The Tri-City News sent questionnaires to each candidate in the 2022 civic election to learn more about who they are, why they are campaigning and what are the issues that matter most to them.
Candidates are being published to our website in alphabetical order.
Ivanka Culjak
- Age: Did not answer
- Years as a Port Coquitlam resident: Seven
- Occupation: Real estate agent
- Most recent volunteer work? I volunteered with Action4Canada and helped many people not to lose their jobs due to mandates.
- Email: [email protected]
- Facebook: @ElectIvanka
Why are you running?
"I want to make a difference locally and work with all levels of government to ensure that citizens are being heard, their freedoms and security as a person is protected and that they enjoy a safe community to live in. Council needs strong leadership and critical thinking to secure the future of our children and grandchildren. As a former teacher, I’m disappointed to hear from parents how they believe the system is broken and that they are taking their children out of public schools. We need more discussion with parents and they need our help to work with school trustees."
What’s your No 1 issue and why?
"We are having an emergency housing crisis. I’m very passionate about creating a more affordable housing environment for residents of Port Coquitlam. Affordability can be achieved with increasing supply in the rental and homeownership market and having this supply respond more quickly to greater demand. We also need to make the regulatory systems faster and more efficient to get new housing built. If I’m elected as a councillor I will support the innovative ideas of developers."
