DEB DICKERSON-POGUE — CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE OK, Let’s Vote — 2026 Election Guide Office: School District 23 trustee — Kelowna Submitted: Sep 17, 2026 02:44 PM (time displayed by CRM) Reviewed and published September 17, 2026 Answers supplied by the candidate or authorized campaign representative with saved publication authorization. Private contact details and internal identifiers are excluded. Original wording is retained, with normalized paragraph spacing. These are attributed statements, not independently audited facts or outcomes. Hypothetical answers about earlier council motions are not recorded votes. PROFILE AND PRIORITIES 01 · Your candidacy and priorities Answer: facebook: Give a short biography focused on experience relevant to the office. What would you bring that voters cannot learn from a job title? Answer: As a past teacher of elementary, junior, and senior high schools I bring a well-rounded understanding of the students. I have also had experience and Special Education and English as a Second Language and College level courses. I have also had experience in administrating and hiring for teaching roles. What are your three highest priorities for the next term? For each, give a first-year action, a measurable result and a realistic timeline. Answer: 1. curriculum based education that enables gradable education success. 2. safe school environment that provides accurate reporting system for staff and students. 3.financial accountability How would you handle conflicts of interest, lobbying, gifts, campaign support, closed meetings and recusal? What additional disclosure or independent oversight would you support? Answer: I believe that all members votes on school board matters should be public. I am available for contact by the public and will gladly listen to concerns and great ideas. Disclose business ownership, employment, directorships, development interests, paid advisory roles or other financial interests relevant to the office. Give public sources and explain how you would handle related decisions. Do not include home addresses, account numbers or confidential documents. Answer: I'm interested most in people. I do pottery not just because I love it but because it puts me in weekly contact with all kinds of people. I have enjoyed training other teachers and how to teach ESL. QUICK POSITIONS 1. The City should shorten and simplify the process for approving new homes. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 2. The City should reduce development cost charges on new housing. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 3. Restrictions on short-term rentals should be loosened. Answer: Conditional / Depends Explanation: absentee landlords should have a local manager Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 4. The City should pursue expanded public transit service. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 5. Infrastructure and service capacity should be ready before major additional growth is approved. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 6. The City should advocate for expanded involuntary addiction-treatment capacity. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 7. The City should invest in wildfire prevention and preparedness. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 8. The City should carry out additional spending audits or operational reviews. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 9. The City should make individual councillors’ voting records easier to find and search. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 10. Would you have supported the October 27, 2025 electoral-reform study and conditional referendum-preparation motion? This bundled decision did not implement wards. Answer: No / Oppose Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 11. Would you have supported the March 16, 2026 second and third land-use and rezoning readings for part of Kelowna Springs? These were not final adoption. Answer: Undecided Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 12. Would you have supported the April 20, 2026 financial-plan and tax-funding motion, with its stated average net property impact of 4.40%? Individual bills vary. Answer: Outside my role Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 13. The City should help expand co-operative housing and community land trusts. Answer: Conditional / Depends Explanation: The partners involved should not be seeking financial gain in land acquisition for CO-OPS. Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 14. The City should strengthen protections for tenants displaced by redevelopment or renovations. Answer: Conditional / Depends Explanation: Home owners should give 6 months notifications to tenants unless due to fire or accident. Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 15. The City should allow more small shops and cafés within residential neighbourhoods. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 16. The City should advocate for a second bridge crossing of Okanagan Lake. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 17. The City should invest in filling gaps in its sidewalk and cycling networks. Answer: Main pathways should be filled first on a useage basis. Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 18. The City should expand foot patrols in commercial areas experiencing crime and disorder. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 19. The City should support expanded non-police response teams for suitable mental-health and substance-use calls. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 20. The City should increase access to public washrooms. Answer: Conditional / Depends Explanation: within the downtown core and recreation areas Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 21. The City should prioritize protecting agricultural land when making land-use decisions. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 22. The City should strengthen protection for existing trees. Answer: for Existing healthy trees and not brush. Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 23. The City should limit annual property-tax increases to inflation. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 24. Mayor and council pay increases should take effect only after the next election. Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. 25. Would you support a ward system for Kelowna, where residents elect councillors to represent defined geographic areas? Answer: Yes / Support Editorial note: This is a municipal-policy question answered by a school-trustee candidate. It is retained as her stated view, not a school-board power or municipal Candidate Match score. AFFORDABILITY AND ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Which actions would you prioritize to make housing more affordable in Kelowna? Answer: "Partner on non-market, co-op and affordable rental housing, Allow more housing in areas with infrastructure and services" Beyond housing, which actions would you prioritize to make everyday life more affordable in Kelowna? Answer: "Support local jobs and business opportunities, Expand affordable public transit, Plan walkable neighbourhoods close to daily needs" What important issue did we miss? Add any policy position, clarification or response to the existing guide that you want voters to consider. Answer: Not answered SUPPORTING MATERIAL Supporting files were submitted separately. Private attachment links are omitted. Media content is not used to establish the positions transcribed above. PUBLICATION AUTHORIZATION I am the candidate or an authorized campaign representative. I authorize OK, Let’s Vote / Gain Street to review and publish these answers with attribution. I have permission to share the supporting material and have identified any items for review only. 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