--- title: "RITE Richmond in the news | Richmond 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/rite-richmond/news" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:02:48.532Z" meta: description: "Dated coverage of RITE Richmond, with the publisher, the date and a one-line summary of each report." "og:description": "Dated coverage of RITE Richmond, with the publisher, the date and a one-line summary of each report." "og:title": "RITE Richmond in the news | Richmond 2026" "twitter:description": "Dated coverage of RITE Richmond, with the publisher, the date and a one-line summary of each report." "twitter:title": "RITE Richmond in the news | Richmond 2026" --- RITE Richmond · Richmond 2026 # RITE Richmond in the news Dated coverage of RITE Richmond, each entry naming its publisher and date. This is an index of other people's reporting, not our own. [Back to RITE Richmond ](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/rite-richmond) [**3**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/rite-richmond/candidates) [**3/4**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/rite-richmond/platform) [**33**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/parties/rite-richmond/money) **9**Questions answered DATED COVERAGE ## Reporting on RITE Richmond - ### [Richmond Votes: Municipal election turnout rises by 15K in 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-municipal-election-turnout-rises-by-15k-in-2026-12911501) Richmond News · October 19, 2026 RITE Richmond's three incumbents were re-elected. The Richmond Citizens' Association, which joined forces with RITE late in past campaigns, ran on its own this time and elected no one. - ### [Richmond Votes: Newly formed slate Advance Richmond elects three councillors ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-votes-advance-richmond-elects-three-councillors-12907463) Richmond News · October 18, 2026 At RITE's results party, Day called the 55-candidate council race "a train wreck" for voters and said she was excited to work with the new councillors. Gillanders said some new councillors campaigned on "misinformation" about existing councillors wanting drug sites, and that council does not deal with drugs or health care. - ### [Richmond Votes: City council candidate Michael Wolfe ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-city-council-candidate-michael-wolfe-12850293) Richmond News · October 8, 2026 Wolfe's questionnaire answers: yes to raising taxes for more police and firefighters, no to lower developer fees, yes to more City land for affordable housing and to continuing temporary modular housing, and no to reducing environmentally sensitive areas on private land, a decision of council he says he opposed. - ### [Richmond Olympic Oval city subsidy capped at $2.5 million ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-bc-olympic-oval-city-subsidy-capped-10952279) Richmond News · July 16, 2025 Council voted unanimously to cap the Oval subsidy. Day said she had complained about the Oval's reports for ten years and saw "a lot of waste". A forensic audit was under way. - ### [RITE adds one more city councillor to roster ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/rite-adds-one-more-city-councillor-to-roster-5962420) Richmond News · October 16, 2022 Day and Wolfe were re-elected and Gillanders, a farmland advocate, won her first term with 10,817 votes. Day had 15,737. RITE's mayoral candidate John Roston lost to Malcolm Brodie. - ### [RCA and RITE Richmond once again join forces ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/rca-and-rite-richmond-once-again-join-forces-5872791) Richmond News · September 26, 2022 RITE and the Richmond Citizens' Association formed a coalition of "progressive citizens" as in 2018, with one mayoral candidate and eight council candidates between them. Day told the paper she has supported candidates of several parties and once ran for the BC Conservatives. ## 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. 1. [Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations-by-jurisdiction.pdf)Elections BC · published October 30, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 2. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 3. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 4. [Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Declaration_of_Election_by_Voting_-_September_21__202679778.pdf)City of Richmond · published September 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 5. [Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2026_declaration_of_official_result79945.pdf)City of Richmond · published October 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 6. [Council minutes, November 28, 2022 ](https://citycouncil.richmond.ca/agendas/archives/council/2022/112822_minutes.htm)City of Richmond · published November 28, 2022 · checked October 30, 2026 7. [Oval Performance and Forensic Audits ](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/news/2026/ovalaudits29jun2026.htm)City of Richmond · published June 29, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 8. [Finding Affordable Housing ](https://www.richmond.ca/services/affordable-housing/FindingAffordableHousing.htm)City of Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 9. [RITE Richmond: home page ](https://riterichmond.com/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 10. [RITE Richmond: RITE Platform English ](https://riterichmond.com/platform-en/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 11. [RITE Richmond: statement on the toxic drug problem ](https://riterichmond.com/rite-toxic-drug-en/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 12. [RITE Richmond: About ](https://riterichmond.com/about/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 13. [RITE Richmond: History ](https://riterichmond.com/about/history/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 14. [RITE Richmond: Ethics ](https://riterichmond.com/about/ethics/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 15. [RITE Richmond: Election Spending ](https://riterichmond.com/about/election-spending/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 16. [RITE Richmond: Constitution ](https://riterichmond.com/about/constitution/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 17. [RITE Richmond: Carol Day ](https://riterichmond.com/carol-day/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 18. [RITE Richmond: Laura Gillanders ](https://riterichmond.com/laura-gillanders/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 19. [RITE Richmond: Michael Wolfe ](https://riterichmond.com/michael-wolfe/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked October 30, 2026 20. [Ways to make rental and market housing more affordable, by Laura Gillanders ](https://riterichmond.com/richmond-votes-council-candidate-laura-gillanders-copy/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published November 18, 2025 · checked October 30, 2026 21. [Richmond Votes: Council candidate Laura Gillanders, questionnaire answers posted on RITE's site ](https://riterichmond.com/supports-for-at-risk-youth-reduce-drug-use-copy/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published October 1, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 22. [Our strength is in our diversity, by Carol Day ](https://riterichmond.com/our-strength-is-in-our-diversity/)SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published October 7, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 23. [Richmond Votes: City council candidate Michael Wolfe ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-city-council-candidate-michael-wolfe-12850293)Richmond News · published October 8, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 24. [Richmond Votes: Newly formed slate Advance Richmond elects three councillors ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-votes-advance-richmond-elects-three-councillors-12907463)Richmond News · published October 18, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 25. [Richmond Votes: Municipal election turnout rises by 15K in 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-municipal-election-turnout-rises-by-15k-in-2026-12911501)Richmond News · published October 19, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 26. [Richmond Olympic Oval city subsidy capped at $2.5 million ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-bc-olympic-oval-city-subsidy-capped-10952279)Richmond News · published July 16, 2025 · checked October 30, 2026 27. [Richmond looks for Oval board members after council rejects recommended directors ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-looks-for-oval-board-members-after-council-rejects-recommended-directors-7580215)Richmond News · published September 21, 2023 · checked October 30, 2026 28. [Steveston waterfront could have more homes ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/steveston-waterfront-could-have-more-homes-6148764)Richmond News · published November 23, 2022 · checked October 30, 2026 29. [RITE adds one more city councillor to roster ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/rite-adds-one-more-city-councillor-to-roster-5962420)Richmond News · published October 16, 2022 · checked October 30, 2026 30. [RCA and RITE Richmond once again join forces ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/rca-and-rite-richmond-once-again-join-forces-5872791)Richmond News · published September 26, 2022 · checked October 30, 2026 31. [Richmond Votes 2018: Election Results ](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018/richmond-votes-2018-election-results-1.23470081)Richmond News · published October 20, 2018 · checked October 30, 2026 32. [Community activist Carol Day and Olympian Loo win seats on Richmond council ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/community-activist-carol-day-and-olympian-loo-win-seats-on-richmond-council-2989160)Richmond News · published November 14, 2014 · checked October 30, 2026 33. [Richmond election results in minimal change ](https://www.richmondsentinel.ca/article-detail/27708/richmond-election-results-in-minimal-change)Richmond Sentinel · published October 15, 2022 · checked October 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/richmond-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.