--- title: "Ishi Dinim | School Board | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/ishi-dinim" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:57.878Z" meta: description: "Ishi Dinim, ballot number 326 for School Board in Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Public school assets and parent involvement." "og:description": "Ishi Dinim, ballot number 326 for School Board in Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Public school assets and parent involvement." "og:title": "Ishi Dinim | School Board | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Ishi Dinim, ballot number 326 for School Board in Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Public school assets and parent involvement." "twitter:title": "Ishi Dinim | School Board | Vancouver election 2026" --- School Board · Vancouver 2026 # Ishi Dinim Candidate for the Vancouver School Board. Ishi Dinim, ballot number 326 for School Board in Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Public school assets and parent involvement. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Vancouver Liberals2026 ![Ishi Dinim, from Vancouver Liberals.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/ishi-dinim-640.webp) *Ishi DinimSchool BoardBallot no.326* [Image: Vancouver Liberals](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 This record covers Ishi Dinim, ballot number 326 for the Vancouver School Board with the Vancouver Liberals. Almost everything below comes from the party's own candidate page, so it is recorded as the party's account. **10**Commitments **5**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Ishi Dinim? 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. Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver - [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
View every date through Oct 17 1. Sep 22No appearance confirmed 2. Sep 23No appearance confirmed 3. Sep 24No appearance confirmed 4. Sep 25No appearance confirmed 5. Sep 26No appearance confirmed 6. Sep 27No appearance confirmed 7. Sep 28No appearance confirmed 8. Sep 29Event; attendance unconfirmed 9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 1No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 2No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 3Voting day 13. Oct 4No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 5No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 6No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 7Voting day 17. Oct 8No appearance confirmed 18. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 19. Oct 10Voting day 20. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 21. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 22. Oct 13Voting day 23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed 26. Oct 17Voting day
### Public forums and announcements Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances. Sep 296 to 9 pm Public forumAttendance unconfirmed #### All Candidates Meeting: Park Board and School Board Britannia Community Services Centre, Gym D, Vancouver **The listing names the Grandview Woodland Area Council as organiser and says the meeting covers the Park Board and School Board races. It names no individual candidates, so attendance is not confirmed.** A public meeting for candidates running for Park Board and School Board, listed by Women Transforming Cities in a roundup of Vancouver election debates published on September 17, 2026. - [Candidate debates happening in Vancouver](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities ### Voting dates - Oct 3Advance voting - Oct 7Advance voting - Oct 10Advance voting - Oct 13Advance voting - Oct 17Election day 8 am to 8 pm at official Vancouver voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://voche.me/where-to-vote) - [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver - [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver 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 Ishi Dinim Ishi Dinim appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 326. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals. The page says Dinim completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at Emily Carr University. The page says Dinim has spent most of a working career in camera jobs in the motion picture industry. The page says Dinim has been a member of the Vancouver School Board District Parental Advisory Council for close to 10 years. Dinim appears at ballot number 326 in the School Board race as a Vancouver Liberals candidate, in the ballot order Daily Hive published on September 22, 2026. The Wikipedia page for the 2026 Vancouver municipal election lists Dinim among the five Vancouver Liberals School Board candidates. The party candidate page says Dinim was born in Vancouver and attended Henry Hudson Elementary and Kitsilano Secondary. The party candidate page says Dinim holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography from Emily Carr University and works as a camera operator in the film industry. The party candidate page says Dinim was elected as a student representative on the Emily Carr University Board of Governors. No university record confirming this was opened. The party candidate page says Dinim spent close to ten years with the Vancouver School Board District Parent Advisory Council, six years as a general member and three as an executive member at large. The party's candidate listing describes Dinim as bringing decades of local advocacy experience. 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. Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. 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. 10 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Strengthen public education The party candidate page says Dinim would work to keep public education strong, on the reasoning that what students learn now becomes a tool they use later.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the aim in general terms. It names no program, budget line or board decision.
What still needs checking
Which district programs Dinim would protect or expand first.
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · Student supportCampaign pledge ### Student wellbeing and belonging The party candidate page says Dinim wants every learner to feel safe enough to be their whole self at school.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the aim. It sets out no policy or measure.
What still needs checking
What Dinim would change in district policy to reach this.
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · Public assetsCampaign pledge ### School land and public assets The party candidate page says Dinim would protect and improve school land and public assets so they remain available to future generations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the aim without naming a site or a decision.
What still needs checking
Which school properties Dinim considers at risk.
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · Student supportCampaign pledge ### Staffing and resources for diverse learning needs The party candidate page says Dinim would push for schools to have enough staff, resources and supports for the range of learning needs in Vancouver classrooms.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the aim. It gives no staffing number and no funding source.
What still needs checking
How many education assistant positions the district funds now, and what Dinim thinks the number should be.
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Working with community groups The party candidate page says Dinim would take a collaborative approach that reflects the range of communities in Vancouver.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the aim. It names no partner organisation and no process.
What still needs checking
Which groups Dinim would bring into district decisions, and how.
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · School safetyCampaign pledge ### Party position: keep School Liaison Officers The Vancouver Liberals platform says the School Liaison Officer Program should stay in place, and credits it under School Board Chair Victoria Jung with supporting safer schools and better relationships between students, families and local officers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's stated position. No statement from Dinim on the program was found, so it is recorded as the party's.
What still needs checking
Whether Dinim states a personal position on police officers in schools.
- [Issues](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/issues)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · TechnologyCampaign pledge ### Party position: AI accounts for students The Vancouver Liberals platform says students already use AI tools, and that the party would give students official AI chatbot accounts with ethical oversight, following provincial direction and the BC Teachers' Federation.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's stated position. No statement from Dinim on classroom AI was found.
What still needs checking
What the cost and privacy terms of official student AI accounts would be.
- [Issues](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/issues)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · Protect school land and assetsCampaign pledge ### Protect school land and assets The page says Dinim wants the city to protect and improve school land and other public assets for future generations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · Staff and supports in schoolsCampaign pledge ### Staff and supports in schools The page says Dinim would work to give schools the staff, resources and supports that match the learning needs of every student.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals 2026 · Safe schools for every studentCampaign pledge ### Safe schools for every student The page says Dinim wants every student to feel safe enough at school to be themselves.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Campaign · Vancouver Liberals City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs 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. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny 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 A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Research / 5 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 2 sources - Election dates and voting information City of Vancouver - Where to vote City of Vancouver
Campaign 2 sources - Ishi Dinim candidate page Vancouver Liberals - Issues Vancouver Liberals
Event listing 1 sources - Candidate debates happening in Vancouver Women Transforming Cities · September 17, 2026
No news reporting about Dinim was found. A Bing News search returns film-industry database entries for the same name, and no source links those entries to the Vancouver candidate, so they are left out. The VoteMate page for Dinim carries no profile and no promises. The Emily Carr Board of Governors role, the DPAC years and the film work all rest on the party's own page, with no university, council or employer record opened to confirm them. Research status ## What voche.me has checked 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. Checks still to do: Verify advisory-role dates and request specific governance and funding proposals. 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. 03 / Background ## Experience & community About ten years, dates not given ### Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council The party page says six years as a general member and three years as an executive member at large. The page gives no start or end year. [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim) Dates not given ### Student representative, Emily Carr University Board of Governors The party page says Dinim was elected to this position while studying. The page gives no years. [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim) Dates not given ### Camera operator, film industry The party page says Dinim works as a professional artist and camera operator in the motion picture industry. [Ishi Dinim candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
How would you make facilities and learning-support decisions more open to parents and students? No response has been submitted.
How would you balance student learning support, facilities and staffing within the district’s available funding? No response has been submitted.
05 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Vancouver · official school trustee candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-school-trustee.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026 - [Vancouver Liberals · candidate page ](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim)Checked September 22, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Vancouver Liberals · candidate page](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim) [Vancouver Liberals official website](https://www.vancouverliberals.com/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/candidates) [School Board**Darren Boidman**](https://voche.me/candidates/darren-boidman) [School Board**Krista Sigurdson**](https://voche.me/candidates/krista-sigurdson) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.