Candidate for the Vancouver Park Board.
Shayla Bird, ballot number 211 for Park Board in Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Recreation participation and local history.
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This record covers Shayla Bird, the Vancouver Liberals candidate for Park Board at ballot number 211 in the October 17, 2026 Vancouver election. It sets out the campaign biography, the platform themes the campaign states, one published quote, and the news reporting that names the candidate.
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.
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Shayla Bird appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 211. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The page says Bird is an educator, the founder of PLANher Consulting, and a public historian who studies Black history in British Columbia. The page says Bird developed curriculum materials for the British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care. The page says Bird has worked with Whitecaps FC, Speed Skating Canada and Boccia Canada.
The Vancouver Liberals candidate page says Bird holds a Master of Physical Education, lives in Strathcona and works as a local educator.
The candidate page says Bird founded PLANher Consulting and works as a public historian focused on Black history in British Columbia.
Daily Hive reported on May 30, 2026 that Bird helped develop teaching materials about Hogan's Alley and racial discrimination for British Columbia's Ministry of Education and Child Care.
The candidate page says Bird has worked with Whitecaps FC, Speed Skating Canada, Boccia Canada and organisations that serve young people. None of these organisations was checked for confirmation.
The party's Park Board announcement list dates Bird's candidacy announcement to May 20, 2026.
Daily Hive published the final ballot order on September 22, 2026, listing Shayla Bird at number 211 for Park Board under the Vancouver Liberals.
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9 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
Invest in and renew recreation centres and green spaces across the city.
Support festivals that are accessible and affordable so that people across the city can take part.
Make sure park and recreation investment reaches people and neighbourhoods that have faced barriers to access.
Create ways for young people to take part in recreation so that they build a sense of belonging in the city.
Preserve Vancouver's green spaces.
The Vancouver Liberals support keeping a separately elected board of Park Board commissioners to govern the parks and recreation system. This is the party's position.
The page says Bird would put money into recreation centres and green spaces so they match what different Vancouver communities need.
The page says Bird would help return festivals that people can reach and afford, so residents across the city can meet.
The page says Bird would make sure spending reaches people and neighbourhoods that have had the least access.
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In reporting on the Vancouver Liberals Park Board candidates, Daily Hive quoted Bird saying that access to sport as a young person was a benefit, and that the aim is for everyone in Vancouver to have those opportunities at all ages.
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Kenneth Chan reported the addition of Mark Halyk and Shayla Bird to the Vancouver Liberals Park Board group, describing Bird as a teacher, entrepreneur and public historian, and setting out the party's support for keeping an elected Park Board.
The published ballot order lists Shayla Bird at number 211 for Park Board under the Vancouver Liberals, one of six Vancouver Liberals candidates in that race.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
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Daily Hive · May 30, 2026
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
The VoteMate profile carries a biography but no platform promises, so the commitments above come from the campaign page. No interview, debate appearance or opinion piece by Bird was found. Nothing independent confirms the Master of Physical Education, the work with Whitecaps FC, Speed Skating Canada or Boccia Canada, or the existence and scope of PLANher Consulting. The Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association all candidates meeting on September 23 lists the Vancouver Liberals Park Board seat as still to be announced, so Bird's attendance is not confirmed anywhere. No public accountability record was found.
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 3 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Confirm organizational and project roles and seek a concrete access and funding plan.
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.
The candidate page names Bird as the founder of PLANher Consulting. The page does not describe the firm's work or say when it started.
Candidate page for Shayla BirdThe candidate page describes work as a local educator and curriculum developer for the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care. Daily Hive reported the same work, naming the Hogan's Alley materials.
Candidate page for Shayla BirdThe candidate page says Bird advises organisations on equity and community engagement, and lists sport bodies among the clients.
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