This record covers Steve Cardwell, ballot number 328 for the Vancouver School Board with OneCity. Cardwell ran for the same office in 2022 with Vision Vancouver, and two independent sources describe the candidate as a former Vancouver School Board superintendent.
1 upcoming public event were found in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. An event being scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend. Attendance is marked separately.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances.
6 to 9 pm
Public forumAttendance unconfirmed
All Candidates Meeting: Park Board and School Board
Britannia Community Services Centre, Gym D, Vancouver
The listing names the Grandview Woodland Area Council as organiser and says the meeting covers the Park Board and School Board races. It names no individual candidates, so attendance is not confirmed.
A public meeting for candidates running for Park Board and School Board, listed by Women Transforming Cities in a roundup of Vancouver election debates published on September 17, 2026.
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 Steve Cardwell
Steve Cardwell appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 328. The City records the affiliation as OneCity.
The campaign says Cardwell worked in public education for more than 40 years. The page says Cardwell served five years as Superintendent of the Vancouver School Board. The page says Cardwell holds a doctorate in educational leadership.
Cardwell appears at ballot number 328 in the School Board race as a OneCity candidate, in the ballot order Daily Hive published on September 22, 2026.
The Wikipedia page for the 2026 Vancouver municipal election lists Cardwell among OneCity's five School Board candidates and describes the candidate as a former Vancouver School Board superintendent.
The Georgia Straight, reporting OneCity's slate on May 11, 2026, also described Cardwell as a former VSB superintendent.
The OneCity candidate page says Cardwell has more than 40 years in public education, served five years as Superintendent of the Vancouver School Board, and holds a doctorate in educational leadership.
The VoteMate profile, filled in by the campaign, repeats the four decades in public education and the five years as superintendent.
The Wikipedia results table for the 2022 Vancouver municipal election records Cardwell as a Vision Vancouver school board candidate with 31,045 votes, not elected.
OneCity's candidate listing describes Cardwell as the former VSB superintendent bringing leadership to the district's schools.
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.
5 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
Steady and open district management
The OneCity candidate page says Cardwell would return stable, accountable and transparent stewardship to Vancouver's schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the aim. It names no specific change to how the board reports, budgets or decides.
What still needs checking
Which board practices Cardwell would change, and what would be published that is not published now.
The VoteMate profile says Cardwell is running because Vancouver needs trustees with deep public education experience and sound judgement, and a commitment to students, families, staff and strong neighbourhood public schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile states the reason for running. It sets out no policy.
What still needs checking
Which decisions of the current board Cardwell would have voted differently.
OneCity's platform points to free meals in public schools as something the party has worked on and lists better schools in every neighbourhood among its aims.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform. No statement from Cardwell on it was found.
What still needs checking
Which Vancouver schools have a meal program now and what expanding it would cost.
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
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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
Reported OneCity's slate and named Cardwell as a former VSB superintendent. The article carries no quotation from Cardwell.
OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver civic election, including Frances Bula
Reported the same slate, naming Cardwell among the five School Board candidates and describing the group as including former educators, researchers, labour advocates and community organisers. The only quotation is from OneCity's mayoral candidate.
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 years of the superintendent term are not established. News indexes list Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Is Awesome articles that appear to cover the hiring and the departure, but those sites refuse automated requests and the articles could not be opened, so they are not cited and no dates are given here. The doctorate is stated only by the campaign, with no institution named and no registry checked. Cardwell's campaign site at myphronesis.com carries no biography or platform beyond links to OneCity. No reporting was found on the 2022 Vision Vancouver campaign beyond the results table.
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 employment dates and distinguish staff management authority from trustee governance.
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
Five years, dates not given
Superintendent, Vancouver School Board
The role is described by the Georgia Straight and by Wikipedia as well as by the campaign. The five-year length comes from the candidate's own account on the OneCity page and the VoteMate profile. No record giving the start and end years was opened.
