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title: "Conservative Party of BC commits $15 million for a Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver"
description: "The Conservative Party of BC published a pledge on October 7 to put $15 million toward a permanent Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver if elected."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/conservative-bc-filipino-cultural-centre-15-million-october-2026"
last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:06:56.289Z"
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The Conservative Party of BC published a pledge on October 7 to provide $15 million toward building a permanent Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver, if the party wins the October 24 election.

The announcement appeared on the party's official website, conservativebc.ca. The party says the centre would serve as a gathering space for cultural events, community programs, and heritage activities for BC's Filipino community.

**The party's own numbers**

The Conservative Party says it would also seek a matching $15 million from the federal government, bringing the total the party describes to $30 million. The BC Conservative Party cannot commit federal funds. No federal government has agreed to match the amount. These are the party's own figures, and the party has not published a breakdown of project costs or a timeline for construction.

The centre's location is described as Vancouver. The party's announcement does not name a specific site.

**What the party's leader said**

[Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson), the Conservative Party of BC leader, is quoted in the party's own announcement: "Every community in British Columbia deserves a place to come together and celebrate who they are." The announcement was published and authorized by the party.

Community leaders have long called for a dedicated cultural facility for the province's Filipino community, according to the party's announcement. The party's announcement is the source of that claim, and it has not been independently verified here.

**About the election**

The Conservative Party of BC is one of the parties running candidates in all 93 provincial ridings in the October 24 election. Their opponents include the BC NDP, the BC Green Party, OneBC, and others. You can see the party's candidate list at [/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc).

Voting day is October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs October 16 to 21. To see which riding you live in and who is on the ballot, visit [/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla](/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla). Each of BC's 93 ridings will elect one MLA on voting day.

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