Street safety
Calling for traffic calming measures to minimize pedestrian fatalities
- 29 Ward 4 reviews completed using speed and volume data per the Ontario Traffic Manual guidelines
- 46 traffic calming requests submitted to Traffic Operations team in 2025 alone
Making the walk to school and the drive home safer
- Speed cushion fixed on Frederick Ave; repaved Lawrence Rd.
- Collaborated and sponsored safe routes for all Ward 4 public schools with the Daily School Routes and the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB)
- New pedestrian crossing built at Kimberly Ave by the Kenilworth Stairs
- Traffic signals upgraded at Main & Selkirk and Queenston & Parkdale
Housing
Helping build homes for all
- 1362 Barton St E broke ground, offering 38 affordable and 17 deeply affordable seniors units (Kiwanis Homes)
- 82 affordable units opened up in Ward 4 (55 Queenston Rd + 1620 Main St E). 1620 Main is the first mass timber passive home certified affordable building in North America. It won third place at the Rethinking the Future Awards for sustainable built projects.
- 32 new affordable units approved at 174 Ottawa St N (Indwell) as part of 11 city-wide projects. The city invested $8.2M to fund 440 affordable and 435 supportive housing units, under construction.
- Hamilton East Kiwanis Homes launched a new Affordable Homeownership program for households in partnership with City of Hamilton, Hamilton Community Foundation, Home Ownership Alternatives, and FirstOntario Credit Union.
Homelessness
Connecting the housing crisis to broader issues
- Asked staff to reconsider centralized support for unhoused people. Council approved funding for 192 new shelter beds City-wide
- Appealed to Associations of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) through Hamilton Social Work Action Committee to advocate to the province a substantial increase to Ontario Disability and Ontario Works rates
- Collaborated across the council table to advocate for basic income re-invigoration
Transit and cycling
Smoothing the pathway to get around
- LRT preparation work in progress on Main St E (Strathearne to Delena Ave): full road redesign, underground infrastructure moved, and a new multi-use path. Will complete in late 2026.
- Bicycle boulevards installed on Central, Graham, Frederick, and Roxborough Avenues. Coming next: Dunsmure Rd, Cochrane Rd, Strathearne Ave.
Well-being
Addressing community safety and the root causes of crime
- Gender Based Safety Audit completed with action plan launched. Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (2025-2029) was updated to address homelessness, mental health, housing, and substance use. New HPS Division 2 community liaison committee created.
- Through our Ward 4 office, financially supported Liberty For Youth (mentoring for 12-25 year olds at risk) and Steel Town Athletics Club (200 teens through athletics, academics, and life skills)
Environment
Sounding the alarm and building coalitions for climate solutions
- Escalated black soot issue through meetings with provincial MPPs and community partners; sat on Clean Air Hamilton and ArcelorMittal Dofasco/Rain Carbon liaison committees, leading to testing and sampling
- Asked staff to increase street sweeping in Ward 4 near Leaside Park after confirming soot source was road dust
- Passed a motion directing Public Health to study and test black soot and particulate pollution impacts in lower Ward 4, with community consultation built in
Small businesses and community
Small business support
- Regular meetings, mentorship and support to small businesses, making connections and helping businesses navigate the permit process
- Ongoing relationship and support to BIAs
- Supported the new Community Improvement Project Areas work through Economic Development to look at municipal incentives that will entice new investment into our business areas
Out in the community
- In 2025, held 131 meetings with community members and local businesses, attended 137 events attended on top of council meetings
- In 2024, attended 120 events, including gatherings, BBQs, galas, town halls and site visits
- A regular at Rosedale Neighbourhood Association and McQuesten Community Planning Team meetings to hear from residents directly
Supporting Indigenous-led priorities
- Biindigen Well-Being Centre at 785 Britannia Ave greenlighted, with zoning and official plan amendments approved Summer 2025; continuing to work with Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg to protect and extend the McQuesten Urban Farm
- $13M federal investment funnelled to Biindigen Well-Being Centre. Supported Indigenous-led projects including HRIC, PAANG, Circle of Beads. Worked to expand City policy for use of Indigenous images and themes at city facilities
Strengthening needs of Francophone communities – a city-wide approach
- First francophone seniors active living centre in Hamilton opened at Sir Winston Churchill Recreation Centre, a joint project with Centre Francophone Hamilton
- Landmark land swap approved for a long-awaited francophone high school in Ward 12; the agreement also brought a 9.5-acre site in Ward 6 into public ownership. I worked with my council peers and the mayor to facilitate connections and accelerate approvals.
- Provincial advocacy: Served on the Associations of Municipalities (AMO) board since 2023 (re-elected in 2024) to represent all 444 Ontario municipalities in coordinated advocacy to the provincial government. Panelist at AMO Healthy Democracy forum on voter participation and trust in local government
- Innovation: Pushed for CivicTrack constituent management system across all ward offices, replacing spreadsheets and inbox tricks with a proper system to track resident requests, follow up and keep personal information private and confidential
Committee representation: 37 committees between 2022-26
At the City, committees are where priorities are surfaced and decisions are made.
It’s where the work happens.
My participation in 37 committees, sub-committees, and boards is one of the highest around the council table. My attendance in council and committee meetings is consistent and punctual. They include:
All Standing committees:
- Public Works, Planning, Audit Finance and Administration, Emergency and Community Services, Board of Health, and General Issues
All committees representing municipal services corporations – anything that generates revenue outside of property taxes:
- Hamilton Enterprises Holding Corp (HCE Energy and Telecom)
- Hamilton Utilities Corporation (shareholder to Alectra Utilities)
- Hamilton Renewable Power Inc.
- Hamilton Tourism Development Corporation
- Hamilton Farmers Market
- City Housing Hamilton