Positions
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- Community life
What would you do to strengthen life in this community?
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Taxes & spendingPublic position · 2026-10-01Would like tax relief but acknowledges increases may remain necessary for essential services.+
What would you change in the budget, what would it cost, and how would you pay for it?
Candidate interview · 2026-10-01
Would like tax relief but acknowledges increases may remain necessary for essential services.
- Proposed action
- Seek provincial and federal funding.
Action, authority & follow-through
Aspirational relief, not a guaranteed tax freeze.
Candidate account
Argues that rising taxes and fees need stronger value and accountability.
- Proposed action
- Seek economic growth that reduces reliance on existing taxpayers.
Action, authority & follow-through
No quantified saving or replacement revenue is specified.
Roads & infrastructurePublic positionWants responsible infrastructure management as the city grows.+
Which roads or infrastructure would you prioritize, and when?
Candidate account
Wants responsible infrastructure management as the city grows.
Action, authority & follow-through
No named renewal project or schedule appears in the reviewed homepage.
Growth & planningPublic position · 2026-10-01Prefers building upward to consuming more land.+
Where should growth happen, and what conditions would you require?
Candidate interview · 2026-10-01
Prefers building upward to consuming more land.
- Proposed action
- Balance residential and industrial growth and check water capacity.
Action, authority & follow-through
Public statement · 2026-09-24
Supports responsible data centres that pay for their resource use and contribute to the tax base.
Action, authority & follow-through
Conditions are stated, without a project-specific approval.
Public statement
Favours building upward to protect surrounding land while expanding employment capacity.
Action, authority & follow-through
This is a planning preference, not a specific approved application.
HousingPublic position · 2026-10-01Favours apartment density and rent-geared-to-income housing.+
What would you do to make housing more available and affordable?
Candidate interview · 2026-10-01
Favours apartment density and rent-geared-to-income housing.
- Proposed action
- Explore developer incentives tied to subsidized units.
Action, authority & follow-through
Candidate account
Supports affordable housing and compassionate homelessness responses.
Action, authority & follow-through
Calls for access to mental-health support; no funded program is specified.
Downtown & businessPublic position · 2026-10-01Wants safer streets and greater property-owner accountability.+
What would you change for local businesses and the downtown?
Candidate interview · 2026-10-01
Wants safer streets and greater property-owner accountability.
- Proposed action
- Increase police/bylaw presence and collaborate with the BIA.
Action, authority & follow-through
Public statement
Would have put more emphasis on practical needs and business feedback in revitalization.
Action, authority & follow-through
No costed redesign is supplied.
Children & recreationPublic position · 2026-10-01Supports additional recreation space only if affordable.+
What would you improve for children, recreation and community spaces?
Candidate interview · 2026-10-01
Supports additional recreation space only if affordable.
- Proposed action
- Examine funding and seek provincial/federal grants.
Action, authority & follow-through
Public servicesPublic position · 2026-10-01Supports pausing the former YMCA project while seeking senior-government support.+
Which public services would you improve, and how?
Candidate interview · 2026-10-01
Supports pausing the former YMCA project while seeking senior-government support.
- Proposed action
- Press provincial and federal governments for homelessness and addiction funding.
Action, authority & follow-through
His account of project timing and potential funding is unverified.
Public statement
Wants garbage disposal fees restructured or removed.
- Proposed action
- Review bag tags and waste charges for a fairer system.
Action, authority & follow-through
County and City powers differ; an alternative funding model is not supplied.
Public accountabilityPublic position · 2026-09-24Commits to responding to residents and openly deciding policy.+
How will you explain your decisions and report on your promises?
Public statement · 2026-09-24
Commits to responding to residents and openly deciding policy.
- Proposed action
- Return calls and emails and attend council consistently.
Action, authority & follow-through
A participation commitment; no response-time standard is stated.
Water & environmentPublic position · 2026-09-24Prefers intensification to outward growth in order to protect farmland.+
What will you do to protect water and the local environment?
Public statement · 2026-09-24
Prefers intensification to outward growth in order to protect farmland.
- Proposed action
- Build upward rather than outward.
Action, authority & follow-through
A general land-use position, not a vote on a named application.
Community lifeNo public answer foundWhat would you do?+
What would you do to strengthen life in this community?
No public answer found.
Background
Telecommunications quality-assurance specialist and local sports volunteer.
Sutherland grew up in Woodstock and works for Execulink Telecom in quality assurance and fleet management.
His campaign identifies volunteer roles with the Woodstock Men’s Old Timers League and Woodstock Minor Basketball Association, including scheduling, web coordination and registration. Outside work, he enjoys designing and 3D-printing objects.
Quality Assurance and Fleet Specialist · Execulink Telecom · Public biography checked 2026-10-01
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Public history
Public statementsOn Taxes & spending, Growth & planning, Housing, Public services, Children & recreation, Downtown & business
- Would like tax relief but acknowledges increases may remain necessary for essential services. Candidate interview
- Prefers building upward to consuming more land. Candidate interview
- Favours apartment density and rent-geared-to-income housing. Candidate interview
- Supports pausing the former YMCA project while seeking senior-government support. Candidate interview
- Supports additional recreation space only if affordable. Candidate interview
- Wants safer streets and greater property-owner accountability. Candidate interview
Public statementsOn Public accountability, Growth & planning, Water & environment
Public statementsOn Public services, Growth & planning, Downtown & business
Public statementsOn Taxes & spending, Housing, Roads & infrastructure
- Argues that rising taxes and fees need stronger value and accountability. Candidate account
- Supports affordable housing and compassionate homelessness responses. Candidate account
- Wants responsible infrastructure management as the city grows. Candidate account
Sources and updates
Kurt Sutherland / 104.7 Heart FM Source
- Returning Officer certified candidate certificate Aug 27, 2026
- Candidate campaign biography
- Candidate answers: WoodstockCandidates.ca
- Candidate answers published by Stand4Oxford Sep 24, 2026