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City Council · Vancouver 2026
# Patrick Sauriol
Candidate for Vancouver City Council.
Patrick Sauriol, ballot number 142 for City Council in Vancouver, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. Profile focus: Digital city services and employment.
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TEAM for a Livable Vancouver2026
*Patrick SauriolCity CouncilBallot no.142*
[Image: TEAM for a Livable Vancouver campaign](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)
Candidate research / September 22, 2026
This record covers what TEAM for a Livable Vancouver publishes about council candidate Patrick Sauriol, the reporting that followed the candidacy announcement in August 2026, and the party positions that sit behind the campaign pitch.
**9**Commitments **2**News articles **8**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Patrick Sauriol?
No public appearance by this candidate was confirmed in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. The voting dates below apply to every voter. An empty day is a gap in the research, not proof that nothing is happening.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
- [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 29No appearance confirmed
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
### 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 Patrick Sauriol
Patrick Sauriol appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 142. The City records the affiliation as TEAM for a Livable Vancouver.
The party page says Sauriol served three years as executive director of DigiBC. The page says Sauriol has taught online business development, project management, broadcasting and digital marketing at VanArts for eleven years. The page says Sauriol has four decades of work in digital media and business, starting as a teenager in the Vancouver bulletin board community of the 1980s.
Sauriol is a candidate for Vancouver city council with TEAM for a Livable Vancouver and holds ballot number 142 in the October 17, 2026 election.
The campaign page says Sauriol is a lifelong resident of Vancouver and lives in the Champlain Heights neighbourhood.
The campaign page says Sauriol has four decades of digital work and business experience, starting as a teenager in Vancouver's bulletin board community in the 1980s.
The campaign page says Sauriol created the movie news website Coming Attractions in the mid 1990s. The Wikipedia article about that site names Patrick Sauriol as its founder and gives a launch date of April 1995.
Daily Hive describes Sauriol as a technology entrepreneur with a digital marketing background and a former executive director of DigiBC, the association for British Columbia's creative technology sector.
TEAM announced Sauriol as a council candidate in a post dated August 4, 2026, together with Josh Gordon for council, Wah Gee and Alex Tkach for park board, and Kat Nystedt for school board.
A profile page on the Magazine Association of BC site describes Sauriol as a digital strategist working in content strategy, search, and social media, and as an instructor at VanArts.
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.
9 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### Broaden the job base
Sauriol says Vancouver should widen its economy and its job base beyond tourism and real estate.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- Daily Hive and the TEAM announcement both quote Sauriol saying the city needs to broaden its opportunities and job base beyond tourism and real estate. Neither source gives a target, a budget, or a council mechanism.
- What still needs checking
- Which specific city powers, such as zoning for industrial land or business licensing, would be used to do this.
- [TEAM adds five candidates for Vancouver election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-colleen-hardwick-additional-candidates-vancouver-election-august-2026)Reporting · Daily Hive
- [TEAM Expands its Slate](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-expands-its-slate)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
### Cut red tape at City Hall
Sauriol says a goal is reducing the complexity and clutter of city bureaucracy.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The campaign page states this goal. It does not name a permit process, a department, or a service standard.
- What still needs checking
- Which approval process would be changed first, and by how much the wait would fall.
- [Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### More jobs and careers
Sauriol says a goal is speeding up the creation of jobs and careers in the city.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The campaign page states this goal without a number or a timeline.
- What still needs checking
- What the city would do that it does not already do.
- [Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
2026 · Arts and cultureCampaign pledge
### Support arts and creative industries
Daily Hive reports that Sauriol wants more support for local arts and creative industries.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The article states the position. No funding figure or program is named.
- What still needs checking
- Whether this means grant money, cheaper space, or faster permits for venues.
- [TEAM adds five candidates for Vancouver election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-colleen-hardwick-additional-candidates-vancouver-election-august-2026)Reporting · Daily Hive
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### Party position: end reliance on real estate
TEAM's economic development page says the party would end the city's over reliance on real estate speculation, protect industrial and commercial zoning, cut business taxes and fees, and speed up business permits.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's published position. The page does not quote Sauriol, so it records what TEAM says rather than a personal commitment.
- What still needs checking
- Whether Sauriol states these commitments in the candidate's own words.
- [Economic Development positions, 2026](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/economic-development-2026)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
### Party position: repeal six area plans
TEAM says that with a council majority it would repeal six Vancouver planning documents, including the Broadway Plan, the Vancouver Plan, the Jericho Lands plan, the Rupert and Renfrew station area plan, the 2026 citywide official development plan, and the Villages Plan, and replace them with neighbourhood based planning.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- Daily Hive reports the promise and quotes mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick. The article does not mention Sauriol, so this is the party's pledge.
- What still needs checking
- Whether Sauriol has said publicly that the candidate supports repealing each of the six plans.
- [TEAM vows to repeal six Vancouver area plans](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-party-colleen-hardwick-vancouver-area-plans-repeal-campaign-promise)Reporting · Daily Hive
2026 · Simpler city paperworkCampaign pledge
### Simpler city paperwork
The party page says Sauriol would cut the complexity of city paperwork and procedures.
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?
- [Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
2026 · Industries beyond tourism and real estateCampaign pledge
### Industries beyond tourism and real estate
The page says Sauriol would help the city build up industries other than tourism and real estate.
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?
- [Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
2026 · Planning decades aheadCampaign pledge
### Planning decades ahead
The party page says Sauriol wants city decisions to set up Vancouver for twenty, thirty and fifty years from now.
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?
- [Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)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.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Recent appearances / Read and watch
## Talks, interviews & statements
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Aug 4Statement
### Statement on widening Vancouver's job base
In the announcement of the candidacy, Sauriol is quoted saying the city needs to broaden its opportunities and its job base beyond tourism and real estate.
- [TEAM Expands its Slate](https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-expands-its-slate)Campaign · TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
- [TEAM adds five candidates for Vancouver election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-colleen-hardwick-additional-candidates-vancouver-election-august-2026)Reporting · Daily Hive
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.
August 6, 2026Reporting
Daily Hive
### TEAM adds five candidates for Vancouver election, including the daughter of mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick
Kenneth Chan reports TEAM's five new candidates and describes Sauriol as a technology entrepreneur and former DigiBC executive director from East Vancouver who wants the city's economy to reach past tourism and real estate.
- [TEAM adds five candidates for Vancouver election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/team-colleen-hardwick-additional-candidates-vancouver-election-august-2026)Reporting · Daily Hive
September 22, 2026Reporting
Daily Hive
### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
The published ballot order lists Sauriol at number 142 for city council under the TEAM banner. The article says 130 candidates are running and that voting day is October 17, 2026.
- [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list in ballot order](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2026-civic-election-candidates-ballot-order)Reporting · Daily Hive
Research / 8 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 3 sources
- Patrick Sauriol for Council
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
- TEAM Expands its Slate
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · August 4, 2026
- Economic Development positions, 2026
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
Reporting 3 sources
- TEAM adds five candidates for Vancouver election
Daily Hive · August 6, 2026
- TEAM vows to repeal six Vancouver area plans
Daily Hive · July 16, 2026
- Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list in ballot order
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
No independent source confirms the dates of the DigiBC role or the eleven years of teaching at VanArts, so both remain claims from the campaign and a trade association profile. Vancouver.ca returns an error to automated requests, so the official candidate filing could not be read. Search results point to a social media account attributed to Sauriol that mentions a position on how the city uses artificial intelligence, and that account could not be opened, so nothing from it is recorded here. No interview, debate report, or all candidates forum listing naming Sauriol was found.
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 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Verify employment dates and request a costed service-design proposal.
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
Three years, exact dates not stated
### Executive Director, DigiBC
The campaign page says the role was leading a non profit organization that builds and supports British Columbia's creative technology industries.
[Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)
Eleven years, exact dates not stated
### Instructor, VanArts
The campaign page says the courses taught were Online Business Development, Project Management, Broadcasting, and Digital Marketing.
[Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)
1995 onward
### Founder, Coming Attractions
The Wikipedia article about the site says it launched in April 1995 with a database of 12 film projects and grew into an early source of film industry news. The campaign page calls it one of the world's biggest online portals for movie news.
[Patrick Sauriol for Council](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)
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 City process would you simplify digitally, and how would non-digital access be preserved?
No response has been submitted.
Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?
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 City Council candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-councillor.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026
- [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · candidate page ](https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/patrick-sauriol-for-council)Checked September 22, 2026
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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/patrick-sauriol-for-council) [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver official website](https://www.voteteam.ca/)
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