1. Livability: housing and density, parking, recreation facilities, transit, safety, property taxes
2. Affordability: help for workers earning below the living wage; attract an 'economic engine'
3. Fiscal Responsibility: zero-based budgeting, strive for zero property tax increases, limit debt
4. Accountability & Transparency: referendums on major capital projects, council taking authority back from staff
5. A land bank for employee housing and housing society projects

• Squamish is growing too fast. Council should slow the pace of new development approvals.Strongly agrees

  “Existing infrastructure does not meet our needs....roads, sidewalks, transit, hospital, seniors care, schools, need to be in place before we increase our density.”

• Taller buildings (above 6 storeys) should be allowed downtown and near transit and services.Strongly disagrees

  “People move here for the lifestyle and part of that is view scapes. Let us keep that which remains. Build smaller and lower for awhile.”

• Squamish should open new land and new neighbourhoods for housing, rather than adding density to existing ones.Strongly agrees

  “Our neighbourhoods were established by the people who lived here. Do not destroy the ambiance and sense of community which is so important.”

• The District should put more public money and land into non-market and below-market housing.Somewhat disagrees

  “The District should only put land into a project that is a community amenity. Land that is zoned industrial should be saved for an opportunity that will provide permanent jobs. Other municipal land should be used for partnerships that support seniors housing and housing for households making less than the median income.”

• Squamish needs more shelter and supportive-housing spaces, even if they are located near residential areas.Somewhat disagrees

  “Heart/Hearth, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (Built for Zero), and Dignity Village concept should be explored for Squamish”

• Squamish should fund more RCMP officers and policing.In the middle

  “I am not sure what they do now that gives us a feeling of being safe in our homes. We need a downtown policing location. We need to feel safe in our community.”

• Keeping property tax increases at or below inflation should be a top priority, even if it means cutting services or delaying projects.Somewhat agrees

  “Direct Staff to bring a budget to Council that reflects zero increase over last year. Cut costs, like middle management and wants, we need to do more with less.”

• The District should sign the proposed 10-year tax agreement with Woodfibre LNG.In the middle

  “Property taxes should never be frozen. Council must retain the ability to determine the per thousand mill rate.”

• The District should use its permit powers to press Woodfibre LNG on local impacts, even if that means delays or legal fights.In the middle

  “We need to be reasonable.”

• Climate action should be a top council priority, even when it adds cost.In the middle

  “We need to be climate conscious and require air conditioning units in all new apartments and new builds and water meters as well. The district should always use best practices.”

• The District should cut red tape and speed up permits for builders and businesses.Somewhat agrees

  “There needs to be a process where there are strict timelines to move permits through all the (to many) hoops. Review and cut those requirements where it makes sense (common sense). No more sidewalks to nowhere!”

• Regional transit to Vancouver and Whistler is worth spending local tax dollars on.Strongly agrees

  “The Province increased density on us and needs to come to the table, and the ridership needs to pick up the balance.”

• New buildings should have to provide enough parking for the people who live there, instead of being approved with less.Strongly agrees

  “No more parking variances. Review the bylaw and amend it to Squamish's needs.”

• Major recreation investments, like renewing Brennan Park, should go ahead even if the District has to borrow.Strongly agrees

  “We have to have those facilities and must work harder to get government grants and involve the private sector. I would support giving naming rights depending on the contribution.”

• The Under One Roof shelter and its services should be moved out of downtown.Strongly disagrees

  “Those individuals need support that they can walk to so it must stay in the downtown. To mitigate impacts on land owners nearby the district may need to look at finding a way to acquire their land so they get a fair shake having been put into a situation where they can no longer sell it.”

• The District should clear tent encampments from public spaces, even when there is nowhere else for those people to go.Somewhat agrees

  “Yes....the district could begin by putting up washroom, electricity, sani-station and a garbage facility next to the Logger's Sports grounds and in their own municipal park next to Brennan Park. Many of those people would not live in their vehicles if there was affordable housing for them.”

• Spending on inclusion and community symbols (such as rainbow crosswalks, flags and proclamations) is a good use of District money.In the middle

  “As long as the cost is minimal those symbos add to the sense of community. However, at present we need every penny we have to upgrade our infrastructure so common sense must prevail.”

Answered by Janice DesJardins on October 6, 2026. Where these differ from our earlier reading of the public record, the candidate’s own answer is what counts in the quiz and compare pages.

Long-time Squamish resident and volunteer whose family roots in town date to 1912; her grandfather Alex Munro founded the volunteer fire department and was its first chief. Seniors and long-term-care advocate: Vice Chair of the Vancouver Coastal Association of Family Councils, Co-Chair of the VCH Regional Resident & Family Councils, member of the Independent Long Term Care Councils Association of BC and the Seniors Aging at Home Community Network. Previously sat on the District's first tourism plan committee and with the Squamish Estuary Conservation Society on the Estuary Management Plan.

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• Janice DesJardins campaign website
• Janice DesJardins campaign website - About
• Squamish Chief: Janice DesJardins hones in on fiscal responsibility in her run for Squamish council (Sept 15, 2026)
• Squamish Reporter: DesJardins pitches zero tax increases in Squamish council bid (Sept 14, 2026)
• Squamish Chief letter: Resident raises concerns over mixed supportive housing plan (July 9, 2025)
• Squamish Reporter: 'It should be Alex Munro Fire Hall' (Aug 10, 2022)
• District of Squamish: 2026 Municipal Election Candidates
• On parking
• Janice DesJardins campaign website - Housing
• Janice DesJardins campaign website - Transit
• Janice DesJardins campaign website - Taxation
• Janice DesJardins campaign website - Seniors