Elect Collicutt for Council

There is no question, the Powell River economy has suffered with the loss of the major industrial mill operations. But Powell River’s community resilience and hard-working people have kept our economy moving forward. The ongoing work of small business and volunteer organizations does not go unnoticed and remains paramount to the success of our community.
A new Council needs to support economic diversification with competitive taxation rates across the board, encourage small/medium business retention and development, and remain open for business at City Hall. A priority for Powell River is to seek out new business and industry to replace the loss of the industrial mill tax revenue.

When elected, my pledge is to:

• build on the City’s economic attraction as a highly liveable coastal community with its rich history and marine-based eco-tourism destination hotspot at the top of the Sunshine Coast
• advocate to the Province to encourage new investments and expansion of sustainable resource sector and business development, and work to ensure investment and development gives back revenues to the community
• support economic diversification with competitive & affordable property taxation rates to ensure we are open for business and viable as a community to live in and invest
• consider City-owned lands development potential with the goals of increasing property tax revenues
• move forward on implementation of the City’s Downtown Plan; steer the City to develop a comprehensive public engagement strategy to engage the public on areas of public concern, seek solutions and gain consensus to move the project forward in a way that is inclusive and will benefit the entire community
• continue to support and collaborate with the Powell River Community Forest (PRCF) Board of Directors in their oversight of the PRCF Reserve fund
• support affordable, accessible and timely access for all ages to and from our community when using the BC Ferries transportation system on our marine-based highways
• support Marine/Joyce Avenue commercial corridor area beautification projects