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School Board · Vancouver 2026
# Steve Cardwell
Candidate for the Vancouver School Board.
Steve Cardwell, ballot number 328 for School Board in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: District leadership and accountable budgets.
Explore the record Public schedule
Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page
OneCity2026
*Steve CardwellSchool BoardBallot no.328*
[Image: OneCity Vancouver](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/steve-cardwell)
Candidate research / September 22, 2026
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.
**5**Commitments **2**News articles **8**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Steve Cardwell?
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.
- [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
- [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
View every date through Oct 17
1. Sep 22No appearance confirmed
2. Sep 23No appearance confirmed
3. Sep 24No appearance confirmed
4. Sep 25No appearance confirmed
5. Sep 26No appearance confirmed
6. Sep 27No appearance confirmed
7. Sep 28No appearance confirmed
8. Sep 29Event; attendance unconfirmed
9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed
10. Oct 1No appearance confirmed
11. Oct 2No appearance confirmed
12. Oct 3Voting day
13. Oct 4No appearance confirmed
14. Oct 5No appearance confirmed
15. Oct 6No appearance confirmed
16. Oct 7Voting day
17. Oct 8No appearance confirmed
18. Oct 9No appearance confirmed
19. Oct 10Voting day
20. Oct 11No appearance confirmed
21. Oct 12No appearance confirmed
22. Oct 13Voting day
23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed
24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed
25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed
26. Oct 17Voting day
### Public forums and announcements
Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances.
Sep 296 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.
- [Candidate debates happening in Vancouver](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities
### Voting dates
- Oct 3Advance voting
- Oct 7Advance voting
- Oct 10Advance voting
- Oct 13Advance voting
- Oct 17Election day
8 am to 8 pm at official Vancouver voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://voche.me/where-to-vote)
- [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
- [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
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.
Read the sources
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.
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.
- [Steve Cardwell candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/steve-cardwell)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
### Experience on the board table
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.
- [Steve Cardwell candidate profile](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13137?riding=794)Campaign · VoteMate
2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge
### Party position: childcare on school sites
OneCity's platform says the School Board can open thousands of affordable childcare spaces for families under pressure.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform. No statement from Cardwell on it was found.
- What still needs checking
- How many spaces the district has opened in the past four years, and which sites are available.
- [OneCity platform](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/platform)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver
2026 · FoodCampaign pledge
### Party position: school meals
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.
- [OneCity platform](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/platform)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver
2026 · Stable and open school governanceCampaign pledge
### Stable and open school governance
The campaign says Cardwell is running to bring stable, accountable and open management back to the city's schools.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
- What still needs checking
- What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Steve Cardwell candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/steve-cardwell)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver
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.
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.
May 11, 2026Reporting
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 Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates](https://www.straight.com/city-culture/onecity-vancouver-announces-council-school-board-and-park-board-candidates)Reporting · The Georgia Straight
May 12, 2026Reporting
Daily Hive
### 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.
- [OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver civic election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/onecity-vancouver-confirmed-candidates-2026-election)Reporting · Daily Hive
Research / 8 linked sources
## Check the evidence
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 2 sources
- Election dates and voting information
City of Vancouver
- Where to vote
City of Vancouver
Campaign 3 sources
- Steve Cardwell candidate page
OneCity Vancouver
- OneCity platform
OneCity Vancouver
- Steve Cardwell candidate profile
VoteMate
Reporting 2 sources
- OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates
The Georgia Straight · May 11, 2026
- OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver civic election
Daily Hive · May 12, 2026
Event listing 1 sources
- Candidate debates happening in Vancouver
Women Transforming Cities · September 17, 2026
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.
[Steve Cardwell candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/steve-cardwell)
More than 40 years, dates not given
### Public education
The candidate's own account on the OneCity page and VoteMate says more than four decades in public education. No employer record was opened.
[Steve Cardwell candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/steve-cardwell)
2022
### School board candidate, Vision Vancouver
Ran for school trustee and was not elected, with 31,045 votes recorded in the Wikipedia results table.
2026
### OneCity School Board candidate
Confirmed on OneCity's slate on May 11 and May 12, 2026, and listed on the final ballot on September 22, 2026.
[OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates](https://www.straight.com/city-culture/onecity-vancouver-announces-council-school-board-and-park-board-candidates)
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.
What would you do differently as an elected trustee than you did as a superintendent?
No response has been submitted.
How would you balance student learning support, facilities and staffing within the district’s available funding?
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.
## Sources & transparency
- [City of Vancouver · official school trustee candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-school-trustee.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026
- [OneCity · candidate page ](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/steve-cardwell)Checked September 22, 2026
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Campaign contact
## Campaign links & contact.
Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.
[OneCity · candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/steve-cardwell) [OneCity official website](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/)
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