Watson is a local minister, pastor and community resident of 15 years.
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If elected, Ngieng has three main goals: she wants to increase the amount of affordable housing in the UNA, increase community safety and push for more transparency.
If elected to the Board, Mojdehi wants to focus on making UBC safer, creating a more “vibrant community” and making campus more pet-friendly.
An active community volunteer and passionate advocate for social and climate justice, Fei Liu wants to “build up communication channels” in the UNA.
The Hawthorn Place resident was first elected to the UNA board in 2019 and hopes to continue his work for another three years.
For Holmes, “the UNA is evolving and entering a new stage” which he wants to be part of, irregardless of whether or not he gets re-elected.
Kang believes that like other residents, students want a safe place to live in, and thus, she would focus on ensuring that if elected.
Glassheim recognizes that representation is a key point. “I'd want to really be open to the voices of neighbours and other residents. Hopefully, I would learn a lot in the process.”
Gallo also said that she would like to improve the involvement of students. She plans on doing so by collecting their opinions through Qualtrics surveys.
A resident of Wesbrook Place, Cheng is running for what would be his first term on the Board. His top priorities for the Board are improving neighbourhood safety and sustainability.
“I’ve met so many people from all walks of life facing different problems and I really want to play my role in creating a better community for everyone,” Co said.
As a former student, Prost acknowledged the challenges that students face with housing, and looks forward to improving land use development.
“I thought it was really important to have individuals that are student-aged, are connected to students and have them be able to represent their thoughts and voices on the Board,” Gan said.
While the study is primarily concerned with family health, students can also be affected by the three-month waiting period for the MSP, especially with rapidly changing circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
TransLink announced that the 4, 14 and 99 bus routes from UBC have been rerouted by the road closure.