School Board · Vancouver 2026

Krista Sigurdson

Elected, School Board64,937 votes, 5th of 31. Preliminary count, City of Vancouver. All results

OneCity candidate for the School Board, ballot number 301.

Issue scores

5/10Schools
4/10Governance
1/10Taxes and budget
1/10Public safety
2/10Child care

Out of 10. Each score counts how complete and checkable the published plan is on that issue. Measured October 3, 2026. Rank this race by the issues you care about

Krista Sigurdson, ballot number 301 for School Board in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Open governance at the School Board.

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Krista Sigurdson, from OneCity Vancouver. — Krista SigurdsonSchool BoardBallot no.301

Promise tracker

35 promises. What Krista has done since.

Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.

No action yetChild care at every neighbourhood schoolChildcare · Own promise
The same VoteMate statement also names child care at every neighbourhood school as a reason Sigurdson is running.
“To ensure that all Vancouver kids have access to excellent public education and child care at their neighbourhood school.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: VoteMate profile: Krista Sigurdson (text submitted by the candidate or the campaign) (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 36, Sigurdson's quote under Childcare for All (opens in a new tab).
No action yetPrioritize transparency with parents, teachers and staffGovernance · Own promise
Sigurdson's campaign website says she will prioritize transparency with parents, teachers and staff so that the school district can address the issues facing its schools together.
“I will prioritize transparency with parents, teachers and staff, so that we, together, can address all issues facing our schools and reestablish Vancouver as a 'lighthouse' school district for all students.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Krista Sigurdson campaign: Krista Sigurdson for Vancouver School Board, campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetOpen Board meetings and add question and comment timeGovernance · Own promise
OneCity's Better Schools release, issued by its School Board team including Sigurdson, says the team will open Board meetings to the public, add oral question and comment periods at meetings, and publish information early.
“We'll open meetings to the public, provide meaningful opportunities for input like oral question and comment periods at meetings, and publish information early and publicly.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab).
No action yetKeep the Kingsgate Mall land public and build a new school thereEducation · Own promise
The Better Schools release says the OneCity School Board team will keep the School Board's Kingsgate Mall land in public ownership and turn it into a community hub with a new public school, a community centre, child care, rental homes and a Mount Pleasant pool.
“The OneCity School Board Team will keep the Kingsgate land in public ownership and transform the site into a bustling Community Commons in partnership with Host Nations and the OneCity Park Board and Council teams to create:”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab).
No action yetRebuild the Britannia site as one public campusEducation · Own promise
The Better Schools release says the School Board team would make a plan with City Council, the Park Board and community partners to rebuild the 18 acre Britannia site with new elementary and secondary schools, child care, a community centre and ice rink, and non-profit homes.
“We will enact a plan with City Council, Park Board, and other public and community partners to rebuild the entire 18 acre Britannia site as one integrated public campus with:”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab).
No action yetKeep school land in public handsEducation · Own promise
In an Instagram post on October 2, 2026, Sigurdson asked voters to support OneCity's School Board candidates for neighbourhood schools, child care, more support for children, and keeping public land public. The Better Schools release says the party would build its plans without selling any public land.
“Vote @onecityvancouver School Board @rorycanoehead @myphronesis @christopherkplee @sdbreshe for neighborhood schools, childcare, more supports for kids, and keeping public land public!”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Krista Sigurdson campaign: Instagram post: Champlain Heights to Laura Secord canvass (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab), The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetLimit AI chatbot use in schools to Grades 10 to 12Education · Own promise
The Better Schools release lists, under what the School Board team will deliver, new safeguards, AI literacy lessons, privacy protections and age limits on AI in schools, with chatbot access limited to Grades 10 to 12.
“Along with this, we'll seek to limit AI chatbot access to only Grades 10-12, while ensuring that human relationships and supervision are available at all times.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in Schools (September 28, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetMeet the need for child care, starting with before- and after-school careChildcare · Own promise
In her answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026, Sigurdson wrote that school boards need to take responsibility for meeting the demand for child care, starting with before- and after-school care, and listed better access to child care as her first priority.
“Families are facing a child care crisis and school boards need to take responsibility for meeting the demand, starting with before- and after-school child care.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (September 22, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetBetter inclusion and support for students with support needsStudent support · Own promise
In the same answer, Sigurdson listed better inclusion and support for children with support needs as her second priority, and wrote that funding should stay as close to the classroom as possible.
“Improving inclusion and support for kids with support needs”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (September 22, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetStop giving up school land through long-term leasesProtect public school land · Own promise
In the same answer, Sigurdson listed as her third priority that the Board should not give up public land through long-term leases.
“Not divesting of public land through long term leases”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (September 22, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetBring back music, library and physical education programsSchool programs · Own promise
In the same answer, Sigurdson listed bringing back music, library and physical education programs as her fifth priority. She wrote that these programs are being cut across the district and treated as optional.
“Reinstating music, library, and PE programs.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (September 22, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetTraining and resources for teachers on AI, and stronger privacy protectionsEducation and technology · Own promise
In her answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire on generative AI, published September 28, 2026, Sigurdson wrote that the Vancouver School Board should strengthen privacy protections and help students learn to judge AI with care, by giving teachers training and resources.
“Alongside this, the VSB should strengthen privacy protections and support critical AI literacy by providing professional development opportunities and resources for teachers.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in Schools (September 28, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetReview specialized programs so students from every community can get inSchool programs · Own promise
In her answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of October 8, 2026, Sigurdson wrote that if elected she would support a review of specialized programs across the district, so that they are easy to find out about and open to students from all communities. On October 16, 2026, she listed a review of where specialized and choice programs are located, for fairer access across the city and shorter travel times.
“If elected, I would support a review of specialized programs across the district to ensure they are accessible, well-promoted, and available to students from all communities.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 3: Specialized District Programs (October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetAsk staff to remove needless barriers to mini schools and other high-demand programsSchool programs · Own promise
In the same answer of October 8, 2026, Sigurdson wrote that she would ask district staff to find and remove needless barriers to high-demand programs such as mini schools, so that students from many backgrounds can take part.
“I would ask staff to identify and remove unnecessary barriers to high-demand programs, like mini schools, so that students from a wide range of backgrounds have the opportunity to participate.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 3: Specialized District Programs (October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetProtect alternative education and programs for students who need special supportSchool programs · Own promise
In the same answer, Sigurdson wrote that she would put first the protection of alternative education and of programs that serve lower-income communities, students with disabilities, neurodiverse learners and other students who need specialized support.
“I would also prioritize protecting alternative education and programs that serve lower-income communities, students with disabilities, neurodiverse learners, and other learners who benefit from specialized supports.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 3: Specialized District Programs (October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetWork with the City and Province for new schools, additions and faster seismic upgradesSchool facilities · Own promise
Asked by The Griffins' Nest how she would deal with crowded schools and the district's land, Sigurdson listed on October 16, 2026 working with the City and the Province to get new schools and additions, and to speed up seismic upgrades, the work that makes school buildings safe in an earthquake.
“Work with the City and Province to secure new schools and additions, accelerate seismic upgrades and align school board planning with neighbourhood development.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetPlan schools together with neighbourhood growthSchool planning · Own promise
In the same answer, Sigurdson listed making School Board planning follow the growth of each neighbourhood. She wrote that some schools are being built too small for the growing needs of their neighbourhood.
“Work with the City and Province to secure new schools and additions, accelerate seismic upgrades and align school board planning with neighbourhood development.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetLook at child care, affordable homes and other public uses on School Board landSchool land · Own promise
In the same answer, Sigurdson wrote that she would keep school land public and look at using School Board land, in addition to schools, for child care, affordable housing or other public uses.
“Keep school lands public for future generations and explore opportunities on School Board land for (in addition to schools!): child care, affordable housing or other public uses.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetA four-year plan to put schools at the centre of child careChildcare · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will adopt a four-year plan that puts neighbourhood schools at the centre of a public and non-profit child care system. The steps it names: make the School Board the lead planner for child care for school-age children, start an out-of-school care pilot run by the Board, add public and non-profit child care in existing schools, build child care into every new or rebuilt school, and press the Province on pay and staffing for child care workers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 36, Childcare for All (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform overview and letter signed by its 13 candidates (opens in a new tab).
No action yetKeep the Kingsgate Mall land public and build a school and community hub thereSchool land · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will keep the School Board's Kingsgate Mall land in public ownership and work with City Council, the Park Board, the Host Nations and other partners to build a new public school there, with a community centre, child care, before- and after-school care, and affordable rental homes for School Board employees. It says the team will look at placing the long-promised Mount Pleasant pool there, and that rent from the site would give the Board lasting income for its schools.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 37, Create New Community Hubs (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetRebuild the whole Britannia site, schools included, as one public campusSchool facilities · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will start a renewed One Britannia project with City Council, the Park Board and other partners to rebuild the 18 acre Britannia site in East Vancouver as one public campus, with rebuilt elementary and secondary schools, a community centre and ice rink, child care, food programs and non-profit housing. It says the team will invite the City and Britannia to set a joint mandate for the project.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, One Britannia (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetA universal school meal program for every VSB studentFood security · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will build a universal, healthy school food program so every Vancouver School Board student can get food during the school day, whatever the family income. It says the team will restore and equip school kitchens so district workers can cook more meals, and will phase meals in without asking families to prove their income.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Universal, Nutritious Meals (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetProtect arts, music, physical education and libraries, with minimum service standardsSchool programs · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will reverse recent program cuts where possible, set minimum service standards across the district, and protect arts, music, physical education and school libraries as core parts of public education. It says every student should have regular access to qualified music, arts and physical education teachers and to a school library with a teacher-librarian, and that the team will report more to the public and press the Province for stable funding.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Stop the Cuts & Protect School Programs (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetOpen Board and committee meetings, with time for public questions and commentsOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will open Board and committee meetings to the public, add oral question and comment periods at meetings, and publish information early, building on trustee Jennifer Reddy's 2024 motions.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, Transparent & Accountable Governance at the Board Table (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetReview Board governance policies so power is shared fairly among trusteesGovernance · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will review the Board's governance policies to share authority fairly among trustees and to strengthen how committees work with partners. It also says First Nations will be recognized as holders of inherent rights.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, Transparent & Accountable Governance at the Board Table (opens in a new tab).
No action yetIndigenous language learning and land-based education with the Host NationsReconciliation · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations to strengthen Indigenous language learning, land-based education led by Indigenous people, culturally safe support for students, and accountability for Indigenous student success.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Indigenous Student Success Through Language & Culture (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetAsk the Province for more staff and funding for students with disabilitiesStudent support · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will focus its requests to the Province on more staff, better funding allocation and more training for educators who support students with disabilities. The Province sets this funding.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, Staffed & Funded Supports for Kids with Disabilities (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetMore mental health and substance use services in schools, with a district planStudent well-being · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will expand mental health and substance use services in schools, strengthen prevention and early help programs, bring back substance use education such as the Supporting and Connecting Youth (SACY) program, and push for a district-wide review of services and a Mental Health and Substance Use Strategy.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Expand Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetLimit student chatbot access to Grades 10 to 12, with AI safeguards and lessonsEducation and technology · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will take a careful approach to artificial intelligence in schools, with new safeguards, lessons that teach students to judge AI, privacy protections and age limits, and will seek to limit chatbot access to Grades 10 to 12. A statement OneCity sent to PACES Vancouver, printed in that group's election guide, adds training and resources for teachers and regular reviews of AI tools and policies.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 40, A Nuanced and Cautious Approach to AI in Schools (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), PACES Vancouver: Vancouver School Board Trustee Election, where the parties stand on AI in classrooms (OneCity statement received by email) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetSchools that are safe in an earthquake, accessible, well ventilated and cooledSchool facilities · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will make sure every student learns in a school that is safe in an earthquake, accessible, well ventilated and cooled, and will put first the structural upgrades that prevent the worst harm if an earthquake hits.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 40, Safe Schools, Healthy Classrooms (opens in a new tab).
No action yetProtect school land, plan schools with growth, and open school grounds after hoursProtect public school land · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will protect school land for future generations, plan schools together with neighbourhood growth, press the Province for predictable money for school buildings, and keep school grounds open for public use outside school hours.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 40, Protect Schools Lands (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetOne clean air and cooling standard for school, park and City buildingsSchool facilities · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says a four-year strategy will bring every school, Park Board and City building up to one shared standard for air quality and temperature, with air filters of a set minimum strength (MERV-13), low-cost filters handed out first, public test results for each building, and a coordination table for the three boards.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 26, Clean, Cool Air & Safe Spaces (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity Announces Cool, Clean Air and Safe Spaces Strategy (August 5, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetCertify the School Board as a living wage employerEconomy · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says the party will certify the City and the School Board again as living wage employers, so the people who work for them can afford to live in Vancouver.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity Announces its Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetShared services agreements among the City, the Park Board and the School BoardPublic services · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says the party will coordinate Shared Services Agreements among City Council, the Park Board and the School Board, so key services can be supported by every board and reach as many people as possible.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 53, Align City Council, Park, & School Boards to Deliver Services (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity Announces its Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetSolar panels on school roofsClimate · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says the party will start a public rooftop solar program that puts solar panels on schools, libraries and community centres. The Tyee listed solar panels on school roofs among OneCity's School Board proposals.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 25, A Solar-Powered City (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).

Candidate research / October 3, 2026

This record covers Krista Sigurdson, ballot number 301, running for Vancouver School Board trustee with OneCity in the October 17, 2026 election. Sigurdson ran for the same office in 2022 and did not win a seat.

19Commitments 2Programs 8News articles 28Sources

Issue scores / How the plan is scored

How complete is the published plan?

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.

Schools and student support5/10
- 2/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  “To ensure that all Vancouver kids have access to excellent public education and child care at their neighbourhood school.”
  Stated by the candidate.
  VoteMate profile: Krista Sigurdson (text submitted by the candidate or the campaign)
- 2/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  “keep the Kingsgate land in public ownership”
  Stated by the candidate.
  OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  No number for what would exist or change.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  No cost or funding source.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  No date or term milestone.
- 1/1
  A dated, sourced action on the issue
  “Chair, Strathcona Parent Advisory Council”
  Confirmed by independent reporting, January 7, 2021.
  Jamie Smallboy/Nohtikwew pisim, Kyla Epstein, and Krista Sigurdson: VSB must match its rhetoric of racial justice
- 0/1
  Answered the voche.me question on the issue
  The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the province.
Every School Board candidate on schools, scored the same way
Governance and City Hall4/10
- 2/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  “Now she's running to drive transparent governance, equity, and democratic engagement in the School Board.”
  Stated by the candidate.
  Krista Sigurdson candidate page (stopped answering on 2026-10-03 with HTTP 404; replaced by OneCity's candidates page)
- 2/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  “provide meaningful opportunities for input like oral question and comment periods at meetings”
  Stated by the candidate.
  OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  No number for what would exist or change.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  No cost or funding source.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  No date or term milestone.
- 0/1
  A dated, sourced action on the issue
  No dated public action on this issue found.
- 0/1
  Answered the voche.me question on the issue
  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.
Every School Board candidate on governance, scored the same way
City taxes and the capital plan1/10
- 1/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 4 commitments on this issue.
- 0/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/1
  A dated, sourced action on the issue
  No dated public action on this issue found.
- 0/1
  Answered the voche.me question on the issue
  The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
OneCity’s platform on taxes and budget: 4 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education approves the school district’s operating and capital budgets. The Province sets the funding formula and the school tax.
Every School Board candidate on taxes and budget, scored the same way
Policing and public safety1/10
- 1/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 9 commitments on this issue.
- 0/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
- 0/1
  A dated, sourced action on the issue
  No dated public action on this issue found.
- 0/1
  Answered the voche.me question on the issue
  The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
OneCity’s platform on public safety: 9 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education sets safety policies for its schools and decides whether police liaison officers work in them. Policing itself is the Vancouver Police Department’s.
Every School Board candidate on public safety, scored the same way
Child care2/10
- 2/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  “To ensure that all Vancouver kids have access to excellent public education and child care at their neighbourhood school.”
  Stated by the candidate.
  VoteMate profile: Krista Sigurdson (text submitted by the candidate or the campaign)
- 0/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  No instrument the office controls is named.
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  No number for what would exist or change.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  No cost or funding source.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  No date or term milestone.
- 0/1
  A dated, sourced action on the issue
  No dated public action on this issue found.
- 0/1
  Answered the voche.me question on the issue
  The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
OneCity’s platform on child care: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education decides how school buildings and land are used, including child care on school sites. Licensing and operating funding are provincial.
Every School Board candidate on child care, scored the same way

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Public schedule / Through election day

Where can you hear Krista Sigurdson?

No public forum for School Board candidates between October 3 and October 17, 2026 was found in the listings checked on October 3, 2026 (CityHallWatch, Women Transforming Cities, First United and the School Board's election page). The calendar shows voting days only. A forum that is scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend.

Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.

Election dates and voting informationOfficial record · City of Vancouver
Where to voteOfficial record · City of Vancouver
2026 Vancouver civic election portal, including the list of all candidates meetingsEvent listing · CityHallWatch

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 Krista Sigurdson

Krista Sigurdson appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 301. The City records the affiliation as OneCity.

Her VoteMate profile, whose text VoteMate marks as submitted by the candidate or her team, says Sigurdson is a sociologist with a PhD who served as an executive on the Vancouver District PAC and chaired the Strathcona PAC, the parent advisory councils for the district and for Lord Strathcona Elementary.

OneCity's candidates page says the same: a PhD in sociology, a place on the executive of the Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council, and the chair of the Strathcona parent advisory council. It calls her the parent leader who wants every child to get a strong public education from a transparent School Board.

Sigurdson's own campaign website, kristasigurdson.com, says she is an academic researcher and educator who holds a PhD in sociology, worked as a health care researcher at Stanford University and as a research and writing instructor at UBC, and has two children in Vancouver's public school system. It says her academic work focused on breastfeeding, maternal and infant health, and racial and ethnic disparities in health care. The PhD itself was not confirmed by a university record.

The Georgia Straight described Sigurdson as chair of the Strathcona parent advisory council in January 2021, when Sigurdson co-signed an opinion piece about the Vancouver School Board.

The Georgia Straight described Sigurdson as a health researcher when OneCity announced its 2026 slate on May 11, 2026.

Daily Hive lists Sigurdson at ballot position 301 as a OneCity candidate for school trustee.

The same website says she has worked on the campaigns of Spencer Chandra Herbert in Vancouver-West End and Jenny Kwan in Vancouver East, as a constituency advisor for MLAs Christine Boyle and Spencer Chandra Herbert, and now as an executive assistant to Jodie Wickens, the provincial Minister of Children and Family Development. voche.me could not check these jobs: the provincial staff directory has been closed to the public.

Journal records in PubMed, the index of medical research run by the United States National Library of Medicine, list a Krista Sigurdson at the Stanford University School of Medicine as the lead author of studies on unequal care for babies of different racial and ethnic groups in newborn intensive care units, published in 2018 and 2019. A 2024 paper on the same subject lists her at the University of British Columbia. The subject and both universities match her campaign website.

Newsletters from Lord Strathcona Elementary, posted on the Vancouver School Board's website, name Sigurdson as chair of the school's parent advisory council in September 2021, when she wrote that she had held the role for two years and was handing it on. The March 2022 newsletter lists her as the council's vice-chair and its representative to the district parent advisory council.

The minutes of the Vancouver School Board's budget meeting of March 8, 2022 record that Sigurdson spoke to trustees for the Strathcona parent advisory council about priorities for the 2022-2023 operating budget.

The Vancouver and District Labour Council's list of endorsed candidates, dated June 25, 2026, names Sigurdson among the nine School Board candidates it endorses, five of them from OneCity.

On October 3, 2026, Sigurdson's Instagram account thanked Jenny Kwan, the Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, for supporting her campaign and canvassing with her. That is the campaign's own account of the support.

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.

Vancouver's new School Board to be sworn in today at 5 pm COPE and Greens win all seven Park Board seats; COPE, Greens and OneCity win all nine School Board seats COPE and Greens lead Vancouver council race in early results OneCity school board candidates back IUOE Local 963 after 96.9 per cent strike vote OneCity School Board team releases plan to redevelop Kingsgate Mall and Britannia as public community hubs OneCity sets out which parts of the Vote Palestine pledge its candidates will adopt 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.

19 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

Open up how the school board makes decisions

OneCity's candidates page says Sigurdson is running to bring transparent governance, equity and democratic engagement to the Vancouver School Board.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The wording is from the party's page for her. The old candidate page that first carried it returned HTTP 404 on October 3, 2026, and the same sentence now sits on OneCity's candidates page. It names no rule change and no measure of success. The Better Schools commitment on open meetings, recorded separately, names the steps.
What still needs checking: Which board rules or meeting practices Sigurdson would change first.

Krista Sigurdson candidate page (stopped answering on 2026-10-03 with HTTP 404; replaced by OneCity's candidates page)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver
Meet the candidates: card and paragraph for #301 Krista Sigurdson, PhDCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

Earlier term · GovernanceCampaign pledge

More time for the public at board meetings

In a January 2021 opinion piece, Sigurdson and two co-authors wrote that Vancouver School Board rules requiring three business days' notice to address the board and a reduction in public speaking time were barriers that fell hardest on racialized and marginalised communities, and called for processes that better engage a broader range of children, families and educators.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The piece was published by the Georgia Straight and signed by Sigurdson while chairing the Strathcona parent advisory council. It describes board practices in place at the time and makes a general call for broader engagement; it does not ask the board to adopt a specific new rule. It was written before Sigurdson stood for the 2026 election, and her 2026 campaign material does not repeat it.
What still needs checking: Whether Sigurdson has restated this ask as a 2026 commitment.

Jamie Smallboy/Nohtikwew pisim, Kyla Epstein, and Krista Sigurdson: VSB must match its rhetoric of racial justiceReporting · The Georgia Straight

2026 · Food securityCampaign pledge

Party pledge on universal school meals

The OneCity 2026 platform commits the party to a universal school food programme so every student can eat regardless of family income.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is the party platform. Sigurdson is not quoted in it, so it is OneCity's position rather than a statement by the candidate. Reopened on October 3, 2026: the platform page answers again, and this wording matches it. The Better Schools release of September 29, 2026 repeats it as OneCity text, with no quote from Sigurdson on this point.
What still needs checking: What a universal meal programme would cost the district and where the money would come from.

OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge

Party pledge on childcare in schools

The OneCity 2026 platform says schools should sit at the centre of a coordinated public and non profit childcare system, with pilot projects led by the Vancouver School Board.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is the party platform. The main OneCity platform page also says the school board can open thousands of childcare spaces. No target date is given. Reopened on October 3, 2026: the platform page answers again, and this wording matches it. The Better Schools release of September 29, 2026 repeats it as OneCity text, with no quote from Sigurdson on this point.
What still needs checking: How many spaces the pilots would create and in which schools.

OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform overview and letter signed by its 13 candidatesCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Party pledge to protect arts, music, physical education and libraries

The OneCity 2026 platform says the party would reverse cuts and treat arts, music, physical education and school libraries as core parts of schooling.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is the party platform. It does not say which cuts would be reversed or what the cost would be. Reopened on October 3, 2026: the platform page answers again, and this wording matches it. The Better Schools release of September 29, 2026 repeats it as OneCity text, with no quote from Sigurdson on this point.
What still needs checking: Which specific cuts OneCity would reverse in the next budget.

OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · Public landCampaign pledge

Party pledge on school land and grounds

The OneCity 2026 platform says school planning should follow neighbourhood growth and that school grounds should stay open for public use outside school hours.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is the party platform. It sets no rule on selling or leasing school property. Reopened on October 3, 2026: the platform page answers again, and this wording matches it. The Better Schools release of September 29, 2026 repeats it as OneCity text, with no quote from Sigurdson on this point.
What still needs checking: Whether Sigurdson would support or oppose long term leases of school land to private developers.

OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · Open governance at the School BoardCampaign pledge

Open governance at the School Board

OneCity's candidates page says Sigurdson is running to make School Board decisions open and fair and to bring more people into them.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Taken from the party's page for her, now on OneCity's candidates page after the old page stopped answering on October 3, 2026. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking: What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?

Krista Sigurdson candidate page (stopped answering on 2026-10-03 with HTTP 404; replaced by OneCity's candidates page)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver
Meet the candidates: card and paragraph for #301 Krista Sigurdson, PhDCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Access to public education and child care at every neighbourhood school

Sigurdson's VoteMate profile says she is running to make sure every Vancouver child has access to excellent public education and child care at their neighbourhood school.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The statement was submitted by the candidate or the campaign under "Reason for running." It names no specific measure, budget line or date for public education.
What still needs checking: Which step Sigurdson would take first to close the gaps she describes.

VoteMate profile: Krista Sigurdson (text submitted by the candidate or the campaign)Campaign · VoteMate

2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge

Child care at every neighbourhood school

The same VoteMate statement also names child care at every neighbourhood school as a reason Sigurdson is running.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is the child care half of the same sentence submitted under "Reason for running" on VoteMate. It names no specific measure, budget line or date.
What still needs checking: Whether Sigurdson would expand child care through the School Board's own land and buildings, and how it would be funded.

VoteMate profile: Krista Sigurdson (text submitted by the candidate or the campaign)Campaign · VoteMate

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

Prioritize transparency with parents, teachers and staff

Sigurdson's campaign website says she will prioritize transparency with parents, teachers and staff so that the school district can address the issues facing its schools together.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The sentence is from the "Why I'm Running" section of her campaign website. It names no rule change, no meeting practice and no measure of success.
What still needs checking: Which specific Board practice Sigurdson would change to make it more transparent.

Krista Sigurdson for Vancouver School Board, campaign websiteCampaign · Krista Sigurdson campaign

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity's position on generative AI in schools

The Tyee reported that OneCity's proposed "harm reduction" position on generative AI in schools includes privacy and mental health safeguards, a focus on AI literacy for students and teachers, and delaying student chatbot use until Grade 10.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is OneCity's position, described to The Tyee and attributed to trustee candidate Sherry Breshears, not Sigurdson. Sigurdson appears in the same article only as one of the five 2026 school board candidates replacing outgoing trustee Jennifer Reddy. OneCity published the position in its Better Schools release of September 29, 2026, recorded here as a separate commitment.
What still needs checking: Whether Sigurdson states her own position on AI use in schools, and when OneCity publishes its full policy.

Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?Reporting · The Tyee

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

Open Board meetings and add question and comment time

OneCity's Better Schools release, issued by its School Board team including Sigurdson, says the team will open Board meetings to the public, add oral question and comment periods at meetings, and publish information early.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The release names Sigurdson as one of the five candidates releasing the plan and lists this under what the School Board team will deliver. The platform page adds committee meetings and says the team would build on 2024 motions by trustee Jennifer Reddy. Meeting rules are set by a Board vote. The release gives no date and no list of which meetings or documents would change.
What still needs checking: Which Board meeting rules would change first, and in which month.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Keep the Kingsgate Mall land public and build a new school there

The Better Schools release says the OneCity School Board team will keep the School Board's Kingsgate Mall land in public ownership and turn it into a community hub with a new public school, a community centre, child care, rental homes and a Mount Pleasant pool.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The release names Sigurdson among the five candidates releasing it. Keeping the land is a Board decision. The community centre and the pool need the City and the Park Board, which the release names as partners. It gives no cost, no number of school places or homes, and no date.
What still needs checking: What the Kingsgate plan would cost, how many school places and homes it would hold, and when work would start.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Rebuild the Britannia site as one public campus

The Better Schools release says the School Board team would make a plan with City Council, the Park Board and community partners to rebuild the 18 acre Britannia site with new elementary and secondary schools, child care, a community centre and ice rink, and non-profit homes.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The release names Sigurdson among the candidates releasing it. The plan needs City Council and the Park Board, and new school buildings need provincial money. It gives no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Who would pay for the new Britannia schools, and when a plan would come to the Board.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Keep school land in public hands

In an Instagram post on October 2, 2026, Sigurdson asked voters to support OneCity's School Board candidates for neighbourhood schools, child care, more support for children, and keeping public land public. The Better Schools release says the party would build its plans without selling any public land.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The post is her own words on her own account. It names no rule on selling or leasing School Board land and no date.
What still needs checking: Whether Sigurdson would vote against every sale or long lease of School Board land, or allow some cases.

Instagram post: Champlain Heights to Laura Secord canvassCampaign · Krista Sigurdson campaign
OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Limit AI chatbot use in schools to Grades 10 to 12

The Better Schools release lists, under what the School Board team will deliver, new safeguards, AI literacy lessons, privacy protections and age limits on AI in schools, with chatbot access limited to Grades 10 to 12.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The release names Sigurdson among the candidates releasing it, so this is treated as her team's commitment. The Tyee had earlier attributed the same position to candidate Sherry Breshears. A Board policy can set these limits. The release gives no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: When the Board would adopt the limits, and how schools would enforce them.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Party pledge on mental health and substance use services in schools

The OneCity platform and the Better Schools release say OneCity will expand school-based mental health and substance use services and early help programs through a district-wide strategy.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is OneCity text with no quote from Sigurdson on it. It gives no number of staff, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: How many counsellors or workers the strategy would add, and how they would be paid for.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Party pledge on Indigenous language learning and student support

The OneCity platform and the Better Schools release say OneCity will work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations to strengthen Indigenous language learning, land-based education and culturally safe supports.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is OneCity text with no quote from Sigurdson on it. It gives no program, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Which programs would grow first, and with what money.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Party pledge to ask the Province for more support for students with disabilities

The OneCity platform and the Better Schools release say OneCity will press the provincial government for more staff, better funding allocation and more training for educators who support students with disabilities.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is OneCity text with no quote from Sigurdson on it. The step it names is a request to the Province, which sets the funding.
What still needs checking: Whether the Board would spend any of its own budget on this while it waits for the Province.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every NeighbourhoodCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

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.

Jan 7Confirmed by independent reporting

Chair, Strathcona Parent Advisory Council

The Georgia Straight identified Sigurdson as chair of the Strathcona Parent Advisory Council in January 2021, and CBC News did so in March and September 2021. The school's September 2021 newsletter lists her as chair and carries her note that she had been chair for two years and was handing the role to a new chair.

Scope, limits and sources

This predates Sigurdson's 2022 and 2026 School Board candidacies. The school newsletter is published on the Vancouver School Board's own website.

Jamie Smallboy/Nohtikwew pisim, Kyla Epstein, and Krista Sigurdson: VSB must match its rhetoric of racial justiceReporting · The Georgia Straight
Parents at Vancouver school upset by COVID-19 exposure letter PAC chair says caused unnecessary panicReporting · CBC News
B.C.'s lack of COVID school notices, transparent data draws criticism from parents, teachersReporting · CBC News
Lord Strathcona Elementary newsletter, September and October 2021Official record · Lord Strathcona Elementary, Vancouver School Board

Mar 8Confirmed by School Board minutes and the school newsletter

Vice-chair of the Strathcona PAC, and its delegate to the 2022-2023 budget meeting

The School Board's minutes of March 8, 2022 list Sigurdson as the delegate of the Strathcona Parent Advisory Committee, one of three groups that presented budget priorities for 2022-2023. The school's March 2022 newsletter lists her as the council's vice-chair and its representative to the district parent advisory council.

Scope, limits and sources

The minutes record that she presented and answered trustees' questions. They do not summarise what she asked for, and the brief she gave was kept for the Board's records only.

Minutes of the Special Board and Committee of the Whole budget meeting, March 8, 2022 (in the April 4, 2022 agenda package)Official record · Vancouver School Board
Lord Strathcona Elementary newsletter, March and April 2022Official record · Lord Strathcona Elementary, Vancouver School Board

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.

Jan 7Statement

Opinion piece asking the Vancouver School Board to act on its own racial justice commitments

Sigurdson co-signed a Georgia Straight opinion piece with Jamie Smallboy, also known as Nohtikwew pisim, and Kyla Epstein. The three parents argued that the board kept putting off or voting down motions on reconciliation and anti racism, and that rules limiting public speaking time made it harder for affected communities to take part.

Jamie Smallboy/Nohtikwew pisim, Kyla Epstein, and Krista Sigurdson: VSB must match its rhetoric of racial justiceReporting · The Georgia Straight

Mar 18Interview

CBC interview on a COVID-19 exposure letter at Lord Strathcona Elementary

Speaking on CBC's The Early Edition as chair of the Strathcona parent advisory council, Sigurdson said a health authority letter sent to every family caused alarm because it did not say there was only one case, and that more detail in future letters would help.

Parents at Vancouver school upset by COVID-19 exposure letter PAC chair says caused unnecessary panicReporting · CBC News

Sep 2Interview

CBC interview on the end of school COVID-19 notices

Quoted by CBC News as chair of the Strathcona parent advisory council, Sigurdson said the exposure letters had worried parents because they gave too little information, and that a little more detail, without naming anyone, would have helped families decide what to do.

B.C.'s lack of COVID school notices, transparent data draws criticism from parents, teachersReporting · CBC News

Mar 8Speech

Presentation to the School Board on the 2022-2023 budget

The Board's minutes record that Sigurdson presented the Strathcona parent advisory council's views on the 2022-2023 operating budget and answered trustees' questions. The minutes do not record what she said.

Minutes of the Special Board and Committee of the Whole budget meeting, March 8, 2022 (in the April 4, 2022 agenda package)Official record · Vancouver School Board

Apr 6Statement

Bluesky post on child care and the School Board

Sigurdson thanked trustee Jennifer Reddy for pushing the School Board to do better on child care, wrote that child care is part of the Board's job, and promoted an online panel on how City Council and the School Board could work together on it.

Bluesky post on the School Board and child careCampaign · Krista Sigurdson campaign

Sep 29Statement

Quoted in OneCity's Better Schools release

In OneCity's release of its School Board plan, Sigurdson called public education the foundation of a great city, said chairing her school's parent advisory council showed her how hard families and staff work with limited resources, and said five OneCity trustees would open the Board's doors to the public.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

Oct 2Statement

Instagram post from a canvass in Champlain Heights

Sigurdson posted that she was talking with parents in the area from Champlain Heights to Laura Secord and asked voters to back OneCity's School Board candidates for neighbourhood schools, child care, more support for children and keeping public land public.

Instagram post: Champlain Heights to Laura Secord canvassCampaign · Krista Sigurdson campaign

Oct 3Statement

Instagram post thanking Jenny Kwan for her support

Sigurdson thanked Jenny Kwan, the Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, for supporting her campaign and canvassing with her, and asked voters to support her and the four other OneCity School Board candidates. This is the campaign's own account of the support.

Instagram post: thanks to Jenny Kwan for supporting the campaignCampaign · Krista Sigurdson campaign

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.

May 11, 2026Reporting

The Georgia Straight

OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates

Nathan Caddell listed the OneCity slate approved for 2026 and described Sigurdson as a health researcher. The article named five school board candidates at that point, including Sigurdson and Rory Brown.

OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidatesReporting · The Georgia Straight

September 22, 2026Reporting

Daily Hive

Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order

Kenneth Chan set out the full ballot for October 17, 2026. Sigurdson appears at number 301 among 31 school trustee candidates, listed with OneCity.

Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot orderReporting · Daily Hive

May 12, 2026Reporting

Daily Hive

OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver election, including Frances Bula

Kenneth Chan's article lists OneCity's confirmed 2026 slate and names Sigurdson as a health researcher among five school board nominees. It carries no separate profile of Sigurdson.

OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver election, including Frances BulaReporting · Daily Hive

August 11, 2026Reporting

The Tyee

Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?

The article names Sigurdson among OneCity's five 2026 school board candidates replacing Jennifer Reddy, and describes OneCity's unreleased "harm reduction" position on generative AI in schools, attributed to candidate Sherry Breshears rather than Sigurdson.

Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?Reporting · The Tyee

March 18, 2021Reporting

CBC News

Parents at Vancouver school upset by COVID-19 exposure letter PAC chair says caused unnecessary panic

CBC News reported on an exposure letter sent to all families at Lord Strathcona Elementary and quoted Sigurdson, then chair of its parent advisory council.

Parents at Vancouver school upset by COVID-19 exposure letter PAC chair says caused unnecessary panicReporting · CBC News

September 2, 2021Reporting

CBC News

B.C.'s lack of COVID school notices, transparent data draws criticism from parents, teachers

CBC News reported reactions to the provincial decision to stop school exposure notices and quoted Sigurdson as a parent and the Strathcona parent advisory council chair.

B.C.'s lack of COVID school notices, transparent data draws criticism from parents, teachersReporting · CBC News

May 14, 2026Reporting

Vancouver Is Awesome

OneCity, COPE choose candidates for 2026 civic election

Mike Howell's report on the two parties' slates names sociologist Krista Sigurdson among OneCity's School Board candidates.

OneCity, COPE choose candidates for 2026 civic electionReporting · Vancouver Is Awesome

June 25, 2026Reporting

Vancouver and District Labour Council

VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of Vancouver

The labour council's list of endorsed candidates for the City of Vancouver names Sigurdson among nine School Board candidates, five of them from OneCity.

VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of VancouverReporting · Vancouver and District Labour Council

Research / 28 linked sources

Check the evidence

Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 7 sources

Election dates and voting information
City of Vancouver
Where to vote
City of Vancouver
2026 school trustee candidates (read through a reader service)
City of Vancouver
Lord Strathcona Elementary newsletter, September and October 2021
Lord Strathcona Elementary, Vancouver School Board
Lord Strathcona Elementary newsletter, March and April 2022
Lord Strathcona Elementary, Vancouver School Board
Minutes of the Special Board and Committee of the Whole budget meeting, March 8, 2022 (in the April 4, 2022 agenda package)
Vancouver School Board · April 4, 2022
PubMed records: Disparities in NICU quality of care (2018), Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: A Systematic Review (2019), and a 2024 paper on health equity dashboards
United States National Library of Medicine

Campaign 10 sources

Krista Sigurdson candidate page (stopped answering on 2026-10-03 with HTTP 404; replaced by OneCity's candidates page)
OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood
OneCity Vancouver
OneCity 2026 platform overview and letter signed by its 13 candidates
OneCity Vancouver
Krista Sigurdson for Vancouver School Board, campaign website
Krista Sigurdson campaign
VoteMate profile: Krista Sigurdson (text submitted by the candidate or the campaign)
VoteMate
Meet the candidates: card and paragraph for #301 Krista Sigurdson, PhD
OneCity Vancouver
OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools
OneCity Vancouver · September 29, 2026
Instagram post: Champlain Heights to Laura Secord canvass
Krista Sigurdson campaign · October 2, 2026
Instagram post: thanks to Jenny Kwan for supporting the campaign
Krista Sigurdson campaign · October 3, 2026
Bluesky post on the School Board and child care
Krista Sigurdson campaign · April 6, 2026

Reporting 9 sources

Jamie Smallboy/Nohtikwew pisim, Kyla Epstein, and Krista Sigurdson: VSB must match its rhetoric of racial justice
The Georgia Straight · January 7, 2021
OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates
The Georgia Straight · May 11, 2026
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?
The Tyee · August 11, 2026
OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver election, including Frances Bula
Daily Hive · May 12, 2026
Parents at Vancouver school upset by COVID-19 exposure letter PAC chair says caused unnecessary panic
CBC News · March 18, 2021
B.C.'s lack of COVID school notices, transparent data draws criticism from parents, teachers
CBC News · September 2, 2021
VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of Vancouver
Vancouver and District Labour Council · June 25, 2026
OneCity, COPE choose candidates for 2026 civic election
Vancouver Is Awesome · May 14, 2026

Event organizer 1 sources

Eastside Community All Candidates Meetings
Grandview Woodland Area Council

Event listing 1 sources

2026 Vancouver civic election portal, including the list of all candidates meetings
CityHallWatch

The PhD in sociology, the executive seat on the Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council and her political staff jobs (constituency advisor to two MLAs and executive assistant to a provincial minister) come only from her campaign website, her VoteMate profile and OneCity. The provincial staff directory is closed to the public, and a 2020 district parent advisory council page that a search pointed to returned HTTP 404 with no Internet Archive copy. Her Stanford research and her later UBC affiliation are backed by PubMed journal records only; no Stanford or UBC staff page was found. The minutes of March 8, 2022 confirm her budget presentation to the Board but do not record what she asked for. No public forum for School Board candidates between October 3 and 17, 2026 was found in the listings checked; the Great East End Town Hall on September 28 has passed, and no report says who spoke there. The Vote4Tomorrow climate guide marks her as not responding, the Women Transforming Cities pledge covers Mayor and Council only, and the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition questions cover Mayor, Council and Park Board. Two posts on her Instagram account (DeAB1bbslJ9 and DeAB1mSNglH) returned no caption text, so nothing from them is used. No interview with Sigurdson from the 2026 campaign was found. Official City of Vancouver result pages refuse automated requests, so the 2022 vote totals come from the Wikipedia results table.

Research status

What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on October 3, 2026: current campaign material, OneCity's School Board plan, School Board minutes, school newsletters and journal records.

The Stanford and UBC research roles and the Strathcona parent advisory council roles are now backed by records outside the campaign. The PhD, the district parent advisory council executive role and her political staff jobs are still the campaign's own account.

Checks still to do: ask which Board rule she would change first, and what the Kingsgate and Britannia plans would cost and when.

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.

03 / Background

Experience & community

2022

OneCity candidate for school trustee

Sigurdson stood for Vancouver school trustee with OneCity in the October 2022 election and received 40,792 votes, or 23.79 percent, finishing outside the nine seats. Suzie Mah of COPE took the last seat filled by a non incumbent that year with 42,379 votes.

Until September 2021

Chair, Strathcona parent advisory council

The Georgia Straight identified Sigurdson as chair of the Strathcona parent advisory council in January 2021, and CBC News did so in March and September 2021. The school's September 2021 newsletter lists her as chair and carries her note that she had held the role for two years and was passing it on.

Lord Strathcona Elementary newsletter, September and October 2021

2021 to 2022

Vice-chair and district council representative, Strathcona parent advisory council

The March 2022 newsletter of Lord Strathcona Elementary lists Sigurdson as vice-chair of its parent advisory council and its representative to the district parent advisory council for the 2021-2022 school year.

Lord Strathcona Elementary newsletter, March and April 2022

Not dated

Executive member, Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council

The OneCity candidates page and her VoteMate profile say Sigurdson served on the executive of the district wide parent advisory council. Neither gives years, and no council record of the role was found. The school's newsletter shows a related role: its representative to the district council in 2021 and 2022.

OneCity · candidates page

Papers published 2018 and 2019

Health care researcher, Stanford University School of Medicine

PubMed journal records list Sigurdson at Stanford's Division of Neonatology as lead author of studies published in 2018 and 2019 on racial and ethnic differences in the care of newborns in intensive care. The records show her affiliation and her papers; they give no job title or dates of employment.

PubMed record: Disparities in NICU quality of care (2018)

Not dated

Political staff for MLAs and a provincial minister

Her campaign website says she has worked as a constituency advisor for MLAs Christine Boyle and Spencer Chandra Herbert and now works as an executive assistant to Jodie Wickens, Minister of Children and Family Development. voche.me found no public record to check this against.

Krista Sigurdson campaign website

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.

Which Board disclosure or consultation process would you change first?

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.

Have your own question?

Ask Krista Sigurdson 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 Krista Sigurdson's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

How did Krista Sigurdson do in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election?

Krista Sigurdson was elected to School Board with 64,937 votes, 5th of 31 in the preliminary count. The City of Vancouver published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.

Is this an official page for Krista Sigurdson?

No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Krista Sigurdson's own campaign.

What is Krista Sigurdson's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?

Krista Sigurdson is number 301 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for School Board.

What party did Krista Sigurdson run with?

Krista Sigurdson ran for School Board with OneCity.

Does Krista Sigurdson currently hold public office?

Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Krista Sigurdson.

How many sources does this Krista Sigurdson profile cite?

This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.

Has Krista Sigurdson filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?

voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Krista Sigurdson. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.

Why do some questions on Krista Sigurdson's page show no answer?

The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Krista Sigurdson 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 Krista Sigurdson ran in?

The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the School Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.

06 / Candidate contributions

Space for campaign updates

October 3, 2026

Record reviewed again: new party plan, campaign posts, school and Board records

Added OneCity's Better Schools release of September 29, 2026, which names Sigurdson among the five School Board candidates releasing it and quotes her, with six commitments taken from it. Added two of her Instagram posts, a Bluesky post, two 2021 CBC News interviews, the Labour Council endorsement, a Vancouver Is Awesome slate report, PubMed journal records of her Stanford and UBC research, two Lord Strathcona Elementary newsletters and the School Board minutes of March 8, 2022 that record her budget presentation, which closes a gap the last review left open. OneCity's old candidate page stopped answering (HTTP 404); its text now sits on the party's candidates page, and the links point there. The platform page behind four party commitments answers again, and their wording was checked against it. Correction: the second biography paragraph said "The page says" without naming the page; it now names her VoteMate profile. Removed the September 28 Great East End Town Hall from the calendar, because it has passed and no source shows whether she spoke there; the organizer's page gives that date, where one listing gave September 29.

September 26, 2026

Tagged the dossier for scoring and added new campaign material

Every commitment was tagged with an issue, whose words it is, and a reviewed date. The "more time for the public at board meetings" entry was reworded: the 2021 opinion piece describes existing board rules on speaking time and advance notice as barriers that fall hardest on marginalised communities, rather than a direct request that the board reverse them. Read Sigurdson's own campaign website (kristasigurdson.com), her VoteMate profile and a Tyee report on OneCity's unreleased position on generative AI in schools, and added four new commitments and one dated public role (chair of the Strathcona Parent Advisory Council) found in them. The OneCity platform pages behind four existing commitments (school meals, child care in schools, arts and music, and school land) now redirect to the party's home page, so their exact wording could not be reconfirmed on this date; that is noted on each entry.