Onyeka Dozie
RUNNING WITH A BETTER MAPLE RIDGE
P3 project manager, age not given
West Maple Ridge resident who’s lived 15 years
Onyeka Dozie holds a bachelor of science in estate management (urban land economics), master of science (construction management), RPA, PMP.
Married with three children.
Experience: President of Port Coquitlam BIA and served on the city’s economic council, a charter member of Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial, and president of Nigeria Canada Association of BC.
I am passionate about youth education, affordable housing, infrastructural facilities development, and supporting local businesses.
If elected, I will work in collaboration with others to give back to the community by providing opportunities to people who need them to develop and grow.
Together we can build A Better Maple Ridge that we all desire.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DozieforMapleRidgeMission
Website: www.onyekadozie.ca
Phone: 604-351-9586
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Have you held office in past? If so, please specify: No.
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Questions:
(These answers are presented as the candidates submitted them)
1. Does the City have a handle on the problems created by homelessness?
No.
2. Do you believe residents of the City feel safe?
3. Do you support the City borrowing funds to build a new aquatic centre?
Yes.
4. Are you in favour of development along the Alouette River?
No.
5. Can City hall do more to attract new businesses to open in Maple Ridge?
Yes. Increasing the population within the downtown area will attract more businesses.
This will also reduce the incidence of opportunistic crime.
Organization of events that will attract people to the downtown and keep them there for as long as possible will also drive the volume of business.
Working with the local business improvement area (BIA) and chamber of commerce will help to identify other possible ways of attracting new and strengthening the existing businesses in the area.
6. Should the City borrow funds to build a new arena facility?
Yes.
7. Should Maple Ridge take more direct action to combat the local opioid crisis?
Yes.
8. Is the City taking adequate measures to lower carbon emissions?
No.
9. Are tax levels too high in the City?
Yes.
10. Should the City commit to making a decision on proposed new developments within 12 months or less?
Don’t know.
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EDITOR’S NOTE:
How the questions were presented to each candidate
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows news readers have told us how much they value this important, straight-forward reference guide that helps orient them with the range of choices on the ballots – both at the council and school board levels.
Towards that end, we have attempted to make this package available (along with the following instructions) to each of the candidates in a timely fashion ahead of the Oct. 15 election.
Please read carefully before you start to fill this out.
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You must provide a ‘yes,’ a ‘no,’ or a ‘don’t know’ (Y, N, D) response to EACH of these questions.
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