Candidate for Vancouver City Council.
Armor Valor, ballot number 125 for City Council in Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Working residents and neighbourhood representation.
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This record covers Armor Valor's work history as reported by Daily Hive and the Georgia Straight, the move from OneCity to the Vancouver Liberals in May 2026, and the campaign and party positions published for the 2026 council race.
1 upcoming public event were found in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. An event being scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend. Attendance is marked separately.
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York Theatre, Vancouver
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Armor Valor appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 125. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The party page says Valor works as a cook at Children's Hospital, belongs to the Hospital Employees' Union, and used to own a small business. The page says Valor is a lifelong South Vancouver resident. The page says Valor sought a nomination with OneCity before joining the Vancouver Liberals.
The Vancouver Liberals campaign page describes Valor as a lifelong resident of South Vancouver who is running for city council.
Daily Hive reports that Valor is a trained chef who works at BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital, was head chef at Indochine Kitchen+Bar Fraser, and owned a takeout restaurant called KaonTa Chicken that is no longer operating.
Daily Hive reports that Valor is a student-elected member of the Langara College board of governors and sits on the board of Filipino BC.
The Georgia Straight reports that Valor is a member of the Hospital Employees' Union.
Valor was one of OneCity's confirmed council nominees but was not chosen in the party's membership vote for its final four council candidates, and then joined the Vancouver Liberals under mayoral candidate Kareem Allam.
Valor appears on the 2026 ballot as council candidate number 125 for the Vancouver Liberals.
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Valor said in a party release that frontline workers are, in the candidate's words, "the heart of services in our communities", and that supporting them is what allows parks, libraries, pools and community centres to work well.
Valor told Daily Hive that local governments should reduce red tape to support local businesses and should support young people who want to start a business that serves their community.
The campaign page says Valor supports the Vancouver Liberals' proposal to explore a ward system that would divide Vancouver into local districts, so that areas such as South Vancouver have stronger representation at city hall.
The Georgia Straight reports Valor cited the party's plan to extend SkyTrain to UBC as one reason for joining.
The campaign page says Valor wants Vancouver to be a city where cooks, nurses, care workers, cleaners, drivers, small business owners and service workers can afford to live and work.
The page says Valor supports the party plan to look at a ward system, which would split Vancouver into local districts that each elect their own councillor.
The page says Valor's goal is to make the city work for young people and to support the frontline workers who keep it running.
The page says Valor wants to make it easier for small businesses to open and stay open.
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In a party release reported by Daily Hive and the Georgia Straight, Valor gave the reasons for leaving the OneCity nomination race and joining the Vancouver Liberals, naming support for frontline workers, small business, the ward system proposal, and the UBC SkyTrain extension.
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Kenneth Chan reports Valor's move to the Vancouver Liberals and gives the work history: chef at BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital, former head chef at Indochine Kitchen+Bar Fraser, former owner of KaonTa Chicken, Langara College board member, and Filipino BC board member.
Kenneth Chan's ballot order list. Valor appears as council candidate number 125 for the Vancouver Liberals.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
City of Vancouver
City of Vancouver
Vancouver Liberals
Vancouver Liberals · August 19, 2026
Daily Hive · May 30, 2026
Georgia Straight
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
The Tyee · September 18, 2026
The Georgia Straight article shows no publication date, so the date field is null. No start or end dates were found for any of the jobs or board roles. The Langara College and Filipino BC roles rest on a single news report and were not checked against those organisations' own records. No record was found of Valor appearing on a ballot in an earlier election, since the OneCity nomination contest was an internal party vote. No accountability record and no confirmed campaign events were found.
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 3 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
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The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.
Daily Hive reports Valor is a trained chef employed at the two hospitals. The Georgia Straight describes the role as cook at Children's Hospital and notes membership in the Hospital Employees' Union.
Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slateDaily Hive lists this as a previous role. No start or end dates are published.
Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slateDaily Hive reports Valor owned this takeout restaurant and that it is no longer in operation. No dates are published.
Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slateDaily Hive reports this role. The report does not give a term length.
Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slateDaily Hive reports Valor sits on the board of this non-profit organisation.
Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slateProposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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