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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 ### [theBreaker.news says ABC school board candidate drove while recording Instagram video](https://voche.me/news/lina-vargas-distracted-driving-october-7) 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. 2:43 am PT2 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 newsReported ### [VSB support staff vote 96.9% in favour of a strike](https://voche.me/news/vsb-support-staff-strike-vote-october-5) 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. 7:44 am PT2 min read ## Sunday, October 4 Voting guide ### [What a Vancouver school trustee decides, and why the board was fired in 2016](https://voche.me/news/vancouver-school-board-trustees-2026) 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. 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 ## 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 School Board team releases plan to redevelop Kingsgate Mall and Britannia as public community hubs](https://voche.me/news/onecity-school-board-plan-september-29) 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. 10:46 am PT2 min read ## Monday, September 28 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 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.