Elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with the third-highest vote total of the 16 trustee candidates. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association and works for the film workers' union IATSE Local 891.
Hillary Bergshoeff was elected as a Burnaby school trustee on October 17, 2026, with 20,678 votes in the City of Burnaby's count, the third-highest total of the 16 trustee candidates. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA), whose seven trustee candidates all won. IATSE Local 891, the union for film and television workers in BC and Yukon, lists her as an assistant business representative. In a Freshet News questionnaire she named rules for AI in schools, more provincial money for inclusive education, and equity and reconciliation as her top issues.
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Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
In the Freshet News questionnaire she said BCA trustees and councillors will keep working together to find a community operator for the theatre, so that it stays in the community and district money goes back to schools.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Hillary Bergshoeff, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Ministry of Education and Child Care to build schools for the number of students Burnaby expects in the future, as well as the number enrolled today.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to make the case for the new schools it says Burnaby needs, Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, and for new buildings to replace Cameron and Maywood.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to push for child care that includes every child to be built into every new school.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Ministry for the money to provide the learning supports Burnaby students need.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to invest in early intervention in literacy and numeracy.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to advocate for predictable, stable funding that the school district can plan around and that grows as the city grows.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand community input in the school district's planning.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to keep the district's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) policy strong, so that every student, staff member and family is respected and safe.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to recommit to meaningful reconciliation.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to advance the district's work on equity and accessibility.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the federal government to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools, so that newcomer students and families can get support.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to work with teachers, support staff, their unions and experts to set clear rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in schools that protect student data and mental health.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to bring community input into the governance and policy decisions on AI.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand after-school programs at schools, with access for all families.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand the swimming and lifeguard programs to every student.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
The BCA's 2026 platform promises to grow the school meals program, so that no Burnaby student tries to learn while hungry.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
Hillary Bergshoeff was elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City of Burnaby's count gives her 20,678 votes, the third-highest total of the 16 candidates for the seven trustee seats, and the City's chief election officer declared her elected on October 21, 2026. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association, whose seven trustee candidates took all seven seats. She was not on the board in the 2022 to 2026 term, by the Burnaby Schools trustee page.
IATSE Local 891 lists her as an assistant business representative on its staff page, and she hosted an episode of the union's podcast, Apple Box Talks, published in October 2024. The City's Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee lists her as one of its resident representatives.
By her own account, in the statement she gave the City and on the BCA's page, she has co-chaired the Education and Training Committee at Screen BC, supported the BC Federation of Labour's committee on artificial intelligence and new technology, and chaired the human rights committee of United Steelworkers Local 2009. voche.me has not checked these.
In the Freshet News questionnaire she named three top issues: rules and protections for students and staff on AI in classrooms, more provincial funding for inclusive education supports for students with high needs, and a school system based on equity and reconciliation. Her promise tracker holds her own promise from that questionnaire and the BCA platform's school commitments, which cover the same three issues.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
In the Freshet News questionnaire she named the effects of unregulated AI in classrooms as a top issue, and said the district needs clear policies based on research and on consultation with students, parents, school workers, their unions and experts.
Freshet News · Hillary Bergshoeff, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026She also named more provincial funding for inclusive education supports, for students with high needs and the staff who work with them, as a top issue.
Freshet News · Hillary Bergshoeff, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Province to build schools for the enrolment Burnaby expects, to ask for stable funding for the learning supports students need, and to grow the school meals program.
Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platformThe Burnaby Citizens Association's 2026 platform has a section on public schools. It lists what the BCA says its trustees delivered and what they plan next. The BCA ran seven trustee candidates, and the City's count shows all seven elected.
Its plans for schools include pressing the Province to build schools for the number of students Burnaby expects, making the case for new schools at Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, asking for stable funding for learning supports, keeping the district's SOGI policy strong, setting rules for AI in schools, and growing the school meals program. The promise tracker lists each school commitment on the platform.
Researched on 2026-10-29 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's candidate profile, results and declaration, the BCA's page about her and its platform, her Freshet News questionnaire and VoteMate page, the Burnaby Schools trustee page, IATSE Local 891's staff page and podcast transcript, and the City's Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee page.
Her work with Screen BC, the BC Federation of Labour and the United Steelworkers is her own account and has not been checked. Her campaign Instagram and Facebook accounts showed only a page header to scripts, so no post was read. Freshet News is the only news outlet found that names her. No statement from her after the 2026 vote was found.
Elected on October 17, 2026 with the third-highest vote total, by the City's count.
City of Burnaby · official election results, October 17, 2026The union's staff page lists her in this role.
IATSE Local 891 · Board and StaffThe City's committee page lists her as one of six resident representatives.
City of Burnaby · Parks, Recreation and Culture CommitteeProposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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Hillary Bergshoeff was elected School Trustee with 20,678 votes, 3rd of 16 in the official count. The City of Burnaby published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Hillary Bergshoeff's own campaign.
Hillary Bergshoeff ran for School Trustee with BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association.
Yes. Hillary Bergshoeff currently serves as School Trustee, Burnaby Board of Education.
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The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Hillary Bergshoeff in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
The 2026 Burnaby municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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