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Robert Filmer Flyer

Robert Filmer is running for Council in Qualicum Beach in the October 17, 2026 local election. This fact check tests the policy and money claims in Robert Filmer’s 2026 campaign flyer against Town of Qualicum Beach records: Council minutes, budgets and staff reports. We rated four claims: four accurate.

Filmer’s record on the flyer holds up, with one correction. He chaired the Town’s Parks and Recreation committee and, until 2021, its Environment and Sustainability committee. His results repeat his questionnaire answers, which the records back: 106 rental homes, $6.9 million moved to reserves in 2022, and grants for asset management and infrastructure. His voting dates are right.

  • Accurate × 4

We checked the policy and money claims in Robert Filmer’s 2026 campaign flyer. Quotes are exact; […] marks words left out. Each finding lists its sources: Town documents first, then news reports where the Town hasn’t published the facts. What the verdicts mean.

Checked September 23, 2026.

Also checked: Robert Filmer Questionnaire.

Both sides of Robert Filmer’s campaign flyer, photographed side by side. His email address, phone number and street address are blurred.
The flyer we checked. Select it to see it full size.

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  1. During my term on Council (2018–2022), I was proud to

    “Chair Key Committees: Parks & Recreation | Environment & Sustainability | Airport Users Commission”

    Accurate He chaired the Parks and Recreation committee through his term, and the Environment and Sustainability committee until 2021. The airport committee needs a correction, below.

    • In December 2018 Council gave him Parks and Recreation as his main area, and agreed to rotate committee appointments each year.
    • Parks and Recreation minutes from September 2019 to May 2022 list him as Chair. Environment and Sustainability minutes list him as Chair and Council Liaison from 2019 to May 2021. Councillor Skipsey chaired it from September 2021.

    Sources: Regular Council minutes, Dec 17, 2018 (committee appointments; pride crosswalk study) (Town of Qualicum Beach); Select Committee on Parks and Recreation minutes, Sep 11, 2019 (Town of Qualicum Beach); Select Committee on Parks and Recreation minutes, May 18, 2022 (Town of Qualicum Beach); Select Committee on Environment & Sustainability minutes, May 19, 2021 (Town of Qualicum Beach); Select Committee on Environment & Sustainability minutes, Sep 1, 2021 (Town of Qualicum Beach)

  2. Deliver Meaningful Results for Our Community

    “Improved our rental market by supporting projects that increased both market rental and low-cost rental opportunities.”

    Accurate Council approved both projects in his term: Qualicum Station, with 56 affordable homes, and East Village, with 50 rentals, 3 of them below market.

    • He voted against the Qualicum Station rezoning at second reading, third reading and adoption in 2020, though he moved its first reading and voted for its development permit in 2021.
    • He voted for the East Village rezoning in September 2022. Qualicum Station opened in July 2025, after his term ended.
    On this site:

    Sources: Regular Council minutes, Mar 11, 2020 (Railway Street rezoning, third reading and adoption, pp. 5–6) (Town of Qualicum Beach); Regular Council minutes, Feb 5, 2020 (Railway Street rezoning, second reading, p. 13) (Town of Qualicum Beach); Kiwanis “Residences at Qualicum Station” (Town of Qualicum Beach); New affordable homes open in Qualicum Beach (Jul 7, 2025) (BC Government News); Regular Council minutes, Sep 21, 2022 (East Village rezoning adopted) (Town of Qualicum Beach); Regular Council minutes, Aug 10, 2022 (East Village affordable units; 850 Eaglecrest Drive adopted; St. Andrews Lodge ballot question; emergency declaration) (Town of Qualicum Beach)

  3. Deliver Meaningful Results for Our Community

    “Strengthened the Town’s financial position through responsible long-term planning and strong financial reserves.”

    Accurate The Town moved $6.9 million into reserves in 2022 and ended the year with $22.4 million in cash. Land sales paid back the reserve money spent on the St. Andrews property.

    • Whether the planning was responsible is a judgment, so we don’t rate that part.
    On this site:

    Sources: 2022 Consolidated Financial Statements (Town of Qualicum Beach); 2024–2028 Financial Plan (adopted Mar 13, 2024) (Town of Qualicum Beach); 2021 Annual Report (land sales replenish reserve funds, p. 42) (Town of Qualicum Beach)

  4. Deliver Meaningful Results for Our Community

    “Secured funding for asset management and infrastructure to plan ahead and invest for the future.”

    Accurate The Town’s 2021 Annual Report lists a $50,000 grant for a Corporate Asset Management Plan and $1,395,360 to replace the airfield lighting, among other infrastructure grants.

    • Other 2021 grants included $444,525 for East Village streetscaping and stormwater work, and $109,637 to put utilities underground for the Memorial roundabout. A federal (FCM) grant paid for an inventory of the Town’s buildings.
    • The Town reported $2,466,086 in grants in 2019, $3,502,388 in 2020 and $2,946,856 in 2021. Staff apply for grants with Council’s approval, so the credit is shared.

    Sources: 2021 Annual Report (grant funding, p. 47) (Town of Qualicum Beach); 2019 Annual Report (Town of Qualicum Beach); 2020 Annual Report (Town of Qualicum Beach)

We didn’t rate his statement that he protected Qualicum Beach’s history and heritage. It is too general to rate. The heritage decision he was most involved in was St. Andrews Lodge: he moved and seconded motions to stop its demolition and to add it to the Community Heritage Register, and in 2022 seconded putting a refurbishment of up to $700,000 to voters, who said no. Our page on his Council record has the details. His priorities are aims, not claims of fact. His term as councillor, from November 2018 to 2022, is on record. We didn’t check the rest of his background, because the Town records we hold don’t cover it: being born and raised in Qualicum Beach, and his career in aviation.

Robert Filmer’s record in office

  • 2018–2022 · Council record

    On Council, 2018–2022

    Voted against ruling out an Eaglecrest purchase, and against the Qualicum Station rezoning.

  • 2019–2021 · Council workplace

    Leave and investigation

    He alleged discrimination; the Town said its investigator found no evidence.

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