Make the 100-plus temporary parks permanent
COPE would strengthen the independence of the elected Park Board and make more than 100 parks it describes as temporary into permanent ones.
PARKS AND RECREATION
COPE on parks
COPE and TEAM both commit to keeping and strengthening the elected Park Board, and both would make temporary parks permanent. COPE publishes a number: more than 100.
3 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
Strengthen the elected Park Board
COPE would strengthen the independence of the elected park board.
Make 100-plus temporary parks permanent
COPE would make more than 100 parks it describes as temporary into permanent parks.
Expand community gardens and food growing
COPE would expand community gardens, seed sharing and community kitchens and establish food sovereignty networks.
IN THE FULL PLATFORM
More on parks in the Fight for Vancouver
The party's full platform document covers this issue in 2 chapters. Each chapter page lists every commitment with its PDF page and says which government would have to act.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- COPE home page SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · checked
- COPE platform (April 2025 by-election platform, still published September 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · published · checked
- Who is running: official 2026 candidate list City of Vancouver · checked
- Local elections disclosure statement search Elections BC · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties Elections BC · checked
- Making a campaign contribution Elections BC · checked
- Fight for Vancouver: COPE 2026 Platform (PDF) SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · checked