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title: "OneCity Park Board candidates release plan for new pools, more lifeguards, and stable funding"
description: "OneCity's three Park Board candidates published a platform on 29 September calling for three new pools, a 40 per cent tree canopy target, and a dedicated funding stream for the Park Board."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/news/onecity-park-board-plan-september-29"
last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:01:16.180Z"
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OneCity's three Park Board candidates published a platform on 29 September 2026 calling for three new community pools, a larger tree canopy, and a change to how the Park Board receives its funding. The announcement came from John Irwin, Tyler Petersen, and Dominic Denofrio, who are running for the Park Board under the OneCity banner.

The party's platform says OneCity will build three new 50-metre pools: one in Mount Pleasant through the planned redevelopment of Kingsgate Mall, one at Hastings Community Centre, and one in Marpole. That list of locations is the party's own; no cost or construction date appears in the announcement.

The platform also says OneCity will raise Vancouver's urban tree canopy target to 40 per cent and expand the share of city land designated as parks from 11 per cent to 12 per cent. The party says it will work to daylight up to three buried creek systems. All of those figures are from the party's own announcement and have not been independently verified.

On lifeguards, the party says it will ensure public pools stay open and are staffed through city-run certification. "Ken Sim and ABC slashed lifeguard staffing and put the safety of Vancouverites at risk," the announcement says. That characterisation of the past four years is OneCity's own.

Tyler Petersen, one of the three candidates, said in a statement on the party's own site that the Park Board needs a stable budget that it can count on year to year. The party says it will change how Park Board revenue is handled so the board keeps what it earns rather than having it go into the general city budget. The announcement also mentions a gift shop pilot program in some parks as a way to raise additional revenue without raising fees. No revenue figure is given for either proposal.

Dominic Denofrio, running for Park Board in South Vancouver, said in the same announcement that Marpole and South Vancouver have waited too long for the pools and community centres that other parts of the city already have.

The Park Board is an elected body that operates separately from City Council, and commissioners are chosen by Vancouver voters. You can see the full OneCity platform at the party's own website and read the candidate pages for [John Irwin](/candidates/john-irwin), [Tyler Petersen](/candidates/tyler-petersen), and [Dominic Denofrio](/candidates/dominic-denofrio) at voche.me.

Voters choose up to seven Park Board commissioners on 17 October 2026. Advance voting and voting place information is at [/where-to-vote](/where-to-vote).

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