Community builder. Grower. Maker. Leader.
Justine is currently the Area Director for Halfmoon Bay | xwilway. She is also the Vice-Chair of the SCRD Board, the Community School Coordinator at Chatelech Secondary, and one of 6 founding directors of the Welcome Woods Core Collective, a non-profit that operates The Commons, a community space in Welcome Woods focused on neighbourhood connections and resilience.
Justine was born and raised in Quebec. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University and found employment there after graduation, becoming their first Student Wellness Advisor.
After 8 years in Administration, Justine switched gears and turned to organic farming. She spent a growing season in Quebec to start a cut flower farm that supplied her family’s flower shop with local, sustainably-grown flowers.
In early 2020, Justine and her partner moved to Halfmoon Bay by a stroke of incredible loss and luck. From the moment they set foot in their little rancher, installed their clothesline, and met some neighbours, they knew Halfmoon Bay was Home.
It is her deep care and respect for her new community that led Justine to run for Area Director in 2022.
Four years on the board taught her more than she ever thought possible, from governance to budget variances and wastewater plants. But best of all, it taught her what makes a strong community: us.
She is running for re-election to help make Halfmoon Bay even more connected, resilient, and vibrant.