Trevor Loke

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Trevor Loke
Vancouver Park Board Commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office
2011
Personal details
Born Trevor James Loke
(1988-11-24) November 24, 1988
Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Nationality Canadian
Political party Vision Vancouver

Trevor Loke is a Canadian entrepreneur and Vancouver Park Board commissioner in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Career

Weeve

As an entrepreneur, Loke co-founded the crowd funding company Weeve, based in Vancouver, where Loke worked as the company's Chief Operating Officer.[2][3][4] On February 14, 2013 Weeve was purchased by LX Ventures.[5]

Vancouver Park Board Commissioner

Elected in 2011 as a member of Vision Vancouver under the banner of Mayor Gregor Robertson, Loke became the youngest elected official in the history of Vancouver at the age of 22.[6] Loke was elected as Vice-Chair of the Park Board Committee in 2012.[7]

Initiatives

  • Limit chlorine in public pools to 1.5PPM and introduce secondary disinfection systems, including ozone and ultra-violet[8][9][10]
  • Campaign finance reform in municipal elections[11]
  • Inclusivity and safety for transgender and gender-variant persons[12]
  • Commemorating the world's first AIDS Memorial at Cherry Grove in Stanley Park[13]

Board & Liaison Roles

  • Vancouver City Planning Commission
  • Children, Youth, and Families Advisory Committee
  • LGBTQ Advisory Committee
  • Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre
  • Mount Pleasant Community Centre
  • Britannia Community Centre
  • Jericho Sailing Centre

Controversies

  • At a January 29, 2013 public meeting at Killarney Community Centre, Loke spoke on the topic of Park Board and community centre financing, addressing an audience "made up largely of blue-collar workers, seniors, immigrants and young families" with a "tirade [or] rant about the inequalities between poor associations and their rich counterparts in communities like Killarney," drawing a disapproving response from the audience.[14][15]

Family

Loke is a relative of Canadian doctor and co-discoverer of insulin James Collip.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "About", TrevorLoke.ca, Accessed December 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ "About Us — Weeve". weeve.it. Retrieved June 27, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Home — Weeve". weeve.it. Retrieved June 27, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Vancouver's Weeve is the World's First Crowdfunding Platform That Doesn't Take a Cut - Techvibes". techvibes.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Vancouver Startup Weeve Acquired by LX Ventures". marketwire.com. Retrieved February 15, 2013. 
  6. ↑ . "Vancouver Park Board Commissioners", VancouverParks.ca, Accessed December 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Highlights June 11, 2012 Park Board Meeting". vancouverparks.ca. Retrieved July 6, 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Vancouver Park Board eyes cap on chlorine in public pools". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 9, 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Reduce chlorine use in pools, says Vancouver park commissioner". CBC News. Retrieved July 9, 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Park commissioner hoping to cut chlorine in city pools". News1130. Retrieved July 6, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Vancouver park board votes to push B.C. government on campaign finance reform". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 14, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Motion to become more accepting of transgender park goers in Vancouver to be tabled". The Province. Retrieved May 9, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Central Park: Book exchanges eyed for Vancouver". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved November 27, 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Community centres protest Vancouver park board plan; Public meeting at Killarney turns ugly after commissioner's rant". Canada.com. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Killarney CCA Emergency Meeting January 29, 2013 highlights". CityHallWatch. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 

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