Cranbrook
City Council
Vote
ROBIN
Goldsbury
Saturday Oct 17th, Laurie School
Robin will ask questions, listen carefully, dig into the numbers, and look for creative solutions. “Every tax dollar Cranbrook spends is earned by someone. We owe it to you to understand where it's going, why it's needed, and whether it's working.”
She’s spent decades building businesses, employing people, balancing budgets, and solving problems. Robin knows what it’s like to live with real-world consequences of government decisions. “Good intentions matter. So do practical solutions, building bridges, careful execution and results.”
Our City is more than roads, pipes and a balance sheet. It’s our neighbours, businesses, parks, art, young families, seniors and all the things that make us proud to call Cranbrook home. “I want to help build a City where my grandkids - and yours - choose to stay, put down roots and thrive.”
CRANBROOK
Building Community. Putting Cranbrook first.
A Cranbrook pothole does not care whether you are Conservative, Liberal, NDP or none of the above. Neither should the person on Council trying to get it fixed.
“We love Cranbrook” is about building community. It’s our volunteers, events that bring neighbours together, welcoming newcomers, reaching out to seniors, activities for youth, and connecting with the kind of communication people will actually follow.
HEAD • HANDS • HEARTDo the homework. Make it happen. Remember why.
Read the planGrow our economy. Broaden our tax base. Share the load.
Everyone wants to keep taxes down. The harder question is how.
Cranbrook’s municipal tax levy has risen more than 25 points over four years. More than 80 percent of our assessed property base is residential. Light industry is less than 1 percent!
We can’t control every cost facing the City. We can grow the number and value of businesses helping to pay the bill.
That’s what I mean by Grow the Pie.
HEAD • HANDS • HEARTDo the homework. Make it happen. Remember why.
Read the planPurpose-built policy for Cranbrook’s missing housing gaps.
Cranbrook needs more homes. The answer isn’t just more doors.
A senior looking to downsize needs something different than a young family buying a first home. A nurse moving here needs something different than someone living on disability. A single person working in a restaurant has different needs again.
The goal isn’t just more housing. It’s more of the right housing.
Cranbrook’s housing strategies are thoughtful. The vulnerability is implementation.
HEAD • HANDS • HEARTDo the homework. Make it happen. Remember why.
Read the planCompassion for the person. Consequences for behaviour. Accountability from governments and justice.
The real question is whether Cranbrook’s public spaces are safe and feel safe, and whether our responses are changing outcomes or just moving the problem.
We don’t have to choose between compassion and community safety. We need both.
Help people who need help. Expect reasonable behaviour. Protect our shared spaces.
Don’t move the problem. Change the outcome.
HEAD • HANDS • HEARTDo the homework. Make it happen. Remember why.
Read the planIt’s your money. Spend smart. Buy local. Measure results.
Every tax dollar Cranbrook spends is earned by someone. We owe it to you to understand where it’s going, why it’s needed, and whether it’s working.
Good intentions matter. So do practical solutions, careful execution and results.
HEAD • HANDS • HEARTDo the homework. Make it happen. Remember why.
Read the plan
Robin Goldsbury’s award-winning Kootenay businesses span forestry, marketing, accommodation, hospitality and property development. She brings volunteer leadership from local boards to national ones, and education in advertising and PR, philosophy, psychology and neuroscience (MSc).
She raised her family here and all seven of her grandchildren live here today. “I hope we build a community where future generations find opportunity, raise healthy families, and inherit a Cranbrook better than the one we love today.”
HEAD • HANDS • HEARTDo the homework. Make it happen. Remember why.
Read Robin’s story