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Times are Pacific. ## Friday, October 9 Election newsReported ### [OneCity proposes turning Kingsgate Mall into a school, rental housing, and community centre](https://voche.me/news/onecity-kingsgate-mall-school-housing-october-9) OneCity Vancouver says it would push to redevelop the 3.2-acre Kingsgate Mall site at East Broadway and Kingsway into a mixed-use complex if its candidates win seats on October 17. 6:06 pm PT3 min read ## Wednesday, October 7 Election newsReported ### [Vancouver Park Board candidates set out plans for aging pools and community centres](https://voche.me/news/park-board-infrastructure-pools-october-7) Seven seats are on the ballot October 17. Parties differ on how much to spend and how fast to build, with a $438-million borrowing question also on the ballot. 10:44 pm PT3 min read ## Monday, October 5 Election newsReported ### [Vancouver Liberals release 148-point platform: bike lanes, tax cap, 50-metre pool](https://voche.me/news/vancouver-liberals-full-platform-october-5) Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam's party published its complete platform on October 5, setting out commitments on housing, transit, public safety, and parks. 3:45 pm PT3 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [Vancouver Liberals say they will cancel a planned second city hall to fund parks](https://voche.me/news/vancouver-liberals-parks-plan-second-city-hall-october-5) The Vancouver Liberals published a press release on October 5 saying mayoral candidate Kareem Allam will cancel a second city hall project and redirect the savings to a $1.35B parks funding commitment. 7:43 am PT2 min read ## Saturday, October 3 Voting guide ### [What Vancouver's Park Board controls, and how it survived a plan to abolish it](https://voche.me/news/vancouver-park-board-2026-election) Vancouver is the only city in BC that elects a separate board to run its parks. What the 7 commissioners control, who sets their budget, and how a 2023 plan to end the board ran out of time before the 2026 vote. 5 min read ## Friday, October 2 Voting guide ### [How to mark your Vancouver ballot: 27 seats, four races and one rule that cancels votes](https://voche.me/news/how-to-mark-vancouver-ballot-2026) You can vote for 1 mayor, 10 councillors, 7 park commissioners and 9 school trustees on October 17. Here is how the ballot is laid out, what the counting machine accepts, and the one mistake that throws out your votes in a race. 6 min read ## Thursday, October 1 Election newsReported ### [Civic parties promise 50-metre pool for Vancouver Aquatic Centre rebuild](https://voche.me/news/aquatic-centre-50-metre-pool-platform-october-1) Three parties running in the October 17 election are now pledging to reverse the park board's 25-metre pool plan for the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. The Green Party proposes a 50-metre pool at a different site. 5:45 am PT3 min read ## Wednesday, September 30 Election newsReported ### [OneCity proposes ten-year renewal of Britannia complex and Kingsgate Mall community hubs](https://voche.me/news/onecity-britannia-community-hub-september-30) OneCity candidates announced a plan on 30 September to rebuild the Britannia community centre complex and convert the Kingsgate Mall site into a new public hub with a pool, library, and rental housing. 12:44 am PT2 min read ## Tuesday, September 29 Election newsAnnouncement ### [Green Party of Vancouver releases 71-page platform as Pete Fry runs for mayor](https://voche.me/news/green-party-platform-pete-fry-september-29) The party's full election platform sets out housing, transport, parks and public safety commitments ahead of the October 17 vote. 7:42 pm PT3 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [OneCity Park Board candidates release plan for new pools, more lifeguards, and stable funding](https://voche.me/news/onecity-park-board-plan-september-29) 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. 10:46 am PT3 min read ## Monday, September 28 Election newsReported ### [Only one 2022 ABC park board commissioner is running again as ABC](https://voche.me/news/abc-park-board-incumbents-september-28) Jas Virdi is the sole returning ABC Vancouver commissioner on the party's 2026 Park Board slate. The Vancouver Sun reports the other five moved on, with one withdrawing after a criminal investigation was launched into a charity she was once connected to. 6:44 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [Four Indigenous candidates are running in Vancouver's 2026 civic election](https://voche.me/news/indigenous-candidates-civic-election-september-28) Business in Vancouver reports that four Indigenous candidates are on the 2026 Vancouver ballot, all running for Park Board or School Board, while ABC Vancouver, the Greens, Vote Vancouver, and OneCity fielded none. 12:42 pm PT3 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [COPE unveils 2026 Vancouver platform with library funding, tenant protections, and a public audit](https://voche.me/news/cope-platform-september-28) COPE published its 2026 municipal platform on September 28, promising to fully fund city libraries, restore the Renter's Office, triple the empty homes tax, and audit the current mayor's term. 12:41 pm PT2 min read ## Sunday, September 27 Election newsAnnouncement ### [OneCity sets out which parts of the Vote Palestine pledge its candidates will adopt](https://voche.me/news/onecity-vote-palestine-statement-september-27) OneCity published a statement on September 27 explaining its position on each component of the Vote Palestine pledge, accepting some parts and declining others. 8:45 pm PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [Vancouver Greens publish tree and shade commitments across three boards](https://voche.me/news/green-party-tree-shade-plan-september-27) The Green Party of Vancouver says its City Council, Park Board, and School Board candidates each made distinct commitments to protect trees, replace stumps, and add schoolyard shade, published September 25. 11:43 am PT2 min read ## Friday, September 25 Election newsReported ### [Court upholds city plan to replace Vancouver Aquatic Centre pool with 25-metre design](https://voche.me/news/aquatic-centre-court-ruling-september-26) A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed the legal challenge to Vancouver's plan to demolish and rebuild the aquatic centre with a smaller pool, and two of the society's directors are running for Park Board. 8:43 pm PT2 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.