George Harvie's organization since 2018, which held every council seat and lost all but one in 2026
Achieving for Delta is an elector organization registered with Elections BC for Delta and the Delta School District. Mayor George Harvie led it in three elections. In 2022 it won the mayor's chair, all six council seats and six of seven school board seats. In 2026 it ran 14 candidates and three were elected: Councillor Alicia Guichon and trustees Erica Beard and Joe Muego. Harvie came third for mayor. Its 2026 platform promised a freeze on scheduled City fee increases in 2027 and the return of public question period.
WHO THEY ARE
About Achieving for Delta
Elections BC's Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, dated October 30, 2026, lists Achieving for Delta, with the other names A4D and AFD and the ballot name Achieving for Delta, for the jurisdictions Delta and Delta School District. It names Donald Sangster as the authorized principal official.
The City of Delta's candidates page prints Achieving for Delta as the organization of 14 candidates: George V. Harvie for mayor; Jennyfer Cassar, Jessie Dosanjh, Alicia Guichon, Nick Kanakos, Ikjot Sandhu-Sahota and Sonya Sangster for Council; and Erica Beard, Nimmi Daula, Joe Muego, Rick Ocean, Nenah Sandy, Sagar Sanghera and Umendra Singh for school trustee. The Chief Election Officer's declaration of October 21, 2026 names three of them among the people elected: Guichon, with the most votes of any council candidate (15,149), and trustees Beard (13,052) and Muego (11,444). Harvie had 7,782 votes for mayor, third of three.
The organization first ran in 2018. The North Delta Reporter reported that Harvie, a former city manager, won the mayor's chair that year, that four of its council candidates were elected, and that three of its four school trustee candidates were elected. The City's declaration of October 19, 2022 names Harvie, all six councillors and seven trustees elected in 2022; the Reporter says six of those trustees ran with Achieving for Delta, and the seventh, Nick Kanakos, ran on his own.
In December 2025 the organization told four of its councillors, Dylan Kruger, Daniel Boisvert, Jennifer Johal and Rod Binder, that it would not endorse them in 2026, by the Delta Optimist's account of a letter dated December 2. The four then formed One Delta. The Optimist reported that in May 2024 most of Council had voted to remove Harvie from the Metro Vancouver board, where he was chair.
The 2026 council platform on the organization's site has three themes, Safe, Sound and Secure, and its school trustee platform has three parts: the classroom, the budget and the community. The site's page on Harvie says the City kept taxes among the lowest in Metro Vancouver under his leadership. That is the organization's own account.
THE TEN ISSUES
Where Achieving for Delta stands
Every party on this site is covered on the same four issues, so nothing is hidden by leaving a subject out. 4 of 4 have published policy behind them.
| Issue | Published position | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises gentle, community-led growth, a review of the Official Community Plan with stronger public input, a meaningful voice for residents in how their neighbourhoods change, and faster, clearer building permit decisions. It gives no number of homes and no costs. | 4 |
| Budget | Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises to freeze scheduled City fee increases in 2027, to keep property tax increases among the lowest in Metro Vancouver, to protect police, fire and core services, and to grow the commercial and industrial tax base. It names no tax rate. | 4 |
| Governance | Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises to restore the public question period at regular Council meetings, to bring back standing community committees, and to keep pressing the Province on the River Road overpass, Delta Hospital's emergency room and the Beedie long-term care facility. It also opposes replacing the Delta Police with a regional police board. | 4 |
| Schools | Achieving for Delta's school trustee platform has three parts: the classroom, the budget and the community. It promises early help for reading, writing and math, support for diverse learners, protection of classroom spending when budgets are tight, three-year financial planning, cost sharing with the City, and safer routes to school. The North Delta Reporter reported added commitments to literacy screening for all elementary students and a freeze on district rental and facility fees for 2026/27. | 5 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
7 questions about Achieving for Delta
How many seats did Achieving for Delta win in 2026?
Three of the 14 it ran for: Alicia Guichon on Council, and Erica Beard and Joe Muego on the Board of Education. George Harvie came third for mayor.
Who leads Achieving for Delta?
George Harvie led it as its candidate for mayor in 2018, 2022 and 2026. Elections BC's register names Donald Sangster as the authorized principal official.
What happened between the organization and the four councillors who formed One Delta?
The Delta Optimist reported a letter of December 2, 2025 telling Dylan Kruger, Daniel Boisvert, Jennifer Johal and Rod Binder that the organization would not endorse them in 2026. The four said the decision aimed to silence their concerns about the mayor's spending. Each side's account is its own.
What did Achieving for Delta promise on taxes in 2026?
A freeze on scheduled City fee increases in 2027 and property tax increases kept among the lowest in Metro Vancouver. It named no rate.
How much did Achieving for Delta raise in 2022?
Its disclosure statements give campaign contributions of $347,876.91 for the City of Delta race and $144,416.00 for the school district race.
Did Achieving for Delta win everything in 2022?
It won the mayor's chair, all six council seats and six of the seven school board seats. Nick Kanakos, who ran on his own, took the seventh.
Has Achieving for Delta filed a financial report for 2026?
No report on the 2026 election was published as of October 30, 2026. Elections BC requires one within 90 days after voting day, and the City's page gives January 15, 2027 as the deadline.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 Elections BC · published · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting Elections BC · checked
- Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search Elections BC · checked
- Achieving for Delta disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, City of Delta (Amendment 2) Elections BC · published · checked
- Achieving for Delta disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, Delta School District Elections BC · published · checked
- Achieving for Delta annual financial report, 2025 (Amendment 1) Elections BC · published · checked
- Candidates, 2026 General Local and School Elections City of Delta · checked
- Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 City of Delta · published · checked
- 2022 General Local Elections: Declaration of Official Results, October 19, 2022 City of Delta · published · checked
- Achieving for Delta: home page, George Harvie for Mayor SAYS SO ITSELFAchieving for Delta · checked
- Achieving for Delta: 2026 Mayor and Council Platform SAYS SO ITSELFAchieving for Delta · checked
- Achieving for Delta: 2026 School Trustee Platform SAYS SO ITSELFAchieving for Delta · checked
- Achieving for Delta: Meet the Team SAYS SO ITSELFAchieving for Delta · checked
- Achieving for Delta: George Harvie, Re-elect for Mayor SAYS SO ITSELFAchieving for Delta · checked
- Achieving for Delta: Announcements and Statements SAYS SO ITSELFAchieving for Delta · checked
- Achieving for Delta could implement big changes after council majority, school board votes North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Harvie announces full slate of Achieving for Delta candidates North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Nasty fight between Delta mayor and several councillors gets more heated Delta Optimist · published · checked
- Harvie seeking third term as Delta’s mayor North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Achieving For Delta adds entrepreneur Jennyfer Cassar to council slate North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Achieving for Delta announces full election team Delta Optimist · published · checked
- Kruger, One Delta promise no new taxes, levies or fees if elected North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Melissa Granum is Delta’s new mayor North Delta Reporter · published · checked
Compare Achieving for Delta with the other two parties
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