▁new ▁construction , ▁he ▁proposed ▁a ▁zero - net - loss ▁of ▁gre ens pace ▁policy ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Board . ▁The ▁N PA - domin ated ▁Board ▁also ▁rejected ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ' s ▁initi atives ▁regarding ▁investig ating ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁means ▁to ▁dispose ▁of ▁dog ▁f ec es ▁at ▁par ks ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁v alet ▁service ▁at ▁public ▁events ▁( like ▁what ▁was ▁being ▁done ▁at ▁V ancouver ▁Canad ians ▁baseball ▁games ). ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁having ▁the ▁board ▁direct ▁its ▁food ▁con cess ion aires ▁to ▁serve ▁only ▁sea fo od ▁that ▁was ▁Ocean ▁W ise ▁end ors ed , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁alone ▁in ▁voting ▁against ▁extending ▁con cess ion air y ▁le ases ▁from ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁ten . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper ▁West End er ▁named ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ▁" Uns ung ▁Hero ▁of ▁V ancouver " ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁long - time ▁partner ▁Rom i ▁Ch andra ▁and ▁leg ally ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Sp encer ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁couple ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁child . ▁By ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁matched ▁with ▁a ▁child ▁but ▁the ▁extended ▁family ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁child ' s ▁pla cement ▁with ▁a ▁same - sex ▁couple , ▁which