When we design our streets for people—not just cars—we create safer movement, stronger local businesses, and a community where more people can fully participate.
This isn’t about getting rid of cars. It’s about balance.
Safer sidewalks. Better crossings. Connected routes.
More people walking, biking, and actually spending time in our downtown.
That means more activity. More safety. More support for local business.
Let’s build up St. Stephen in a way that works for everyone.
When we design St. Stephen to be age-friendly, we create a community where seniors can stay active, remain connected, and continue calling this place home with pride.
This is about the everyday things.
Safe places to walk year-round.
Facilities that are maintained and accessible.
Housing that supports aging in place.
Clear communication that reaches everyone.
And it’s about the bigger picture too.
Making sure seniors aren’t priced out of their homes.
Making sure they can stay in the community they helped build.
Because the truth is, seniors are a huge part of what keeps this town beautiful.
Let’s build up St. Stephen in a way that works for everyone.
From the Garcelon Civic Center to local programs, parks, and teams, recreation builds up the spaces where youth learn confidence, families connect, and community actually happens.
If we want St. Stephen to keep growing and staying affordable, this is something we have to get right.
That means supporting the people already doing great work, maintaining and growing the spaces we rely on, and making sure everyone knows what’s available.
Coordination. Cooperation. Communication.
This is how we build a stronger St. Stephen—one that works for families and youth today and prepares for the future.
We sit 20–25 minutes from one of the biggest tourism draws in New Brunswick.
Tens of thousands of people come through this region every year. The question is simple: how many of them have a reason to come to St. Stephen?
Right now, not enough.
And it’s not because we don’t have anything to offer. It’s because we haven’t connected the dots.
We’ve got a river that should be active. A pier that should be busy. A downtown that should be drawing people in. A story—especially our chocolate heritage—that we haven’t fully told.
Tourism doesn’t have to be complicated. It just has to be intentional.
If we focus on a few things and do them well, we start to see the ripple effect: more people stopping in, more businesses able to stay open, and more money circulating locally.
That’s how communities grow—by building on what’s already there and making it work together.
St. Stephen has changed—and that’s not a bad thing.
We’re now one municipality made up of people living very different day-to-day lives. Some are in town with services close by. Others chose rural living for independence and space.
Both matter. And both need to be understood.
The challenge isn’t choosing one over the other. It’s making decisions that actually reflect how people live—so services are fair, expectations are clear, and no one feels like they’re being governed by rules that don’t fit their reality.
That’s the work in front of us.
If we get this right, we don’t just avoid frustration—we build a municipality that actually works for everyone.
Let’s build up St. Stephen together, urban and rural.
A lot of us don’t think about infrastructure until something breaks.
A road gets rough.
A waterpipe bursts.
A building needs major repairs.
But by the time we notice it, the cost is already high.
This is one of the biggest responsibilities of a municipal council—taking care of what we already have, not just talking about what we want to build next.
Because every new project we add becomes something we have to maintain, repair, and eventually replace. Forever.
That’s where planning matters.
Good planning doesn’t always look exciting. But it’s what keeps services reliable, prevents unpleasant surprises, and protects the day-to-day quality of life and services we depend on.
That’s the kind of approach I’ll bring to council as your mayor.
Let’s build up St. Stephen together.
We talk a lot about taxes in St. Stephen—but not always about how the system actually works.
Right now, we rely heavily on property tax. And when costs go up but the number of properties doesn’t, that pressure lands on the same people over and over again.
That’s why this matters.
We need to grow our property tax base so the load is shared more fairly. And we need to start advocating to the province for better ways to tax, because municipalities in New Brunswick are limited in the tools we have.
Other places have more flexibility. We should be pushing for that too.
If we get this right, the pressure on residents goes down and the whole system starts to feel more fair.
Let’s build up St. Stephen the right way.
One of the big misunderstandings in local government is this:
People bring real concerns… and get told, “That’s not us. That’s the province.”
Sometimes that’s true. But that can’t be where it ends.
Your municipal government has two jobs:
Deliver the services we’re responsible for
And push—consistently—for the ones we’re not
Right now, St. Stephen needs stronger follow-through on both.
Housing supports, public safety, rural roads, health care—these are areas where the province plays a major role. And if we’re not getting what we need, it’s on your mayor and council to keep showing up, keep making calls, and keep pushing until something moves.
That’s how communities get results.
Let’s build up St. Stephen the right way.
We’ve been talking about safety in St. Stephen for years.
And if you listen closely, most people are pointing to the same thing: certain places, certain situations, and a growing sense that something isn’t being handled the way it should be.
But there’s no single solution.
More policing alone won’t solve it.
More housing alone won’t solve it.
More health services alone won’t solve it.
Other communities that have made real progress didn’t pick only one. They coordinated all three.
They identified the hot spots.
They focused on the individuals causing the most disruption.
They put supports in place where they were missing.
And they kept measuring whether it was actually working.
That’s the shift we need to make.
Not reacting or passing it off, but actually working the problem with a plan.
Hard work. And doable, too. We can build up St. Stephen just like that.
Housing is one of those issues that connects to almost everything else.
If people can’t afford to live here, businesses struggle to hire. Seniors have fewer options to downsize or age in place. Young families leave. Downtown activity slows down. And more pressure gets placed on the same taxpayers to carry the cost of aging infrastructure.
That’s why housing can’t just mean “build a few units and move on.”
We need movement across the entire housing continuum:
Affordable housing
Market housing
Rental units
Supportive housing
Independent living
Home ownership opportunities
A healthy community needs all of it working together.
And if we want St. Stephen to grow, stay affordable, and remain a place people actually want to live, then housing has to become one of the top priorities over the next four years.
A thriving business community doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens when a town creates the right conditions for businesses to succeed:
More people living here
More activity downtown
Safe and welcoming public spaces
Clear communication
Strong partnerships
And a shared vision everyone is working toward together
St. Stephen already has hardworking business leaders, organizations, and entrepreneurs who care deeply about this community.
Now it’s time to coordinate those efforts, support local investment, and build a downtown and business environment where people want to open shops, grow companies, create jobs, and stay for the long term.
That’s how we build a stronger and more vibrant St. Stephen.
Communities don’t solve homelessness by pretending it isn’t there.
And they don’t solve it by leaving people stuck in permanent emergency mode either.
The places that are making progress are the places building actual systems:
Housing
Health supports
Addictions treatment
Public safety
Clear expectations
And real pathways forward
That’s what interests me about bridge housing and transitional supports. Not because they magically solve everything overnight, but because they create structure, accountability, and stability where chaos has taken over.
A healthier downtown, safer public spaces, better outcomes for businesses, and better outcomes for people in crisis are all connected.
St. Stephen can do this right. But it takes coordination, resolve, and a willingness to move beyond short-term emergency responses toward long-term solutions.
Strong local government doesn’t mean everybody always agrees.
It means residents understand what’s happening, why decisions are being made, and where projects actually stand.
People should not have to feel confused or shut out from the process to live in their own community.
That’s why communication matters so much to me.
Clear agendas.
Clear priorities.
Clear updates.
Honest explanations when projects stall or plans change.
And just as importantly, residents need ways to ask questions, give feedback, and stay informed without feeling like they’re hitting a wall.
Trust in local government is built over time through openness, accountability, and consistent communication.
That’s the kind of service I want to bring to St. Stephen.
A healthy community needs more than roads, buildings, and budgets.
It needs communication.
Residents should be able to understand what council is working on, why decisions are being made, and how projects are progressing. And council needs to hear directly from residents about concerns, blind spots, frustrations, and ideas.
That kind of engagement does not happen automatically. It has to become part of the culture of local government.
That’s why I believe in:
Public comment periods
Town halls
Clear updates before and after meetings
Accessible information
And communication in plain language
We are always going to have disagreements in a community. That’s normal. But when communication is open and respectful, we can solve problems together instead of talking past one another.
That’s the kind of St. Stephen I want us building together.
One idea has stayed with me throughout this entire campaign.
Political thinker Walter Lippmann wrote that people tend to choose the public interest when:
we see clearly,
think rationally,
and behave disinterestedly and benevolently.
In other words:
When we understand problems clearly…
When we think carefully instead of react emotionally…
When we think beyond ourselves…
And when we genuinely want good for one another…
communities make better decisions.
That idea has deeply shaped how I think about local government.
Not politics as teams fighting teams.
Not outrage as a strategy.
Not division as a way forward.
But a community asking together:
What actually serves the common good here?
That’s the spirit I believe St. Stephen is capable of.
And honestly, I’ve seen it already over these last ninety-nine days—in volunteers, nonprofits, service clubs, businesses, neighbors, families, and residents who care deeply about this place and want to build something better together.
That’s the kind of St. Stephen I hope we continue building long after election day.