JIM STRACHAN — CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE OK, Let’s Vote — Kelowna’s 2026 Election Guide Office: Trustee Submitted: 2026-09-14T16:18:00-07:00 (Pacific time) Reviewed and published September 14, 2026 Answers supplied by the candidate or authorized campaign representative and published with their saved authorization. Private contact emails and upload links are excluded. Paragraph spacing follows the original submission table. Claims in answers are attributed statements, not independently audited results. Blank answers, scope selections and conditions do not establish support or opposition. Answers about past motions are hypothetical, not recorded votes. PROFILE AND PRIORITIES 1. Which office are you seeking, and where can voters find your campaign and public contact details? Answer: School Trustee www.jimstrachan.ca [Private email omitted.] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593184500678 https://www.instagram.com/jim.5trachan/ 2. What experience would you bring to this role? Answer: 34 years of service as an educator in Kelowna Classrooms 34 years as a volunteer in schools as coach, fundraiser, committee member 14 years as a parent of children in the district 12 years as a student in the district 3. What are your top three priorities, and one practical action for each? Answer: Fiscal Responsibility - assess spending practices and allocations to find areas where efficiencies can be created which will not impact kids. Resiliency - support academic, athletic, artistic, applied skills and extra curricular pursuits so kids can find that important link between their personal passion and the school community. This will show children their interests have value which in turn builds self-esteem and resilience. Responsive Leadership - open lines and in person communication between parents, education staff and students will maximize everyone's experience in the educational community. 4. How would you keep your decisions transparent and remain accountable to residents? Answer: The Board meetings keep detailed record of decisions, discussion and action. Residents have and must continue to have full access to these records. 5. Are there any affiliations or interests relevant to your candidacy that you want voters to know about? Answer: I have been a teacher, parent and student in our community for over 50 years. I have been a member of the COTA for 33 years, BCTF for 34. I am a men's recreational hockey player, avid skier, pickleball player and enjoy dining out in our many restaurants. I have been a volunteer fund raiser for schools, bringing in over $400000 in funds from Western Canada Basketball for students at KSS. 6. What else would you like added or corrected on your website profile? Answer: Include press releases from public sources such as Castanet, Prime Ministers Office, Canadian Association of Physicists, BCAPT verifying my award credentials. Also include the references during SD#23 Board meetings where the board has acknowledged my receipt of the PM Award and CAP award QUICK POSITIONS 1. The City should shorten and simplify the process for approving new homes. Answer: Outside my role 2. The City should reduce development cost charges on new housing. Answer: Outside my role 3. Restrictions on short-term rentals should be loosened. Answer: Outside my role 4. The City should pursue expanded public transit service. Answer: Yes / Support 5. Infrastructure and service capacity should be ready before major additional growth is approved. Answer: Outside my role 6. The City should advocate for expanded involuntary addiction-treatment capacity. Answer: Outside my role 7. The City should invest in wildfire prevention and preparedness. Answer: Outside my role 8. The City should carry out additional spending audits or operational reviews. Answer: Not answered Editorial note: No answer was shown in the original submission table; no position is inferred. 9. The City should make individual councillors’ voting records easier to find and search. Answer: Outside my role 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: Outside my role 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: Outside my role 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 13. The City should help expand co-operative housing and community land trusts. Answer: Outside my role 14. The City should strengthen protections for tenants displaced by redevelopment or renovations. Answer: Outside my role 15. The City should allow more small shops and cafés within residential neighbourhoods. Answer: Outside my role 16. The City should advocate for a second bridge crossing of Okanagan Lake. Answer: Outside my role 17. The City should invest in filling gaps in its sidewalk and cycling networks. Answer: Outside my role 18. The City should expand foot patrols in commercial areas experiencing crime and disorder. Answer: Outside my role 19. The City should support expanded non-police response teams for suitable mental-health and substance-use calls. Answer: Outside my role 20. The City should increase access to public washrooms. Answer: Outside my role 21. The City should prioritize protecting agricultural land when making land-use decisions. Answer: Outside my role 22. The City should strengthen protection for existing trees. Answer: Outside my role 23. The City should limit annual property-tax increases to inflation. Answer: Outside my role 24. Mayor and council pay increases should take effect only after the next election. Answer: Outside my role 25. Would you support a ward system for Kelowna, where residents elect councillors to represent defined geographic areas? Answer: In a sense this exists with 4 trustees from Kelowna, 1 from Lake Country, 1 from Westside and 1 from Peachland Editorial note: This response describes school-trustee representation. It does not establish support or opposition to a municipal ward system. AFFORDABILITY Which actions would you prioritize to make housing more affordable in Kelowna? Answer: - Outside my role Beyond housing, which actions would you prioritize to make everyday life more affordable in Kelowna? Answer: - Outside my role SUPPORTING MATERIAL Three uploaded images were reviewed: a 2015 CAP award certificate naming James Strachan (British Columbia and Yukon); a 2021 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence Certificate of Achievement naming James Strachan; and a photograph supplied for press releases. Private upload links are not reproduced. Award details were corroborated in public sources linked below. https://services.cap.ca/medal/publicity/recipients.php?lang=en&type=hs&year=2015 https://www.sd23.bc.ca/documents/912ee113-7d3c-5f86-b3e3-a2c12511b4c2/December_15_2021.pdf The CAP source confirms the 2015 British Columbia and Yukon teaching award. SD23’s December 15, 2021 minutes, page 2, confirm recognition of the 2021 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence Certificate of Achievement. These are distinct awards. The fundraising amount remains candidate-reported. PUBLICATION AUTHORIZATION The saved response authorizes OK, Let’s Vote / Gain Street to review and publish these answers with attribution, confirms permission to share supporting material, and states that the private contact email will not be published.