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Trevor Loke
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Trevor Loke is a Canadian entrepreneur and Vancouver Park Board commissioner in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Career Weeve As an entrepreneur, Loke co-founded the crowd funding company Weeve, based in Vancouver, where Loke worked as the company's Chief Operating Officer. On February 14, 2013 Weeve was purchased by LX Ventures. Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Elected in 2011 as a member of Vision Vancouver under the banner of Mayor Gregor Robertson, Loke became the youngest elected official in the history of Vancouver at the age of 22. Loke was elected as Vice-Chair of the Park Board Committee in 2012. Initiatives * Limit chlorine in public pools to 1.5PPM and introduce secondary disinfection systems, including ozone and ultra-violet * Campaign finance reform in municipal elections * Inclusivity and safety for transgender and gender-variant persons * Commemorating the world's first AIDS Memorial at Cherry Grove in Stanley Park Board & Liaison Roles * Vancouver City Planning Commission * Children, Youth, and Families Advisory Committee * LGBTQ Advisory Committee * Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre * Mount Pleasant Community Centre * Britannia Community Centre * Jericho Sailing Centre Controversies * At a January 29, 2013 public meeting at Killarney Community Centre, Loke spoke on the topic of Park Board and community centre financing, addressing an audience "made up largely of blue-collar workers, seniors, immigrants and young families" with a "tirade rant about the inequalities between poor associations and their rich counterparts in communities like Killarney," drawing a disapproving response from the audience. Family Loke is a relative of Canadian doctor and co-discoverer of insulin James Collip. 
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