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School Board · Vancouver 2026

Sherry Breshears

  • Not elected, School BoardPreliminary count, City of Vancouver. All results

OneCity candidate for the School Board, ballot number 321.

Issue scores
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Out of 10. Each score counts how complete and checkable the published plan is on that issue. Measured October 4, 2026. Rank this race by the issues you care about

Sherry Breshears, ballot number 321 for School Board in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Inclusive learning and family participation.

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Sherry Breshears, from OneCity Vancouver.
Sherry BreshearsSchool BoardBallot no.321
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Candidate research / October 4, 2026

This record covers what OneCity's campaign page says about Sherry Breshears and the reporting that names the candidate during the 2026 campaign. Each item names its source.

17Commitments4Programs7News articles27Sources
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 4, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.

  1. Schools and student support3/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “OneCity will take a considered approach to AI literacy and engagement that embraces age and stage development gates and guardrails so that children can learn, and their families can have confidence.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?
    • 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.

    • 1/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      “Lead author, "Advocating for Equity" report on inclusive education”

      Published; endorsed by Vancouver DPAC through a district-wide vote, January 23, 2025.

      Advocating for Equity: A Caregiver-Led Examination of Inclusive Education in Vancouver Public Schools
    • 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

  2. Governance and City Hall3/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “Now she's running to ensure equity, inclusion, and transparency are priorities at the School Board.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Candidates page, School Board team, #321 Sherry Breshears
    • 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.

    • 1/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      “DPAC Secretary statement on the board's transparency policy changes”

      Reported by The Tyee, November 6, 2025.

      Asked to Improve Transparency, School Board Keeps Private Meetings
    • 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

  3. City taxes and the capital plan2/10
    • 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.

    • 1/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      “Delegate to the VSB board on the amended annual budget”

      Delegation presented; recorded in the board's public minutes, February 23, 2026.

      Board Meeting agenda, April 29, 2026, including the adopted minutes of the February 23, February 25, March 16, April 7, April 13, April 15 and April 20, 2026 meetings
    • 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

  4. 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

  5. Child care1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 1 commitment 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 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 Sherry Breshears?

No upcoming public appearance by Sherry Breshears is confirmed in the sources checked on October 4, 2026.

Checked October 4, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.

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 Sherry Breshears

Sherry Breshears appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 321. The City records the affiliation as OneCity.

OneCity's candidates page says Breshears is an educator, education researcher and parent advocate who has served on Vancouver DPAC and the Inclusive Education Working Group.

The OneCity candidate page describes Breshears as an educator, an education researcher and a long-time parent advocate.

The same campaign page says Breshears has served on Vancouver DPAC, the district parent advisory council, and on its Inclusive Education Working Group.

Vancouver DPAC's Inclusive Education Working Group published a report in January 2025 called "Advocating for Equity: A Caregiver-Led Examination of Inclusive Education in Vancouver Public Schools." Breshears and Amelia Needoba are named as its lead authors, and Vancouver DPAC endorsed the report through a district-wide parent advisory council vote on January 23, 2025.

The Tyee named Breshears as DPAC Secretary in a November 6, 2025 report on the Vancouver School Board's public meeting rules, after she contacted the outlet to say the DPAC executive had given the board written feedback on the changes.

Minutes of a February 23, 2026 Vancouver School Board public delegation meeting record that Breshears presented her views on the 2025-2026 Amended Annual Budget, including district spending on Educational Assistant staffing and the support needs and experiences of families of students with diverse abilities or disabilities.

The Georgia Straight, reporting OneCity's slate on May 11, 2026, described Breshears as an inclusive education expert.

OneCity's team page lists Breshears as one of five school board candidates, alongside Rory Brown, Steve Cardwell, Christopher Lee and Krista Sigurdson.

Breshears appears on the October 17, 2026 school board ballot at number 321 for OneCity.

The Vancouver Sun, in a January 20, 2025 report on students with disabilities left out of classes, described Breshears as a researcher and University of B.C. lecturer and a member of Vancouver DPAC's inclusive education working group, the group that analysed the district's spending on inclusive education.

The Tyee, in an August 11, 2026 article on the parties and artificial intelligence, described Breshears as an academic and a former secretary of the Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council.

In answers to The Griffins' Nest, the Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper, Breshears wrote on September 22, 2026 that she is running after years of volunteering with DPAC and its Inclusive Education Working Group to help students get the support they need. In a second answer on September 28 she wrote that she is a university instructor.

The Vancouver and District Labour Council lists Breshears among the nine School Board candidates it endorses, on a page dated June 25, 2026. The Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association executive council named her among the same nine in a post dated October 2, 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.

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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.

17 commitments shown · Checked Oct 4

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

Equity, inclusion and transparency at the board

Breshears says she is running to make equity, inclusion and transparency priorities at the Vancouver School Board.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the sentence from Breshears' OneCity candidate text, repeated word for word in her VoteMate biography. The old candidate page stopped answering on October 4, 2026; the same sentence was read that day on OneCity's candidates page. It names no specific rule, policy or motion.
What still needs checking
Which specific board rule, policy or motion Breshears would change first.
2026 · TechnologyCampaign pledge

Chatbots in schools

Breshears told The Tyee that OneCity will take a considered, age appropriate approach to teaching students about artificial intelligence, with safeguards, so children can learn and their families can trust the process.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is Breshears' own statement, given by email to The Tyee and printed under her name as OneCity's trustee candidate, read again on September 26, 2026. The reporter separately describes OneCity's unreleased six-page AI policy as including privacy and mental health safeguards, AI literacy for students and teachers, and delaying student chatbot access until Grade 10; those details are the reporter's summary of the party's plan rather than words Breshears used herself, so they are not counted as her own mechanism or target here.
What still needs checking
Whether Breshears restates a personal position on AI chatbot access once OneCity publishes its six-page AI policy.
2026 · Equity and transparency at the boardCampaign pledge

Equity and transparency at the board

OneCity's candidates page says Breshears is running to make equity, inclusion and open decision making priorities at the school board.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the OneCity candidate text, read on the party's candidates page on October 4, 2026. This entry mirrors the page's overall priority statement; the specific sentence is scored separately under governance.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
2026 · School facilitiesCampaign pledge

Clean air standard for schools

OneCity's Cool, Clean Air and Safe Spaces Strategy would bring every Vancouver School Board building up to the same air quality and temperature standard proposed for City and Park Board facilities. Breshears, named in the release as OneCity's School Board candidate, said kids and school staff deserve clean air in their classrooms.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is a joint OneCity release, published August 5, 2026, that names and quotes Breshears specifically as the party's School Board candidate. The plan itself, a shared minimum MERV-13 filtration standard assessed in year 1 and retrofitted through year 4 under a new Tri-Board Facilities Coordination Table, is described in the release's body text; Breshears' own quoted words support safe, clean air in schools but do not themselves restate the filtration standard or the four-year schedule, so those details are not counted as her own mechanism or target.
What still needs checking
What the plan would cost the school district specifically, and whether Breshears names it as a priority beyond this one release.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

A safe, inclusive public school system

Breshears' VoteMate statement says she is running because every student deserves a safe, inclusive public school system where they can get the opportunities and support they need to succeed.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Submitted by the candidate or the campaign under "Reason for running" on VoteMate. It names no specific measure, budget line or date.
What still needs checking
Which step Breshears would take first to close the support gaps she describes.
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

A meaningful voice for families at the board

The same VoteMate statement says Breshears is running so families have a meaningful voice and teachers and staff are treated with dignity and respect.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the second half of the same "Reason for running" sentence submitted on VoteMate. It names no rule change, no meeting practice and no measure of success.
What still needs checking
Which specific board practice Breshears would change to give families a greater voice.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Mental health, learning and neurodiversity supports in every school

Breshears wrote that she will push for more inclusive schools, where students can get mental health services, learning supports, resources for neurodivergent students and other services.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From her own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026. She names no number of staff, no budget line, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which support she would fund first, how many staff it would add, and from which part of the district budget.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

More program choices: trades, arts, outdoor learning and Indigenous education

Breshears wrote that students should have more chances to find their interests, through specialized programs, trades and skills programs, the arts, outdoor learning and culturally appropriate education for Indigenous students.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the same answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026. She names no new program, no school, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which program she would add or expand first, and at which schools.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Teach students how artificial intelligence works and where it fails

Breshears wrote that schools must help students understand artificial intelligence, including its effects on the environment and on thinking, and its limits, and asked how schools can stop AI from replacing the thinking that helps students learn.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From her own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 28, 2026. Most of the last paragraph of her answer, on chatbot access, privacy and teacher training, matches running mate Krista Sigurdson's answer word for word, so it is recorded separately as OneCity text. Her own sentences name no Board policy, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which Board policy would carry her approach, and from which school year.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Rebuild Britannia and Kingsgate as community hubs with new schools

In OneCity's Better Schools release, Breshears said the party would rebuild and reimagine the Britannia site and the School Board's Kingsgate Mall land as complete community hubs, and that people in East Vancouver and Mount Pleasant have waited too long.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her quote is in the release of September 29, 2026. The release body describes the plan: a new school, community centre, child care, rental homes and a pool at Kingsgate, and rebuilt elementary and secondary schools, child care, a community centre and ice rink, and non-profit homes on the 18 acre Britannia site. Those details are the party's text, so they are not counted as her own mechanism or target. Neither her quote nor the release gives a cost or a date, and the plan needs City Council, the Park Board and provincial capital money.
What still needs checking
What the Board would decide first on each site, what it would cost the district, and when.
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

OneCity: open Board meetings and add question time

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

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text in a release that names Breshears among the five candidates issuing it but does not quote her on this point. No date or list of meetings is given.
What still needs checking
Which meeting rules Breshears would move to change first.
2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge

OneCity: schools at the centre of a public child care system

The release says OneCity will place neighbourhood schools at the centre of a public and non-profit child care system, with pilots and planning led by the School Board.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with no quote from Breshears on it. No number of spaces, cost or date is given.
What still needs checking
How many child care spaces on school sites, at what cost, and by when.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: limit AI chatbots to Grades 10 to 12

The release says OneCity would set age limits on AI in schools, teach AI literacy, add privacy protections and seek to limit chatbot access to Grades 10 to 12. The text shared by Breshears' and Sigurdson's questionnaire answers says they do not support open chatbot access in every classroom and would let teachers use safer tools with senior students under supervision.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text: the release does not quote Breshears on it, and the questionnaire text appears word for word under two candidates' names. No cost or date is given.
What still needs checking
Which Board policy would set the age limit, and from which school year.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: ask the Province for more support for students with disabilities

The release says OneCity will press the provincial government for more staff, better funding and more training for educators who support students with disabilities.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with no quote from Breshears on it. The step it names is a request to the Province, which sets this funding.
What still needs checking
Whether the Board would add any support from its own budget while it waits for the Province.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: universal school meals

The release says OneCity will build a universal school food program so every Vancouver School Board student can get healthy food during the school day.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with no quote from Breshears on it. No cost or funding source is given.
What still needs checking
What the program would cost the district and where the money would come from.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: more mental health and substance use services in schools

The release says 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
Party text with no quote from Breshears on it. No staff number, cost or date is given.
What still needs checking
How many counsellors or other staff the strategy would add, and at what cost.
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: reverse cuts and protect arts, music, physical education and libraries

The release says OneCity will reverse recent cuts, set minimum service standards, and protect arts, music, physical education and school libraries.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with no quote from Breshears on it. It does not say which cuts or what they would cost.
What still needs checking
Which cuts would be reversed first, and the cost in the district budget.
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.

Published; endorsed by Vancouver DPAC through a district-wide vote

Lead author, "Advocating for Equity" report on inclusive education

Breshears and Amelia Needoba were the lead authors of "Advocating for Equity: A Caregiver-Led Examination of Inclusive Education in Vancouver Public Schools," a report by Vancouver DPAC's Inclusive Education Working Group. It used caregiver survey answers and district funding and staffing data obtained through Freedom of Information requests to argue that students with disabilities face growing barriers to support at the Vancouver School Board.

Scope, limits and sources

The report was endorsed by Vancouver DPAC through a district-wide parent advisory council vote on January 23, 2025, before Breshears became a candidate. It documents a community role rather than a 2026 campaign commitment.

Delegation presented; recorded in the board's public minutes

Delegate to the VSB board on the amended annual budget

Breshears presented as a registered delegate to the Vancouver School Board on the 2025-2026 Amended Annual Budget. The minutes record that she raised district spending on Educational Assistant staffing and described the support needs and experiences of families of students with diverse abilities or disabilities.

Scope, limits and sources

This is the board's own official record of a public delegation, not a campaign account. The minutes summarize her presentation; they do not quote her directly, so no mechanism or target point is drawn from it.

Reported by The Tyee

DPAC Secretary statement on the board's transparency policy changes

After The Tyee reported that the Vancouver School Board had narrowed its public meeting rules, DPAC Secretary Sherry Breshears contacted the outlet to say the DPAC executive had not been consulted by the parent quoted in the story, and that the DPAC executive had given the board written feedback on the policy changes.

Scope, limits and sources

This is independent reporting, not a campaign statement, and it names Breshears' role as DPAC Secretary. It predates her candidacy and documents a community role in board governance.

Delegation presented; recorded in the board's public minutes

Delegate to the VSB board on the development of board policy

The adopted minutes of the Vancouver School Board's public delegation meeting of February 20, 2024 list Breshears among the delegates who presented, with the topic "Development of board policy".

Scope, limits and sources

This is the board's own record. It gives the topic only and no summary of what she said, so no position is drawn from it. It predates her candidacy.

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.

Interview

Quoted by the Vancouver Sun on students with disabilities left out of school

Speaking as a member of Vancouver DPAC's inclusive education working group, Breshears told the Vancouver Sun that students with disabilities are not included and do not get the accommodations they need. She said she hoped the district would use the group's findings in its budget talks.

Statement

Emailed statement to The Tyee on AI in schools

In a statement emailed to The Tyee, Breshears said the Province had given schools little guidance on AI and that the current Board majority had promoted AI instead of leading on it. She said OneCity would take a careful approach with limits by age and stage.

Statement

Answers to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire: why she is running and her priorities

In answers published by the Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper, Breshears wrote that she is running after years of volunteering with DPAC and its Inclusive Education Working Group. Her top priority is that every student feels they belong at school, with supports such as mental health services and resources for neurodivergent students, and more program choices such as trades, the arts, outdoor learning and Indigenous education.

Statement

Instagram video: why she is running for school trustee

On her own Instagram account, Breshears posted a video on why she decided to run, with a caption saying the city needs a board that listens to parents and takes their concerns seriously. voche.me read the caption; the video's spoken words are not recorded here.

Debate coverage

All candidates meeting for School Board and Park Board at Britannia

An Instagram post that lists Breshears' account as a co-author names her among the OneCity candidates at the all candidates meeting held at Britannia Community Centre with Hastings and Thunderbird community centres. CityHallWatch lists the event as part 2 of the Great East End Town Hall, for School Board and Park Board candidates, on September 28 from 6 to 9 pm. No record of what Breshears said there was found.

Statement

Answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire on generative AI in schools

Breshears wrote that families worry AI is changing education for the worse, that she had to change her own university teaching because chatbots can complete assignments, and that schools must teach students about AI's effects and limits. Her last paragraph, most of it the same text as running mate Krista Sigurdson's, opposes open chatbot access in every classroom and supports supervised use with senior students.

Statement

Quoted in OneCity's Better Schools release

In OneCity's release of its School Board plan, Breshears said the team would rebuild Britannia and Kingsgate as complete community hubs, that people in East Vancouver and Mount Pleasant have waited too long, and that the projects would be built with the communities they serve.

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

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Reporting
The Georgia Straight

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

OneCity set out its full slate for the October election. Breshears was named among the school board candidates and described as an inclusive education expert.

Reporting
Daily Hive

OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver civic election, including Frances Bula

Daily Hive listed OneCity's 13 candidates, with Breshears among the five running for school board, and noted the slate size follows an agreement with COPE and the Green Party.

Reporting
The Tyee

Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?

Katie Hyslop put questions to all seven Vancouver parties about artificial intelligence in schools and about data centres. OneCity's mayoral candidate William Azaroff answered the data centre question; the article prints a separate statement from Breshears herself on the party's proposed AI-in-schools policy.

Reporting
Daily Hive

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

The ballot for October 17, 2026 places Breshears at number 321 for school board under OneCity.

Reporting
Vancouver Is Awesome

OneCity, COPE choose candidates for council, school board, park board

Mike Howell reported OneCity's and COPE's slates and described Breshears as an education advocate who was the lead author of a caregiver-led report on inclusive education in Vancouver schools.

Reporting
Vancouver and District Labour Council

VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of Vancouver

The labour council's list of endorsed candidates names Breshears among nine School Board candidates, five from OneCity and four from COPE. Its Vote for Here site lists her with the same slate.

Reporting
Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association

Our Union and the October 2026 Municipal Election

The secondary teachers' union says its executive council endorsed nine School Board candidates from COPE and OneCity, Breshears among them.

Research / 27 linked sources

Check the evidence

Sources checked October 4, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 5 sources
Campaign 7 sources
Reporting 11 sources
Interview 2 sources
Event organizer 1 sources
Event listing 1 sources

OneCity's candidate text and her VoteMate biography give no dates for her DPAC roles and no employer. The Vancouver Sun called her a researcher and University of B.C. lecturer in January 2025, and she called herself a university instructor in a September 2026 questionnaire; voche.me has not confirmed the role with the university, and a UBC Okanagan faculty page for a Sherry Breshears was not used because no page links it to this candidacy. Vancouver School Board agendas show her registered as a delegate on the draft 2025-2026 financial plan on April 23, 2025; the minutes of that meeting were not found, so the record does not say she presented. A search summary once claimed she spoke for a motion at the April 15, 2026 delegation meeting; the board's own minutes show she was registered that day but did not present, so nothing from that summary is used. Her X account (@BreshearsSherry) shows only pre-campaign posts to a reader without a login, and her Bluesky account had no posts of her own since December 2025 when read on October 4, 2026. Her Instagram video of September 27, 2026 was not transcribed. She did not answer the Vote4Tomorrow climate questionnaire. No forum on or after October 4, 2026 that names her was found.

Research status

What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: OneCity's candidates page and Better Schools release, The Griffins' Nest questionnaires, her Instagram and Bluesky accounts, VoteMate, labour endorsements, Vancouver School Board minutes and independent reporting.

Positions in her own words come from her VoteMate statement, her answers to The Griffins' Nest, her quotes in OneCity releases and The Tyee, and her own Instagram post. Party plans that do not quote her are marked as OneCity text.

Checks still to do: ask the University of British Columbia to confirm her teaching role, and request a specific school funding, facilities or AI policy commitment with a named mechanism, a number and a date.

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

February 23, 2026

Delegate to the Vancouver School Board on the amended annual budget

Board minutes record that Breshears presented her views on the 2025-2026 Amended Annual Budget, raising district spending on Educational Assistant staffing and describing the support needs and experiences of families of students with diverse abilities or disabilities. The minutes summarize her presentation; they do not quote her directly.

Board Meeting agenda, April 29, 2026, including the adopted minutes of the February 23, 2026 Special Public Delegation meeting
By November 2025; described as former by August 2026

Secretary, Vancouver DPAC

The Tyee identified Breshears as DPAC Secretary in a November 2025 report on the Vancouver School Board's transparency policy, after she contacted the outlet to clarify the DPAC executive's position on the changes. In an August 11, 2026 article The Tyee described her as a former secretary of the council.

Asked to Improve Transparency, School Board Keeps Private Meetings
As of October 15, 2025

Alternate DPAC representative, VSB Education Plan Committee

A Vancouver School Board notice of meeting lists Breshears as the alternate DPAC representative on the Education Plan Committee, the same committee that received the district's briefing on Microsoft Copilot chatbot accounts for students.

Notice of meeting, Education Plan Committee, October 15, 2025
Published January 2025

Lead author, Vancouver DPAC Inclusive Education Working Group report

Breshears and Amelia Needoba were the lead authors of "Advocating for Equity: A Caregiver-Led Examination of Inclusive Education in Vancouver Public Schools," endorsed by Vancouver DPAC through a district-wide vote on January 23, 2025. This predates Breshears' 2026 candidacy.

Advocating for Equity, Inclusive Education Working Group report (PDF)
04 / Questions & answers

Questions for the candidate

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Which district support gap would you address first, and how would families track progress?

No response has been submitted.

How would you balance student learning support, facilities and staffing within the district’s available funding?

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05 / About this page

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What is Sherry Breshears's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?

Sherry Breshears is number 321 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for School Board.

What party did Sherry Breshears run with?

Sherry Breshears ran for School Board with OneCity.

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When was the election Sherry Breshears 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

Added questionnaire answers, endorsements, a forum and new reporting; moved the OneCity link

Added Breshears' answers to The Griffins' Nest questionnaires of September 22 and 28, 2026, her quote in OneCity's Better Schools release of September 29, an Instagram video post of September 27, and an Instagram post that lists her account as a co-author and places her at the Britannia all candidates meeting on September 28. Added three commitments in her own words (supports and program choice, AI in schools, the Britannia and Kingsgate rebuild), seven OneCity party commitments from the release marked as party text, the endorsements by the Vancouver and District Labour Council and the Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association, a Vancouver Is Awesome slate report, a January 2025 Vancouver Sun report that names her as a University of B.C. lecturer, a 2024 board delegation, and the October 6 online forum. The Tyee's August article calls her a former DPAC secretary, so her DPAC role now says so. OneCity's old candidate page stopped answering on October 4, 2026, so links now point to the party's candidates page, which carries the same text and portrait. Removed the October 3 advance voting day from the calendar because that date has passed.

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Corrected the AI quote's attribution, tagged the dossier for scoring, added independent material

The "chatbots-in-schools" commitment wrongly credited OneCity's AI-in-schools statement to mayoral candidate William Azaroff; The Tyee's article in fact attributes that statement to trustee candidate Breshears herself, so it is now tagged as her own words. Read Breshears' VoteMate profile, a OneCity news release on school facility air quality that quotes her, a Vancouver DPAC Inclusive Education Working Group report she co-authored, a Tyee report naming her as DPAC Secretary, and Vancouver School Board minutes recording a public delegation she made on the 2025-2026 amended budget and her seat on the Education Plan Committee. Tagged every commitment with an issue and whose words it is, retagged the duplicate priorities entry as "other" instead of removing it, and added three dated public roles and two new commitments found in the search.

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