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Times are Pacific. ## Friday, October 9 Election newsReported ### [Pete Fry on housing, safety and city hall spending](https://voche.me/news/pete-fry-interview-housing-safety-october-9) The Vancouver Greens' mayoral candidate told the Vancouver Sun on October 9 that cost of living, good governance and community safety are his top three issues, and that he wants to shift away from concrete tower construction. 8:45 pm PT3 min read ## Thursday, October 8 Election newsReported ### [ABC and Vancouver Liberals Disagree on Involuntary Care Plebiscite](https://voche.me/news/abc-involuntary-care-plebiscite-october-8) ABC Vancouver wants a yes vote on the October 17 plebiscite to convert the old St. Paul's Hospital into a secure facility with 100-plus involuntary care beds. Vancouver Liberals mayoral candidate Kareem Allam is asking voters to say no. 9:43 pm PT3 min read Election newsReported ### [Vancouver police release record-low crime figures nine days before the election](https://voche.me/news/vpd-crime-stats-election-timing-october-8) Four mayoral candidates question the timing of Thursday's VPD news conference, which reported the city's Crime Severity Index fell to its lowest level since Statistics Canada began tracking in 1998. 7:43 pm PT3 min read Election newsReported ### [Journalist records ABC campaign director entering FIFA match with VPD's top officers](https://voche.me/news/abc-campaign-director-fifa-world-cup-october-8) Bob Mackin reports that Trevor Ford, who became ABC Vancouver's campaign director in May 2026, entered B.C. Place with the Vancouver police chief and two senior officers on June 18, 2026, displaying a City of Vancouver employee pass. 10:45 am PT2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver publishes full nine-plank platform ahead of October 17 vote](https://voche.me/news/team-full-nine-plank-platform-october-8) TEAM for a Livable Vancouver released its complete 2026 election platform on October 8, setting out nine areas of commitment including a property tax cap, neighbourhood planning reform, a ward system, and a new lobbyist registry. 9:44 am PT3 min read ## Wednesday, October 7 Election newsReported ### [What Vancouver's seven civic parties say about public safety](https://voche.me/news/vancouver-parties-public-safety-october-7) Vancouver Is Awesome compiled public safety positions from all seven mainstream parties ahead of the October 17 election, covering policing, drug use, mental health response, and crime prevention. 8:44 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [VPD investigating suspected arson of ABC Vancouver campaign signs at volunteer's home](https://voche.me/news/abc-signs-arson-investigation-october-7) Vancouver police confirmed they received a report on October 6 of multiple ABC Vancouver campaign signs damaged by what they describe as a suspected arson fire at a campaign volunteer's residence. 5:44 pm PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [Bligh lays out housing, transit and public safety positions in Daily Hive interview](https://voche.me/news/bligh-platform-interview-october-7) The Vote Vancouver mayoral candidate told Daily Hive she would build affordable homes on city land, extend free transit to youth under 18, and drop the public safety plebiscite. 8:44 am PT2 min read ## Friday, October 2 Election newsReported ### [Five mayoral candidates outline positions on safety, housing and business at GVBOT forum](https://voche.me/news/gvbot-mayoral-forum-october-2) Ken Sim, Colleen Hardwick, Rebecca Bligh, Kareem Allam and Pete Fry took questions from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on October 2, 2026, with two weeks left before election day. 6:43 pm PT3 min read ## Wednesday, September 30 Election newsReported ### [Five mayoral candidates say how they would handle the St. Paul's plebiscite and public safety](https://voche.me/news/mayoral-candidates-plebiscite-public-safety-september-30) Global News asked all mayoral candidates about the ballot plebiscite question on involuntary care beds at the old St. Paul's Hospital site and their broader plans for public safety. 5:45 pm PT3 min read ## Tuesday, September 29 Election newsReported ### [Vancouver Liberals launch campaign opposing plebiscite question on St. Paul's Hospital](https://voche.me/news/vancouver-liberals-no-prison-plebiscite-september-29) Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam says converting the old hospital campus for involuntary care would place a large secure facility in the heart of Downtown Vancouver. 11:43 pm PT3 min read Election newsReported ### [Police crime analyst Arezo Zarrabian runs for ABC council seat for second election, raising questions about VPD ties to the party](https://voche.me/news/arezo-zarrabian-vpd-campaign-september-29) CTV News reports that Arezo Zarrabian, a senior Vancouver Police Department crime analyst on leave, is running for City Council under ABC Vancouver for a second time. Political scientists and an academic are raising questions about the close relationship between ABC and the VPD. 2:41 pm PT3 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.