Vancouver Liberals candidate for the Park Board, ballot number 211.
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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 her campaign biography and stated priorities, her own answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network Park Board survey, an independent February 2026 university profile that confirms her professional background, her seat on the Strathcona Residents Association board, two direct quotes she gave Daily Hive on access to sport, the party's platform on the six issues this office is scored on, and a public forum where Park Board candidates are invited to speak.
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.
“Shayla is passionate about investing in and revitalizing recreational centres and green spaces that reflect the diverse needs of Vancouver communities”
Stated by the candidate.
Candidate page for Shayla Bird“small community activation grants”
Stated by the candidate.
2026 Park Board Candidate Survey: Shayla Bird (211), Vancouver LiberalsNo number for what would exist or change.
No cost or funding source.
No date or term milestone.
No dated public action on this issue found.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on parks: 7 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with a separately elected park board. Its seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches.
“empower communities to use their voices”
Stated by the candidate.
Candidate page for Shayla BirdNo instrument the office controls is named.
No number for what would exist or change.
No cost or funding source.
No date or term milestone.
No dated public action on this issue found.
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 Park Board candidate on governance, scored the same way
“The Vancouver Liberals have committed to providing $1.35 billion for the Park Board's 2031-2034 capital cycle, including $300 million for parks and open spaces, $50 million for biodiversity restoration and $1 billion for public assets such as community centres and pools.”
Stated by the candidate.
2026 Park Board Candidate Survey: Shayla Bird (211), Vancouver LiberalsNo instrument the office controls is named.
No number for what would exist or change.
“$1.35 billion for the Park Board's 2031-2034 capital cycle”
Stated by the candidate.
2026 Park Board Candidate Survey: Shayla Bird (211), Vancouver Liberals“2031-2034 capital cycle”
Stated by the candidate.
2026 Park Board Candidate Survey: Shayla Bird (211), Vancouver LiberalsNo dated public action on this issue found.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board sets its own fees and approves its budget request. Council approves the City budget that funds it and the capital plan that pays for park buildings.
Every Park Board candidate on taxes and budget, scored the same way
“We should continue increasing tree canopy and shade, protecting biodiversity, improving drainage and stormwater management, and incorporating climate-resilient landscaping into park renewal.”
Stated by the candidate.
2026 Park Board Candidate Survey: Shayla Bird (211), Vancouver LiberalsNo instrument the office controls is named.
No number for what would exist or change.
“$50 million for biodiversity restoration”
Stated by the candidate.
2026 Park Board Candidate Survey: Shayla Bird (211), Vancouver LiberalsNo date or term milestone.
No dated public action on this issue found.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on climate: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board manages trees, natural areas and the shoreline inside parks, and its own community centres, pools and rinks. The City’s building bylaw is Council’s.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
No dated public action on this issue found.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on public safety: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board makes the bylaws and rules for parks and beaches and runs the park rangers. Policing is the Vancouver Police Department’s, and Council approves its budget.
Every Park Board candidate on public safety, scored the same way
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
No dated public action on this issue found.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on transport: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board decides the roads, paths and parking inside parks, including Stanley Park Drive. City streets and bike lanes outside parks are Council’s.
Every Park Board candidate on transport, scored the same way
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No upcoming public appearance by Shayla Bird is confirmed in the sources checked on October 3, 2026.
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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 an MPEd, lives in Strathcona and works as a local educator. The party page does not spell out what MPEd stands for.
The candidate page says Bird founded PLANher Consulting and works as a public historian focused on Black history in British Columbia.
A University of the Fraser Valley profile published on February 20, 2026, before Bird's candidacy was announced, independently confirms she is a public historian who leads tours of Hogan's Alley, that she founded PLANher Consulting, and that her graduate degree is a Master of Professional Education from Western University, earned in 2025. This is where the letters MPEd on the party page come from.
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.
In her answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network survey, published September 29, 2026, Bird describes herself as an educator, public historian, small-business owner, community organizer and Strathcona resident. She writes that she joined the Vancouver Liberals because their parks platform calls for an independent Park Board and more money for parks, recreation buildings and pools.
The Strathcona Residents Association lists Shayla Bird as one of the eight volunteer directors on its board, and her campaign Instagram post of September 20, 2026 says she sits on that board.
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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.
25 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
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.
Bird says she wants to help communities use their voices in Park Board decisions.
Bird says Vancouver could develop high-level athletes by focusing on its current recreational facilities instead of looking to the United States as the model.
The Vancouver Liberals' published Park Board plan commits to fighting all efforts to remove the elected Park Board and to repealing the mayor's motion at City Council that called for abolishing it.
The Vancouver Liberals' Park Board plan commits to a Joint Budget Advisory Committee with Council and to restoring Park Board funding from 7.9 percent to 9 percent of the city's overall budget within four years.
Bird says that if she could make one change in one park, she would choose Strathcona Park and find a temporary place to play while its tennis courts stay closed.
Bird wants the Park Board to make it easier for community groups to hold events in parks and centres: clearer permits, set timelines, affordable use of facilities, small grants for community activities, and staff who help groups through the process.
Bird wants more affordable recreation that people can reach, more youth leadership and mentoring programs, more community events and festivals, and programs that reflect the cultures of the city.
Bird points to her party's plan to give the Park Board $1.35 billion in capital money for 2031 to 2034: $300 million for parks and open spaces, $50 million to restore natural areas, and $1 billion for community centres, pools and other buildings.
Bird supports her party's plan for a joint budget committee of Park Board commissioners, City councillors and senior finance and Park Board staff.
Bird says she supports a Park Board that is independent, elected by voters and properly funded.
Bird repeats her party's plan to give the Park Board back the oversight of parks and recreation buildings, alongside the joint budget committee.
Bird says the Park Board should go to communities to ask for their views, in several languages, at different times and places, and should pay people when it asks for a large amount of their knowledge or time.
Bird says she would keep building the Park Board's relationship with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, and involve them early in decisions about land, water, cultural sites and the care of nature.
Bird says parks should get more trees and shade, more protection for plants and animals, better drainage of rain water, and planting that can survive a changing climate when parks are rebuilt.
Bird says community centres should give people a place to cool down, breathe clean air, get water and stay indoors safely during extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
A Vancouver Liberals release of October 2, 2026 says parking fees at beaches and community centres would end within the first year of a Liberal government.
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In reporting on the Vancouver Liberals Park Board candidates, Daily Hive quoted Bird saying access to sport as a young person benefited her and that she wants everyone to have those opportunities at all ages, and quoted her saying Vancouver could develop high-level athletes by focusing on its current recreational facilities instead of looking to the United States as the model.
Bird answered all 10 questions. She would choose Strathcona Park for temporary court space while its tennis courts are closed, and she asks for clearer permits and small grants for community events. She supports an independent, elected Park Board and her party's joint budget committee with Council, and she repeats her party's $1.35 billion capital plan for 2031 to 2034. She calls for more trees, shade and drainage in parks, community centres as places to cool down during heat and smoke, consultation in more languages, and early involvement of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. The survey index lists her answers and was last updated September 29, 2026.
In a post on her campaign Instagram account, Bird says that during that week she took part in an all-candidates forum at the RayCam Co-operative Centre, where she heard from Downtown Eastside and Strathcona residents, and attended a Strathcona Residents Association meeting as a board member. voche.me found no organizer listing or report of the RayCam forum, so its date and the other speakers are not confirmed.
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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.
A profile of Bird as a UFV alumna, published before her Park Board candidacy was announced. It independently confirms her work as a public historian leading Hogan's Alley tours, her company PLANher Consulting, her teaching role with the Vancouver School Board, and her 2025 Master of Professional Education from Western University. It does not mention Park Board or the 2026 election.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
City of Vancouver
City of Vancouver
Strathcona Residents Association
City of Vancouver
Vancouver Liberals
VoteMate
Vancouver Liberals · August 19, 2026
Vancouver Liberals
Vancouver Liberals · May 20, 2026
Vancouver Public Space Network · September 29, 2026
Shayla Bird campaign (Instagram) · September 20, 2026
Vancouver Liberals · September 24, 2026
Vancouver Liberals · October 2, 2026
Daily Hive · May 30, 2026
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV Today) · February 20, 2026
Vancouver Public Space Network
Kerrisdale Community Centre · September 6, 2026
Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association · September 17, 2026
Kerrisdale Community Centre · September 23, 2026
The West End Journal · October 1, 2026
Bird's Instagram posts were read on October 3, 2026 through Instagram's public embed pages; those pages show only the most recent posts, so older posts were not read. Her September 20 post says she took part in a RayCam Co-operative Centre all-candidates forum, but no organizer listing or report was found, so the forum's date and speakers are not confirmed. A YouTube video titled "Welcome Shayla Bird", linked from her candidate page, was found but not transcribed, so nothing from it is used here. No personal campaign website was found; the City lists the party candidate page as her website. The City links her nomination papers, which voche.me has not read. The Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association's September 23 notice listed the Vancouver Liberals' Park Board seat as still to be announced, and no report naming who attended was found. Kerrisdale Community Centre's confirmed speaker list for its September 29 forum does not include Bird. Nothing independent confirms the claimed work with Whitecaps FC, Speed Skating Canada or Boccia Canada. Bird has never held elected office, so no Council, Park Board or School Board voting record exists for her, and no public accountability record was found.
Evidence reviewed on October 3, 2026: the City's candidate list (read through a reader service), the party candidate page and party releases, the Vancouver Public Space Network survey answers, recent posts on her campaign Instagram account, the Strathcona Residents Association board page and public forum listings. Earlier reviews on September 26, 2026 covered the VoteMate profile, a February 2026 university profile and Daily Hive's reporting.
Bird's own survey answers add 11 commitments to the positions taken from the campaign page and VoteMate. Each is checked against a quotation from the page it came from.
Checks still to do: confirm the claimed work with Whitecaps FC, Speed Skating Canada and Boccia Canada, find a listing or report of the RayCam forum, and read the nomination papers the City links.
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 unless the record says so.
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.
Candidate page for Shayla BirdThe association's board page lists Shayla Bird among its eight volunteer directors, and her campaign's Instagram post of September 20, 2026 says she sits on the board. The page gives no start date.
Strathcona Residents Association · SRA BoardProposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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Shayla Bird is number 211 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for Park Board.
Shayla Bird ran for Park Board with Vancouver Liberals.
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The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the Park Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
Added Bird's answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network Park Board survey (September 29, 2026) as a statement and as 11 commitments, a Vancouver Liberals release on parking at beaches and community centres as a party position, her September 20 Instagram post about a RayCam all-candidates forum, her seat on the Strathcona Residents Association board from that association's own board page, and an October 3 Park Board forum in the West End. Removed the September 29 Kerrisdale forum from the calendar: that date has passed, and the organizer's list of 23 confirmed speakers, published September 23, does not include Bird.
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