--- title: "Where Vancouver's parties stand on parks | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/issues/parks" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:58.839Z" meta: description: "Every Vancouver party's position on parks and recreation for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Vancouver party's position on parks and recreation for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Vancouver's parties stand on parks" "twitter:description": "Every Vancouver party's position on parks and recreation for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Vancouver's parties stand on parks" --- PARK BOARD · Vancouver 2026 # Where every party stands on parks 7 of the 11 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on parks and recreation. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All ten issues ](https://voche.me/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/parties) **7**Parties with a published position **21**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with a separately elected park board. Its seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on parks 7 of the 11 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 21 separate commitments. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver has published the most, with 9. 2 commitments carry a figure you can hold a council to after the election: $400 million, Stated as "at cost". The rest are directions without a number attached. 2 of the 21 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on parks | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/parks) | TEAM would withdraw the request to abolish the elected Park Board, restore its control over its own budget and operations, halt current Stanley Park logging pending independent review, and target 1.1 hectares of park per 1,000 people. | 9 | | [ABC Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/parks) | ABC commits $400 million to rebuild or revamp five community centres, with another five in the next capital plan, plus a rebuilt Aquatic Centre with a 50 metre pool. | 5 | | [COPE](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/parks) | COPE would strengthen the independence of the elected Park Board and make more than 100 parks it describes as temporary into permanent ones. | 3 | | [OneCity](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/parks) | OneCity commits to renewing community centres, pools and ice rinks. | 1 | | [TrueBlue Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/parks) | TrueBlue would address encampments and maintain parks and sidewalks. It is not running Park Board candidates. | 1 | | [Vancouver Liberals](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/parks) | Parks appear in the Vancouver Liberals’ published commitments as one of the services the 400 new front-line staff would improve. | 1 | | [Vote Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/parks) | Vote Vancouver lists improving access to parks, pools and recreation among the issues it is focused on. Detailed commitments sit in the Public Services section of its policy document. | 1 | | [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/parks) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Bright Future Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/parks) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/parks) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/parks) | *Nothing published. Checked September 22, 2026.* | — | TEAM FOR A LIVABLE VANCOUVER ## Keep the elected Park Board and halt Stanley Park logging TEAM would withdraw the request to abolish the elected Park Board, restore its control over its own budget and operations, halt current Stanley Park logging pending independent review, and target 1.1 hectares of park per 1,000 people. - Withdraw the request to abolish the elected Park Board - Restore Park Board control of its own budget and operations - Target 1.1 hectares of park per 1,000 people - Halt Stanley Park logging pending independent review [Read all 9 TEAM for a Livable Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/parks) ABC VANCOUVER ## $400 million to rebuild five community centres ABC commits $400 million to rebuild or revamp five community centres, with another five in the next capital plan, plus a rebuilt Aquatic Centre with a 50 metre pool. - Rebuild or revamp 5 community centres$400 million - Rebuild the Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a 50 metre poolStated as "at cost" - Deliver the River District Community Centre - Create a playground improvement fund [Read all 5 ABC Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/parks) COPE ## 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. - Strengthen the elected Park Board - Make 100-plus temporary parks permanent - Expand community gardens and food growing [Read all 3 COPE commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/parks) ONECITY ## Renew community centres, pools and ice rinks OneCity commits to renewing community centres, pools and ice rinks. - Renew community centres, pools and ice rinks [Read all 1 OneCity commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/parks) TRUEBLUE VANCOUVER ## Maintain parks and sidewalks, address encampments TrueBlue would address encampments and maintain parks and sidewalks. It is not running Park Board candidates. - Maintain parks and sidewalks [Read all 1 TrueBlue Vancouver commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/parks) VANCOUVER LIBERALS ## Front-line staff for parks and recreation facilities Parks appear in the Vancouver Liberals’ published commitments as one of the services the 400 new front-line staff would improve. - Front-line staff for parks and recreation facilities [Read all 1 Vancouver Liberals commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/parks) VOTE VANCOUVER ## Improving access to parks, pools and recreation Vote Vancouver lists improving access to parks, pools and recreation among the issues it is focused on. Detailed commitments sit in the Public Services section of its policy document. - Improve access to parks, pools and recreation [Read all 1 Vote Vancouver commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/parks) NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 4 parties have published nothing on this A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it. - ### [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/parks) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Bright Future Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/parks) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/parks) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/parks) Nothing published on parks. Checked September 22, 2026. ## Compare another issue [Housing](https://voche.me/parties/issues/housing) [Homelessness and drugs](https://voche.me/parties/issues/homelessness) [Public safety](https://voche.me/parties/issues/public-safety) [Transport](https://voche.me/parties/issues/transport) [Schools](https://voche.me/parties/issues/schools) [Taxes and budget](https://voche.me/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Climate](https://voche.me/parties/issues/climate) [Culture](https://voche.me/parties/issues/culture) [Child care](https://voche.me/parties/issues/child-care) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.