No action yetA new 50 metre pool at Hastings or KensingtonParks and recreation · Own promise
Digby says the first decision for the new Board should be whether to build a new 50 metre pool at Hastings or Kensington community centre, and that the Greens will keep the 25 metre plan for the Vancouver Aquatic Centre.
“The first order of business when the Park Board returns in November is whether to recommend a new 50 m swimming pool at Hastings community centre or at Kensington community center.”
No action yetReplace 5,000 tree stumps with new treesClimate · Own promise
Digby says the Park Board can remove 5,000 existing stumps and plant new trees in those places, starting with neighbourhoods that have less tree canopy.
“We can remove them, put new trees back in those locations, and keep working toward a healthier canopy across the city, especially in neighbourhoods that have less of it today.”
No action yetBorrow to pay for park and recreation buildingParks and recreation · Own promise
Digby says the City can afford to borrow money for the Park Board's capital investment and pay it back over time, and points to the $739 million plan the Board and Council approved.
“The city can afford to borrow the money for this investment and pay it off over time.”
No action yetClean air refuges in recreation centresClimate · Own promise
Digby says recreation centres and libraries need high quality air filtration so residents have a place to go during wildfire smoke.
“Recreation facilities and libraries need to install high quality air filtration and control for our fire stoked summers, to give residents a place of refuge.”
No action yetParty platform: restore the City share of the park budgetParks and recreation · Party platform
The Green Party's Park Board platform says the City-funded share of the park budget should return to 50 percent, putting $6 million back into the Park Board budget, and that the Board depends too much on user fees.
No action yetParty platform: keep an independent elected Park BoardGovernance · Party platform
The Green Party's platform commits to keeping an independent elected Park Board with clear authority over parks, beaches, recreation, urban forestry and community facilities.
No action yetKeep funding the Park Board’s arts, reconciliation and culture teamArts and culture · Own promise
In his answer to the Vancouver Public Space Network’s 2026 Park Board survey, Digby says events in parks are an essential service and that the Board needs to keep funding its Arts, Reconciliation and Culture department and find ways to strengthen it.
“We need to continue funding and find ways to enhance and support this department.”
No action yetKeep seeking First Nations advice on every major park changeReconciliation · Own promise
Asked by the Vancouver Public Space Network whether he would continue the Park Board’s reconciliation work and shared management with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, Digby says the Greens fully support it and seek advice from First Nations for all major park changes. Vote4Tomorrow also lists him as supportive of working with Indigenous peoples as partners in caring for land, air and water.
“We seek advice and insight from First Nations for all major park changes.”
No action yetKeep pressing for the Park Board’s list of pool and community centre renewalsCapital spending on parks · Own promise
A Green Party release of July 9, 2026 says Digby will keep pressing for the facility priorities the Park Board adopted unanimously, which include restoring Kitsilano Pool, major renewals of Hastings, Kensington and Renfrew community centres, and planning a new 50 metre pool in East Vancouver. The release says the City’s draft Capital Plan named a different list.
“The Park Board will continue to stand up for investments based on objective evidence, professional planning, and extensive community consultation.”
No action yetA motion so every major change of park use comes to the BoardGovernance · Own promise
In a joint answer by the three Green Park Board candidates, published by the Burrardview Community Association on October 3, 2026, they say every major change of use in part of a park must be reviewed by the commissioners, and that the Greens will bring a motion to make this clear to staff.
“Greens will bring a motion to ensure staff understands our expectations on this requirement.”
No action yetAdvance notice to neighbours of recurring smoky or noisy park activitiesParks · Own promise
In the same joint answer to the Burrardview Community Association, the Green candidates say yes to giving nearby residents reasonable advance notice of recurring park activities likely to cause smoke, noise or other effects beyond the park. They add that enforcement against activities held without a permit needs to be stronger and faster.
No action yetOpen park land and facilities to community food (food coalition pledge)Food security · Own promise
The Vancouver Food Justice Coalition asked Park Board candidates to commit to one Park Board decision: open park land and facilities to community food, which its platform describes as finding suitable park land, supporting Indigenous food practices and making more room to grow, harvest, prepare and share food. The coalition’s table for the Green Party marks all of its Park Board candidates as committed to the platform.
No action yetExpand and protect tree cover, parks and green infrastructureEnvironment · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow, a climate voter guide run by Doctors for Planetary Health West Coast, lists Digby as supportive of its policy to expand and protect tree canopy, parks and green infrastructure, to cool neighbourhoods, clean the air and manage rainwater.
No action yetPlant native trees first where tree cover is lowestEnvironment · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Digby as supportive of its policy to plant native trees in all areas, first where tree cover is low, more people live and more residents are vulnerable.
No action yetConnected greenways for people and wildlifeEnvironment · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Digby as supportive of its policy to create connected urban greenways, meaning linked green routes through the city for people and wildlife.
No action yetReplace 5,000 tree stumps with new treesEnvironment · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would keep working toward 30% tree cover across the city by removing 5,000 existing stumps and planting new trees in their place.
No action yetMore tree cover in the neighbourhoods with the least, starting with StrathconaEnvironment · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would increase tree cover in the neighbourhoods that have the least, starting with Strathcona, which the platform says had 9% tree cover in 2022.
No action yetProtect community gardens and pollinator corridorsEnvironment · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would protect community gardens and pollinator corridors, the linked planted areas that bees and other pollinating insects use.
No action yetArtificial turf fields only with rainwater retention and nature workAccess to turf, tracks and courts · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would support artificial turf sports fields only when they come with rainwater retention and work for plants and wildlife.
No action yetTurn old fountains into low-water natural water featuresParks · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would continue converting historic fountains into water features that recirculate their water or use little of it, in a natural style.
No action yetWork with Council on trees and green space near every homeClimate · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would work with City Council to put the 3-30-300 rule into practice for every home: three trees visible, 30% tree cover in the neighbourhood, and green space within 300 metres.
No action yetLower fees for swimming lessons, field permits and ice rentalsRecreation people can afford · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would subsidize the fees for core activities such as swimming lessons, sports field permits and ice rentals, so Vancouver families can afford them.
No action yetExpand the Leisure Access ProgramRecreation people can afford · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would expand and promote the Leisure Access Program, which gives seniors and low-income families lower-cost access to recreation.
No action yetParks and programs that meet inclusion standards for all abilitiesAccessibility · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would make sure park design and programs meet inclusion standards for people of all abilities, neurodivergent people and seniors.
No action yetKeep parks free of encampments through safety and peer programsParks everyone can use safely · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would keep parks free of encampments by paying for community safety and peer stewardship programs for people with lived experience of homelessness, poverty, mental illness and substance use.
No action yetExpand and connect safe cycling routes and greenwaysActive transport · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would expand, improve and connect safe cycling networks and greenways, working with City Council and the School Board to link routes to schools, community centres, parks, transit and places of work.
No action yetInclude urban Indigenous groups in Park Board planningReconciliation · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would work with urban Indigenous organizations and community members so that they are included in the Park Board’s planning and projects.
No action yetIndigenous names, art and healing gardens in park designReconciliation · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would include Indigenous naming, values, art and healing gardens in the design of park facilities and outdoor spaces.
No action yetRenew Hastings, Kensington and Renfrew community centres firstRecreation facilities · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would put the renewal of Hastings, Kensington and Renfrew community centres first, as the Community Centre Strategy 2022 sets out, and keep its focus on renewing Britannia.
No action yetRenew four pools and build a new 50 metre poolRecreation facilities · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would renew the Vancouver Aquatic Centre and the Kitsilano, Kerrisdale and Britannia pools, and build a new 50 metre pool at Hastings or Kensington.
No action yetBuild all new park facilities to a high climate standardClimate · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would build all new infrastructure to climate-resilient gold standards and keep its carbon emissions as low as possible.
No action yetMore small events in parks, and permits for small businessesPublic spaces that bring people together · Party platform
The party’s Park Board platform says it would increase small activations of parks and public spaces and let small businesses offer useful services inside parks.
No action yetNatural shorelines with accessible waterfront areasWaterfront · Party platform
The party's Park Board platform says it would promote native shoreline improvements that add to the waterfront's natural beauty and provide accessible waterfront recreation areas, such as Tatlow Park.
No action yetExplore shared management of parkland with the three host NationsReconciliation · Party platform
The party's Park Board platform says it would put first its work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations to explore co-management of parkland, meaning the Nations and the Board managing it together.
No action yetSeek advice from traditional knowledge keepers on caring for park natureReconciliation · Party platform
The party's Park Board platform says it would seek guidance from traditional knowledge keepers, and give their voices more weight, on ways to care for the plants, animals and natural systems of the parks.
This record covers Tom Digby, the sitting Vancouver Park Board commissioner and board chair who is running for re-election with the Green Party of Vancouver at ballot number 222. It sets out the record confirmed by news reporting, the promises made on the Green Party and campaign pages, and the public dispute over tree removal in Stanley Park.
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.
Parks and recreation9/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“with algae blooms and fish die-off becoming an increasingly regular occurrence, it’s important we act now and explore long-term solutions for the area’s ecological health”
“Park board commissioners voted unanimously to ask staff to look at funding options, as a motion recommended reconnecting the lagoon to Coal Harbour and Second Beach to improve its ecological health and restore it as a tidal ecosystem.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Green Party of Vancouver’s platform on parks: 5 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.
“Vancouver park board commissioner Tom Digby will present a motion next Monday asking that a legal team be hired to challenge Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan to kill the board.”
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.
“upping the total commitment from $1.35 billion to $1.43 billion, which would include $300 million for spaces like the Seawall and waterfront, $250 million towards aquatic facilities and $400 million on renewing community centres.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Green Party of Vancouver’s platform on taxes and budget: 1 commitment, none 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.
“In light of the significant challenges confronting our urban trees, it is imperative that we take proactive measures to safeguard and enhance our city's tree canopy”
“The motion calls for collaborative action with other municipal bodies, including the Mayor, Vancouver City Council, and the Vancouver School Board, to update commitments to Vancouver's tree canopy and urban forest strategies by the end of 2025.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Green Party of Vancouver’s platform on climate: 3 commitments, 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.
“direct staff to examine what can be done within Park Board jurisdiction, including signage, public education, boat launch restrictions, policy changes, and permit requirements.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Green Party of Vancouver’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.
“the non-ABC commissioners approved a measure of directing Park Board staff to redirect their $10 million capital investment portion towards improving the amenities, features, public spaces, and active transportation connections of the Sunset Beach Park area and the future new replacement Vancouver Aquatic Centre.”
“The estimated combined cost for the changes to all three locations is $828,000, including design, planning, construction, and archaeological assessment and monitoring costs, as well as a $168,000 contingency fund for the construction costs.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Green Party of Vancouver’s platform on transport: 2 commitments, none 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.
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 Tom Digby
Tom Digby appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 222. The City records the affiliation as Green Party of Vancouver.
The official roster for the current term lists Tom Digby as a Vancouver Park Board commissioner. He is seeking a second term in the same office. The Park Board's own minutes list him as vice-chair in February and October 2025 and as chair in March and April 2026.
The page says Digby chairs the Vancouver Park Board and is seeking nomination to run again as a commissioner. The page says Digby works as a lawyer in global intellectual property law.
Digby was elected to the Vancouver Park Board on October 15, 2022 with 39,243 votes, finishing seventh of seven winners and taking the only seat not won by ABC Vancouver.
Digby appears at ballot number 222 as the Green Party of Vancouver candidate for Park Board commissioner in the election held on October 17, 2026.
The Green Party of Vancouver named Digby a nominated Park Board candidate on June 8, 2026, describing the candidate as the current Park Board chair seeking re-election.
The Green Party page says Digby is an intellectual property lawyer and a scientist with an M.Sc. in biochemistry, and a former tree planter.
The Green Party page says Digby served two terms on the Vancouver City Planning Commission from 2001 to 2004 and chaired the Vancouver Greens in 2002.
Reporting on the Stanley Park tree removal plan records Digby as a Green Party commissioner who described hemlocks in the park as a "doomed" species that should be replaced with other tree types.
In April 2025, while a Park Board commissioner, Digby ran for the Green Party of Canada in Vancouver Quadra in the federal election, The Ubyssey reported.
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.
26 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · GovernanceApproved
Keep the elected Park Board
Digby campaigns on keeping the elected Park Board in place and says the board survived the effort to abolish it during the last term.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page lists preserving the 136 year old elected Park Board as a first term result. Vancouver Sun reported on January 29, 2024 that Digby would ask for $20,000 to hire independent legal counsel on the abolition plan. The Park Board's minutes for February 5, 2024 show Digby moved that motion, an amendment to it passed 4 to 3 with Digby in favour, and the main motion as amended was carried; the minutes give no names on that final vote. On July 13, 2026 ABC Vancouver said it would no longer pursue dissolving the Park Board.
What still needs checking
What the legal advice found, and whether any change to the Vancouver Charter on the Park Board returns after October 17, 2026.
Digby says the Park Board should receive $1.35 billion for parks and recreation facilities in the 2027 to 2030 capital plan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The minutes of the April 7, 2026 special meeting show Brennan Bastyovanszky moved the request and Digby seconded it. Digby then moved an amendment that set $1.08 billion for recreation facilities, including $250 million for aquatic facilities and $400 million for community centre renewal. The final text in the minutes gives a total of $1.63 billion, while its three parts ($300 million, $50 million and $1.08 billion) add to $1.43 billion, the figure Global News reported. The final vote was 3 in favour (Bastyovanszky, Digby, Jensen) with Christensen abstaining. On July 13, 2026 the Board Committee approved a $739 million draft plan for City Council, with Digby voting in favour.
What still needs checking
How much City Council puts in the final 2027 to 2030 capital plan for parks, and whether voters approve the borrowing questions on October 17, 2026.
Digby wants the city to update its tree canopy and urban forest commitments, run public conversations about trees, and bring back programs such as the $10 spring tree sale and Tree Keepers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for May 6, 2024 confirm that Digby moved the "Vancouver, Let's Talk Trees!" motion and that it carried 4 to 1. As amended, it asks the chair to write to the Mayor, Council and the School Board recommending updated tree canopy commitments by the fourth quarter of 2025, and asks staff for options to bring back the $10 tree sale and Tree Keepers. No source read for this record shows the result of those steps.
What still needs checking
Whether the canopy and urban forest strategy was updated by the end of 2025 and what the current canopy figure is.
Restrict motorized personal watercraft near Vancouver's shoreline
Digby wants jet skis and similar craft prohibited or restricted in Burrard Inlet and near Vancouver beaches and waterfront parks.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for June 1, 2026 show Digby moved the motion and it was defeated 1 to 6: Digby voted in favour and every other commissioner voted against. The Green Party release of May 27, 2026 describes the same motion. This record called it in progress until October 3, 2026.
What still needs checking
Whether Digby or the Greens bring the proposal back in the next term.
Digby wants Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park restored to an intertidal estuary connected to Coal Harbour and English Bay.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for the committee meeting of March 9 and 10, 2026 show Digby moved the motion to endorse the Lost Lagoon tidal reconnection concept and to seek funding partners. It carried unanimously, with three commissioners absent. CBC News and Daily Hive reported the estimated cost as $30 million and that the project has no funding yet. The April 7, 2026 capital request lists Lost Lagoon in a $50 million biodiversity item.
What still needs checking
Whether any funding partner or capital plan line pays for the design and construction.
Digby says Park Board contractors should be required to pay the living wage.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for April 8 and 9, 2024 show Digby moved the living wage motion and it carried unanimously, with one commissioner absent. The motion affirmed the Board's commitment to be re-certified as a living wage employer and asked staff to report back by the third quarter of 2024 on the steps and the budget effect. Daily Hive quoted Digby's estimate of $60,000 a year. No source read for this record shows whether re-certification happened.
What still needs checking
Whether the Park Board is now certified as a living wage employer, and from what date.
Digby campaigns on support for bike routes in parks, including the Stanley Park bike lane and the Beach Avenue bike lane.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for September 15, 2025 show Digby moved an amendment directing staff to report on the design and cost of a permanent separated bike lane on part of Stanley Park Drive in time for the 2027 to 2030 capital plan; it carried 4 to 1. CBC News reported in February 2025 that the Integrity Commissioner found six ABC commissioners met privately and decided how to vote on the 2023 bike lane removal, which supports that part of the campaign's account. Daily Hive confirmed the July 2024 Beach Avenue vote and the March 2025 seawall gates vote. No HUB Cycling scorecard page was found.
What still needs checking
The staff report on the cost of the Stanley Park Drive bike lane and whether the capital plan funds it. The HUB Cycling scorecard.
Digby says park budgets and operations should be judged on financial, social and environmental grounds together, and wants carbon reduction, waste reduction and climate resilient facilities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This comes from the Green Party candidate page. The same page in 2022 said responding to the climate emergency was the main way Digby viewed Park Board issues, and set a target of at least 30 percent tree canopy in every neighbourhood.
What still needs checking
Which specific climate targets Digby would put to the board in the 2026 to 2030 term.
Digby wants parks to be easier to reach and use for people with different mobility needs, and lists seawall accessibility work in Stanley Park.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Green Party page and the campaign site both list accessibility work, including seawall accessibility in Stanley Park. Daily Hive independently reported the March 10, 2025 unanimous vote to remove three cyclist dismount gates at Lumberman's Arch, Prospect Point and Third Beach, which Digby's own May 2024 motion set in motion; the mechanism, cost and timeline for that vote are recorded on the cycling-routes commitment for this issue. No independent source describing other completed accessibility projects, such as further seawall or trail work, was opened.
What still needs checking
Which seawall or trail accessibility projects were built during the 2022 to 2026 term and what they cost.
Digby names reconciliation with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations as urgent Park Board work and says the land was taken without proper treaty negotiation.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The statement is on the Green Party candidate page. It describes a view rather than a named program, and no board decision is cited on that page.
What still needs checking
Which Park Board reconciliation decisions Digby has moved or supported, with dates.
2026 · Preserving the elected Park BoardCampaign pledge
Preserving the elected Park Board
The page says Digby worked to keep the 136-year-old elected Park Board when there was an effort to abolish it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page. The Park Board's minutes for February 5, 2024 confirm that Digby moved the motion to hire outside legal counsel on the abolition plan, and that it carried. His Instagram post of August 31, 2026 says he worked across party lines and acted as the swing vote on the Board.
What still needs checking
Whether the question of abolishing the Park Board returns after the election.
2026 · Restoring the Stanley Park bike laneIn progress
Restoring the Stanley Park bike lane
The campaign page says Digby persuaded commissioners to bring the Stanley Park bike lane back in September 2025. The minutes show the Board asked staff for a design and cost report on a permanent lane over Prospect Point hill.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for September 15, 2025 show Digby's amendment for a design and cost report on a permanent separated bike lane carried 4 to 1, as part of the Stanley Park Mobility Study. CBC News reported the same vote. No source read for this record shows that the lane has been built; Digby's Instagram post of August 25, 2026 says he hopes it can be built when bus service returns to Stanley Park Drive.
What still needs checking
The staff cost report and whether the 2027 to 2030 capital plan pays for the lane.
2026 · Reconnecting Lost Lagoon to the seaApproved
Reconnecting Lost Lagoon to the sea
The page says Digby led the winning vote to restore Lost Lagoon and link it to Coal Harbour and English Bay.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for March 9 and 10, 2026 confirm that Digby moved the Lost Lagoon motion and that it carried unanimously, with three commissioners absent. The motion endorses a concept and a search for funding partners; construction is not funded.
What still needs checking
Whether the project gets funding and a construction date.
Digby says he opposed Mayor Ken Sim's "Zero-Means-Zero" city budget, which he says led to more than $120 million in cuts and at least 440 layoffs of City and Park Board staff.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for November 24, 2025 show Digby voted against the 2026 fee increases and against the 2026 Park Board operating budget, and voted for asking Council for $800,000 to hold recreation fees at a 0 percent increase. No source read for this record confirms the campaign's figures of $120 million in cuts and 440 layoffs.
What still needs checking
A City or news source for the total cuts and layoffs in the 2026 budget.
Digby says he worked with community gardeners to cancel a $320 fee the City had charged for green bins.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is stated on Digby's Green Party candidate page. The Park Board's minutes for March 30, 2026 record that Digby asked about green bin and water charges at community gardens. No source read for this record shows the fee was cancelled or which body cancelled it. The $320 figure is a fee the gardens paid, so this record no longer counts it as a cost of the measure.
What still needs checking
What the $320 green bin fee applied to, when it was cancelled, and which body's vote cancelled it.
Digby says he negotiated and led a unanimous Park Board apology to the trans community over a Harry Potter-themed event, and says he told the author J.K. Rowling that he disagreed with her views.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for October 7, 2025 show Digby moved the motion affirming the Board's commitment to transgender lives and rights, and it carried unanimously. The motion says the Board failed to consult its 2SLGBTQ+ Committee before approving the Harry Potter event, asks staff to report on contract options so the event runs for one season only, and asks for a report on actions to address the harm to transgender, gender diverse and Two-Spirit people. The word apology is the campaign's; the motion uses the word acknowledges.
What still needs checking
Whether the Harry Potter event contract ends after one season.
Says current park bylaws strike the right balance at CRAB Park
Digby defends the Park Board's approach of enforcing an existing bylaw that requires temporary shelters in city parks, including CRAB Park, to be taken down each morning, saying the current bylaws strike a good balance between the rights of unsheltered people and the needs of other park users.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Vancouver Sun independently reported on April 18, 2024 that park rangers, backed by Vancouver police, cleared campers' belongings from CRAB Park under this bylaw, and quoted Digby defending the approach. The same report quotes a UBC law professor saying the enforcement does not meet the legal standard set by a 2022 B.C. Supreme Court ruling, and a housing advocate criticizing the board's appeal process. Digby's own 2026 campaign site links to this article as one of the difference he says he made on the board.
What still needs checking
Whether the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal complaint referenced in the report has been decided, and how many designated camping spaces CRAB Park has today.
Digby's campaign site claims credit for a Park Board motion, reported by CTV News, to consider extending beach hours around the summer solstice so people can stay to watch the sunset.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board's minutes for October 7, 2025 show Digby moved the motion. As amended, it directs staff to report on costs, risks and benefits and to prepare a bylaw change that keeps English Bay beaches open to 11 pm from the Victoria Day long weekend to BC Day. It carried 5 to 2. No source read for this record shows whether the bylaw change was adopted.
What still needs checking
Whether the Board adopted the bylaw change and what the beach hours were in summer 2026.
Digby says the first decision for the new Board should be whether to build a new 50 metre pool at Hastings or Kensington community centre, and that the Greens will keep the 25 metre plan for the Vancouver Aquatic Centre.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Digby wrote this in his answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network survey, published September 26, 2026, and repeated the Aquatic Centre position to CBC News on October 1, 2026. The Board Committee's minutes for July 13, 2026 show a motion, with Digby voting in favour, to fund a design or feasibility study for a recreation hub with a 50 metre pool at Hastings or Kensington in the draft 2027 capital budget, with a staff report due in November 2026. Digby's April 7, 2026 amendment set $250 million for aquatic facilities, including planning for a new 50 metre pool. The sources give no cost for the pool alone and no construction date.
What still needs checking
The November 2026 staff comparison of the two sites and the cost of the pool.
Digby says the Park Board can remove 5,000 existing stumps and plant new trees in those places, starting with neighbourhoods that have less tree canopy.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Green Party release of September 25, 2026 quotes Digby, and the party's Park Board platform commits to the 5,000 stumps and to starting in Strathcona. The release gives no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
The cost of the stump replacement program and the year it would finish.
Digby says the City can afford to borrow money for the Park Board's capital investment and pay it back over time, and points to the $739 million plan the Board and Council approved.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is from Digby's answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network survey. The survey answer names borrowing as the source of money. Borrowing for a capital plan is approved by City Council and by voters, and the answer gives no amount beyond the approved plan and no date.
What still needs checking
How much new borrowing Digby would ask for and for which projects.
Digby says recreation centres and libraries need high quality air filtration so residents have a place to go during wildfire smoke.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is from Digby's answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network survey. He says the work is expensive and will take years. The answer gives no cost, no number of buildings and no date.
What still needs checking
Which recreation centres would get filtration first, at what cost.
Regular meetings between the Mayor and the Park Board
Digby says the next Mayor should meet the Park Board commissioners on a regular schedule.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is from Digby's answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network survey, where he says Ken Sim did not meet the elected Board once in four years. A meeting schedule depends on the Mayor, so the Board cannot set it by its own vote.
What still needs checking
Whether the next Mayor agrees to a meeting schedule with the Board.
Party platform: restore the City share of the park budget
The Green Party's Park Board platform says the City-funded share of the park budget should return to 50 percent, putting $6 million back into the Park Board budget, and that the Board depends too much on user fees.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party platform text with no candidate named. It is shown here as the position of Digby's party.
What still needs checking
Whether Digby states this position himself and how the $6 million figure was reached.
Party platform: keep an independent elected Park Board
The Green Party's platform commits to keeping an independent elected Park Board with clear authority over parks, beaches, recreation, urban forestry and community facilities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is party platform text with no candidate named. Digby states the same position in his own words in other commitments on this page.
What still needs checking
Whether a change to the Park Board's structure is proposed after the election.
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.
Carried
Moved for outside legal counsel to challenge Park Board abolition
Digby moved a motion authorizing the Park Board to hire independent legal counsel, with $20,000 for a first review, on the chances of overturning City Council's December 13, 2023 motion to abolish the Board.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for February 5, 2024 show an amendment adding a legal opinion on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms passed 4 to 3, with Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Digby and Jensen in favour and Haer, Howard and Virdi opposed. The main motion as amended was carried; the minutes give no names on that final vote. Vancouver Sun reported the motion in advance on January 29, 2024.
Digby moved a motion affirming the Park Board's commitment to be re-certified as a living wage employer and asking staff to report back by the third quarter of 2024 on the steps and the budget effect.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for April 8 and 9, 2024 record the motion as carried unanimously, with Commissioner Virdi absent. Daily Hive reported the motion on April 3, 2024. No source read for this record shows whether re-certification followed.
Vancouver Sun reported that park rangers, backed by Vancouver police, cleared unauthorized campers' belongings from CRAB Park under an existing bylaw requiring temporary shelters in city parks to be taken down each morning. Digby defended the enforcement as necessary for health and safety.
Scope, limits and sources
The report also quotes a UBC law professor saying the enforcement does not meet the legal standard set by a January 2022 B.C. Supreme Court ruling, and a housing advocate criticizing the board's appeal process for evicted campers.
Digby moved the "Vancouver, Let's Talk Trees!" motion. As amended, it asks the chair to write to the Mayor, Council and School Board recommending updated tree canopy and urban forest commitments by the fourth quarter of 2025, and asks staff for options to bring back the $10 tree sale and the Tree Keepers program.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for May 6, 2024 record the motion as carried, with Commissioners Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Digby and Jensen in favour and Commissioner Virdi opposed. The Green Party release of May 7, 2024 describes the same motion.
Moved the motion to review the seawall cyclist barriers
Digby moved a motion asking staff to report on options for better access on the Stanley Park seawall cycling path, including removing the three barriers at Lumberman's Arch, Prospect Point and Third Beach, with the cost and timeline of each option.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for May 6, 2024 record the motion as carried, with Commissioners Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Digby and Jensen in favour and Commissioner Virdi opposed. The Board approved removing the barriers in March 2025, as Daily Hive reported.
Voted against reopening Beach Avenue to two-way vehicle traffic
Daily Hive reported that Park Board commissioners voted 4-3 to reject Council's plan to reopen a section of Beach Avenue near Stanley Park to two-way vehicle traffic, with Digby siding with three independent commissioners against reversing the pandemic-era bike lane, and instead directed $10 million in capital funding toward the Sunset Beach Park area and the future Aquatic Centre replacement.
Scope, limits and sources
The report names Digby as one of the four commissioners in the majority and quotes him directly on the vote. It does not record how each of the four individually reasoned their vote beyond the quotes given.
Voted against adding a 50 metre pool to the Aquatic Centre plan
At the Board Committee, Digby and Scott Jensen voted against an amendment that added a 50 metre training pool to the Vancouver Aquatic Centre renewal. Bastyovanszky, Haer and Virdi voted in favour.
Scope, limits and sources
The vote is in the Park Board's minutes for February 24 and 25, 2025. In October 2026 Digby told CBC News that the Greens will keep the 25 metre plan at the Aquatic Centre and build a 50 metre pool in East Vancouver instead.
Park Board unanimously approves removing Stanley Park seawall dismount gates
Daily Hive reported that Park Board commissioners unanimously approved removing three cyclist dismount gates on the Stanley Park seawall, following a member motion Digby brought in May 2024 asking staff to explore removing them, at an estimated combined cost of $828,000 targeted for the 2027-2030 capital plan.
Scope, limits and sources
The report quotes Digby speaking in favour of the change at the meeting and names him as the mover of the original May 2024 motion.
The Park Board approved the final phase of tree removal in Stanley Park. Digby supported a 40 metre buffer from busy areas, inside which dead trees would come down and outside which they could stay standing.
Scope, limits and sources
Digby told Vancity Lookout there is value in dead trees left standing and on the ground, and said an amendment for public discussion of the forestry plan got no support from colleagues. Tree removal was reported as due to resume in mid October 2025, subject to the court case.
Moved the amendment for a permanent Stanley Park Drive bike lane study
Digby moved an amendment to the Stanley Park Mobility Study directing staff to report on the design and cost of a permanent separated bike lane over Prospect Point hill to the Second Beach bike lane, in time for the 2027 to 2030 capital plan. He also moved an amendment to keep the current Beach Avenue layout unless the Board approves a change.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for September 15, 2025 record both amendments as carried, with Commissioners Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Digby and Jensen in favour and Commissioner Haer opposed. CBC News reported the vote, and Daily Hive reported Digby's proposal before the meeting.
Moved the motion affirming the Park Board's commitment to transgender lives and rights
Digby moved a motion that affirms the Board's support for transgender, gender diverse and Two-Spirit people, says the Board failed to consult its 2SLGBTQ+ Committee before approving the Harry Potter event in Stanley Park, and asks staff to report on keeping the event to one season.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for October 7, 2025 record the motion as carried unanimously.
Digby moved a motion, amended by Scott Jensen, directing staff to report on costs, risks and benefits and to prepare a bylaw change keeping English Bay beaches open to 11 pm from the Victoria Day long weekend to BC Day.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for October 7, 2025 record the amended motion as carried, with Commissioners Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Digby, Howard and Jensen in favour and Commissioners Haer and Virdi opposed. CTV News reported the proposal on September 29, 2025.
Voted against the 2026 fee increases and the 2026 Park Board operating budget
Digby voted against the 2026 fees and charges and against the 2026 operating budget of $191,957,410. He voted for asking Council for $800,000 to hold recreation fees at a 0 percent increase, seconded a request for $1.1 million for stump removal and tree canopy work and $1.5 million for park maintenance, and moved a request for quarterly staffing reports in 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for the special meeting of November 24, 2025 record each vote by name. The fees passed 4 to 3. The operating budget was recorded as carried with Haer, Howard and Virdi in favour, Bastyovanszky, Digby and Jensen opposed and Christensen abstaining.
Park Board endorses next step to restore Lost Lagoon
CBC News and Daily Hive reported that Park Board commissioners voted unanimously to direct staff to look at funding options for a motion recommending Lost Lagoon be reconnected to Coal Harbour and Second Beach to restore it as a tidal ecosystem, at an estimated cost of $30 million.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for the committee meeting of March 9 and 10, 2026 show Digby moved the motion, Bastyovanszky seconded it, and it carried unanimously with Commissioners Haer, Howard and Virdi absent. CBC News and Daily Hive quote Digby on the reasons for the change. No funding source or start date is confirmed.
The Park Board approved a request asking city hall for a large investment in parks and recreation over four years. Global News reported the request started at $1.35 billion and was amended to $1.43 billion, with $300 million for the seawall and waterfront, $250 million for aquatic facilities and $400 million for community centre renewal.
Scope, limits and sources
The minutes of the April 7, 2026 special meeting show Brennan Bastyovanszky moved the request and Digby seconded it. Digby moved the amendment that set $1.08 billion for recreation facilities, which carried 3 to 0 with Christensen abstaining. The final text in the minutes gives a total of $1.63 billion, while its three parts add to $1.43 billion, the figure Global News reported. The final vote was Bastyovanszky, Digby and Jensen in favour, with Christensen abstaining. City Council funding is a separate decision.
Digby moved a motion asking the Park Board to advocate for a ban or strong limits on jet skis and similar craft in Burrard Inlet, and to direct staff to report on what the Board could do at its own launch sites, such as signs, education and permit rules.
Scope, limits and sources
The Park Board's minutes for June 1, 2026 record the motion as defeated: Digby voted in favour and Commissioners Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Haer, Howard, Jensen and Virdi voted against. The Green Party release of May 27, 2026 announced the motion.
Sent the Park Board's letter and legal opinion to the Mayor on capital priorities
Digby sent the Mayor a Park Board letter, with a legal opinion, saying the Board alone decides how park land is used and asking City Hall to stop promising park projects that are outside the Board's plan.
Scope, limits and sources
The report, carried by Yahoo News Canada under Denise Ryan's byline, quotes the Mayor's office confirming it received the letter from Commissioner Digby and saying the opinion affirms Council's control of capital funding.
Voted for the $739 million 2027 to 2030 parks capital plan draft
Digby voted for the $739 million draft parks and recreation capital plan for 2027 to 2030 and for asking Council to add Kitsilano Pool and Renfrew Community Centre. He moved an addition asking Council to direct City staff to work with the Province and BC Housing on renewing Britannia, West End, Strathcona, Ray-Cam and Thunderbird community centres.
Scope, limits and sources
The Board Committee's minutes for July 13, 2026 record the $739 million item as carried unanimously and Digby's addition as carried 4 to 3. The Green Party release of July 9, 2026 gives Digby's view that the draft falls short of the Board's request.
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Interview
Comments to CBC News on the Aquatic Centre pool
Digby told CBC News that the Greens will keep the 25 metre plan for the Vancouver Aquatic Centre and build a new 50 metre pool at Hastings or Kensington, and said reopening the Aquatic Centre decision is not feasible.
Answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network Park Board survey
Digby answered all ten survey questions. He named a new 50 metre pool at Hastings or Kensington as the first decision for the new Board, supported more tree planting and air filtration in recreation centres, said the City can borrow to pay for park building, and said the next Mayor should meet the Board regularly.
In a Green Party release, Digby said the 5,000 stumps on city land are places to start, and that new trees should go back in those spots, with priority for neighbourhoods with less canopy.
Instagram post on the effort to abolish the Park Board
Digby wrote that he worked across party lines and acted as the swing vote on the Board while residents and councillors opposed the Mayor's plan to abolish it.
Digby wrote that he persuaded a majority of commissioners to remove dead trees next to busy roads and trails while leaving more than 50 hectares of interior forest untouched, and that 75,000 trees were planted from 2024 to 2026. These are his own figures.
Instagram post on the Stanley Park Drive bike lane
Digby wrote that he led a new plan for the Stanley Park Drive bike lane after the 2023 removal and hopes it can be built when bus service returns to the park road.
In a Green Party release, Digby said the $739 million draft is a large increase over the current plan but falls short of the Board's request, and objected that the City's draft lists different recreation priorities from the Board's.
Digby said the Mayor can remove projects he does not want to pay for but cannot add projects to the Park Board's plan, said the Board had asked for a meeting with the Mayor without success, and said voters need to know which projects the capital plan includes.
In a Green Party release, Digby described Burrard Inlet as a living habitat and asked for a ban or strong limits on motorized personal watercraft after a Sea-Doo struck a grey whale near Stanley Park on May 4, 2026.
Digby said algae blooms and fish die-offs at Lost Lagoon have become a regular occurrence, and that it is important to act now and explore long-term solutions for the area's ecological health.
Digby told CBC News the cedar log at the foot of Trafalgar Street, which he said the tree rings put at an estimated 800 years old, had too much cultural relevance to remove, said staff realized removal would cost almost as much as repairing the damage the log causes, and said it is a reminder of the history of logging and damage to old-growth forests.
Statement on his Stanley Park Drive bike lane amendment
Before the September 15, 2025 meeting, Digby told Daily Hive that buses and bikes do not mix safely on Stanley Park Drive and that his amendment would seek a permanent separated bike lane over Prospect Point hill.
Comments on the final phase of Stanley Park tree removal
Digby explained the 40 metre buffer decision to Vancity Lookout, said dead trees have ecological value, said anyone challenging the plan in court had time to act, and said no colleague on the board wanted a public discussion of the forestry plan.
As the Green candidate in Vancouver Quadra, Digby told The Ubyssey he wanted federal money for the SkyTrain extension to UBC and for university research, and an end to federal support for oil and gas projects.
Digby said there is a tremendous amount of conflict between pedestrians and cyclists on the Stanley Park seawall, made worse since the interior Stanley Park Drive bike lane was removed, and said approving mobility scooters and e-bikes on the seawall will keep increasing activity there.
Digby said no one would miss the chance to keep a one-lane vehicle entrance to Stanley Park, and said the change gave people walking onto Denman Street and into English Bay Beach Park a stronger sense of confidence.
Digby said the unsheltered have a right to be at CRAB Park but that constitutional rights are not the only rights that matter, citing 90,000 kilograms of debris, 20 propane tanks and six generators removed during a cleanup, and said the board had to ask whether conditions were safe.
Digby said it was outrageous that the City was taking out its fiscal problems on those least able to afford it, said one estimate put the cost of a living wage at the Park Board at $60,000 a year, and said the board intended to remain in place despite the push to abolish it.
Statement on the motion for legal counsel to challenge Park Board abolition
Digby said the elected Park Board was preparing to respond to the mayor's surprise attack, and said he would ask for $20,000 to retain independent counsel to assess the chances of overturning the abolition plan.
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.
Policy dispute
Petition asking Digby to resign over Stanley Park tree removal
Michael Robert Caditz, who is now an Independent Parks Party candidate for Park Board, started a Change.org petition on November 4, 2024 asking Digby to resign. The petition says more than 7,000 trees were cut in the winter of 2023 to 2024, says Digby claimed defoliated conifers were a wildfire and falling risk without enough scientific support, and says Digby set aside testimony from scientists at Park Board meetings on October 7 and 8, 2024. The petition had 931 verified signatures against a goal of 1,000 when the page was read.
Candidate or party response
No published reply from Digby to this petition was found. In a July 2025 interview Digby said there is ecological value in dead trees left standing and on the ground, and said an amendment for public discussion of the forestry plan drew no support from other commissioners.
Verified status and limits
Digby did not resign. Digby was reported as Park Board chair in April 2026 and is a Green Party candidate at ballot number 222 in the October 17, 2026 election. A petition is a public demand and carries no legal effect.
Court challenge to the Stanley Park tree removal project
The Stanley Park Preservation Society asked the B.C. Supreme Court to stop the $18 million tree removal project that the Park Board and city council had approved while Digby was a commissioner. Justice Maegen Giltrow refused the injunction, finding a negligence claim was the wrong legal route, while saying the petitioners raised credible and legitimate questions about a process that ran behind closed doors for more than a year. A judicial review was filed in February 2025. The case is about board and council decisions, and the reporting does not record how each commissioner voted.
Candidate or party response
Digby told Vancity Lookout in July 2025 that the plan was clear and anyone wanting to challenge it in court had time to act if they moved quickly, and said other commissioners would not discuss the forestry plan in public.
Verified status and limits
The injunction was refused on October 5, 2024. A judicial review was filed on or before February 10, 2025 and was adjourned until after the Park Board's July 21, 2025 meeting. No ruling on the judicial review was found in any source opened up to September 22, 2026.
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Reporting
CBC News
The Vancouver Aquatic Centre may get a 50-metre pool after all, thanks to the election
Karin Larsen reports on each party's plan for the Aquatic Centre pool and quotes Digby on the Greens' plan for a 50 metre pool in East Vancouver.
Vancouver Park Board approves plan to ask city for massive investment
Reported the Park Board's $1.43 billion request to city hall for parks and recreation over four years, and identified Digby as the chair who discussed the plan on Global News Morning.
Stagnating Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park could be reconnected to ocean
Nono Shen reports on the Park Board's unanimous vote to explore reconnecting Lost Lagoon to the ocean, quoting commissioner Tom Digby, a Park Board planner and the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
Beloved giant log will remain at Vancouver beach after community outcry
Michelle Gomez reports that the Park Board quietly decided to leave a large cedar log at Kitsilano Beach in place after public backlash, quoting Digby and two community members.
Final phase of Stanley Park logging approved, and a legal challenge kicks back into gear
Reported the Park Board's approval of the final phase, Digby's support for the 40 metre buffer, and the state of the judicial review brought by the Stanley Park Preservation Society.
Removal of Stanley Park seawall's cyclist dismount gates approved
Kenneth Chan reports on the unanimous Park Board vote to remove three cyclist dismount gates, quoting Digby and naming his May 2024 motion as the origin of the review.
Watchdog finds Vancouver ABC park commissioners flouted policy with secret meetings
Akshay Kulkarni reports the Integrity Commissioner's finding that six ABC commissioners met privately on Board matters, including the 2023 bike lane vote, and that the meetings left out Digby.
Stanley Park Preservation Society heads back to court in a bid to stop logging
Reported a B.C. Supreme Court petition asking the court to rule that the Park Board and city council went beyond their authority and to cancel contracts with B.A. Blackwell and Associates Ltd. The report records Digby's view that hemlocks are a "doomed" species to be replaced with other trees, and the city's position that hemlock looper moths killed 160,000 trees.
Court bid to halt Stanley Park logging fails, but judge criticizes city hall, park board
Justice Maegen Giltrow refused an injunction against the $18 million tree removal project, while criticizing more than a year of closed door decision making by city hall and the Park Board and calling the identity of the decision maker unclear.
Vancouver Park Board rejects City Council's proposed Beach Avenue changes near Stanley Park
Kenneth Chan reports on the 4-3 Park Board vote against reopening Beach Avenue to two-way traffic, naming Digby among the majority and quoting Mayor Ken Sim's criticism of the decision.
'Abiding by the ruling': Vancouver park board defends clearing of undesignated campers from CRAB Park
Sarah Grochowski reports on the Park Board's clearing of campers' belongings from CRAB Park, quoting Digby and commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky defending the action and quoting a UBC law professor and a housing advocate criticizing it.
Vancouver Park Board commissioner calls for living wage despite looming abolition
Amir Ali reports that Digby brought forward a motion to re-certify the Park Board as a living wage employer, and quotes his estimate of the cost and his intended timeline.
Vancouver Greens want legal challenge of ABC Vancouver push to kill park board
David Carrigg reports that Digby, holding the balance of power after three ABC Vancouver commissioners became independents, would present a motion to hire outside legal counsel to challenge Mayor Ken Sim's plan to abolish the board.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The Park Board's minutes were read from Internet Archive copies for eleven meetings from February 2024 to July 2026, because parkboardmeetings.vancouver.ca returns HTTP 403 to direct requests; other meetings in the term were not read. Still confirmed only by the campaign: the HUB Cycling "A" rating (no 2026 HUB Cycling scorecard was found on October 3, 2026), the $120 million and 440 layoff figures for the 2026 City budget, the cancelled $320 green bin fee, and the 75,000 trees planted in Stanley Park. The outcome of the 2024 living wage re-certification and of the 2025 beach hours bylaw change were not found. The Kerrisdale Community Centre listed Digby on September 23, 2026 among the speakers confirmed for its September 29 Park Board forum; no source read on October 3 shows whether he took part, so the forum is not on this page. biv.com's article on the abolition challenge, linked from his campaign site, could not be read (HTTP 403).
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 3, 2026: the Park Board's own minutes for eleven meetings from February 2024 to July 2026, Digby's answers to the Vancouver Public Space Network survey, Green Party releases and the 2026 platform, his Instagram posts, the City's candidate list, and reporting from CBC News, Daily Hive, the Georgia Straight, The Ubyssey and a Yahoo News Canada report, added to the sources reviewed on September 26.
Each motion and vote listed under Board decisions names the minutes it came from. Campaign claims that no other source supports are marked as the campaign's own account.
Checks still to do: the HUB Cycling rating, the City budget cut and layoff figures, the green bin fee, and Park Board meetings not read for this review.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Current term
Vancouver Park Board commissioner
The official roster lists Tom Digby in this office during the term that ends with the 2026 election. voche.me read the Park Board's minutes for eleven meetings from February 2024 to July 2026; his motions and votes from those minutes are listed under Board decisions on this page.
The Ubyssey profiled Digby as the Green candidate in Vancouver Quadra in the April 2025 federal election and described him as a Park Board commissioner and intellectual property lawyer.
The Green Party page says Digby served two terms on the city planning commission. A 2022 candidate profile says Digby volunteered four years on that body.
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How did Tom Digby do in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election?
Tom Digby was elected to Park Board with 78,751 votes, 1st of 35 in the preliminary count. The City of Vancouver published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Tom Digby?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Tom Digby's own campaign.
What is Tom Digby's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Tom Digby is number 222 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for Park Board.
What party did Tom Digby run with?
Tom Digby ran for Park Board with Green Party of Vancouver.
Does Tom Digby currently hold public office?
Yes. Tom Digby currently serves as Vancouver Park Board commissioner.
How many sources does this Tom Digby profile cite?
This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
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When was the election Tom Digby ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the Park Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Added his Park Board motions and votes from the official minutes, survey answers and new reporting; corrected four entries
Added: motions and votes from the Park Board's minutes for eleven meetings (legal counsel on abolition, living wage, tree canopy, seawall barriers, Aquatic Centre pool size, the Stanley Park Drive bike lane, transgender rights, beach hours, 2026 fees and budget, Lost Lagoon, the capital plan request and draft, and the jet ski motion); his Vancouver Public Space Network survey answers as five commitments; the Green Party's stump replacement plan; two Green platform positions; three Instagram posts; reporting from CBC News, Daily Hive, the Georgia Straight, The Ubyssey and Yahoo News Canada; his social links from the City's list; and two upcoming forums as unconfirmed. Corrections: the second biography paragraph called the Park Board a different office from the one he seeks, and it is the same office. The jet ski motion was listed as in progress; the June 1, 2026 minutes show it was defeated 1 to 6. The green bin fee entry counted a $320 fee as the cost of a measure; this record counts only money the measure would cost the City or the Board as a cost, so that point is removed. The beach hours commitment was filed under public safety and now sits under parks.
Tagged the dossier for scoring and added independent reporting on Digby's board record
Added ten independent news sources (Vancouver Sun, CBC News, Daily Hive, CTV News and Global News) confirming specific votes and motions naming Digby on the Park Board abolition fight, the living wage motion, CRAB Park bylaw enforcement, the Beach Avenue vote, the Stanley Park seawall dismount gates, the Trafalgar log and the Lost Lagoon reconnection plan. Tagged every dossier commitment against the six issues the Park Board is scored on, added five new commitments found on Digby's own campaign site, and retagged two campaign-only motions as earning no record point until an independent or official source is opened.
