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Ken Melamed

January 01, 1970

Ken Melamed (born April 17, 1954) is a former mayor of Whistler, British Columbia. He is a businessman, conservationist and former Green Party of Canada candidate in West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country.

Early history edit

A "ski bum turned politician," Melamed settled in Whistler in 1976.[1] He joined the Whistler ski patrol and started a stonemasonry business, which he ran while raising his two sons, Dillon and Jesse, with his wife, Uschi.[2]

Before and after becoming active in municipal politics, Melamed was part of several sustainability initiatives.[2][3][4][5][6] From 1990 to 1996, he was president of the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE), where he worked to raise awareness about local wetlands.[7][8][9] In 1996, he was elected to municipal council and gained recognition for scrutinizing large-scale developments and articulating the long-term implications of re-zoning.[10] In 1999, Melamed became a founding director of Smart Growth BC, where he worked on solutions for affordable housing,[11][12] agricultural land preservation, and climate change.[13] He has also served on boards at Tourism Whistler, Whistler Housing Authority, Whistler Chamber of Commerce and American Friends of Whistler.[14]

Municipal politics edit

Ken Melamed was first elected to the Whistler council in 1996, serving as a councillor until 2005. He was elected as mayor in 2005 and served in that position until 2011, when he was defeated by Nancy Wilhelm-Morden.[15]

2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games edit

Melamed is best known for his negotiations during the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which the Resort Municipality of Whistler co-hosted with the City of Vancouver. As a councillor, Melamed voted against an unconditional Olympic bid and was later elected mayor, perhaps because of his lone vote of caution, replacing Hugh O’Reilly who initiated the Olympic bid.[16][17][18]

The Olympic bid was eventually successful and, as mayor, Melamed represented Whistler in negotiations with other stakeholders, including the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, four host First Nations, the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC), and the International Organizing Committee (IOC).[16] Melamed ensured Whistler had the financial tools it needed to host the Games, demanding a greater share of provincial hotel taxes,[19] initiating a long-term financial plan,[20] and ensuring an affordable housing legacy.[12] Part of this plan included a new annual income from Resort Municipality Funding (RMI), which still funds tourism in Whistler,[21] and now 13 other communities in BC.[22]

Despite VANOC driving up accommodation costs in Whistler, Melamed encouraged media and sponsors to stay in Whistler Village rather than commuting from Vancouver and pushed VANOC to use a previously promised location to host medal ceremonies.[23][24]

In addition to making sure the Games were a financial success for Whistler, Melamed put a community plan in place that made 2010 Olympics the most ecologically sustainable Games ever.[2][25][26]

Green Party of Canada edit

Melamed won the Green Party nomination to run for Member of Parliament in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the 2015 federal election.[27][12] He was named the Finance Critic for the Green Party of Canada and was one of several high-profile Green candidates that ran in British Columbia in 2015, including Claire Martin (North Vancouver), Lynne Quarmby (Burnaby North–Seymour), Jo-Ann Roberts (Victoria), and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands).[28]

Electoral record edit

Federal edit

2015 Canadian federal election: West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pamela Goldsmith-Jones 36,300 54.62 +30.81 $180,025.50
Conservative John Weston 17,411 26.20 -19.59 $199,351.34
New Democratic Larry Koopman 6,554 9.86 -11.61 –
Green Ken Melamed 5,907 8.89 +1.26 $129,042.88
Marijuana Robin Kehler 180 0.27 – $176.40
Marxist–Leninist Carol-Lee Chapman 106 0.16 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 66,458 99.74   $241,170.76
Total rejected ballots 173 0.26 –
Turnout 66,631 73.58 –
Eligible voters 90,554
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.20
Source: Elections Canada[29][30][31]


Municipal edit

Whistler Mayor 2011[32]

Candidate Vote %
Nancy Wilhelm-Morden (X) 2,636 67
Ken Melamed 610 15
Ralph Forsyth 498 14
Brent David McIvor 117 .03
Miro Kolvek 19 .004
Shane Bennett 18 .004

Whistler Mayor 2008

Candidate Vote %
Ken Melamed (X) 1527 53
Kristi Wells 1218 42
Brian Walker 63 2
Miro Kolvek 54 1.9
JB Bhandari 3 0.1

Whistler Mayor 2005

Candidate Vote %
Ken Melamed (X) 1,769 47
Ted Nebbeling 1,416 38
Kristi Wells 346 0.1
Nick Davies 106 3
Mike Brew 83 2
Stacy Kohut 26 0.7
Brian Walker 15 0.4

References edit

  1. ^ "Whistler Mayor Revels in Olympic Spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  2. ^ a b c McGrath, Charles (2010-02-20). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Natural Step" (PDF). Civicgovernance.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  4. ^ "Heads were starting to spin". Whistler Question.
  5. ^ "Melamed offers insights and learns lessons". Pique. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  6. ^ "Council Briefs". Pique. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  7. ^ "A quarter of a century of AWAREness". Pique. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  8. ^ "riverside". Pique. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  9. ^ "Whistler U not dead yet, says advocate". Pique. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  10. ^ "Melamed challenges council on Callaghan". Pique. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  11. ^ "Smart Growth on the Ground (SGOG)". Smartgrowth.bc.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  12. ^ a b c . 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015.
  13. ^ "Sea-to-Sky Greenbelt". Smartgrowth.bc.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  14. ^ "Ken Melamed Green Party candidate in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country - Vote Ken!". Kenmelamed.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  15. ^ "Previous Councils | Resort Municipality of Whistler". Whistler.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  16. ^ a b "Whistler mayor wants tax dollars". Canada.com. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  17. ^ "FEATURE-Olympics-Whistler has long dreamed of the Games". Reuters. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  18. ^ "How hope for a soaring future taught Whistler's mayor to love the Games". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  19. ^ "Whistler mayor wants tax dollars". Canada.com. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  20. ^ "Long-Term Financial Plan" (PDF). Whistler.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  21. ^ Taylor, Alison. "RMI secure for three years but threat to funding remains | Whistler | Pique Newsmagazine | Whistler, CANADA". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  22. ^ "Whistler helps keep B.C. tourism on the map". Pique.
  23. ^ Taylor, Alison (2009-04-10). "Businesses embrace return of Olympic medals | Whistler | Pique Newsmagazine | Whistler, CANADA". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  24. ^ "High hotel room rates scare Olympic guests". Canada.com. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  25. ^ Alyssa Noel. "Whistler's Olympic legacy". Whistler Question.
  26. ^ "Whistler2020". whistler.ca. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  27. ^ "Ken Melamed Green Party candidate in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country | Vote Ken!". Kenmelamed.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  28. ^ "Adriane Carr predicts "bigger breakthrough" for Greens in 2015 federal election". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  29. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, 30 September 2015
  30. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  31. ^ Elections Canada – Forty-Second General Election 2015 - Poll-by-poll results
  32. ^ Source: CivicInfoBC, http://www.elections.civicinfo.bc.ca/2011/reports/electionresults.asp

External links edit

  • Ken Melamed Green Party Candidate Page

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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Ken Melamed news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Ken Melamed born April 17 1954 is a former mayor of Whistler British Columbia He is a businessman conservationist and former Green Party of Canada candidate in West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country Contents 1 Early history 2 Municipal politics 3 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games 4 Green Party of Canada 5 Electoral record 5 1 Federal 5 2 Municipal 6 References 7 External linksEarly history editA ski bum turned politician Melamed settled in Whistler in 1976 1 He joined the Whistler ski patrol and started a stonemasonry business which he ran while raising his two sons Dillon and Jesse with his wife Uschi 2 Before and after becoming active in municipal politics Melamed was part of several sustainability initiatives 2 3 4 5 6 From 1990 to 1996 he was president of the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment AWARE where he worked to raise awareness about local wetlands 7 8 9 In 1996 he was elected to municipal council and gained recognition for scrutinizing large scale developments and articulating the long term implications of re zoning 10 In 1999 Melamed became a founding director of Smart Growth BC where he worked on solutions for affordable housing 11 12 agricultural land preservation and climate change 13 He has also served on boards at Tourism Whistler Whistler Housing Authority Whistler Chamber of Commerce and American Friends of Whistler 14 Municipal politics editKen Melamed was first elected to the Whistler council in 1996 serving as a councillor until 2005 He was elected as mayor in 2005 and served in that position until 2011 when he was defeated by Nancy Wilhelm Morden 15 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games editMelamed is best known for his negotiations during the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games which the Resort Municipality of Whistler co hosted with the City of Vancouver As a councillor Melamed voted against an unconditional Olympic bid and was later elected mayor perhaps because of his lone vote of caution replacing Hugh O Reilly who initiated the Olympic bid 16 17 18 The Olympic bid was eventually successful and as mayor Melamed represented Whistler in negotiations with other stakeholders including the Government of Canada the Province of British Columbia four host First Nations the Vancouver Organizing Committee VANOC and the International Organizing Committee IOC 16 Melamed ensured Whistler had the financial tools it needed to host the Games demanding a greater share of provincial hotel taxes 19 initiating a long term financial plan 20 and ensuring an affordable housing legacy 12 Part of this plan included a new annual income from Resort Municipality Funding RMI which still funds tourism in Whistler 21 and now 13 other communities in BC 22 Despite VANOC driving up accommodation costs in Whistler Melamed encouraged media and sponsors to stay in Whistler Village rather than commuting from Vancouver and pushed VANOC to use a previously promised location to host medal ceremonies 23 24 In addition to making sure the Games were a financial success for Whistler Melamed put a community plan in place that made 2010 Olympics the most ecologically sustainable Games ever 2 25 26 Green Party of Canada editMelamed won the Green Party nomination to run for Member of Parliament in West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country in the 2015 federal election 27 12 He was named the Finance Critic for the Green Party of Canada and was one of several high profile Green candidates that ran in British Columbia in 2015 including Claire Martin North Vancouver Lynne Quarmby Burnaby North Seymour Jo Ann Roberts Victoria and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May Saanich Gulf Islands 28 Electoral record editFederal edit vte2015 Canadian federal election West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Liberal Pamela Goldsmith Jones 36 300 54 62 30 81 180 025 50 Conservative John Weston 17 411 26 20 19 59 199 351 34 New Democratic Larry Koopman 6 554 9 86 11 61 Green Ken Melamed 5 907 8 89 1 26 129 042 88 Marijuana Robin Kehler 180 0 27 176 40 Marxist Leninist Carol Lee Chapman 106 0 16 Total valid votes expense limit 66 458 99 74 241 170 76 Total rejected ballots 173 0 26 Turnout 66 631 73 58 Eligible voters 90 554 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 25 20 Source Elections Canada 29 30 31 Municipal edit Whistler Mayor 2011 32 Candidate Vote Nancy Wilhelm Morden X 2 636 67 Ken Melamed 610 15 Ralph Forsyth 498 14 Brent David McIvor 117 03 Miro Kolvek 19 004 Shane Bennett 18 004 Whistler Mayor 2008 Candidate Vote Ken Melamed X 1527 53 Kristi Wells 1218 42 Brian Walker 63 2 Miro Kolvek 54 1 9 JB Bhandari 3 0 1 Whistler Mayor 2005 Candidate Vote Ken Melamed X 1 769 47 Ted Nebbeling 1 416 38 Kristi Wells 346 0 1 Nick Davies 106 3 Mike Brew 83 2 Stacy Kohut 26 0 7 Brian Walker 15 0 4References edit Whistler Mayor Revels in Olympic Spotlight The New York Times Retrieved 2015 07 25 a b c McGrath Charles 2010 02 20 Whistler Mayor Ken Melamed Revels in Olympic Spotlight The New York Times Archived from the original on 2018 09 22 Retrieved July 22 2015 The Natural Step PDF Civicgovernance ca Retrieved 2015 07 25 Heads were starting to spin Whistler Question Melamed offers insights and learns lessons Pique Retrieved 2015 07 25 Council Briefs Pique Retrieved 2015 07 25 A quarter of a century of AWAREness Pique Retrieved 2015 07 25 riverside Pique Retrieved 2015 07 25 Whistler U not dead yet says advocate Pique Retrieved 2015 07 25 Melamed challenges council on Callaghan Pique Retrieved 2015 07 25 Smart Growth on the Ground SGOG Smartgrowth bc ca Retrieved 2015 07 25 a b c 2009 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards Winner Residential Development Resort Municipality of Whistler Overview 29 January 2013 Archived from the original on June 29 2015 Sea to Sky Greenbelt Smartgrowth bc ca Retrieved 2015 07 25 Ken Melamed Green Party candidate in West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country Vote Ken Kenmelamed ca Retrieved 2015 07 25 Previous Councils Resort Municipality of Whistler Whistler ca Retrieved 2015 07 23 a b Whistler mayor wants tax dollars Canada com 2005 11 22 Retrieved 2015 07 23 FEATURE Olympics Whistler has long dreamed of the Games Reuters 2010 02 03 Retrieved 2015 07 25 How hope for a soaring future taught Whistler s mayor to love the Games The Globe and Mail Retrieved 2015 07 25 Whistler mayor wants tax dollars Canada com 2005 11 22 Retrieved 2015 07 25 Long Term Financial Plan PDF Whistler ca Retrieved 2015 07 23 Taylor Alison RMI secure for three years but threat to funding remains Whistler Pique Newsmagazine Whistler CANADA Pique Newsmagazine Retrieved 2015 07 23 Whistler helps keep B C tourism on the map Pique Taylor Alison 2009 04 10 Businesses embrace return of Olympic medals Whistler Pique Newsmagazine Whistler CANADA Pique Newsmagazine Retrieved 2015 07 23 High hotel room rates scare Olympic guests Canada com 2008 11 20 Retrieved 2015 07 25 Alyssa Noel Whistler s Olympic legacy Whistler Question Whistler2020 whistler ca 2011 05 16 Retrieved 2015 07 25 Ken Melamed Green Party candidate in West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country Vote Ken Kenmelamed ca Retrieved 2015 07 23 Adriane Carr predicts bigger breakthrough for Greens in 2015 federal election Georgia Straight Vancouver s News amp Entertainment Weekly 2015 02 05 Retrieved 2015 07 25 Elections Canada Confirmed candidates for West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country 30 September 2015 Elections Canada Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits Elections Canada Forty Second General Election 2015 Poll by poll results Source CivicInfoBC http www elections civicinfo bc ca 2011 reports electionresults aspExternal links editKen Melamed Green Party Candidate Page 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