We've laid the groundwork. Here's how we keep moving Ward 4 forward.

Building homes people can afford.

Over the last four years, we've gotten the City back into the business of building quality homes people can actually afford. We've laid the foundation — here's where it's turning into real housing.

The largest affordable housing development in Niagara's history. Co-op homes, with a geothermal heating system already under construction.
Attainable homes on underused City land, through our new Municipal Development Corporation. The old building is down and work is underway.
Transforming the former Garden City Arena property into 800 homes, including 200 affordable units.
Rental homes — about half affordable — built by a non-profit at Westminster United Church, so they benefit the community for generations.
City land transferred to the Region for 49 supportive housing units and 36 affordable townhomes - the deeply affordable homes we need to tackle homelessness.

WHAT’S NEXT

→ See the 492-unit co-op on Ontario Street through to completion.

→ Push for more supportive and affordable housing.

→ Keep turning underused city land into homes.

→ Encourage more churches and non-profits to build housing on their land.

Safer Streets for Children and Seniors.

Our streets should be safe for everyone — but especially our most vulnerable: children and seniors. We've started building streets that work better for everyone, and I'm running to keep that work moving.

DELIVERED SO FAR

→ Three new pedestrian crossings on Carlton Street, after a tragic collision and years of community advocacy.

→ St. Catharines' first-ever Active Transportation Master Plan.

→ Sunday transit service.

WHAT’S NEXT

→ Pedestrian lights at the Lake Street crossing.

→ Raised crosswalks near schools, starting on First St. Louth.

→ A rebuilt York Street with traffic-calming — then the same treatment on Thomas Street.

→ Free transit for students and seniors, replacing separate school buses.

Tackling sewer backups.

Water should never come up through your basement drains. Rainwater and sewage are meant to be separate systems — when too much rain gets into the sanitary sewer, it can overwhelm it and back up into basements. Here in the Martindale–Grandview area, I believe we can make that a thing of the past.

WHERE WE START

→ We already help homeowners with rebates for backwater valves and sump pumps.

WHAT’S NEXT

→ Keep working with the City to find and fix weak points in our infrastructure.

→ Help residents disconnect rainwater from the sewer system — adding downspout redirection to the City's FLAP rebate program.

→ Improve how rainwater moves through our streets, ditches, and culverts, so it flows safely away from homes.

→ Push for an independent review of our neighbourhood infrastructure.

A councillor who listens and acts.

Those who represent you should do more than live here. They should communicate clearly, give residents real ways to be heard, act on that feedback, and explain the hard decisions. Over four years, I've worked to do exactly that.