Amanda Bains is the Vancouver Liberals candidate for Park Board at ballot number 221 in the October 17, 2026 election. Her own words come from her party page, her VoteMate profile, her answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network's Park Board survey and her Instagram posts. No news article about Bains was found, and she has held no public office.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Parks and recreation4/10
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A position in the candidate’s own words
“renovating and retrofitting aging facilities, ensuring maintenance is diligent”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on parks: 7 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with a separately elected park board. Its seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches.
“I will support earlier and more accessible public consultation, stronger partnerships with community organizations and programming that reflects Vancouver’s diverse population.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
“I will support transparent budgets, measurable timelines and regular public reporting so residents can see what was promised, what has been completed and what remains outstanding.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board sets its own fees and approves its budget request. Council approves the City budget that funds it and the capital plan that pays for park buildings.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on climate: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board manages trees, natural areas and the shoreline inside parks, and its own community centres, pools and rinks. The City’s building bylaw is Council’s.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on public safety: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board makes the bylaws and rules for parks and beaches and runs the park rangers. Policing is the Vancouver Police Department’s, and Council approves its budget.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on transport: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board decides the roads, paths and parking inside parks, including Stanley Park Drive. City streets and bike lanes outside parks are Council’s.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Amanda Bains
Amanda Bains appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 221. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The page says Bains is running for Park Board Commissioner with the Vancouver Liberal team. The page says Bains owns a small business, is an HEU member, and was elected president of the strata council.
The Vancouver Liberals announced Bains as a Park Board candidate on August 19, 2026.
The campaign page says Bains is a small business owner and a member of the HEU, and was elected president of a strata council.
The campaign page says Bains has volunteered on political campaigns and describes Bains as a Punjabi woman from an immigrant family.
The Vancouver Liberals list Bains as one of six Park Board candidates on the party's slate, and the City's final candidate list shows the same six.
In her answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network's Park Board survey, published on September 29, 2026, Bains describes herself as a Punjabi Sikh woman, a health care worker, a small business owner, a strata council president and a Gastown resident. These are her own statements. voche.me did not find another record that confirms them.
Daily Hive listed Bains at ballot number 221 for Park Board on September 22, 2026, in a race with 35 candidates.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
38 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · ParksCampaign pledge
Prepare parks and park buildings for the future
The campaign page says Bains would work to future-proof green spaces and park infrastructure, and to renovate and retrofit aging facilities with regular maintenance.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page states the aim. No facility, cost or schedule is named, and Bains has not held office, so there is no voting record to check it against.
What still needs checking
Which park buildings Bains would renovate first and what that would cost.
The campaign page says Bains holds that social and economic circumstances should not block access to parks, and describes parks and beaches as playgrounds, meeting places for seniors and open-air athletic facilities that cost nothing to use.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page states the position. It does not name a fee, a transport link or an accessibility standard that would change.
What still needs checking
What specific barriers Bains would remove, such as fees, transit access or physical accessibility.
The party's park board page says Bains wants to bring the perspective of a community leader to the Park Board, to strengthen Vancouver's social fabric and protect the spaces that matter most to residents.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's wording on its own website. No separate statement by Bains was found.
What still needs checking
What Bains would bring forward first as a commissioner.
Bains' VoteMate profile says climate resilience should be part of responsible park planning, through more shade trees, cooling areas, resilient landscaping, improved drainage and clean-air spaces in community facilities, to help protect residents during extreme heat, heavy rain and wildfire smoke.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile states this as a priority. It does not name a target number of trees or sites, a cost or a date.
What still needs checking
How many sites this would cover, at what cost, and by when.
Bains' VoteMate profile says she will support earlier and more accessible public consultation, stronger partnerships with community organizations, and programming that reflects Vancouver's diverse population, so residents are involved before major decisions are made.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile states this. It does not name a specific consultation process, a Board policy, or a date.
What still needs checking
What consultation process or Board policy this would change, and by when.
Bains' VoteMate profile says she will support transparent budgets, measurable timelines and regular public reporting, so residents can see what was promised, what has been completed and what remains outstanding.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile states this. It does not name a specific budget line, report or date.
What still needs checking
What report or budget process this would change, and by when.
The Vancouver Liberals' platform, listed on Bains' VoteMate profile, says the party would keep the elected Park Board and properly fund it, so parks are not chopped up and sold off.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own wording, listed under Bains' VoteMate profile as a Liberal promise. It does not name Bains and does not say how funding would change.
What still needs checking
What funding level this would set and how it differs from today's.
Repeal the mayor's motion to abolish the Park Board
The Vancouver Liberals' park and recreation plan says the party would repeal the mayor's motion at City Council that called for abolishing the Park Board.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own plan document. It does not name Bains and does not say when this would happen.
What still needs checking
When this repeal would be brought forward and by what vote.
The Vancouver Liberals' park and recreation plan sets a financial goal of restoring Park Board funding from 7.9 percent to 9 percent of the city's overall budget within four years, through a new Joint Budget Advisory Committee and a three-year rolling budget framework.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own plan document. It does not name Bains and does not say what specific services the added funding would pay for.
What still needs checking
What the added funding would pay for and how the Joint Budget Advisory Committee would be set up.
The Vancouver Liberals' park and recreation plan says the party would aim to build one new community centre and renew or update three additional community centres in every capital cycle, following the Community Centre Strategy.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own plan document. It does not name Bains, a cost, or which centres would be first.
What still needs checking
Which community centres would be built or renewed first, and at what cost.
A $1.35 billion investment in parks, recreation and pools
The Vancouver Liberals' platform, listed on Bains' VoteMate profile, says the party would make a $1.35 billion investment in parks, recreation and pools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own wording, listed under Bains' VoteMate profile as a Liberal promise. It does not name Bains and does not say over what period the $1.35 billion would be spent.
What still needs checking
Over what period this would be spent and on which facilities.
50 metre pools at the new Vancouver Aquatic Centre
The Vancouver Liberals' platform, listed on Bains' VoteMate profile, says the party would build 50 metre pools, not 25 metre pools, at the new Vancouver Aquatic Centre.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own wording, listed under Bains' VoteMate profile as a Liberal promise. It does not name Bains, a cost or a completion date.
The Vancouver Liberals' platform, listed on Bains' VoteMate profile, says the party would build new public washrooms across the city and mobilize new front-line workers to clean up streets and parks.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own wording, listed under Bains' VoteMate profile as a Liberal promise. It does not name Bains, a number of washrooms or a cost.
Remove parking meters at beaches and community centres
The Vancouver Liberals' platform, listed on Bains' VoteMate profile, says the party would remove every parking meter in front of beaches and community centres within its first year.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own wording, listed under Bains' VoteMate profile as a Liberal promise. It does not name Bains and does not say what would replace the lost parking revenue.
In her survey answers, Bains says her first change would be a clean, accessible public washroom at CRAB Park at Portside that stays open around the clock, with frontline staff to keep it working.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names one park and one facility. It gives no cost, no staffing number and no date. Daily Hive reported in July 2022 that the Park Board had opened two single-occupancy washrooms at CRAB Park; the answer does not say whether Bains means a new washroom or longer hours at those.
What still needs checking
Whether this means a new building or longer opening hours, what it would cost, and when it would open.
In her survey answers, Bains says parks and recreation buildings should be planned together with new housing, and that every major neighbourhood plan should assess park space, recreation capacity, washrooms, tree canopy and accessibility.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no plan, cost or date. City Council adopts neighbourhood plans; the Park Board gives its input.
What still needs checking
Which neighbourhood plan Bains would start with and how the Park Board would take part.
In her survey answers, Bains says the Park Board should expand tree cover where there is little shade, add drought-resistant and Indigenous plants, improve soil and stormwater handling, protect wetlands and natural shorelines, and use parks to reduce flooding in heavy rain.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no number of trees, no park, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many trees or sites this would cover, at what cost, and by when.
Community centres as clean-air and cooling centres
In her survey answers, Bains says community centres should serve as clean-air and cooling centres during heat waves and wildfire smoke, with air filtration, cooling, drinking water, backup power and clear public notices.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no community centre, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which community centres would be equipped first, at what cost, and by when.
In her survey answers, Bains repeats her party's commitment to a $1.35 billion investment in parks, recreation and pools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer gives the total. It does not say over how many years or which facilities come first. City Council approves the capital plan that pays for park buildings.
What still needs checking
Over what period the $1.35 billion would be spent and which facilities it would pay for.
Cancel a second City Hall and spend the money on parks
In her survey answers, Bains repeats her party's plan to cancel the proposed $800 million second City Hall project and move the money to parks, pools, community centres and public washrooms.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is a City Council decision, outside the Park Board's powers. The answer does not say how much of the money would go to parks.
What still needs checking
How much of the money would reach the Park Board, and through which budget.
Public capital plans and oversight of large projects
In her survey answers, Bains says she would support public capital plans, independent oversight of major projects, realistic cost estimates and regular reports on whether projects are on schedule and on budget.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no project, report or date.
What still needs checking
Which projects would get independent oversight, and how often reports would be published.
Seek provincial and federal money for park projects
In her survey answers, Bains says the Park Board should seek provincial and federal infrastructure and climate funding, and match its projects with the City's capital plan so work is not done twice.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Applying to other governments is a request, and the answer names no grant program, amount or project.
What still needs checking
Which grant programs and which projects this would cover.
In her survey answers, Bains says partnerships and community contributions can add to public money for parks, but must never lead to private or commercial control of public parks.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer states a limit. It names no partnership, rule or park.
What still needs checking
What rule the Board would adopt to set this limit.
Consultation in more languages and in neighbourhoods
In her survey answers, Bains says Park Board consultation should be offered in several languages, at neighbourhood locations and at times people can attend, with lasting ties to cultural organizations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no language, process or date.
What still needs checking
Which languages and which consultation process would change, and by when.
Simpler, affordable bookings and permits for small groups
In her survey answers, Bains says facility bookings and permits should be simple, affordable and clear, so smaller cultural organizations can use public spaces.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no fee, rule or date.
What still needs checking
Which booking fees or permit rules would change, and by how much.
Public consent before any change to the Park Board's structure
In her survey answers, Bains says she is running to keep and strengthen the Park Board, and that major changes to its structure should never be made without public consultation and democratic consent.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer states a position. It names no consultation process or vote.
What still needs checking
What form of public consultation or vote Bains would require.
In her survey answers, Bains says she supports stronger financial oversight, measurable service standards, better coordination with City Council and clearer public reporting.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no standard, report or date.
What still needs checking
Which service standards would be set and how often results would be reported.
Shared management of park land with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations
In her survey answers, Bains says she would continue the Park Board's work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, move toward shared management, involve the Nations early in decisions on important sites, and set clear agreements on decision-making and land care.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names no agreement, site or date.
What still needs checking
Which agreement or decision process Bains would bring to the Board first.
Small grants and simpler permits for community events in parks
In her survey answers, Bains says she supports simpler permits, published service standards, small grants for community events in parks, and one contact person for community organizers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names a grant program and a permit change. It gives no grant amount, cost or date.
What still needs checking
How large the grants would be, how much the program would cost, and when it would start.
More adopt-a-park programs, community gardens and volunteer restoration
In her survey answers, Bains says the Board can expand adopt-a-park programs, community gardens, volunteer restoration projects and partnerships with community centre associations, with training for volunteers who work beside unionized park staff.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names programs. It gives no number of sites, cost or date.
What still needs checking
How many new gardens or adopt-a-park sites, at what cost, and by when.
In her survey answers, Bains says the Park Board should offer more free and low-cost programs, including youth recreation, seniors' activities, arts events, community meals, walking groups and accessible sports, and should keep open common areas in community centres that need no paid booking.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The answer names types of programs. It gives no number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which programs would be added, at what cost, and by when.
Voluntary mental health care and supportive housing
In an Instagram post, Bains says she opposes involuntary care at St. Paul's Hospital and wants investment in voluntary mental health care, addiction treatment and supportive housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Health care is provincial, and supportive housing is decided by the Province and City Council, so the Park Board has no power over this. The post names no amount or site.
What still needs checking
Whether Bains links this to any Park Board decision.
Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Recent appearances / Read and watch
Talks, interviews & statements
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Statement
Instagram post on appearing on CityNews with her party
Bains posted that she appeared on CityNews with Kareem Allam and other Vancouver Liberals candidates. She wrote that she is running for Park Board so that parks and recreation spaces work for every neighbourhood and every generation. voche.me did not find the CityNews segment, so the appearance is her own account.
Answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network Park Board survey
Bains answered all 10 questions. Her first change would be a washroom at CRAB Park at Portside that stays open day and night, with staff to keep it clean. She says park building has fallen behind the growth in housing, and she repeats her party's $1.35 billion plan for parks, recreation and pools and its plan to cancel a second City Hall. She calls for more trees and better drainage in parks, community centres that serve as clean-air and cooling centres, consultation in more languages, simpler permits and small grants for community events, and more free programs. She supports an elected Park Board and continued work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations toward shared management of park land.
Instagram post against involuntary care at the old St. Paul's Hospital
Bains posted that she was speaking out against involuntary care at St. Paul's Hospital, and that she wants investment in voluntary mental health care, addiction treatment and supportive housing. Daily Hive reported the same day that the Vancouver Liberals had started a campaign against the proposal to use part of the old hospital site for involuntary care, which is one of the plebiscite questions on the October 17 ballot. The Daily Hive article does not name Bains. Health care and housing are decided by the Province and City Council, outside the Park Board's powers.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
Read the reporting
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Daily Hive published the full ballot order and placed Bains at number 221 among 35 Park Board candidates. The article does not describe Bains beyond the name and party.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No news article, interview or debate report naming Bains was found as of October 3, 2026. Her Instagram posts say she appeared on CityNews on September 24 and she posted a video captioned 'Global News this morning' on October 1; voche.me did not find either broadcast segment. Her campaign material names no business, no strata building, no employer and no campaigns she volunteered on, and the Hospital Employees' Union membership was not confirmed against any union or employer record. No record of Bains running for office before 2026 was found, and no record was found of Bains speaking at a Park Board or Council meeting. Her X account, @amandaparkboard, could not be read without signing in. The Kerrisdale Community Centre's list of confirmed speakers for its September 29 forum does not include her.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 3, 2026: the campaign page, Bains' VoteMate profile, her answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network's Park Board survey, her Instagram account, the Vancouver Liberals' issues and candidate pages, the City's Park Board candidate list, and forum listings from Kerrisdale Community Centre, The West End Journal and the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition.
Bains' survey answers were compared with the answers of two running mates, Tricia Barker and Shayla Bird. Her answers use different wording and examples, so they are recorded as her own words. Where she repeats a Vancouver Liberals promise, the entry says so.
Checks still to do: a voche.me questionnaire has not been sent. No news article naming Bains was found. Her X account could not be read without signing in. Bains has held no public office, so there are no votes or motions to check.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material or as her survey answers is her own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source, except where a source other than the campaign is named.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Dates not given
Small business owner
The campaign page states this. No business is named and no independent record was found.
Bains says this in her survey answers, and her party page says she is a member of the Hospital Employees' Union. No employer is named, and no independent record was found.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which maintenance and accessibility projects would you fund before adding new facilities?
No response has been submitted.
How would you divide funding between existing-facility maintenance, affordable access and new construction?
No response has been submitted.
Have your own question?
Ask Amanda Bains directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Amanda Bains's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Amanda Bains?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Amanda Bains's own campaign.
What is Amanda Bains's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Amanda Bains is number 221 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for Park Board.
What party did Amanda Bains run with?
Amanda Bains ran for Park Board with Vancouver Liberals.
Does Amanda Bains currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Amanda Bains.
How many sources does this Amanda Bains profile cite?
This profile lists 3 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Amanda Bains filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Amanda Bains. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Amanda Bains's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Amanda Bains 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.
When was the election Amanda Bains ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the Park Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Added survey answers, two Instagram posts and two forums; corrected the slate count; removed a past forum
Added Bains' answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network Park Board survey (September 29, 2026) as a statement and as 17 commitments, two of her Instagram posts (September 24 and 29) as statements, one more commitment from the September 29 post, her Instagram and X links from the City's candidate list, and two upcoming forums with attendance unconfirmed. Corrected the biography: the Vancouver Liberals run six Park Board candidates, as the party's own candidate page and the City's list show, where this page had said seven. Removed the September 29 Kerrisdale forum from the calendar: that date has passed, and the organizer's list of 23 confirmed speakers, published September 23, does not include Bains. The party's Park Board tag page, cited as a source for one commitment, returned HTTP 404 on October 3, 2026; the same wording is still on her candidate page.
