--- title: "Mayeli Alvarez | Park Board | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/mayeli-alvarez" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:53.883Z" meta: description: "Mayeli Alvarez, ballot number 219 for Park Board in Vancouver, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. Profile focus: Facility renovation and lifecycle costs." "og:description": "Mayeli Alvarez, ballot number 219 for Park Board in Vancouver, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. Profile focus: Facility renovation and lifecycle costs." "og:title": "Mayeli Alvarez | Park Board | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Mayeli Alvarez, ballot number 219 for Park Board in Vancouver, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. Profile focus: Facility renovation and lifecycle costs." "twitter:title": "Mayeli Alvarez | Park Board | Vancouver election 2026" --- Park Board · Vancouver 2026 # Mayeli Alvarez Candidate for the Vancouver Park Board. Mayeli Alvarez, ballot number 219 for Park Board in Vancouver, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. Profile focus: Facility renovation and lifecycle costs. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page TEAM for a Livable Vancouver2026 ![Mayeli Alvarez, published by the TEAM for a Livable Vancouver campaign.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/mayeli-alvarez-640.webp) *Mayeli AlvarezPark BoardBallot no.219* [Image: TEAM for a Livable Vancouver campaign](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 Mayeli Alvarez is the TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidate for Park Board at ballot number 219 in the October 17, 2026 election. This record covers the campaign biography, the court case over the Vancouver Aquatic Centre brought by the society Alvarez directs, and TEAM's published parks platform. **12**Commitments **1**Programs **3**News articles **11**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Mayeli Alvarez? 1 upcoming public event were found in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. An event being scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend. Attendance is marked separately. Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver - [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
View every date through Oct 17 1. Sep 22No appearance confirmed 2. Sep 23No appearance confirmed 3. Sep 24No appearance confirmed 4. Sep 25No appearance confirmed 5. Sep 26No appearance confirmed 6. Sep 27No appearance confirmed 7. Sep 28No appearance confirmed 8. Sep 29Event; attendance unconfirmed 9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 1No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 2No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 3Voting day 13. Oct 4No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 5No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 6No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 7Voting day 17. Oct 8No appearance confirmed 18. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 19. Oct 10Voting day 20. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 21. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 22. Oct 13Voting day 23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed 26. Oct 17Voting day
### Public forums and announcements Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances. Sep 297 to 9 pm Public forumAttendance unconfirmed #### Park Board all candidates meeting Kerrisdale Community Centre, 5851 West Boulevard **The organiser's page does not name which Park Board candidates have confirmed attendance.** A meeting for Park Board candidates in a non-partisan format, moderated by writer and journalist Jarryd Jager. - [Vancouver Election, Park Board All Candidates Meeting](https://kerrisdalecc.com/vancouver-election-park-board-all-candidates-meeting-on-sep-29th-7-9pm/)Event organizer · Kerrisdale Community Centre ### Voting dates - Oct 3Advance voting - Oct 7Advance voting - Oct 10Advance voting - Oct 13Advance voting - Oct 17Election day 8 am to 8 pm at official Vancouver voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://voche.me/where-to-vote) - [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver - [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About Mayeli Alvarez Mayeli Alvarez appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 219. The City records the affiliation as TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. The campaign says Alvarez studied Environmental Design at UBC and then earned a Master of Science in Architectural Conservation from the University of Edinburgh. The page says Alvarez is a director of Protecting Our Vancouver Aquatic Centre Society and has worked on transparency in the Vancouver Aquatic Centre decision. The TEAM candidate page says Alvarez studied Environmental Design at the University of British Columbia and holds a Master of Science in Architectural Conservation from the University of Edinburgh. The TEAM candidate page says Alvarez is a Leisure Access Pass holder, a community centre user, a former competitive swimmer and a cyclist. The TEAM candidate page says Alvarez is a director of the Protecting Our Vancouver Aquatic Centre Society and has pressed for transparency in city decision-making. The society's own website names Alvarez and Jon Girard as the two people who took the City of Vancouver and the Park Board to the Supreme Court of British Columbia over the Aquatic Centre replacement. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver announced Alvarez as a Park Board candidate on August 27, 2026, alongside Jon Girard and Allan Fawley. Daily Hive listed Alvarez at ballot number 219 for Park Board on September 22, 2026. voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page. Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery. 12 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22 2026 · Recreation facilitiesCampaign pledge ### Keep a 50-metre pool at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre TEAM's parks platform of August 17, 2026 commits the party to retaining a 50-metre pool at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. TEAM's announcement of August 27, 2026 describes Alvarez as a leading advocate for that pool.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform states the commitment. The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed the society's challenge to the 25-metre plan in September 2026 and Daily Hive reported demolition would begin in early October 2026, so the pledge would apply to a project already under way.
What still needs checking
Whether a 50-metre pool can still be added after demolition begins, and at what cost.
- [TEAM to Save the Park Board, Protect Parkland, Expand our Green Spaces, and Invest in our Recreation Facilities](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-pledges-739-million-for-better-parks-and-recreation-for-everyone)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver - [TEAM announces three more Park Board candidates](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-announces-three-more-park-board-candidates)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver - [Demolition of a beloved Vancouver pool is set to proceed](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-demolition)Reporting · Daily Hive 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Maintain and retrofit buildings instead of replacing them The TEAM candidate page says Alvarez holds that maintaining and retrofitting existing buildings lowers a city's carbon footprint.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page states the belief. It does not name a building or a retrofit program the Park Board would run.
What still needs checking
Which Park Board buildings Alvarez would retrofit rather than replace.
- [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 · Recreation facilitiesCampaign pledge ### Treat recreation as preventative health care The TEAM candidate page says Alvarez treats parks and recreation facilities as tools for preventative mental and physical health care.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page states the position. No program, budget or target is attached to it.
What still needs checking
What Alvarez would change about program fees or opening hours to act on this.
- [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Open up city decision-making The TEAM candidate page says Alvarez holds that democratic voices have been shut out of recent city decisions and that procurement misconduct damages civic accountability.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page states the position. The page names no specific procurement finding, and no independent finding of procurement misconduct was located.
What still needs checking
Which decisions and which procurement records Alvarez is referring to.
- [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 · Party platformCampaign pledge ### Spend $739 million on parks and recreation over four years TEAM's parks platform of August 17, 2026 commits at least $739 million over four years for parks, recreation and public spaces, and says more than 70 per cent of recreation facilities are in poor condition.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's position and the party's figure. Alvarez is not quoted in the platform. The condition figure is TEAM's own and was not independently checked.
What still needs checking
Where the $739 million comes from and how the facility condition figure was measured.
- [TEAM to Save the Park Board, Protect Parkland, Expand our Green Spaces, and Invest in our Recreation Facilities](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-pledges-739-million-for-better-parks-and-recreation-for-everyone)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver - [TEAM vows new Vancouver Aquatic Centre with 50-metre pool in Park Board platform](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-vancouver-park-board-platform-2026-election)Reporting · Daily Hive 2026 · Party platformCampaign pledge ### More park space and permanent protection for parkland TEAM's platform commits to increasing neighbourhood park space by at least 20 per cent toward a target of 1.1 hectares per 1,000 residents, and to giving permanent legal protection to the 18 per cent of Vancouver parkland that lacks it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's position, reported by Daily Hive on the same day. Alvarez is not quoted.
What still needs checking
Which parcels make up the 18 per cent and how the new park space would be bought.
- [TEAM to Save the Park Board, Protect Parkland, Expand our Green Spaces, and Invest in our Recreation Facilities](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-pledges-739-million-for-better-parks-and-recreation-for-everyone)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver - [TEAM vows new Vancouver Aquatic Centre with 50-metre pool in Park Board platform](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-vancouver-park-board-platform-2026-election)Reporting · Daily Hive 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Keep the elected Park Board and public ownership of park assets TEAM's platform commits to protecting the separately elected Park Board and keeping park assets in public ownership.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's position. Alvarez is not quoted on it.
What still needs checking
What TEAM would do if the province moved to change the Park Board's status.
- [TEAM to Save the Park Board, Protect Parkland, Expand our Green Spaces, and Invest in our Recreation Facilities](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-pledges-739-million-for-better-parks-and-recreation-for-everyone)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 · Park accessCampaign pledge ### Cheaper beach parking and more dog parks TEAM's platform commits to cutting parking fees at Spanish Banks and Jericho Beach and to a designated dog park within walking distance of every neighbourhood.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's position, reported by Daily Hive. No cost figure for the lost parking revenue is given.
What still needs checking
How many new dog parks this would mean and where they would go.
- [TEAM to Save the Park Board, Protect Parkland, Expand our Green Spaces, and Invest in our Recreation Facilities](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-pledges-739-million-for-better-parks-and-recreation-for-everyone)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver - [TEAM vows new Vancouver Aquatic Centre with 50-metre pool in Park Board platform](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-vancouver-park-board-platform-2026-election)Reporting · Daily Hive 2026 · Repair and upgrade existing buildingsCampaign pledge ### Repair and upgrade existing buildings The campaign says Alvarez would bring a focus on keeping and upgrading buildings, which the page says lowers the amount of carbon a city produces.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 · Access to trees and healthy foodCampaign pledge ### Access to trees and healthy food The page says Alvarez wants residents to be able to reach natural places with mature trees and to buy healthy food.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 · Parks as health preventionCampaign pledge ### Parks as health prevention The page says Alvarez sees parks and recreation facilities as the main way to prevent mental and physical health problems.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 · Community involvement in decisionsCampaign pledge ### Community involvement in decisions The campaign says Alvarez is running with TEAM because of its commitment to community involvement, protecting green spaces and keeping access to recreation facilities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable 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. Apr 1Approved ### Park Board approved a 25-metre pool for the rebuilt Vancouver Aquatic Centre Global News reported the Park Board voted to rebuild the Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a 25-metre lap pool in place of the current 50-metre pool, plus a hot pool and a leisure and lesson pool. Staff advised that a 50-metre pool built to current standards was not feasible on the site without raising cost and time and putting the funding at risk. The vote included an amendment committing the city to deliver a new 50-metre pool elsewhere in Vancouver within ten years.
Scope, limits and sources This is the decision Alvarez has campaigned against. Global News reported broad community and sports group opposition at the meeting and did not name how each commissioner voted.
- [Smaller Vancouver Aquatic Centre approved](https://globalnews.ca/news/11110107/smaller-vancouver-aquatic-centre-approved/)Reporting · Global News Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. Civil lawsuitSeptember 16, 2026 ### Court dismissed the society's challenge to the Aquatic Centre replacement Alvarez is a director of the Protecting Our Vancouver Aquatic Centre Society, which asked the Supreme Court of British Columbia to review the decision to replace the Vancouver Aquatic Centre's 50-metre pool with a 25-metre pool. The society's website names Alvarez and Jon Girard as the two people who brought the case. #### Candidate or party response The society's website says it is weighing an appeal and that it wants voters to get the 50-metre, 10-lane pool they approved. No separate published statement by Alvarez about the ruling was found. #### Verified status and limits The society's website says Justice Giaschi dismissed the petition on September 16, 2026. Daily Hive reported on September 15, 2026 that the court had dismissed the challenge and that demolition would begin in early October. The two sources give different dates for the ruling. - [Save Our 50m Pool](https://saveourvacpool.ca/)Campaign · Protecting Our Vancouver Aquatic Centre Society - [Demolition of a beloved Vancouver pool is set to proceed](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-demolition)Reporting · Daily Hive 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. August 17, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### TEAM vows new Vancouver Aquatic Centre with 50-metre pool in Park Board platform Daily Hive reported TEAM's parks platform, including the $739 million commitment, the 20 per cent park space increase and the promise to keep a 50-metre pool at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. Alvarez is not named in the article. - [TEAM vows new Vancouver Aquatic Centre with 50-metre pool in Park Board platform](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-vancouver-park-board-platform-2026-election)Reporting · Daily Hive September 15, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Demolition of a beloved Vancouver pool is set to proceed Daily Hive reported that the B.C. Supreme Court dismissed the Protecting Our Vancouver Aquatic Centre Society's challenge and that demolition would begin in early October. The article describes the society, which Alvarez directs, but does not name Alvarez. - [Demolition of a beloved Vancouver pool is set to proceed](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-demolition)Reporting · Daily Hive September 22, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order Daily Hive published the full ballot order and placed Alvarez at number 219 among 35 Park Board candidates. - [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2026-civic-election-candidates-ballot-order)Reporting · Daily Hive Research / 11 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 2 sources - Election dates and voting information City of Vancouver - Where to vote City of Vancouver
Campaign 4 sources - Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page TEAM for a Livable Vancouver - TEAM announces three more Park Board candidates TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · August 27, 2026 - TEAM to Save the Park Board, Protect Parkland, Expand our Green Spaces, and Invest in our Recreation Facilities TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · August 17, 2026 - Save Our 50m Pool Protecting Our Vancouver Aquatic Centre Society
Reporting 4 sources - TEAM vows new Vancouver Aquatic Centre with 50-metre pool in Park Board platform Daily Hive · August 17, 2026 - Demolition of a beloved Vancouver pool is set to proceed Daily Hive · September 15, 2026 - Smaller Vancouver Aquatic Centre approved Global News · April 1, 2025 - Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
Event organizer 1 sources - Vancouver Election, Park Board All Candidates Meeting Kerrisdale Community Centre
No news report opened for this record names Alvarez. The identification of Alvarez as one of the two petitioners in the Aquatic Centre court case comes from the society's own website. The society's site and Daily Hive give different dates for the ruling, September 16 and September 15, 2026, and the court decision itself was not opened. The candidate page carries a short quote from Alvarez about the Aquatic Centre process but shows no date, so it is not recorded as a dated statement here. No interview with Alvarez was found, and no record of Alvarez running for office before 2026 was found. The claim on the candidate page about procurement misconduct names no specific finding and no independent finding was located. 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. 4 stated positions and 2 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page. Checks still to do: Verify project roles and use original procurement and court records for disputed process claims. 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 given ### Director, Protecting Our Vancouver Aquatic Centre Society The society's website names Alvarez as a director and as one of the two people who brought the court case against the City of Vancouver and the Park Board. The TEAM candidate page describes the role as advocating for transparency and accountability in city decisions. [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board) Dates not given ### Background in environmental design and architectural conservation TEAM's August 27, 2026 announcement describes Alvarez's background as environmental design and architectural conservation. No employer is named on either party page. [Mayeli Alvarez for Park Board candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
How would you compare renovation and replacement options using cost, capacity and environmental impact? No response has been submitted.
How would you divide funding between existing-facility maintenance, affordable access and new construction? No response has been submitted.
05 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Vancouver · official Park Board candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-park-board-commissioner.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026 - [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · candidate page ](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board)Checked September 22, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · candidate page](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/mayeli-alvarez-for-park-board) [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver official website](https://www.voteteam.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/candidates) [Park Board**Stephen Menon**](https://voche.me/candidates/stephen-menon) [Park Board**Allan Fawley**](https://voche.me/candidates/allan-fawley) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.