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Sherry Keane
Businesses & Jobs
Climate Change, Heat, Fires, & the Environment
Community Centres, Libraries, Parks, and Other Public Spaces
Culture & Events
Housing & Homelessness
Public & Assistive Housing
Meet provincial housing requirements while ensuring development makes sense for West Vancouver.
Support thoughtfully designed secondary suites, coach homes and small scale multiunit housing for seniors and families in approved designated appropriate areas, with clear approval guidelines, standard requirements and predictable timelines so applicants know what is expected from the beginning.
Create a streamlined review process for proposals that meet established standards for building size, safety, accessibility, parking, landscaping, trees, drainage and neighbourhood fit.
Seek meaningful public input before major decisions are made and clearly explain how residents’ feedback influenced the outcome.
Human Rights
Local Government, Planning, & Democracy
Public Engagement
Short online surveys promoted through the District website, email notices and social media
Drop-in sessions at libraries, community centres and neighbourhood events
Direct outreach through schools, seniors’ residences, rental buildings, businesses and community groups
A dedicated email address and regular opportunities for phone or in-person conversations
Published summaries showing what residents said and how it affected the decision
Responsible Budgeting
Mental Health, Drugs, & Addiction
Public Safety & Policing
Roads, Transit, & Getting Around
Biography
I’m Sherry Keane, an independent candidate for West Vancouver Council. West Vancouver has been my home for 16 years. Our eldest son attends Rockridge and our youngest attends Westcot, while their grandparents are aging here too.
With three generations of my family in this community, I see West Vancouver from several perspectives: as a parent, a taxpayer, a business professional and someone supporting aging family members.
My priorities are housing that meets the needs of families and seniors while respecting neighbourhood character, and infrastructure that keeps pace with growth. Above all, I want to ensure residents receive value for every tax dollar spent.
Over the past 15 years I have been actively involved with local families and schools, supporting fundraisers, organizing events and helping with initiatives that bring neighbours together. These experiences have given me a firsthand understanding of the issues affecting families, young people and residents across West Vancouver.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Victoria and a Diploma in Interior Design and Architecture. My professional career has included operations, human resources, business development, customer service, digital businesses, interior design and housing. I have lived and worked in 5 different countries so I bring a global perspective. I also bring business leadership and financial discipline. Early in my career, I joined a 12-person technology startup and helped train staff and build the operating structure it needed to grow into an international company with more than 200 employees. I worked across operations, human resources, customer service and business development.
I worked as a youth support worker, an experience that taught me the importance of listening carefully, understanding individual circumstances and addressing the causes of problems rather than only reacting to the symptoms. Whereas, my Interior Design profession has taught me that the best solutions begin with understanding the people they are intended to serve. I would apply these same principles on Council by listening first, balancing different needs and making practical decisions for the community.
Promises
Reason for running
I care deeply about protecting the natural beauty, neighbourhood character and quality of life that make our community exceptional. I also recognize that we must prepare responsibly for changing housing needs, growing transportation pressures, aging infrastructure and emerging public safety concerns. Protecting what we value does not mean resisting all change. Our community must also respond responsibly to changing housing needs, growing transportation pressures, aging roads and utilities, climate risks and emerging public safety concerns. Seniors should have opportunities to downsize without leaving West Vancouver, families need more smart housing choices, and local workers need realistic options closer to where they work.
Growth must be coordinated with transit, roads, water, sewer and drainage so essential services keep pace. It also requires responsible budgeting, clear priorities and early public engagement. My goal is to help West Vancouver evolve carefully, addressing today’s challenges without losing the qualities that made people choose to build their lives here.
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