[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":522},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"candidate-steve-kim":21,"parties-all":217,"candidate-neighbours-steve-kim":218,"tracker-steve-kim":324,"votes-steve-kim":521},[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":28,"contentOrigin":29,"currentRole":30,"district":19,"dossier":19,"experience":31,"extension":52,"headline":53,"languages":54,"links":55,"meta":61,"name":62,"neighbourhood":19,"nomination":19,"number":63,"office":64,"palette":19,"party":19,"photos":19,"polled":19,"portrait":65,"priorities":73,"questionnaire":99,"questions":102,"sample":20,"scoreChanges":19,"searched":103,"sections":140,"slug":149,"sources":150,"stem":213,"summary":214,"unaffiliated":20,"updatedAt":107,"updates":215,"withdrawal":19,"__hash__":216},"candidates\u002Felections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsteve-kim.json",[24,25,26,27],"Steve Kim was re-elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026. The City of Coquitlam's official count gives him 15,062 votes, third of the 20 council candidates, and the Chief Election Officer declared him elected on October 21, 2026. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists him as an independent. The Tri-Cities Dispatch reported that he was running for a third term and that the four incumbents were the top four vote-getters.","The City's council page says he was born in Vancouver to South Korean immigrants, grew up in Coquitlam from the age of eight, holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Arts from Korea University, and has worked for more than 20 years as an entrepreneur in technology, digital media, entertainment and the non-profit sector. The page lists him as chair of the City's Economic Development Advisory Committee, vice chair of the Universal Access-Ability Advisory Committee, and council's representative on the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable and the Tri-Cities Food Security Table. Metro Vancouver's list of board members names him as an alternate director for Coquitlam. By his own account, on his campaign site and in his Freshet News profile, he has been executive director of Access Youth Outreach Services for two years and owns a communications business, Boilingpoint Group; voche.me has not checked these with the society or the business registry.","The City's council minutes of February 13, 2023 record that he moved the receipt of the Finance Standing Committee's minutes. The Dispatch reported his words and votes on several 2024 to 2026 decisions. In October 2024, on energy and carbon rules for new buildings, he said he was unsure whether Coquitlam was balanced or lagging: \"The industry has a remarkable way of suddenly adapting and using it as a competitive advantage.\" In December 2025 he voted for the 2026 budget and said council may need to look at new revenue streams in the future. In June 2026 he voted for a 404-unit townhouse project on Burke Mountain, and in the debate on the Province's new density bonus rules he said the City should get affordable housing built instead of taking cash. The same month he recused himself from a discussion of the Building Safer Communities gang prevention program because of his work with another organization, and supported a liquor licence for an indoor golf business on Lougheed Highway. In July 2026 he voted for the City's new unit mix rules, calling them \"a good balance\", and told a committee that the City needs to remove its own barriers to starting a business, Freshet News reported.","In the Dispatch's questionnaire of October 13, 2026 he said the 3.37 per cent tax increase was reasonable, that he accepts contributions from individuals in the development industry but none from corporations, that he is concerned about the effect of provincial small-scale multi-unit housing rules on mature trees and parking, and that the winter shelter at səmiq̓ʷəʔelə (Riverview) opened too late. In his Freshet News profile he said his top issue is livability as the city grows, and named property theft, traffic safety and reckless e-scooter and e-dirt bike riders as safety concerns.","plum","editorial","Councillor, City of Coquitlam",[32,38,45],{"period":33,"title":30,"description":34,"source":35},"2018 to now","His campaign release, quoted by Freshet News, says he first asked for support in 2018, and the Dispatch reported that he was running for a third term. The City's council page lists him as chair of the Economic Development Advisory Committee, and its minutes of February 13, 2023 record a motion he moved.",{"label":36,"url":37},"City of Coquitlam · Councillor Steve Kim","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002F865\u002FCouncillor-Steve-Kim",{"period":39,"title":40,"description":41,"source":42},"Now","Alternate director, Metro Vancouver board","Metro Vancouver's list of board members names him as an alternate director for Coquitlam.",{"label":43,"url":44},"Metro Vancouver · Board members","https:\u002F\u002Fmetrovancouver.org\u002Fboards\u002Fboard-members",{"period":46,"title":47,"description":48,"source":49},"2024 to now (his own account)","Executive director, Access Youth Outreach Services","His campaign site and his Freshet News profile say he has led this Tri-Cities youth charity for two years. The Dispatch reported that he recused himself from a June 2026 council discussion of a gang prevention program because of his work with another organization. voche.me has not checked the role with the society.",{"label":50,"url":51},"Steve Kim campaign · Re-Elect Steve Kim for Coquitlam Council (home: My Story and My Priorities)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stevekim4council.ca\u002F","json","Re-elected to Coquitlam council on October 17, 2026, with 15,062 votes, for a third term. An entrepreneur who first won a seat in 2018, he ran with no elector organization on infrastructure that keeps pace with growth, a stronger local economy, emergency preparedness, rules for e-scooters and e-dirt bikes, and taxes managed through the City's tax stabilization program.",[],[56,59],{"label":57,"url":51,"kind":58},"Steve Kim campaign site","website",{"label":60,"url":37,"kind":58},"City of Coquitlam: Councillor Steve Kim",{},"Steve Kim","","Councillor",{"src":66,"smallSrc":67,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":70,"credit":71,"sourceUrl":51,"position":72},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsteve-kim-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsteve-kim-320.webp",640,800,"Steve Kim, from Re-Elect Steve Kim for Coquitlam Council.","Re-Elect Steve Kim for Coquitlam Council","50% 30%",[74,79,84,89,94],{"title":75,"summary":76,"details":77,"source":78},"Plan responsibly: housing choices, parking and core services","His campaign site's first priority is to keep infrastructure, parks, roads and amenities in step with growth: housing choices for families, seniors, students and essential workers, off-street parking, investment in roads, parks and recreation, sidewalks and protected routes for walking and cycling, and better clearing in wet and snowy weather.",[],{"label":50,"url":51},{"title":80,"summary":81,"details":82,"source":83},"A strong local economy with less red tape","His second priority is to improve the City's Economic Development Strategy, support business improvement areas and cultural hubs, build up festivals, and cut unnecessary red tape with better technology. He told a council committee in July 2026 that the City must remove its own barriers to starting a business, Freshet News reported.",[],{"label":50,"url":51},{"title":85,"summary":86,"details":87,"source":88},"Community safety, emergency preparedness and e-bike rules","His third priority is investment in the RCMP, firefighters and bylaw officers, emergency preparedness for extreme weather, and a review of micromobility and e-dirt bike safety and enforcement, with a request to the Province to review age minimums, licensing and insurance.",[],{"label":50,"url":51},{"title":90,"summary":91,"details":92,"source":93},"Senior government money for schools, hospitals and transit","His fourth priority is to work with the Province and Ottawa for expanded schools and hospitals, money for parks and facilities, transportation upgrades, and regional housing with wrap-around services, and to stand against downloading of costs onto cities. Freshet News reported the pledge to advocate for more senior government funding.",[],{"label":50,"url":51},{"title":95,"summary":96,"details":97,"source":98},"Taxes managed through the stabilization program and asset management","His fifth priority is to manage taxes responsibly, keep the City's tax stabilization program, and focus on asset management so infrastructure is maintained and replaced. He told the Dispatch the 3.37 per cent increase was reasonable.",[],{"label":50,"url":51},{"status":100,"answers":101},"not-contacted",[],[],[104,110,115,120,125,130,135],{"step":105,"label":106,"date":107,"result":108,"note":109,"url":51},1,"His own campaign website","2026-10-30","found","Read both pages of stevekim4council.ca: the home page (My Story and My Priorities, five numbered priorities) and My Record. Volunteer and Contact hold forms. He ran with no elector organization, so there is no party platform.",{"step":111,"label":112,"date":107,"result":113,"note":114},2,"His public social media accounts","unreachable","His VoteMate page lists a Facebook page and an Instagram account. Both showed a login page to scripts, so no post was read.",{"step":116,"label":117,"date":107,"result":108,"note":118,"url":119},3,"The City's candidate list and official results","The City's declaration of October 21, 2026 and its results per tabulator give him 15,062 votes and print no elector organization. The City took its candidate pages down after the vote.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002FDocumentCenter\u002FView\u002F20767\u002FDeclaration-of-Official-Election-Results",{"step":121,"label":122,"date":107,"result":108,"note":123,"url":124},4,"Candidate questionnaires and all-candidates meetings","Read his answers to the Tri-Cities Dispatch's questions (October 13, 2026) and Freshet News's candidate profile (September 30, 2026). His VoteMate page holds his vision, biography and reason for running. No report of a 2026 all-candidates meeting quoting him was found.","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fcoquitlam-council-candidates-answer-your-questions\u002F",{"step":126,"label":127,"date":107,"result":108,"note":128,"url":129},5,"A name search with Coquitlam and 2026, then with the office and a topic","Found Freshet News's report of August 31, 2026, the Dispatch's report of September 13, 2026, and the Dispatch's and Freshet News's reports of council decisions in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Wikipedia and the Tri-City News archive (403) were not used.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fkim-asks-for-third-term-on-coquitlam-council\u002F",{"step":131,"label":132,"date":107,"result":108,"note":133,"url":134},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.","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fhodge-lurbiecki-west-win\u002F",{"step":136,"label":137,"date":107,"result":108,"note":138,"url":139},7,"The public record of his terms on council","Read the City's council page for him, Metro Vancouver's board list and the City's council minutes of February 13, 2023. His votes and words on the unit mix rules, the Partington Creek townhouses, the density bonus rules, the gang prevention program, the golf academy liquor licence, the 2026 budget and the building standards come from the Dispatch's and Freshet News's reports.","https:\u002F\u002Fcoquitlam.ca\u002FAgendaCenter\u002FViewFile\u002FMinutes\u002F_02132023-775",[141],{"id":142,"kicker":143,"title":144,"paragraphs":145,"links":148},"research-status","Research status","What voche.me has checked",[146,147],"Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration, results per tabulator and voting-night release, the City's council page for him, the City's council minutes of February 13, 2023, Metro Vancouver's list of board members, both pages of his campaign site (home, with My Story and My Priorities, and My Record), his VoteMate page, and reporting by Freshet News and the Tri-Cities Dispatch.","His campaign's account of his work at Access Youth Outreach Services, his business and his volunteer roles is the campaign's own and was not checked with those bodies; the City's page account of his degrees was not checked with the universities. The My Record page lists things council did in his two terms; the decisions on this page come from the City's minutes and the Dispatch's and Freshet News's reports. His Facebook and Instagram accounts showed only a login page to scripts. The Tri-City News archive on vancouverisawesome.com answers 403 to scripts. A Korea Daily report of the result, in Korean, was not read.",[],"steve-kim",[151,153,156,160,161,164,165,167,168,171,173,176,179,182,185,188,190,192,195,198,201,204,207,210],{"label":152,"url":119,"checkedAt":107},"City of Coquitlam · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026",{"label":154,"url":155,"checkedAt":107},"City of Coquitlam · Results per Tabulator, 2026 General Local Election, October 21, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coquitlam.ca\u002FDocumentCenter\u002FView\u002F20771",{"label":157,"url":158,"checkedAt":107,"listOnly":159},"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":50,"url":51,"checkedAt":107},{"label":162,"url":163,"checkedAt":107},"Steve Kim campaign · My Record","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stevekim4council.ca\u002Fmy_record",{"label":36,"url":37,"checkedAt":107},{"label":166,"url":139,"checkedAt":107},"City of Coquitlam · Minutes, Regular Council Meeting, February 13, 2023",{"label":43,"url":44,"checkedAt":107},{"label":169,"url":170,"checkedAt":107},"VoteMate · Steve Kim, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections","https:\u002F\u002Fvotemate.org\u002Fbc2026\u002Fcandidates\u002F13589?riding=799",{"label":172,"url":129,"checkedAt":107},"Freshet News · Kim asks for third term on Coquitlam council, by Janis Cleugh, August 31, 2026",{"label":174,"url":175,"checkedAt":107},"Freshet News · Steve Kim, Coquitlam city council candidate, September 30, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fsteve-kim\u002F",{"label":177,"url":178,"checkedAt":107},"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":180,"url":181,"checkedAt":107},"Freshet News · Three years on, Coquitlam retools strategy to spur business, by Janis Cleugh, July 29, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fthree-years-on-coquitlam-retools-strategy-to-spur-business\u002F",{"label":183,"url":184,"checkedAt":107},"Freshet News · International award for updated Coquitlam corridor, by Janis Cleugh, September 28, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Finternational-award-for-updated-coquitlam-corridor\u002F",{"label":186,"url":187,"checkedAt":107},"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":189,"url":124,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026",{"label":191,"url":134,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Hodge, Lurbiecki and West win, by Jeremy Shepherd, October 18, 2026",{"label":193,"url":194,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council settles on 3.37 percent property tax hike in 7-1 vote, by Jeremy Shepherd, December 8, 2025","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fcoquitlam-council-settles-on-3-37-property-tax-hike-in-7-1-vote\u002F",{"label":196,"url":197,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam looks to cut carbon in new buildings by 2028, by Jeremy Shepherd, October 31, 2024","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fcoquitlam-looks-to-cut-carbon-in-new-buildings-by-2028\u002F",{"label":199,"url":200,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam caps studio units, sets minimum bedroom sizes, by Jeremy Shepherd, July 28, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fcoquitlam-caps-studios-units-sets-minimum-bedroom-sizes\u002F",{"label":202,"url":203,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Burke Mountain townhouse project near bear hotspot splits council, by Jeremy Shepherd, June 23, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fburke-bear-alley-townhouse-council-split\u002F",{"label":205,"url":206,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · City adopts the Province's density bonus rules, by Jeremy Shepherd, June 24, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fcity-province-density-housing-bonus-wont-work\u002F",{"label":208,"url":209,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Gang violence prevention program funding runs out, by Jeremy Shepherd, June 15, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fgang-violence-prevention-program-funding\u002F",{"label":211,"url":212,"checkedAt":107},"Tri-Cities Dispatch · Golf academy liquor licence application draws objections, by Jeremy Shepherd, June 3, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Ftricitiesdispatch.com\u002Fgolf-academy-liquor-licence-application-objections\u002F","elections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsteve-kim","Steve Kim was re-elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026, with 15,062 votes in the City's official count, declared on October 21, third among the 20 council candidates. He ran with no elector organization. Freshet News reported on August 31, 2026 that he was campaigning for a third term and quoted his release: he first asked for support in 2018. The City's council page says he holds degrees from the University of Western Ontario and Korea University and has chaired the Economic Development Advisory Committee. His campaign site lists five priorities: plan responsibly for growth, grow the local economy, protect quality of life and safety, advocate for senior government money, and manage taxes through the tax stabilization program and asset management.",[],"2q1NW5DZ1fVYKoYcY7Tn5f3QoW2CBZzVDB0r4adnSKI",[],[219,229,240,243,252,260,269,279,289,298,307,315],{"slug":220,"name":221,"office":64,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":222,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":223},"benjamin-perry","Benjamin Perry","rose",{"src":224,"smallSrc":225,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":226,"credit":227,"sourceUrl":228,"position":72},"\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":230,"name":231,"office":232,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":233,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":234},"candace-knoll","Candace Knoll","School Trustee","blue",{"src":235,"smallSrc":236,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":237,"credit":238,"sourceUrl":239,"position":72},"\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":241,"name":242,"office":232,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":222,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":19},"chuck-denison","Chuck Denison",{"slug":244,"name":245,"office":13,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":233,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":246},"craig-hodge","Craig 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Su",{"src":264,"smallSrc":265,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":266,"credit":267,"sourceUrl":268,"position":72},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharvey-su-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharvey-su-320.webp","Harvey Su, from Elect Harvey Su for Coquitlam City Council.","Elect Harvey Su for Coquitlam City Council","https:\u002F\u002Fharveysu.com\u002F",{"slug":270,"name":271,"office":64,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":272,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":273},"matt-djonlic","Matt Djonlic","teal",{"src":274,"smallSrc":275,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":276,"credit":277,"sourceUrl":278,"position":72},"\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":280,"name":281,"office":64,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":282,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":283},"matthew-sebastiani","Matthew Sebastiani","fern",{"src":284,"smallSrc":285,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":286,"credit":287,"sourceUrl":288,"position":72},"\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":290,"name":291,"office":64,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":272,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":292},"robert-mazzarolo","Robert Mazzarolo",{"src":293,"smallSrc":294,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":295,"credit":296,"sourceUrl":297,"position":72},"\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":299,"name":300,"office":64,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":222,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":301},"rosalinda-thorleifson","Rosalinda Thorleifson",{"src":302,"smallSrc":303,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":304,"credit":305,"sourceUrl":306,"position":72},"\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":308,"name":309,"office":232,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":222,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":310},"rosey-manhas","Rosey Manhas",{"src":311,"smallSrc":312,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":313,"credit":238,"sourceUrl":314,"position":72},"\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":316,"name":317,"office":64,"number":63,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":282,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":318},"teri-towner","Teri Towner",{"src":319,"smallSrc":320,"width":68,"height":69,"alt":321,"credit":322,"sourceUrl":323,"position":72},"\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":325,"checkedAt":107,"extension":52,"meta":326,"promises":327,"race":518,"slug":149,"stem":519,"__hash__":520},"trackers\u002Felections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fsteve-kim.json",{},[328,340,348,356,366,373,380,387,396,405,413,422,430,438,446,453,462,469,476,485,494,502,510],{"id":329,"title":330,"pledge":331,"topic":332,"scope":333,"sources":334,"status":338,"evidence":339},"attainable-housing-choices","Support housing choices attainable for families, seniors, students and essential workers","His campaign site, under Plan Responsibly, says his priorities include supporting affordable housing choices that are more attainable for families, seniors, students, essential workers and residents at every stage of life. In his Freshet News profile he said he has worked to approve more rental homes and more needs to be done.","Housing","own",[335,337],{"label":336,"url":51},"Steve Kim campaign · Re-Elect Steve Kim for Coquitlam Council (My Priorities)",{"label":174,"url":175},"not-started",[],{"id":341,"title":342,"pledge":343,"topic":344,"scope":333,"sources":345,"status":338,"evidence":347},"off-street-parking-solutions","Bring in parking rules that keep cars off side streets","His campaign site, under Plan Responsibly, says he will work on practical parking solutions that keep cars off-street to support neighbourhood livability and safer side streets.","Transportation",[346],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":349,"title":350,"pledge":351,"topic":352,"scope":333,"sources":353,"status":338,"evidence":355},"local-business-areas-micro-units","Grow local business areas with micro units for residents","His campaign site, under Plan Responsibly, says he will work on growing local business areas, with potential micro units, that cater to local residents.","Business",[354],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":357,"title":358,"pledge":359,"topic":360,"scope":333,"sources":361,"status":338,"evidence":365},"core-services-roads-parks-recreation","Keep investing in roads, parks and recreation amenities","His campaign site, under Core Services, says he will continue strategic investments in roads, parks and recreation amenities. Freshet News reported his pledge to create a livable city by investing in infrastructure, parks and core services.","City services",[362,363,364],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":172,"url":129},{"label":186,"url":187},[],{"id":367,"title":368,"pledge":369,"topic":360,"scope":333,"sources":370,"status":338,"evidence":372},"modernize-infrastructure-city-services","Modernize City infrastructure and services","His campaign site, under Core Services, says he will work on modernizing infrastructure and City services so residents receive efficient and reliable services for decades to come.",[371],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":374,"title":375,"pledge":376,"topic":344,"scope":333,"sources":377,"status":338,"evidence":379},"sidewalks-protected-active-routes","Invest in sidewalks and protected walking and cycling routes","His campaign site, under Core Services, says he will invest in transportation infrastructure such as sidewalks and protected active transportation routes where appropriate.",[378],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":381,"title":382,"pledge":383,"topic":360,"scope":333,"sources":384,"status":338,"evidence":386},"wet-snowy-weather-clearing","Improve clearing of roads and bike lanes in wet and snowy weather","His campaign site, under Core Services, says he will work on enhancing wet and snowy weather clearing services for roads and active transportation lanes.",[385],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":388,"title":389,"pledge":390,"topic":352,"scope":333,"sources":391,"status":338,"evidence":395},"economic-development-strategy","Strengthen the Economic Development Strategy and support business areas","His campaign site, under Grow a Strong Local Economy, says he will continue to enhance the City's Economic Development Strategy to encourage entrepreneurship and investment, and support business improvement areas and economic cultural hubs. Freshet News reported his pledge to build up the local economy.",[392,393,394],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":172,"url":129},{"label":186,"url":187},[],{"id":397,"title":398,"pledge":399,"topic":400,"scope":333,"sources":401,"status":338,"evidence":404},"festivals-cultural-events","Build up festivals, cultural events and neighbourhood initiatives","His campaign site, under Grow a Strong Local Economy, says he will build up festivals, cultural events and neighbourhood initiatives that bring people together and create opportunities for local businesses. Freshet News reported his pledge to build up cultural events.","Arts and culture",[402,403],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":172,"url":129},[],{"id":406,"title":407,"pledge":408,"topic":352,"scope":333,"sources":409,"status":338,"evidence":412},"cut-red-tape-city-technology","Cut red tape and invest in technology so the City moves at the speed of business","His campaign site, under Streamline City Processes, says he will invest in proven technologies and reduce unnecessary red tape to make it easier to do business in Coquitlam. He told a council committee in July 2026 that the City needs to remove municipal barriers to starting a business, Freshet News reported.",[410,411],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":174,"url":175},[],{"id":414,"title":415,"pledge":416,"topic":417,"scope":333,"sources":418,"status":338,"evidence":421},"invest-rcmp-fire-bylaws","Invest in the RCMP, firefighters and bylaw enforcement","His campaign site, under Community and Public Safety, says he will prioritize safe neighbourhoods with meaningful investment in the RCMP, firefighters and bylaws. Freshet News reported his pledge to focus on community safety.","Public safety",[419,420],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":172,"url":129},[],{"id":423,"title":424,"pledge":425,"topic":417,"scope":333,"sources":426,"status":338,"evidence":429},"emergency-preparedness-extreme-weather","Improve emergency preparedness for extreme weather","His campaign site, under Community and Public Safety, says he will enhance emergency preparedness initiatives with a focus on extreme weather. Freshet News reported his pledge to focus on emergency preparedness.",[427,428],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":172,"url":129},[],{"id":431,"title":432,"pledge":433,"topic":417,"scope":333,"sources":434,"status":338,"evidence":437},"micromobility-e-dirtbike-rules","Review e-scooter and e-dirt bike safety and press the Province for stricter standards","His campaign site says he will review micromobility and e-dirt bike safety and enforcement requirements, and advocate for a provincial review of standards, working with the RCMP, bylaws and ICBC on possible higher age minimums, licensing and insurance. He told the Dispatch the City must take the safety of e-scooters, e-bikes and dirt bikes seriously.",[435,436],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":189,"url":124},[],{"id":439,"title":440,"pledge":441,"topic":360,"scope":333,"sources":442,"status":338,"evidence":445},"affordable-programs-priority-access","Keep City programs affordable, with low-cost food for seniors and priority access for residents","His campaign site, under City Programs and Services, says he will maintain affordable services for youth, adults and seniors, including low-cost food options and meal delivery for seniors, and continue priority access to facilities and program registration for Coquitlam residents.",[443,444],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":174,"url":175},[],{"id":447,"title":448,"pledge":449,"topic":400,"scope":333,"sources":450,"status":338,"evidence":452},"streetscapes-public-murals","Invest in streetscapes and public murals","His campaign site, under City Programs and Services, says he will invest in enhanced streetscapes and public murals.",[451],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":454,"title":455,"pledge":456,"topic":457,"scope":333,"sources":458,"status":338,"evidence":461},"monitor-environment-plans-tree-canopy","Follow the environmental plans, protect wildlife areas and add to the tree canopy","His campaign site, under Environmental Sustainability, says he will monitor the implementation of the City's environmental sustainability plans, including protecting wildlife areas and adding to the tree canopy. He told the Dispatch he will watch the effect of provincial four-lot subdivisions on mature trees.","Environment",[459,460],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":189,"url":124},[],{"id":463,"title":464,"pledge":465,"topic":457,"scope":333,"sources":466,"status":338,"evidence":468},"reuse-fixable-homes","Encourage the renewal, relocation and reuse of fixable homes","His campaign site, under Environmental Sustainability, says he will encourage the renewal, relocation and reuse of fixable homes when doable, to reduce demolition and construction waste.",[467],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":470,"title":471,"pledge":472,"topic":457,"scope":333,"sources":473,"status":338,"evidence":475},"maximum-fines-waterway-damage","Support maximum penalties for damage to waterways and fish habitat","He told the Dispatch that when people or organizations damage waterways or fish habitat, he supports maximum penalties and fines where appropriate.",[474],{"label":189,"url":124},[],{"id":477,"title":478,"pledge":479,"topic":480,"scope":333,"sources":481,"status":338,"evidence":484},"senior-government-investment","Press the Province and Ottawa for schools, hospitals, parks and transportation money","His campaign site, under Advocate for Coquitlam, says he will work with provincial and federal partners to secure expanded schools and hospitals, funding for parks and facilities, and transportation upgrades. Freshet News reported his pledge to advocate for more senior government funding.","Community facilities",[482,483],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":172,"url":129},[],{"id":486,"title":487,"pledge":488,"topic":489,"scope":333,"sources":490,"status":338,"evidence":493},"regional-housing-wrap-around-services","Advocate for regional housing with wrap-around services for vulnerable people","His campaign site, under Advocate for Coquitlam, says he will advocate for safe and appropriate regional housing and wrap-around services for the most vulnerable. He told the Dispatch he will keep advocating for the Riverview winter shelter to open sooner, for year-round options and for high-barrier options.","Health",[491,492],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":189,"url":124},[],{"id":495,"title":496,"pledge":497,"topic":498,"scope":333,"sources":499,"status":338,"evidence":501},"stand-against-downloading","Stand against senior governments downloading costs onto the City","His campaign site, under Fighting for Coquitlam, says he will stand up for Coquitlam when senior governments download new responsibilities onto municipalities without the resources to deliver them.","Taxes and spending",[500],{"label":336,"url":51},[],{"id":503,"title":504,"pledge":505,"topic":498,"scope":333,"sources":506,"status":338,"evidence":509},"tax-stabilization-program","Manage taxes responsibly and keep the tax stabilization program","His campaign site, under Governance and Fiscal Responsibility, says he will continue managing taxes responsibly and deliver value for every tax dollar, including maintaining the tax stabilization program. The Dispatch reported the pledge to keep the plan in September 2026.",[507,508],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":187},[],{"id":511,"title":512,"pledge":513,"topic":498,"scope":333,"sources":514,"status":338,"evidence":517},"asset-management","Focus on asset management so infrastructure is maintained and replaced","His campaign site, under Governance and Fiscal Responsibility, says he will continue focusing on asset management so infrastructure is properly maintained and replaced in the future.",[515,516],{"label":336,"url":51},{"label":186,"url":187},[],"councillor","elections\u002Fbc-coquitlam-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fsteve-kim","TTTvKcbgFMtClyLKbxs6NKFZKqRos5R6NRU1J-bdqYw",[],1793466031210]