This record covers Judith Kasiama's work founding and running Colour the Trails, a board role at Trans Canada Trail, and the 2026 council candidacy with Bright Future Vancouver. Kasiama appears at ballot number 120. Most of the material available is about the outdoor recreation work rather than the council campaign.
No public appearance by this candidate was confirmed in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. The voting dates below apply to every voter. An empty day is a gap in the research, not proof that nothing is happening.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
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 Judith Kasiama
Judith Kasiama appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 120. The City records the affiliation as Bright Future Vancouver.
The party page says Kasiama studied International Studies at Trinity Western University in British Columbia. The page says Kasiama founded Colour the Trails in 2017 to open outdoor activities to Black, Indigenous, racialized and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. The page says Kasiama has served on the Trans Canada Trail board since 2021 and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Kasiama was born in Kikwit in the Democratic Republic of Congo and left the country as a child when the family fled conflict, living in South Africa, Australia and the United States before Canada.
In an interview with the BC Parks blog, Kasiama said the move to Canada as a refugee happened in 2010 and that British Columbia was the place chosen for university.
The BC Parks interview says that after graduating Kasiama managed a coffee shop in downtown Vancouver, then pressed outdoor retailers on the lack of diverse people in their marketing and went on to work at MEC for two years.
Kasiama founded Colour the Trails in 2017. Broadview Magazine describes it as a Black woman owned business set up to widen access to outdoor recreation for Black, Indigenous and racialized people.
By late 2020 Field Mag reported chapters in British Columbia, Alberta and Colorado. By the Broadview profile of January 2026 the organisation had chapters in Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto as well as Vancouver.
Broadview reports that Kasiama started Colour the Screens, a programme that puts money into creators of colour and connects models, videographers and writers with outdoor organisations, and that Kasiama runs camping education with Parks Canada.
Trans Canada Trail lists Kasiama as a director of its board, joined in 2021, and its page also says Kasiama is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Canadian Geographic ran a series named Colour the Trails in partnership with Kasiama, telling the stories of Canadians whose outdoor lives do not match the usual picture of who skis, hikes and bikes.
The Bright Future Vancouver candidates page describes Kasiama as a community builder and entrepreneur. The party registered with Elections BC in January 2026 and is led by mayoral candidate Muhammad Ahmad.
Daily Hive's ballot list of September 22, 2026 places Kasiama at number 120 for council.
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.
3 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
Party housing plan
Kasiama is running on Bright Future Vancouver's Blueprint platform. The party's housing pillar sets out rent-to-own equity of 20 percent, secure affordable rentals, and housing rules that put local residents first, and the party says the target is 2,000 rent-to-own homes.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
These are the party's published commitments. The candidate page gives no housing statement from Kasiama, and no source was found in which Kasiama states these positions.
What still needs checking
Whether Kasiama sets out a personal housing position, and how the party would pay for the rent-to-own programme.
Party plans for transit, childcare and a surcharge on expensive homes
Bright Future Vancouver says it would make transit free for residents, support a SkyTrain route to UBC, bring in night-shift childcare, and fund this with a 2 percent surcharge on homes worth more than 5 million dollars.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
These are the party's commitments, taken from its own site and from a CityHallWatch review of the party. Transit fares are set by TransLink rather than by Vancouver council, and neither source explains how a council would deliver free transit. Kasiama is not quoted on any of these points.
What still needs checking
What part of each commitment sits inside a city council's powers, and whether Kasiama has said which one comes first.
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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
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Interview
Q and A with Field Mag on Colour the Trails
Kasiama described a childhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the family's flight from conflict, and years of displacement before Canada. Kasiama said the organisation had grown to British Columbia, Alberta and Colorado, described a mountain biking mentorship programme built to remove cost and knowledge barriers, and drew a line between having diverse people present and actually including them.
Kasiama set out the barriers that keep people out of provincial parks: getting there, the price of gear, and little outreach to Black, Indigenous and racialized people about outdoor jobs. Kasiama said the cost of trying something for the first time with no experience can be high, and described the organisation's beginner programmes, skills training and brand discounts.
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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
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Reporting
Canadian Geographic
Colour the Trails
Described Kasiama as the Vancouver founder of a group creating safe outdoor space for Black, Indigenous and racialized people, and introduced a Canadian Geographic series made with Kasiama about people whose outdoor lives do not match the usual picture.
Colour the Trails helps racialized Canadians enjoy the outdoors
A profile of Kasiama and the organisation, reporting its founding in 2017, chapters in Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto, the Colour the Screens programme, and work with Parks Canada on camping education.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No reporting was found about Kasiama's council candidacy itself beyond the ballot list. Bright Future Vancouver's news page carries four items and none of them mention Kasiama, and the party's events calendar for September 2026 shows nothing scheduled, so no upcoming appearance could be confirmed. CBC's profile of Kasiama and a Chatelaine long-form profile both returned HTTP 403 and could not be opened. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society fellowship is stated on Trans Canada Trail's page and was not checked with the society itself. The exact university and degree are not named in any source that could be opened, and the current list of Colour the Trails chapters was not confirmed with the organisation.
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. 1 stated position and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Confirm organizational roles and ask how these proposals fit council rather than Park Board responsibilities.
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
Dates not stated
Coffee shop manager and retail worker
The BC Parks interview says Kasiama managed a coffee shop in downtown Vancouver after graduating and later worked at MEC for two years.
Set up in 2017 to make outdoor recreation cheaper and safer to start for Black, Indigenous and racialized people, and later widened to include queer participants. The programmes include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, windsurfing, ice climbing, snowshoeing and skiing, with beginner sessions, equipment discounts and subsidised trips.
