Abbotsford, BC 2026 Municipal Election Candidates

Ross Siemens

• Managed growth & housing: 'Growth must be managed, not simply accepted' — new housing must be supported by roads, water, sewer, parks, police, fire and recreation; adopted a new Official Community Plan and supported additional affordable/multi-family housing.
• Flood protection: Continue Sumas Prairie flood resilience work (Barrowtown Pump Station), dike repairs and Sumas River pump station investments.
• Public safety & homelessness: Public safety, parks and responsible spending framed as non-partisan community issues; partnerships added ~220 temporary shelter/supportive-housing spaces; chairs the Abbotsford Police Board.

Lean assessment: Independent in 2026; previously elected under the AbbotsfordFirst slate and active in BC Social Credit youth politics; platform of managed growth, fiscal prudence, public safety and business/economic development is classic pro-business municipal conservatism delivered in a collaborative tone.

Sukhi Dhami

• City Hall reform: 'Changing the environment at City Hall' — more energy, better customer/resident experience and responsiveness.
• Affordability & taxes: 'Grow the tax base, not always the tax rate' — catalyze the business climate and deliver better value for taxpayers.
• Infrastructure catch-up: Close Abbotsford's infrastructure and amenities gap ('we are carrying a daunting community infrastructure deficit'); challenges go beyond 'a shortage of pools and ice sheets'.

Lean assessment: Independent; realtor/land-use consultant background with a platform centered on growing the tax base rather than raising rates and a business-friendly City Hall — pro-growth, fiscally conservative positioning.

Paul Mahil

• Property taxes: 'Hold the line on property taxes' after six straight years of increases; inform homeowners they can appeal unfair assessments; grow city revenue by attracting business instead of taxing residents harder.
• Economic development: Turn Abbotsford into a logistics & manufacturing hub around the airport, add an entertainment district and convention centre on airport lands, recruit food & beverage processors, and free up more industrial land.
• Flood protection: 'Real flood protection, not half-measures' — push cross-border cooperation with Washington State on Nooksack River infrastructure; oppose any plan to re-flood the Sumas Prairie into a lake.

Lean assessment: Independent; small-business owner and farm-family background with a platform of property-tax restraint, business-led growth around the airport, and ALR protection — a conservative municipal platform framed with community-volunteer credentials.

David Pellikaan

• Economy: Grow the local economy, building on Abbotsford's agricultural sector, local businesses and community strengths.
• Budget: 'Getting the city budget on track' — fiscal control/discipline focus.
• Neighbourhoods: Improving neighbourhoods as a stated priority.