NEWS TOPIC
13 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific.
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.
A report published October 7 says Lina Vargas, an ABC Vancouver candidate for School Board, posted an Instagram video that shows her talking on camera behind the wheel. The ABC campaign gave no response.
Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam's party published its complete platform on October 5, setting out commitments on housing, transit, public safety, and parks.
The union representing 900 Vancouver School Board support staff says members voted 96.9 per cent in favour of a strike over the weekend, and could serve 72-hour strike notice at any time.
Nine trustees will run an $826 million school district for four years. What the job covers, where the money comes from, why the Province fired the whole board in 2016, and who gets a school board ballot.
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.
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.
The party's full election platform sets out housing, transport, parks and public safety commitments ahead of the October 17 vote.
OneCity's five School Board candidates published a platform on 29 September proposing to keep Kingsgate Mall and the Britannia site in public ownership and rebuild both as hubs with new schools, childcare, and housing.
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.
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.
OneCity published a statement on September 27 explaining its position on each component of the Vote Palestine pledge, accepting some parts and declining others.
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.