A former alternate director for the CVRD says he’s ready for launch his campaign to represent the Area A, which includes the Mill Bay and Malahat communities, at the board table.
Shane Ryan announced his candidacy for the fall election and he says his campaign will focus on what matters to .
“I will focus on reducing property tax increases by reigning in CVRD spending, improve transportation, ensure we have resiliency with both our watershed and wildfire readiness,” Ryan says. “Also, expand services and housing opportunities for seniors in our community.”
Over his tenure as an alternate director Ryan says he was able to fight and save more than 50 jobs at Western Stevedoring, voted in favor of the Malahat Skywalk, provided opposition and voted against pay increases during the pandemic and questioned CVRD spending.
Ryan says the first step to ensuring spending is under control would be managing staffing levels and getting the budget under control.
“I would like to see a staffing freeze,” he says. “We’d need to fill spots as people retire and that’s the exception. I’d also like to see strong targets for the budget, currently directors don’t have a lot of input on the budget, and I would like that to change.”
Ryan is self employed, and is currently the president of the Mill Bay Community League.
General election day across the province is scheduled for Oct. 17.
