Certified candidate

Vince Viapiana

Electorate: Electors in Ward 2 in the City of Pickering
Seats: 1
Race status: Competitive

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Community services/public realm

Candidate-provided statement

Viapiana proposes advocating healthcare investment with Regional and Provincial partners; he expressly says a councillor cannot build a hospital.

Vince Viapiana

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Healthcare Advocacy A City Councillor cannot build a hospital. But a City Councillor can fight for one. I will work with Regional and Provincial partners to advocate for the healthcare investments our growing city needs.

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Environment

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Finance & taxes

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Viapiana's platform lists seeking grants and partnerships among its responsible-spending measures.

Vince Viapiana

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Responsible Spending Residents deserve value for their tax dollars. I support: reviewing priorities, improving efficiency, seeking grants and partnerships, focusing spending on core services, delivering measurable results.

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Viapiana proposes clear explanations of what residents receive in exchange for tax increases.

Vince Viapiana

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Every tax increase should come with a clear explanation of what residents receive in return.

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Governance/service delivery

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Viapiana would advocate a logged and tracked public issue-follow-up system.

Vince Viapiana

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Public Issue Tracking Residents deserve updates. Not silence. I will advocate for a system where concerns are: logged, assigned, tracked, followed up, reported back

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Candidate-provided statement

If elected, Viapiana would launch a resident-listening initiative with monthly coffee chats, office hours, phone appointments, walkabouts, and specified home visits.

Vince Viapiana

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The Vince Listens Program If elected, I will launch the Vince Listens Initiative. This includes: monthly community coffee chats, open office hours, scheduled phone appointments, community walkabouts, home visits for seniors and residents with mobility challenges. No speeches. No presentations. Just conversations.

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Housing/growth

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Viapiana says infrastructure should be planned alongside growth rather than years afterward.

Vince Viapiana

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Infrastructure First Residents are frustrated when homes arrive before roads, parks, services, and infrastructure. They're right. Infrastructure should be planned alongside growth—not years afterward.

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Local transportation/infrastructure

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Viapiana proposes school-zone reviews, safer walking routes and crosswalks, and coordination with school boards, police and parents.

Vince Viapiana

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School Zone Safety Nothing is more important than protecting children. I will advocate for: Enhanced school zone reviews, Improved crosswalk visibility, Better traffic flow around schools, Safer walking routes, Partnerships with school boards, police, and parent councils.

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Viapiana proposes advocating road, traffic and transportation-partnership improvements and long-range infrastructure planning.

Vince Viapiana

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Transportation Planning Growth without transportation planning creates congestion and frustration. I will advocate for: road network improvements, traffic reduction initiatives, transportation partnerships, long-term infrastructure planning.

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