Jami Watson
Phone: 604-369-8740
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: JamiWatsonPortCoquitlam
Twitter: @jamibee3
Instagram: jamiwatsonpoco
Age: 40
Occupation: retail/warehouse worker
PoCo resident for: moved to Coquitlam in spring after 10 years in Port Coquitlam
Campaign funding: self-funded
Previous community service: I have had a school garden at Blakeburn elementary for eight years and pursued reconciliation of Pickton farm victims and property. The Blakeburn Lagoons Park was also a project I contributed my time toward.
If elected, what steps would you take to improve housing affordability in PoCo?
The proposals of a Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program that the city of Vancouver is pursuing is something I am interested in learning about. The current Port Coquitlam project of a future social housing complex for single women and children is something I support.
What do you hope to accomplish as a city councillor?
What I hope to accomplish as a city councillor is to contribute my time and energy to ensuring our children have a future in this community. Learning new ideas or innovations that are sustainable, inclusive and/or bring economic stability.
What do you believe is the biggest issue facing PoCo?
I believe the housing crisis is the biggest issue facing PoCo. I had to move due to inability to rent or buy when becoming a single mother.
Would you change the mayor and council’s pay and why?
I would change city council’s pay. As a retail/big box employee, I was shocked to learn I make more than a city councillor.
