economy

Port Moody can be so much more than a bedroom community. We need to increase the number of local, well-paying jobs in our city.

Haven Lurbiecki

What Port Moody Needs to Do:

Focus Job Growth Around Moody Centre Skytrain

Port Moody needs to focus beyond planning only for residential development.  With housing projects like Woodland Park (4000 people) and Coronation Park (5200 people) now is the time to focus on well-paying jobs that can support more residents to both live and work locally. Moody Center is the perfect location for a focus on jobs spaces due to its highly desirable location for business on a main route next to rapid transit.  A focus on transit-accessible business in this area creates an economic engine for our city while avoiding the harmful emissions and traffic grid-lock massive residential development in this area would create. It’s time for Port Moody to revitalize our downtown core.

 

As a City Councillor I will:

 

  • Ensure that any new development around Moody Centre skytrain is focused on jobs, rather than residential towers
  • Promote Moody Centre as an amazing location for anchor tenants in areas such as technology and post secondary
  • Build local daytime economy
  • Strengthen tax base through growth of local business sector

Strengthen What's Special About Murray Street

Murray Street serves as Port Moody’s walkable and bikeable gateway to Rocky Point Park and Inlet Trail. Its modern industrial vibe supports a range of eclectic local businesses beloved and frequented by residents and visitors alike.  The popularity of Murray Street helps to strengthen our local economy far beyond the street itself.  In order to stay successful, Port Moody needs to stop the encroachment of boxes of residential development along Murray Street. This area needs to remain focused on local arts, dining and entertainment while also preserving and promoting light industrial uses.

 

As a City Councillor I will:

 

  • Stop encroachment of residential development down Murray Street 
  • Ensure any new development keeps heights at max 3 stories
  • Introduce zoning changes to incorporate a mix of arts, entertainment, and restaurants
  • Preserve light industrial space

Meet Our City's Target on Jobs Growth

Without an acceleration of jobs growth, Port Moody is set to rank amongst the lowest jobs to population ratios in all of Metro Vancouver. Port Moody will only hit its local jobs target of 0.42 jobs per 100 people (we are currently at 0.25) by taking a proactive, community-wide approach. This means we need to designate areas of our city as “jobs-focused” employment districts while also ensuring new residential developments include enough jobs spaces for providing neighborhood amenities like grocery stores or child care. Port Moody also needs to substantially grow commercial and industrial employment that provides valuable tax revenue to our city. 

 

 

As a City Councilor I will:

 

  • Take a ‘community-wide’ approach to meeting our jobs to population target
  • Designate employment districts (eg. around Moody Centre Skytrain)
  • Work to support new jobs opportunities at Burrard Thermal and to grow the industrial tax base 

What Haven Has Done So Far:

I am active in the community and passionate about the importance of working local to improve quality of life. As a member of the Land Use Committee I have been vocal about the need to focus on jobs and our local economy.  Below is a sampling of some of my engagement. 

Land Use Committee - Economic Growth

Watch Haven share her thoughts on prioritizing jobs growth in our downtown core as a member of the Port Moody Land Use Committee

Land Use Committee - Murray Street Development

Haven discusses implications of a proposed development that exceeds the Official Community Plan on Murray Street