I have been a strong voice for providing more support for our disadvantaged citizens, bringing forward several initiatives to proactively plan for extreme weather shelters (heat & cold), more outreach, day spaces, public washrooms, an additional Car40, and additional RCMP support amongst many other things.

Through my role on the Executive of the Union of BC Municipalities, I sat on the Community Safety Committee and advocated for increased access to services including mental health services, complex care and transitional housing, directly to the provincial government.

We have accomplished a lot in the last 4 years (see list below) and now it's time for us to use our voice to elevate our needs to the provincial and federal government as much of what we need must be addressed by these levels of government. As mayor, I will also establish community health and safety forums. We need to find our own solutions by working together and collaborating while also standing united to tell others what we need.

To date, we have:
- supported additional Car 40 units
- called for a sobering centre
- lobbied for more detox and recovery beds for youth and adults
- worked with the school district on anti-gang and anti-drug messaging for students
- conducted research with TRU through the Researcher-in-Residence program on street issues
- authorized an increase in the strength of our local RCMP detachment
- worked with the Chamber of Commerce and initiating an anti-tagging and graffiti program
- liaised with Business Improvement Associations
- added 20 new Community Service Officers and expanded their program to 24/7 coverage of the streets
- worked closely with and supporting the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), ASK Wellness, The Mustard Seed, and other shelter and social-housing providers
- lobbied the Crown Prosecutors Office for changes to the charge assessment standards
- supported CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design) talks with neighbourhood associations and with business
- worked with BC Housing to get more supportive and subsidized housing opportunities for those local residents that are street affected
- worked regionally with the Southern Interior Local Government Association (neighbouring municipalities)
- worked with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc to support the work they are doing on behalf of Indigenous persons in crisis
- provided funding to support the Envision shuttle, which provides outreach and transportation to shelters for people experiencing homelessness (operated by CMHA)
- provided funding and providing a location to support a day space for people experiencing homelessness at 48 Victoria Street West (April 1 to October 31)—a joint collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous service providers
- established good neighbour agreements with shelter and supportive housing operators with commitments to site management, risk mitigation, and compliance with the Good Neighbour Bylaw
- funded security services and patrols in commercial corridors and centres to help support a sense of safety for businesses and residents
- administered funding to support a sharps pickup program that provides employment to people with a lived experience of homelessness and/or substance use—operated by CMHA, ASK Wellness, and The Mustard Seed
- developed (in progress) a shelter land use analysis that uses criteria linked to social and community planning principles to help identify areas that may be suitable for future shelter sites
- established a memorandum of understanding to support a collaborative approach between the City and BC Housing with regard the planning, development, operations, and communications for future shelter, supportive housing, and affordable rental housing sites