This being my first round at political life, I am inspired and buoyed by the energies I encounter in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area.

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We have both common and unique concerns.

I see how homelessness has three sides or more. LetB次元官网网址檚 ensure zoning opportunities allow for improved access to longer-term, lower-cost housing opportunities. How water security, once perhaps an Orwellian concept, is a genuine concern in our paradise raincoast. LetB次元官网网址檚 advance rainwater capture. How individual acts to address climate change, burst with selflessness but need all of our support. Expanded and evolving bus routes are coming, slowly but surely. IB次元官网网址檝e been working hard with several communities on enhancing environmental protection advocacy efforts on the local, regional, provincial and federal levels of government. A lot is going on.

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Merry Christmas to you all, and best wishes for the happiest New Year ever!

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Al Wickheim is the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area director for the Capital Regional District.

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