Travers Fenton, ballot number 307 for School Board in Vancouver, TrueBlue Vancouver. The party describes the candidate as focused on school safety, maintenance and expanded access, and has published no biography.
Travers Fenton is a Vancouver School Board candidate running with TrueBlue Vancouver at ballot number 307. The party publishes no biography for this candidate, so this record covers the official ballot listing, the party's one-line description of the candidate and the party platform.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 4, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Schools and student support1/10
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A position in the candidate’s own words
Party platform; candidate not quoted. TrueBlue Vancouver publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
TrueBlue Vancouver’s platform on schools: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the province.
No position found by voche.me as of October 4, 2026.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. TrueBlue Vancouver publishes 2 commitments on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
TrueBlue Vancouver’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education approves the school district’s operating and capital budgets. The Province sets the funding formula and the school tax.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. TrueBlue Vancouver publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
TrueBlue Vancouver’s platform on public safety: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education sets safety policies for its schools and decides whether police liaison officers work in them. Policing itself is the Vancouver Police Department’s.
No position found by voche.me as of October 4, 2026.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
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States a measurable target
No statement to read.
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States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
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States a timeline
No statement to read.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The Board of Education decides how school buildings and land are used, including child care on school sites. Licensing and operating funding are provincial.
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 Travers Fenton
Travers Fenton appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 307. The City records the affiliation as TrueBlue Vancouver.
The party's home page lists the candidate as Fenton Travers, one of four TrueBlue candidates for the Vancouver Board of Education. The party said on Instagram on September 16, 2026 that one of those four had withdrawn. The City's list, read on October 4, 2026, shows three TrueBlue Vancouver candidates for School Board.
The TrueBlue Vancouver home page lists the candidate under School Board with a single line saying TrueBlue candidate for Vancouver's 2026 Board of Education election. No biography, work history or education is given.
The City's list, read on October 4, 2026, gives the name as FENTON, Travers, with the family name first in capital letters as it does for every candidate, so the ballot name is Travers Fenton. Daily Hive's published ballot order gives the same name. The party's website and its Instagram posts write the two names in the reverse order, Fenton Travers.
On September 10, 2026 the party's Instagram account introduced the candidate as "Focused on school safety, maintenance, and expanded access." The post said the party would introduce each candidate in more detail in the weeks ahead. The party's six most recent Instagram posts, read on October 4, 2026, include no longer introduction of Fenton.
TrueBlue Vancouver's about page, read on October 4, 2026, says the party is in formation, is not yet registered as an elector organization with Elections BC, and is not linked to any federal or provincial party. Elections BC's own register, dated October 3, 2026, lists TrueBlue Vancouver as a registered elector organization for Vancouver and the Vancouver School District, and an Elections BC news page gives August 4, 2026 as its registration date.
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.
11 commitments shown · Checked Oct 4
2026 · EducationCampaign pledge
School safety, maintenance and expanded access
The party introduced Fenton on Instagram on September 10, 2026 as focused on school safety, maintenance, and expanded access.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's one-line description of the candidate, posted on the party's own account, with no words from Fenton. It does not say what maintenance work or which kind of access, and names no number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
What Fenton means by maintenance and expanded access, which schools would be affected, and how it would be paid for.
The party's platform lists a school commitment called Bullying & Bigotry: enforce strong rules against bullying, threats and harassment, and apply the same standards to every student.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is one of six named school commitments in the party's full platform, also shown on Fenton's VoteMate profile labelled as a TrueBlue promise, not Fenton's own words. It names no number of incidents, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Whether Fenton would change how the district enforces its current code of conduct, and what would count as success.
The party's platform lists a school commitment called Indigenous Schooling: teach accurate Canadian and Indigenous history, end mandatory land acknowledgements and reject collective guilt.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party platform text, also shown on Fenton's VoteMate profile as a TrueBlue promise. It names no curriculum change, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
What specific change to the curriculum or to land acknowledgement practice Fenton would ask the Board to make.
The party's platform lists a school commitment called Media Literacy & Critical Thinking: teach students to question sources, examine evidence, recognize misinformation and debate different viewpoints respectfully.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party platform text, also shown on Fenton's VoteMate profile as a TrueBlue promise. It names no grade level, course or cost.
What still needs checking
Which grades or courses would carry this, and what it would cost.
The party's platform lists a school commitment called Neurodivergent Students & Support: provide practical classroom supports and learning accommodations based on each student's individual educational needs.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party platform text, also shown on Fenton's VoteMate profile as a TrueBlue promise. It names no staffing number, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many new support positions or spaces this would add, and how it would be paid for.
Priority 8 of the party platform is Better Schools & Parental Involvement: promote safe schools, practical student supports, critical thinking and parental involvement, while supporting police liaison programs and giving students ways to take part in school issues.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This priority appears on the party's home page and platform page as a one-paragraph summary of the six named school commitments. It names no candidate.
What still needs checking
Which of these items the party or Fenton would act on first, and at what cost.
The party's platform lists a school commitment called Police in Schools: support police liaison programs in Vancouver schools to improve safety, build relationships, and respond to violence, gangs, weapons and serious threats.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party platform text, also shown on Fenton's VoteMate profile as a TrueBlue promise. It names no number of schools, no cost, no date, and does not say whether the Board or the Vancouver Police Department would pay for it.
What still needs checking
Which schools would get a liaison officer, and who would pay for it.
Priority 3 of the party platform is Safe Streets & Strong Policing: support properly funded police, address repeat crime and serious public disorder, and keep Vancouver's streets and public spaces safe.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is a general city policing commitment on the party's home and platform pages. The city's police budget is approved by Council, not the Board of Education, so beyond the school liaison program listed separately above, this sits outside a school trustee's own power.
What still needs checking
Whether the party publishes a police budget figure for its council candidates to run on.
The party's platform lists a school commitment called Student Involvement & Engagement: give students meaningful ways to comment on school issues while keeping elected trustees accountable to parents and voters.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party platform text, also shown on Fenton's VoteMate profile as a TrueBlue promise. It names no specific consultation process, meeting rule or reporting change.
What still needs checking
What form of student input the party wants the Board to set up, and how trustees would be held to it.
Priority 9 of the party platform is Accountable & Transparent City Hall: publish clear information about City spending, hold elected officials and departments accountable, and give residents a stronger voice before major decisions are made.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This commitment names City Hall and City departments specifically. The Board of Education is a separate elected body with its own meeting rules and reporting, so this sits outside a school trustee's own power.
What still needs checking
Whether the party publishes a matching transparency commitment for the Board of Education itself.
Priority 2 of the party platform is Lower Taxes & Responsible Spending: control property-tax increases, audit City Hall spending, and cut wasteful programs and bureaucracy so taxpayer dollars are focused on essential municipal services.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Property tax is set by Council, and this commitment names City Hall spending specifically, not the school district's own operating and capital budgets. This sits outside a school trustee's own power.
What still needs checking
Whether the party publishes a separate spending or budget commitment specific to the school district.
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
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Full ballot listing for October 17. Fenton appears at number 307 with TrueBlue Vancouver. The article names the candidate and the party and gives no other detail.
The Vancouver Candidate Who Wants Pride Cancelled in the Name of Jesus
The piece is mainly about running mate Naomi Chocyk. It names Fenton once, as the running mate Chocyk is campaigning alongside under the new TrueBlue Vancouver banner, and gives no separate statement or detail about Fenton.
Sources checked October 4, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
For Our Kids Vancouver and PACES Vancouver · September 25, 2026
No biography, interview, questionnaire answer or personal statement in Fenton's own words was found by voche.me on October 4, 2026. VoteMate still shows only the party platform and says Fenton has not added a biography. fentontravers.com, the site VoteMate links as Fenton's own, returned an error page on October 4, 2026 with no campaign content; its only Wayback Machine snapshot is from 2011. The party's September 10, 2026 Instagram post describes Fenton's focus in one line and says more detail would follow; no later introduction was found. The party's X and Facebook accounts need a login and were not read. The Griffins' Nest questionnaires of September 22 and 28, 2026 list neither Fenton nor TrueBlue Vancouver, among either the candidates who answered or those who did not. Queer Granddad's August 1, 2026 piece names Fenton once, as running mate Naomi Chocyk's TrueBlue colleague, with no statement from Fenton. Whether Fenton will take part in the October 6 For Our Kids Vancouver and PACES Vancouver forum is not known. No public office is on record for Fenton, so no Board minutes apply, and no independent record of a vote, a motion or a dated public action by Fenton was found, so no program entry is recorded.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City's School Board candidate list, Elections BC's register of elector organizations, the party's website, platform document and Instagram posts, VoteMate, two student newspaper questionnaires and a forum listing.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as party or campaign material is the party's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.
Checks still to do: a statement, interview or questionnaire answer in the candidate's own words, and whether the candidate takes part in any public forum.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Background not supplied
Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile.
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 name should readers see alongside the exact ballot name, and what are your individual school priorities?
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.
Have your own question?
Ask Travers Fenton directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Travers Fenton's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Travers Fenton?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Travers Fenton's own campaign.
What is Travers Fenton's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Travers Fenton is number 307 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for School Board.
What party did Travers Fenton run with?
Travers Fenton ran for School Board with TrueBlue Vancouver.
Does Travers Fenton currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Travers Fenton.
How many sources does this Travers Fenton profile cite?
This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Travers Fenton filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Travers Fenton. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Travers Fenton's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Travers Fenton in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Travers Fenton ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the School Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Confirmed the ballot name order and the party's registration, added the party's introduction of Fenton and an October 6 forum
Read the City's School Board candidate list through a reader service, because the City's site blocks automated reads. It gives the name as FENTON, Travers at number 307 for TrueBlue Vancouver, which settles the name order: the ballot name is Travers Fenton, and the party writes it in reverse. Corrected the biography line that said voche.me could not confirm the City's spelling. Elections BC's register of elector organizations, dated October 3, 2026, lists TrueBlue Vancouver as registered for Vancouver and the Vancouver School District, with an August 4, 2026 registration date on an Elections BC news page; the biography now gives that beside the party's about page, which still says the party is not yet registered. Replaced the line saying the party runs four School Board candidates: the party announced on September 16 that one had withdrawn, and the City lists three. Removed the word first-time from the introduction because no source shows it. Added the party's September 10 Instagram post describing Fenton's focus, as a priority and a party commitment with no words from Fenton. Added the For Our Kids Vancouver and PACES Vancouver online forum on October 6 as unconfirmed, because the organizers name no candidate. Removed the October 3 advance voting day from the calendar because that date has passed. The Griffins' Nest questionnaires of September 22 and 28 do not name Fenton or TrueBlue Vancouver.
Tagged the dossier for scoring and corrected the ballot-name claim
Read the party's home, platform and about pages, the full platform document, Fenton's VoteMate profile, and a web search for independent reporting. Found that fentontravers.com, the site VoteMate links as Fenton's own, is a parked domain with no campaign content, and that VoteMate's profile for Fenton carries only party platform text with no candidate biography. Corrected a biography line that misquoted Daily Hive's ballot order as "FENTON, Travers"; Daily Hive's own list reads "Travers Fenton" at number 307, the same order the party site uses in reverse. Split the party's six named school commitments and its taxes, safety and governance priorities into separate, issue-tagged commitments, all party text with no quote from Fenton found anywhere. Added independent reporting that names Fenton as running mate Naomi Chocyk's fellow candidate. No dated public action, interview or personal statement by Fenton was found.
