Sacha Peter

I would like to thank the voters of Chilliwack for the privilege of letting me serve again on the Cultus Lake Park Board.

Your support is much appreciated and never forgotten.

I look forward to working with fellow commissioners Charlotte Hall, Bob McCrea, Larry Payeur, Malcolm Shanks, Owen Skonberg and Carleton Toews this upcoming term – there is a fairly diverse range of talent among these people and this diversity will be an asset to the board.

I would also like to thank Scott Allinott and Austin Ross for tossing their hat into the ring.

TWO CAMPAIGN PLEDGES FOR CULTUS LAKE PARK

CHILLIWACK – Sacha Peter is running for re-election to the Cultus Lake Park Board on two key campaign pledges for the upcoming term. The first is financial sustainability and the second is capacity management at the park.

On the first pledge of financial sustainability, Peter stated, “When our current board came in, we had to resolve a huge deficit and a bank account approaching zero. At the end of our term, we have surpluses and have managed to build over a million dollars into our reserve account balances. Financial sustainability is foremost my concern at Cultus Lake Park and I intend to continue our positive direction.”

On the second pledge of capacity management, Peter stated, “I have personally experienced and also heard from many Chilliwack residents that traffic to and from Cultus Lake during the summer season is horrible. Not only does this cause frustration, but there is a genuine safety issue if there needs to be an emergency evacuation of the area. The root cause of this traffic is residential density combined with the lack of a second road access to the Cultus Lake / Columbia Valley area. Until such a road access is built, I will pledge to not support any increase in residential density at Cultus Lake Park beyond the existing park use plan.”

Sacha Peter is currently the chairman of the Cultus Lake Park Board. A resident of Chilliwack, he is a certified management accountant and employs himself with policy and communications work in the public sector, financial analysis, accounting and writing.

Voters residing in Chilliwack can vote for up to five park commissioner candidates, including Sacha Peter, on November 19, 2011.

There will be at least four and up to six new commissioners after the November elections – Commissioners Cameron, Enns, Nokleby and Woodrow are not running in the upcoming election.

On the Cultus Lake side, where two commissioners are elected to the board, there were two candidates – Commissioner Charlotte Hall and Lawrence (Larry) Payeur. They will be acclaimed to office and presumably their election expenses will be quite low this season. I have already called both to congratulate them.

On the Chilliwack side, on the incumbents side are both myself and Commissioner Owen Skonberg. Other candidates are Scott Allinott, Bob McCrea, Austin Ross, Malcolm Shanks and Carlton Toews. There are seven candidates running for five seats.

SACHA PETER ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID

CHILLIWACK, BC – With the filing of nomination papers, Sacha Peter is seeking re-election for a second term as a Cultus Lake Park Board Park Commissioner.

“The work I am accomplishing for the park board is not yet finished,” stated Mr. Peter. “We have made great strides in improving our financial performance over the past three years. If re-elected, I will work to ensure that people will continue seeing a financially sustainable park. I also commit to avoiding an increase in residential density so people will not have to experience extra traffic congestion and strained infrastructure.”

Significant highlights from the first term in office included:

• Strong leadership on budgetary decisions that took the park from deficit to surplus;
• An active voice on the Governance Committee, which decided to not embark on an expensive amalgamation with the City of Chilliwack;
• Implementing open and accountable public meetings with a public question period.

Sacha Peter is currently the chairman of the Cultus Lake Park Board. A resident of Chilliwack, he is a certified management accountant and employs himself with policy and communications work in the public sector, financial analysis, accounting and writing.