This record covers Spencer van Vloten, the Green Party of Vancouver candidate for Park Board at ballot number 212 in the October 17, 2026 Vancouver election. It sets out the campaign biography, the platform published on the campaign site, the one award confirmed by an independent body, and the party announcements and reporting that name 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.
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 Spencer van Vloten
Spencer van Vloten appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 212. The City records the affiliation as Green Party of Vancouver.
The page says van Vloten is a writer and accessibility expert who has had over 150 articles published across Canada about accessibility, inclusion and public spaces. The page says Van Vloten founded the Vancouver Community Inclusion Fest and chairs Community Living BC's Vancouver Council. The page says Van Vloten was named Difference Maker of the Year by the Rick Hansen Foundation and received the City of Vancouver Excellence Award for Accessibility.
The Green Party candidate page describes van Vloten as a writer, community advocate and accessibility expert, and says more than 150 articles have been published across Canada on accessibility, inclusion and public spaces.
The Green Party candidate page and the campaign site both say van Vloten founded the Vancouver Community Inclusion Fest and chairs Community Living BC's Vancouver Council.
BC Disability, a British Columbia disability resource website, names van Vloten as its editor. The site publishes a directory of disability resources, guidance on BC Persons with Disabilities assistance and other funding, and accessibility guides.
The BC Achievement Foundation lists van Vloten as a recipient of its Community Award in 2023. This is the one honour found on the awarding body's own page.
The campaign site also lists the Rick Hansen Foundation Difference Maker of the Year award, the City of Vancouver Excellence Award for Accessibility and the BC Medal of Good Citizenship. These are the campaign's own claims and were not confirmed with the awarding bodies.
The Green Party announced van Vloten as one of five approved Park Board contestants on May 1, 2026, and confirmed the nomination on June 8, 2026 alongside Tom Digby and Gabi Tremblay.
Daily Hive published the final ballot order on September 22, 2026, listing Spencer Van Vloten at number 212 for Park Board under the Green Party.
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.
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.
10 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · Parks fundingCampaign pledge
Restore spending on parks and community centres
Restore care and spending on parks, public spaces and community centres that the campaign describes as inaccessible, outdated or unsafe.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign issues page states this and cites 11 million dollars in cuts. That figure comes from the campaign and was not confirmed against a Park Board budget document.
What still needs checking
Which budget decision produced the 11 million dollar figure, and over what period?
Fix the barriers listed in parks and community centres
Address uneven entrances, paths that are hard to use with a mobility device, washrooms that do not work for everyone, heavy doors, too little seating, poor lighting and signage that excludes people.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign issues page lists each of these barriers. It does not name specific parks or facilities.
Work on trail upkeep, safe entrances, lighting, clear sightlines, playground inspections, water safety, staffing at facilities, park rangers, emergency call points and faster response to vandalism.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign issues page lists all of these items together under safety. No budget or staffing number is attached.
What still needs checking
Which of these items would need new Park Board funding, and how much?
Make sure every neighbourhood has a safe, modern facility, starting with the community centres the campaign says are in poor condition.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign issues page states that 72 percent of community centres are in poor condition, and the campaign home page repeats the figure as 72 percent of city facilities. The two statements describe different sets of buildings, and neither is sourced to a city or Park Board report.
What still needs checking
Which report produced the 72 percent figure, and does it cover community centres or all city facilities?
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.
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.
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.
Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver Green Party Park Board contestants include celebrated chef
Amir Ali reported the five approved Green Party Park Board contestants and described van Vloten as an award winning accessibility advocate and the founder of the Vancouver Community Inclusion Fest. Mayoral candidate Pete Fry was quoted on the group as a whole rather than on van Vloten.
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
The published ballot order lists Spencer Van Vloten at number 212 for Park Board, one of three Green Party candidates in that race alongside Breanne Smart and Tom Digby.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The campaign site links to an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun under the headline about a city that forgets its parks. That page could not be opened, so it is not recorded here and the authorship and date are unconfirmed. The VoteMate profile carries a biography but no platform promises. The Rick Hansen Foundation award, the City of Vancouver Excellence Award for Accessibility and the BC Medal of Good Citizenship were not checked against the awarding bodies' own records, so only the 2023 BC Achievement Community Award is confirmed independently. The 11 million dollar cut figure and the 72 percent facility condition figure come from the campaign and were not traced to a Park Board or City report. No all candidates meeting names van Vloten as attending; the Mount Pleasant meeting on September 23 lists Breanne Smart for the Green Party. No public accountability record 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. 1 stated position and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Verify named organizational roles and use published accessibility assessments where available.
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
As of 2026
Chair, Vancouver Council, Community Living BC
The Green Party candidate page and the campaign site both list this role. Community Living BC is the provincial agency that funds services for adults with developmental disabilities. The pages do not say when the chair role began.
The Green Party candidate page and the campaign site name van Vloten as the founder of this event. Neither page gives a start year or attendance figure.
The BC Disability website lists van Vloten as editor. The site's stated purpose is to help people with disabilities and their allies find resources, funding and accessibility guidance in British Columbia.
As of 2026
Editor, Community Conversations newsletter
The campaign site says van Vloten edits this monthly newsletter and puts its circulation at 50,000 people in Vancouver. The circulation figure is the campaign's own.
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 accessibility barriers would you remove first, and how would users assess the changes?
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.
