RITE Richmond: Record in office
record in office for RITE Richmond, with the source and the date beside each entry.
RECORD IN OFFICE
Record in office
Council ends residential use on a block of the Steveston waterfront
Council gave first reading to bylaws that no longer permit residential uses on the south side of Bayview Street in the Steveston Village Riverfront area, with Councillors Au, Hobbs and Loo opposed, and cut the permitted building height there to 9 metres with Loo opposed. Richmond News reported that Carol Day argued for removing residential use, saying residents wanted Steveston Village kept as it is. The platform lists this as the first thing RITE councillors delivered.
A public call for Olympic Oval board members
Richmond News reported that in June 2023 Council declined to appoint the Oval board members City staff recommended after Carol Day suggested a public call for applicants, carried 6-3 with Councillors Loo and Hobbs and Mayor Brodie opposed. The platform says RITE councillors reformed governance at the Oval through a new board. The exact day of the vote is not in the report.
Oval subsidy capped at $2.5 million a year
Council voted unanimously to cap the City's subsidy to the Richmond Olympic Oval at $2.5 million a year; the Oval received $4 million in 2024. Day said she had complained about the Oval's reports for ten years and that governance changes had removed two senior positions, saving $500,000. Council also asked staff to examine moving the Oval's operations under the City.
Forensic and performance audits of the Oval released
The City released a forensic audit of the Oval corporation for 2012 to 2024 and a performance audit for January 2024 to March 2025, both commissioned by Council. The City says the forensic audit found no evidence of financial impropriety and identified areas where expense and procurement practices could be strengthened. The two audits cost $567,222. The platform lists independent forensic audits among what RITE councillors delivered.
The Housing Office, by Gillanders' account
Gillanders' post of November 18, 2025 says she moved the referral that set up the City's housing office and that it is now running. The City's affordable housing page lists a Housing Office. The platform lists the Richmond Housing Office among what RITE councillors delivered. voche.me has not read the Council vote that created it.
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
- Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 City of Richmond · published · checked
- Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 City of Richmond · published · checked
- Council minutes, November 28, 2022 City of Richmond · published · checked
- Oval Performance and Forensic Audits City of Richmond · published · checked
- Finding Affordable Housing City of Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: home page SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: RITE Platform English SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: statement on the toxic drug problem SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: About SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: History SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Ethics SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Election Spending SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Constitution SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Carol Day SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Laura Gillanders SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Michael Wolfe SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- Ways to make rental and market housing more affordable, by Laura Gillanders SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Council candidate Laura Gillanders, questionnaire answers posted on RITE's site SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published · checked
- Our strength is in our diversity, by Carol Day SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: City council candidate Michael Wolfe Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Newly formed slate Advance Richmond elects three councillors Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Municipal election turnout rises by 15K in 2026 Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Olympic Oval city subsidy capped at $2.5 million Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond looks for Oval board members after council rejects recommended directors Richmond News · published · checked
- Steveston waterfront could have more homes Richmond News · published · checked
- RITE adds one more city councillor to roster Richmond News · published · checked
- RCA and RITE Richmond once again join forces Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes 2018: Election Results Richmond News · published · checked
- Community activist Carol Day and Olympian Loo win seats on Richmond council Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond election results in minimal change Richmond Sentinel · published · checked