Raised in a family that has lived on Langford Lake since 1927, I grew up learning of the history of Langford from my family, while watching the day to day changes myself.  I have lived in multiple areas in our region and can compare firsthand what I feel works and doesn't work in other municipalities.  Today, I am back living in Langford again and look forward to using my experiences to help foster the next four years in Langford.

I want to continue with many of the platform pledges from my 2022 campaign because they were, and still are, foundational concepts that a city such as Langford should continue to embed into the core function of its operations. 

Engagement with the public is not a one-time exercise, but a continual process of learning and responding, reaching out, and finding additional or more productive ways to interact with our population.

The economy, housing, and the environment, are not isolated concepts to be dealt with randomly on their own, but in concert with each other to ensure that all remain focused and strong.  Failure in any one of them will come as a detriment to the others.

This page will be continually updated over the next little bit as I finalize the remaining pieces of my platform and offer up more information.

Vote for Scott Goodmanson on October 17th.

TOP PRIORITIES AT A GLANCE - each of these will be updated and expanded soon.

City Engagement

Right from the start in 2022, I pledged to increase the interaction between the City and the general public.  To find new ways to communicate with and solicit regular feedback from our residents and visitors alike. That pledge has not changed and is as strong today, as it was back then.

Family Doctors and Medical Clinics

There is no secret that there is a shortage of facilities where people can access regular and dependable healthcare for themselves and their families in our region.

This is not new, nor isolated to Langford in any way. As a city, we must step up and ensure we are doing all we can to protect our residents and  work together so that eventually everyone has access to regular and dependable healthcare. Ignoring the problem and blaming others will not solve the issues and only result in more residents being left behind.

Housing 

We can debate to whether there is a housing shortage, or an affordable housing shortage, or an attainable housing shortage.  But however you define it, there is a growing divide between housing prices and those who are able to obtain a home over their head.  We are at a point across Canada where an entire generation is now looking at housing in an entirely different view then their parents before them.  Just building more houses without forethought will not solve the issue.  This is where municipal plans and leveraging strong, positive, partnerships can help slow this growing divide and ensure many varieties of homes are available for all who need it.   This is not a single, municipal issue, but something we can help solve by working with our neighbours and partners alike.

Economy

Langford has a strong, thriving economy, and the city has received awards and accolades in recent years for it's innovation and willingness to try new things outside of the norm. To be fair, we did not completely invent that paradigm for the city, but something that we have continued to foster, update, and adjust over the last 4 years. In 2024 we had our second strongest year for construction and in  2025 we had a record setting year with over 600 business license applications.

Reconciliation 

Reconciliation is not a buzz-word nor a once a year t-shirt change.

It is a process of understandings, lesson learned, new approaches, healing, forgiveness and more that sometimes painfully creeps along like an advancing glacier and then rushes ahead in a torrent elsewhere.

What I have learned over this term is that we need to push away our fears and cautions and just reach out to have that conversation.  When that is done,  a whole new world of opportunity opens up that we were blind to before.

Environment

I believe in the long-term success of our city – not just now, but for our kids and grandkids in Langford. That means actually including the environment and climate action into the work of city hall in a meaningful way, which is a net positive for the city.

Partnerships

Everything above, and more, depends on strong, positive, partnerships.  Today, no single level of government, or organization, can do it all, alone.

It is a core personal value that I use everyday.  From the City, "How can we help you?", should always come before "Will you help us" 

Be it with other levels of Government, other municipalities, private entities, or public/non-profit organizations, the most successful results have come from strong, positive, partnerships with good clear communication.