Image: Supplied by Nicole Huitema Read / Chilliwack City Council candidate Nicole Huitema Read speaks to her supporters during her campaign launch Tuesday night (Sept. 27) at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.
Fall election

Huitema Read kicks off Chilliwack City Council campaign at Cultural Centre

Sep 29, 2022 | 8:42 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack City Council candidate Nicole Huitema Read launched her campaign Tuesday evening (Sept. 27) before a packed room of supporters at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

According to a press release issued by her campaign, Huitema Read touched on a number of issues as she addressed supporters. She says she spoken to Chilliwack residents and heard their concerns around transportation, public safety, and homelessness.

“During the early days of this election campaign I have been out in neighbourhoods, knocking on doors, and holding important conversations about the things that matter to all of us,” says Huitema Read. “I’m hearing a lot of concerns about roadways, our crime rate, and our homeless population. These are the issues we all agree need more action, so as a community that requires leaders that know how to bring us together.”

Attendance to the event was open to all Chilliwack residents, and a packed room of supporters turned out to participate in this year’s municipal election and be a part of shaping the future of Chilliwack, the campaign said.

Huitema Read is the general manager of Community Futures South Fraser, an organization in partnership with Chilliwack’s Economic Resource Network that has contributed millions of dollars towards the long-term growth of Chilliwack while creating hundreds of local jobs.

Huitema Read was born in Chilliwack and raised on her parent’s dairy farm. She and her husband Brad have two daughters and have spent the last 20 years raising them in this community.

Some of the policies and projects that Huitema Read supports include keeping business taxes and fees low, protecting the ALR, making roadways easier to travel by foot or bicycle, increasing the safety of Chilliwack neighbourhoods, maintaining reasonable property taxes, enhancing Chilliwack’s extensive network of parks and trails, and working with provincial and federal partners to maintain and raise the dykes where needed.

Her website is nicolehuitemaread.ca. General voting day is Saturday, October 15.