About

BC is a land of opportunity.  Randy Rinaldo knows that better than most: his parents came to Canada from Italy and Randy witnessed them build a new life in a new world. This laid the foundation for his success. Born to Italian immigrants, Randy grew up in North Burnaby and from an early age was taught the value of hard work as well as the importance of being part of the community. 

After graduating from high school, the first thing Randy got interested in was investment property and trying to make the world a better place. From there, using his extraordinary communications skills and natural charm, Randy became a businessman, an activist and a prominent Realtor.

“Randy is a great example of what can happen when everyday citizens take it upon themselves to make their communities better,” said Vancouver City Councillor De Genova.“I’ve known Randy for many years. He is a hard-working, community-minded person with a young family. Members of Burnaby’s community will likely be familiar with the beautiful Christmas light display that his family stages each year in support of childhood cancer research” - said former Longtime Burnaby North MLA, Richard Lee.

Being a father of two, Randy Rinaldo manages to dedicate his time not only to his family and work but also to the community he grew up in. Randy is the Vice-President of the Italian Cultural Centre and a proven community organizer. In 2016, Rinaldo spearheaded a concerted effort to have “Little Italy” officially designated on Commercial Drive.Councillor Melissa De Genova took up the challenge by putting a motion forward to designate eight blocks of Commercial Drive as Little Italy to reflect the neighbourhood’s deep Italian heritage. “I want it to look like Italian Disneyland,” Rinaldo tells the Georgia Straight. “I want the fire hydrants painted green, white, and red.

I want it to feel warm and fuzzy when you go down there.” The work didn’t stop there: in 2018 he continued to work with Councillor De Genova (who has now nicknamed Rinaldo the “Mayor of Little Italy”) in getting Italian Heritage Month designated as an official Celebration and Observance in the city of Vancouver and he negotiated funding from Fortis BC in the amount of $160,000 to get Italian Flag crosswalks installed in “Little Italy”. Rinaldo currently sits on the Italian Day Festival Society board and continues to advocate for his community.

Randy’s hard work and enthusiasm for positive change can be traced in every aspect of his life. On the environmental front, Randy Rinaldo has been a leader in promoting electric-vehicle use, convincing former premier Christy Clark to allow these non-polluting cars in HOV lanes even when they had only one occupant. “Few jurisdictions in the world are better suited for electric vehicles than BC. We are blessed with our clean energy grid, which is the result of smart policy decisions. We need to build on that leadership” says Randy, who also sits on the Board of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA).Randy’s advocacy for progressive transportation policy didn’t stop there. He had personally lobbied every transportation minister since Kevin Falcon in 2006, to correct our outdated rural speed limits, eventually aligning himself with SENSEBC.org.

In 2014 Randy lobbied Minister Stone and Premier Clark to correct and increase BC's low-speed limits on some BC Rural highways. His BCLP affiliation and relationship with SENSE BC was also crucial in bringing in the "Keep Right Except to Pass" legislation which made lane discipline enforceable. Many within the party refer to it as “Randy’s law.” 

Advocating for common sense laws on our roads has been Randy's passion for many years. “We have advocated for drivers on various issues; including Keep Right Except to Pass signage and legislation, speed limit reviews, and the setting of speed limits on our highways using the internationally recognized 85th percentile.“ - says Randy Rinaldo. “