Hello! I’m Sheena Sharp.

Sheena Sharp, Don Valley West Candidate (Ward 15)

I am running for city council because changes at the municipal level are necessary to decarbonize our energy consumption and to build affordable housing. I am uniquely positioned to make these changes, because I have 35 years of hands-on experience with the process of getting housing and buildings approved in the City of Toronto. I have hard-won ideas about how to reform planning.

Sixteen years ago I decided to refocus my architectural firm on the problem of decarbonizing buildings, working on LEED, Passive House, and Zero Carbon projects. Despite these successes, I realized that we can’t meet our climate goals one building at a time. We need government to make decarbonization easy. At the municipal level, this means changing planning policies, standards, and by-laws. I can see a viable, affordable path to decarbonization in 20 years, which is the goal we need to achieve to stabilize our climate. 

My Priorities

We need leaders with practical experience solving problems, because we bring different knowledge to the table, and I am that person.

  • I have lived in Ward 15 for 30 years.

  • I worked as an architect for 35 years.

  • The last 16 years, I have been working on climate change-friendly buildings.

  • I have built affordable housing.

I promise three main things, forming the pillars of my platform that you can read more about on this website:

In a 14-way race, anyone could win. Only 31% of people voted in our ward in 2022, so there’s plenty of opportunity for unheard voices to play an important role. Your vote matters! Plus, it’s free and takes little time. You can sign up for a reminder to vote.

Don’t vote for me if you don’t want change.