Waterloo — Mayor
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Dorothy McCabe See responses
In the context of growing pressure for economic development and the connected loss of farmland, what role do municipalities and the Region hold in promoting local food livelihoods, production, and processing?ranked from highest to lowest importance
No responseHow should municipalities and the Region approach food insecurity and affordability?select up to 3 per part
A. Access to food
- Enable more community gardens and support residents where possible. Make city facilities available for partners to distribute food.
B. Access to land for growing food
- Enable access to land and resources for local people who want to grow their own food (e.g. the community-garden model)
- Over my term, we have updated bylaws to enable more community gardens and small scale food production by people at their residence.
Please describe one concrete policy, program, or decision you would support to strengthen the local food system.candidate's own words
The City has partnered with the Food Bank of WR and provided space in a rec centre for a Food Locker.
Would you like to provide any additional context for your views on food systems?candidate's own words
A food strategy is needed first in order to determine potential priorities and partners.
Other priority not listed abovecandidate's own words
The strategy is needed first in order to determine priorities and what may be possible.
On the ballot but have not responded to survey (4)
- Jeyas Balaskanthan
- Jamie Hari
- Jerry Jiang
- Shannon Weber
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