Callan's Record
Liveable Port Moody: Family Friendly Units & Minimum Unit Sizes Motions
Callan brought forward Port Moody's family-friendly housing policy, capping studios and requiring a minimum share of two- and three-bedroom homes in new multi-family buildings, and entrenching minimum unit sizes to BC Housing standards. The unit-mix policy came in 2024; the minimum unit sizes followed in 2026.
Callan brought forward to council an interim family friendly units housing policy to ensure that the distribution of Studio, 1, 2, & 3+bd homes in multi-family developments better reflected our communities' housing needs. This interim policy from May 2024 ensures we do not end up with more than 30% studios, and we have a minimum of 35% 2 & 3 bd homes. Additionally, Callan proposed an amendment to our Family Friendly Units Guidelines that after collaborative discussion at the council table, and amendments by fellow colleagues, entrenched minimum unit sizes to meet the BC Housing minimum criteria for all multi-family units. Families need space, and ensuring these units are family sized is key to making Port Moody one of the most liveable communities.
Read more about where Callan stands on housing and affordability in the platform.
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What else he delivered
- Port Moody Residents First: Exclusive Recreation RegistrationCallan's motion gives Port Moody residents two days of advance registration for city recreation programs and summer camps ahead of non-residents. After a one-year pilot, council made it permanent.See the record
- Real Traffic Solutions: Bridge Widening & St. Johns ImprovementsCallan championed expanding the CPKC overpass near Ioco Road, paired with existing seismic and resurfacing work to cut taxpayer cost, aimed at reducing travel time between Moray and Suter Brook Village by up to 40%.See the record
- Fiscal Responsibility: Spending Your Tax Dollars WiselyCallan has pushed to spend tax dollars carefully, from shifting the boat launch to full user funding (a $125,000 annual saving) to opposing a costly firehall boiler replacement when the existing boiler had decades of useful life left.See the record