 19, 2026 on her launch, and the Dispatch's roundup of September 13, 2026. No earlier reporting that names her was found.",{"step":147,"label":148,"date":124,"result":125,"note":149,"url":150},6,"News reports of the result and her first statements","Read Freshet News's and the Dispatch's reports of election night. Neither quotes her; both count her among the four new councillors.","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fhodge-lurbiecki-west-win\u002F",{"step":152,"label":153,"date":124,"result":154,"note":155},7,"The public record of any public role","nothing-found","She has held no public office, so there are no minutes or recorded votes.",[157],{"id":158,"kicker":159,"title":160,"paragraphs":161,"links":164},"research-status","Research status","What voche.me has checked",[162,163],"Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration, results per tabulator and voting-night release, her campaign site (one page holding the platform, the about section and the volunteer and donate sections), her VoteMate page, and reporting by Freshet News and the Tri-Cities Dispatch.","Her campaign's account of her degree, her jobs, her family's business and her strata council role is the campaign's own and was not checked with the university, the companies or the strata. Her Facebook and Instagram accounts were not read, because both show only a login page to scripts. Freshet News published no candidate profile for her in its Candidates section. She has held no public office, so there is no council record to read.",[],"rosalinda-thorleifson",[167,169,172,176,177,178,181,182,185,187,189],{"label":168,"url":136,"checkedAt":124},"City of Coquitlam · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026",{"label":170,"url":171,"checkedAt":124},"City of Coquitlam · Results per Tabulator, 2026 General Local Election, October 21, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002FDocumentCenter\u002FView\u002F20771",{"label":173,"url":174,"checkedAt":124,"listOnly":175},"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":71,"url":51,"checkedAt":124},{"label":37,"url":38,"checkedAt":124},{"label":179,"url":180,"checkedAt":124},"Freshet News · Thorleifson sets sights on Coquitlam council, by Janis Cleugh, August 17, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fthorleifson-sets-sights-on-coquitlam-council\u002F",{"label":43,"url":44,"checkedAt":124},{"label":183,"url":184,"checkedAt":124},"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":186,"url":141,"checkedAt":124},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026",{"label":188,"url":150,"checkedAt":124},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Hodge, Lurbiecki and West win, by Jeremy Shepherd, October 18, 2026",{"label":190,"url":191,"checkedAt":124},"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","elections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frosalinda-thorleifson","Rosalinda Thorleifson was elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026, with 9,836 votes in the City's official count, declared by the Chief Election Officer on October 21, seventh of 20 candidates for the eight seats. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists her as an independent. The Tri-Cities Dispatch counted her among the four newcomers to council. Freshet News and the Dispatch reported that she announced her campaign on August 14, 2026, that she grew up in Coquitlam, and that her career is in marketing and business growth. Her platform has nine sections: more two- and three-bedroom homes with larger bedrooms, a fast-track permit stream, a Coquitlam Works plan to recruit employers, a data residency policy, green spaces and wildfire buffers, street lighting and safety, provincial funding for shelters and mental health, a council that listens, and consultation before street changes. In the Dispatch's questionnaire she said the 2026 tax increase of 3.37 per cent was too high for people struggling with costs, that she had accepted no contributions from developers, and that she would raise the City's minimum bedroom size of 86 square feet.",[],"lY5vhX_zlJXoga5eDhfYDl9j5kz6fPRQc9ruZ9MttPw",[],[198,207,218,221,230,238,247,257,267,276,284,294],{"slug":199,"name":200,"office":56,"number":55,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":29,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":201},"benjamin-perry","Benjamin Perry",{"src":202,"smallSrc":203,"width":60,"height":61,"alt":204,"credit":205,"sourceUrl":206,"position":64},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbenjamin-perry-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbenjamin-perry-320.webp","Benjamin Perry, from Benjamin Perry for Coquitlam 2026.","Benjamin Perry for Coquitlam 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She told the Dispatch that council's 86 square foot minimum bedroom is far too low and that she would be a voice on council to raise those minimums. Freshet News reported the pledge for more two- and three-bedroom homes at her launch.","Housing","own","Advocate for more 2 and 3 bedroom homes in every development, with larger bedrooms",[315,316,317],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},{"label":179,"url":180},"not-started",[],{"id":321,"title":322,"pledge":323,"topic":311,"scope":312,"sources":324,"status":318,"evidence":327},"coop-non-market-housing-every-neighbourhood","Build co-op and non-market housing into how every neighbourhood grows","Her platform says she will build co-op and non-market housing options into how every neighbourhood grows. She told the Dispatch the city needs more non-market housing throughout the city and more shelter space.",[325,326],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":329,"title":330,"pledge":331,"topic":332,"scope":312,"sources":333,"status":318,"evidence":336},"parks-schools-health-spaces-match-growth","Hold firm to commitments for parks, health care, schools and community spaces as the city grows","Her platform says she will hold firm to commitments for parks, healthcare, schools and community spaces to match growth. The Dispatch reported at her launch that her platform calls for schools, parks and other community services to keep pace with population growth.","Community facilities",[334,335],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},[],{"id":338,"title":339,"pledge":340,"topic":332,"scope":312,"sources":341,"status":318,"evidence":343},"easier-to-book-city-space-teach-classes","Make it easier for residents to book City space and teach classes","Her platform, under Community Built for Living, says she will make it easier for residents to book space, teach classes and add to what is already available.",[342],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":345,"title":346,"pledge":347,"topic":348,"scope":312,"quote":349,"sources":350,"status":318,"evidence":354},"fast-track-permit-stream-small-business","A fast-track permit stream modelled on Surrey and Toronto, and less red tape for small business","Her platform, under Smart Investments in Growth, says she will push for a fast-track permit stream, proven in Surrey and Toronto, without cutting standards, cut red tape and champion small businesses. The Dispatch and Freshet News reported the pledge at her launch.","Business","Push for a fast-track permit stream, proven in Surrey and Toronto without cutting standards",[351,352,353],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},{"label":179,"url":180},[],{"id":356,"title":357,"pledge":358,"topic":359,"scope":312,"sources":360,"status":318,"evidence":362},"plain-language-budgets","Communicate clearly with plain-language budgets","Her platform says she will communicate clearly with plain-language budgets.","Taxes and spending",[361],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":364,"title":365,"pledge":366,"topic":348,"scope":312,"sources":367,"status":318,"evidence":369},"multi-storey-buildings-industrial-land","Allow modernized multi-storey buildings on industrial-zoned land","Her platform says she will allow modernized multi-storey buildings on industrial-zoned land to make room for the jobs the city is recruiting.",[368],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":371,"title":372,"pledge":373,"topic":374,"scope":312,"sources":375,"status":318,"evidence":377},"flood-protection-united-boulevard","Push council and senior governments to fund flood protection for United Boulevard","Her platform says she will push council and senior governments to fund the flood protection that United Boulevard's jobs need.","Environment",[376],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":379,"title":380,"pledge":381,"topic":382,"scope":312,"sources":383,"status":318,"evidence":386},"core-infrastructure-roads-parking-focus","Make core infrastructure such as roads and parking council's daily focus","She told the Dispatch that core infrastructure like roads and parking should be council's daily focus next term. Her platform says she will invest in the community infrastructure that helps people and businesses thrive.","City services",[384,385],{"label":186,"url":141},{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":388,"title":389,"pledge":390,"topic":348,"scope":312,"sources":391,"status":318,"evidence":394},"economic-development-team-recruit-employers","A dedicated economic development team to recruit employers directly","Her platform, under Coquitlam Works, says she will give economic development its own dedicated team to recruit employers directly. The Dispatch reported that the proposal would recruit employers to areas near SkyTrain stations and industrial areas such as United Boulevard.",[392,393],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},[],{"id":396,"title":397,"pledge":398,"topic":348,"scope":312,"sources":399,"status":318,"evidence":401},"office-space-near-every-skytrain-station","Hold developers to office space near every SkyTrain station","Her platform says she will hold developers to consistent office space near every SkyTrain station.",[400],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":403,"title":404,"pledge":405,"topic":348,"scope":312,"sources":406,"status":318,"evidence":408},"economic-strategy-targets-timelines","Set clear targets, sectors and timelines in the City's Economic Development Strategy","Her platform says she will push the City's Economic Development Strategy to set clear targets, sectors and timelines so residents can track progress.",[407],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":410,"title":411,"pledge":412,"topic":348,"scope":312,"sources":413,"status":318,"evidence":415},"investor-data-qnet-fibre-outreach","Recruit engineering, clean energy and technology firms with investor data packages and QNet fibre","Her platform says she will build investor-ready data packages for site selectors, market QNet fibre, recruit engineering, architecture, clean energy and tech firms through direct outreach, and check in regularly with existing employers.",[414],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":417,"title":418,"pledge":419,"topic":382,"scope":312,"quote":420,"sources":421,"status":318,"evidence":424},"data-residency-policy-canadian-data","A Coquitlam data residency policy modelled on Toronto's, and pressure on senior governments to protect Canadian data","Her platform, under Canadian Technology, Canadian Control, says she will champion a Coquitlam data residency policy modelled after Toronto's and push the Province and the federal government to protect Canadian data. The Dispatch reported the commitment to keep Canadian data stored in Canada.","Champion a Coquitlam data residency policy, modeled after Toronto's",[422,423],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},[],{"id":426,"title":427,"pledge":428,"topic":382,"scope":312,"sources":429,"status":318,"evidence":431},"technology-contracts-bc-canadian-first","City technology contracts that favour BC and Canadian companies first","Her platform says she will advocate for City technology contracts to prioritize BC and Canadian companies first.",[430],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":433,"title":434,"pledge":435,"topic":348,"scope":312,"sources":436,"status":318,"evidence":439},"ai-impact-local-jobs","Get the City ahead of AI's impact on local jobs","Her platform says she will call on the City to get ahead of AI's impact on local jobs. She told the Dispatch the groundwork should start now on attracting jobs in industry and entrepreneurship, to make Coquitlam more resilient as AI and other changes affect jobs.",[437,438],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":441,"title":442,"pledge":443,"topic":374,"scope":312,"sources":444,"status":318,"evidence":447},"wildfire-funding-buffer-zones","Push the Province for wildfire prevention funding and plant fire-resistant trees in buffer zones","Her platform, under Protecting Coquitlam's Green Spaces, says she will push the Province for real wildfire prevention funding and plant fire-resistant trees like aspens in wildfire buffer zones across Coquitlam. The Dispatch reported the pledge at her launch.",[445,446],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},[],{"id":449,"title":450,"pledge":451,"topic":452,"scope":312,"sources":453,"status":318,"evidence":456},"pinecone-burke-park-stewardship","Stewardship of Pinecone Burke Park for the next generation","Her platform says she will pursue smart stewardship of Pinecone Burke Park for the next generation, and her VoteMate biography repeats it.","Parks and recreation",[454,455],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":37,"url":38},[],{"id":458,"title":459,"pledge":460,"topic":374,"scope":312,"sources":461,"status":318,"evidence":464},"protect-tree-canopy-raise-fines","Protect the tree canopy and green space, tighten tree cutting and raise fines for removing older trees","Her platform says she will protect the urban tree canopy and neighbourhood green space. She told the Dispatch the City should tighten how many trees can be cut and raise the fines for removing older trees, because house flippers clear every tree and pay minimal fines.",[462,463],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":466,"title":467,"pledge":468,"topic":374,"scope":312,"sources":469,"status":318,"evidence":472},"fix-stormwater-creeks-contaminated-sites","Fix stormwater, creeks and contaminated sites, and test the water for chemicals","Her platform says she will fix stormwater, creeks and contaminated sites before they are a crisis. She told the Dispatch the City needs better testing of what chemicals are in its water.",[470,471],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":474,"title":475,"pledge":476,"topic":374,"scope":312,"quote":475,"sources":477,"status":318,"evidence":479},"data-centres-away-from-drinking-water","Keep data centres away from Coquitlam's drinking water supply","Her platform says she will keep data centres away from Coquitlam's drinking water supply.",[478],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":481,"title":482,"pledge":483,"topic":484,"scope":312,"sources":485,"status":318,"evidence":488},"street-lighting-safer-sidewalks-trails","Better street lighting near parks, trails and transit stops, and safer sidewalks, trails and roads","Her platform, under Safety You Can Actually Feel, says she will advocate for better street lighting near parks, trails and transit stops and champion safer sidewalks, trails and roadways. The Dispatch reported the street lighting pledge at her launch.","Public safety",[486,487],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},[],{"id":490,"title":491,"pledge":492,"topic":484,"scope":312,"sources":493,"status":318,"evidence":495},"mental-health-response-with-policing","Outreach and mental health response paired with policing","Her platform says she will call for outreach and mental health response paired with policing.",[494],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":497,"title":498,"pledge":499,"topic":484,"scope":312,"sources":500,"status":318,"evidence":502},"bylaw-officers-vandalism-harassment","Fund bylaw officers to act on vandalism and harassment","Her platform says she will fund bylaw officers who crack down on vandalism and harassment.",[501],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":504,"title":505,"pledge":506,"topic":359,"scope":312,"sources":507,"status":318,"evidence":511},"provincial-funding-shelter-outreach","Press the Province for funding that matches Coquitlam's needs and against cuts to shelter and outreach services","Her platform, under Fighting for Coquitlam, says she will demand funding that matches what Coquitlam needs, because the Province passes on expenses that property taxes pick up. The Dispatch reported that she would advocate against provincial funding cuts to shelter and outreach services, and she told the Dispatch a City report counted $37.6 million in costs downloaded onto Coquitlam from 2021 to 2024.",[508,509,510],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":513,"title":514,"pledge":515,"topic":516,"scope":312,"sources":517,"status":318,"evidence":520},"support-mental-health-services","Push for real support on mental health services","Her platform says she will push for real support on mental health services, and her VoteMate biography names real mental health support under safety.","Health",[518,519],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":37,"url":38},[],{"id":522,"title":523,"pledge":524,"topic":311,"scope":312,"sources":525,"status":318,"evidence":528},"mix-low-high-barrier-shelters","A mix of low-barrier and high-barrier shelters for the homeless","Her platform says she will advocate for a mix of low barrier and high barrier shelters for the homeless. She told the Dispatch the city needs more shelter space.",[526,527],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":530,"title":531,"pledge":532,"topic":516,"scope":312,"sources":533,"status":318,"evidence":536},"internationally-trained-doctor-program","Expand BC's internationally trained doctor program to Coquitlam and cut red tape for new clinics","Her platform says she will push to expand BC's internationally-trained doctor program to Coquitlam so residents can get a family doctor, and on VoteMate adds cutting red tape for new clinics.",[534,535],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":37,"url":38},[],{"id":538,"title":539,"pledge":540,"topic":541,"scope":312,"sources":542,"status":318,"evidence":544},"arts-festivals-breweries-venues","Champion arts, festivals and multicultural events, and back breweries, venues and events","Her platform says she will champion arts, festivals and multicultural events that bring neighbourhoods together and back the breweries, venues and events that give Coquitlam a night out.","Arts and culture",[543],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":546,"title":547,"pledge":548,"topic":382,"scope":312,"sources":549,"status":318,"evidence":552},"consult-residents-early-open-decisions","Bring residents into decisions early and keep her decisions and donors open to the public","Her platform, under A Council That Listens, says she will bring residents into the conversation early, show up in every neighbourhood, act on repeated traffic and parking complaints, and keep her decisions and donors fully open to the public. The Dispatch reported her call for greater transparency and more chances for residents to be heard.",[550,551],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":43,"url":44},[],{"id":554,"title":555,"pledge":556,"topic":557,"scope":312,"sources":558,"status":318,"evidence":560},"notice-consultation-before-street-changes","Public notice, consultation and neighbourhood meetings before major street and traffic changes","Her platform, under Streets and Neighbourhoods That Work For You, says she will push for public notice and real consultation before major changes, explain the reason behind every traffic redesign, champion neighbourhood meetings before construction starts, and match road and parking changes to how neighbourhoods use their streets.","Transportation",[559],{"label":71,"url":51},[],{"id":562,"title":563,"pledge":564,"topic":557,"scope":312,"sources":565,"status":318,"evidence":568},"better-bus-service-beyond-skytrain","Better bus service where SkyTrain does not reach, with more stops and more frequent service","Her platform says she will advocate for better bus service in neighbourhoods SkyTrain does not reach. She told the Dispatch council should push TransLink for more bus stops and more frequent service.",[566,567],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":570,"title":571,"pledge":572,"topic":557,"scope":312,"sources":573,"status":318,"evidence":576},"shared-parking-roads-connectors","Shared parking in dense neighbourhoods, and wider roads and connectors","Her platform says she will explore shared parking solutions in dense neighbourhoods to ease street overflow. She told the Dispatch the City should look at widening roads, adding connectors and shared parking for busy neighbourhoods.",[574,575],{"label":71,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":141},[],{"id":578,"title":579,"pledge":580,"topic":359,"scope":312,"quote":581,"sources":582,"status":318,"evidence":584},"reduce-tax-increases","Work to reduce tax increases as much as possible by diversifying the economy","She told the Dispatch the 2026 increase of 3.37 per cent was too high for people already struggling with the cost of living, that a stronger corporate tax base built through local jobs means less pressure on residents, and that she would work to reduce tax increases as much as possible.","I would work to reduce tax increases as much as possible.",[583],{"label":186,"url":141},[],"councillor","elections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Frosalinda-thorleifson","KRyNvJLq1jMrjaTlc6NglEjRWZUnl2Qea92nREXGuPc",[],1793466031165]