Community
Put people first.
Build a community where people feel connected, businesses can succeed, families see opportunity and longtime residents continue to feel at home.
The goal isn't simply to be bigger. It's to be stronger.
David Jurek for Mayor
100 Mile House
A Stronger 100 Mile House Starts With Knowing Who We Are.
Community. Culture. Communication. Common Sense.
I believe 100 Mile House is at a pivotal point.
We have an opportunity to decide what we want the next chapter of our community to look like, and then start building toward it.
Not by becoming something we're not. By recognizing what we're already naturally good at, welcoming good ideas and creating more opportunity for the people who call this place home.
If that's the direction you want too, I'd be honoured to have your support.
Quality
Why I'm running
I'm not running for Mayor because I think I have all the answers.
And becoming a politician has certainly never been a goal of mine.
Over the past few years, people in the community have encouraged me to consider running. My response was usually pretty simple:
I'm not a politician.
But the more I've thought about it, the more I've realized that maybe that's okay.
I believe 100 Mile House is at an important point in its story. Things are changing, and while some of that change is challenging, there's also a real opportunity in front of us to decide what kind of community we want to be over the next 10 or 20 years.
I've spent much of my life building relationships. Listening to people. Building culture. Bringing good people together. Welcoming new ideas. And turning ideas into action.
Those may not be traditional political qualifications, but I believe they're pretty good leadership qualifications.
I don't believe leadership means having every answer.
I believe it means asking good questions, surrounding yourself with good people, making decisions and taking responsibility for them.
I also have tremendous respect for the people who have served this community before me. Public service isn't easy, and it's always easier to criticize from the sidelines than to put your name forward.
I'm not running against the people who came before me. I'm running for what I believe can come next.
I believe I have something to contribute.
So I'm putting my name forward.
About me
I'm a business owner, real estate professional, community builder and pilot who has called the South Cariboo home for the past ten years.
After moving here with my family, I bought a struggling local real estate brokerage and grew it into the market leader. Along the way, we built an incredible team and earned national recognition.
My work has always been about more than selling houses.
I've promoted local businesses, people and places, supported community events and trade shows, and helped bring Music in the Park to life.
As a pilot, I also love exploring the Cariboo from the air. It has given me a unique perspective on the beauty and scale of the region we call home.
I didn't do any of this because I thought I might run for mayor someday. I did it because the South Cariboo became home.
Now I'm ready to serve it in a different way.
My vision
I don't want 100 Mile House to become a big city. I want us to become exceptionally good at being a small town.
We have something here that people are searching for.
Fresh air. Space. Hundreds of lakes. Endless trails. Fishing after work. Skating on the lake. Kids laughing in the park. Short commutes. Brighter stars. Familiar faces.
How I'll lead
I don't have all the answers, and I'm not going to pretend I do.
I believe leadership is listening, asking good questions, bringing good people together and being open to a better idea. Then it's making decisions, communicating them clearly and taking responsibility for the results.
A lot of things in my life and business have come back to four simple principles.
Community. Culture. Communication. Common Sense.
They're not just campaign words. They're how I believe we should lead and make decisions.
Culture
Create a community that welcomes people and good ideas.
Instead of always starting with “Why can't we?” I'd like us to start more often with “How could we?”
That doesn't mean saying yes to everything. It means listening, being open-minded and looking for ways to make good things happen.
Communication
Listen first and communicate clearly.
People should understand what Council is doing, why decisions are being made and how taxpayer dollars are being spent.
You may not agree with every decision. But you should understand why it was made.
Common Sense
Focus on what matters and do the important things well.
Spend taxpayer money carefully. Remove unnecessary roadblocks. Question things that no longer make sense. And don't create an expensive solution when a simple one will do.
Good government doesn't need to be complicated.
Community priorities
There are some big conversations in front of 100 Mile House.
I don't believe a candidate needs to pretend to have every answer before they've listened to people, understood the facts and worked with those who know the issues best.
But I do think you should know how I'm thinking about them.
The 100 Mile House I see
I see a 100 Mile House that's confident in who we are and excited about what's ahead.
A community where people feel welcome, businesses see opportunity, families see a future and good ideas are given a chance.
People already come to 100 Mile House and travel through our community every day. I see an opportunity to become much better at giving them a reason to stop, stay a little longer, explore our downtown, visit our businesses and discover more of the South Cariboo.
We already have so much of what people are looking for. The opportunity is to get better at connecting people to it. To become even more of a destination, while becoming an even better place for those of us who call it home.
We don't need to become somewhere else to do that. We just need to become exceptionally good at being 100 Mile House.
Let's build it together
Ten years ago, my family chose this community because we loved the life we could live here.
Since then, I've built a business here, raised my family here, built relationships, shared the stories of the South Cariboo and tried to contribute wherever I could. Along the way, this became home.
That's why I'm putting my name forward.
I believe in what we already have, and I believe in what we can build from it.
I'll listen, ask good questions and work to bring the right people together. I'll be open to better ideas, communicate honestly and work with Council and our community to find the best way forward. That's the kind of leadership I hope to bring to 100 Mile House.
If that's the kind of leadership and direction you want for 100 Mile House, I'd be honoured to have your support.