Peter Kerek Asks:
Are there any social justice causes you're personally active in, or, at least interested in?
I am a charter member of the Rotary Club of Kamloops Aurora Cennential club, 14 years in total. I have participated in the Rotary Food Drive when I can, and usually involve all three of our kids plus my wife, Kathleen. Last year, my crazy idea of bringing the RCMP Musical Ride to Kamloops became a reality with the group effort of our Aurora Rotary Club. We saw over 5000 people attend our event and raised $90K for local and global charities. I sat on the local Rotary Charity Golf Exec for 10 years, raising over $500k for our local Rotary clubs. I support Rotary and all the work it does to lift people up, locally and globally.
Lastly, as a person who has taken graduate planning and resource management education I am also interested in community development and best practices. I have researched causes of homelessness and models for reductions of homelessness, like Yukon House in Vancouver, and Brookview House in Boston, MA. I have looked at crime reduction strategies that can be facilitated through urban design and planning. I believe in helping people with hand ups, but not handouts. People need to be accountable.