Biography
Tara has championed numerous local initiatives, including urging the City of Burnaby to adopt a climate emergency plan, support the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and protect the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area and Fraser Foreshore Park. She continues to stand in solidarity with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation regarding the TMX expansion project.
She has served two terms on the City of Burnaby’s Environment Committee and two terms as a director with Fair Vote Canada. Tara also serves on the boards of the West Coast Climate Action Network, the New West Film Society, and CARFAC BC (for visual artists). As the South Asian consultant at the BC Centre for Palliative Care, she contributed to Advance Care Planning for seniors. With the Poverty Reduction Coalition, she played a pivotal role in the All On Board campaign that secured free transit for children aged 0–12. She is currently working with the Public Transit Alliance of BC to advance affordable, accessible, province-wide bus service, and with the BC Heat Collaborative on the right to cool, energy equity, and disaster management for extreme weather.
Despite her wide-ranging commitments, Tara’s focus is simple: make life more affordable, more climate-resilient, and more joyful for Burnabarians. Her priorities include:
