OneCity's One Britannia: rebuilt schools, child care, an ice rink and homes
OneCity's School Board candidates say they would plan with Council, the Park Board and others to rebuild the 18-acre Britannia site as one public campus, with rebuilt elementary and secondary schools, child care, a community centre and ice rink, food programs and non-profit homes.
BETTER SCHOOLS
One Britannia: what the Our Plans says
The second project in OneCity's Better Schools plan, released on September 29, 2026, is Britannia in East Vancouver. The party calls it One Britannia. Its School Board candidates say they would carry out a plan with City Council, the Park Board and other public and community partners to rebuild the whole 18-acre site as one public campus. At its centre are rebuilt elementary and secondary schools, which the party says would serve students for the next 50 years. Next to them the plan puts child care that is low-cost, open to ordinary families and available at more hours of the day. A renewed community centre and ice rink would add more ice time and space for fitness and recreation.
The plan also includes food security and social development programs, meaning free and low-cost food and support for people in need, run with other governments and community partners. The party says it always puts non-profit housing on public land first, and that Britannia would include new non-profit homes that stay affordable for workers and families. The School Board controls the school buildings, the Park Board runs the community centre and rink, and City Council approves rezoning and housing. A project of this size needs all three bodies to agree, and the party itself names provincial and community partners for the food programs.
THE PARTY'S NUMBERS
Figures in this chapter
Size of the Britannia site OneCity would rebuild as one campus
The party's figureHow long OneCity says the rebuilt Britannia schools would serve students
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What the party says it would do
Rebuilt Elementary & Secondary Schools
OneCity would rebuild the elementary and secondary schools at Britannia, so that young people in East Vancouver can learn and play in safe, welcoming schools for the next 50 years.
- Who has the power
- School Board The School Board plans and runs its school buildings.
Childcare for Working Families
The party's Britannia plan would include public child care spaces that are low-cost, open to ordinary families and available at more times of day.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Child care licensing, subsidies and operating money are provincial, so the boards can provide space and plan the service.
A New Community Centre & Ice Rink
OneCity would deliver more ice time and a renewed community centre with fitness and recreation spaces.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Community centres and rinks are run by the Park Board, and new buildings need money in the capital plan, which Council approves.
Food Security & Social Development Programs
The party would provide, with other levels of government and community partners, programs that meet the urgent needs of community members, including free and low-cost food and social development programming.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The party itself says these programs would be run with other governments and community partners.
Affordable Housing at Britannia
OneCity says it always puts non-profit housing on public land first, and its Britannia plan would include new non-profit homes that stay affordable for workers and families.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Council approves rezonings and building permits, so housing on the site needs Council as well as the School Board.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about one britannia
What is OneCity's One Britannia plan?
One Britannia is OneCity's plan to rebuild the whole 18-acre Britannia site in East Vancouver as one public campus, with rebuilt elementary and secondary schools, child care, a community centre and ice rink, food programs and non-profit homes (OneCity Better Schools plan, September 29, 2026).
Would OneCity rebuild Britannia Secondary?
Yes. OneCity's School Board candidates say they would rebuild the elementary and secondary schools on the Britannia site as part of One Britannia, built to serve students for the next 50 years (OneCity Better Schools plan, September 29, 2026).
Would OneCity add an ice rink at Britannia?
OneCity says One Britannia would include a renewed community centre and ice rink with more ice time and fitness and recreation spaces. The Park Board runs community centres and rinks, so it would have to agree (OneCity Better Schools plan).
Who would have to approve OneCity's Britannia plan?
The School Board controls the school buildings, the Park Board runs the community centre and rink, and City Council approves rezoning and housing. OneCity says it would plan the project with all of them and with community partners (OneCity Better Schools plan, September 29, 2026).
Would there be housing at Britannia under OneCity?
Yes. OneCity says it always puts non-profit housing on public land first, and its Britannia plan would include new non-profit homes that stay affordable for workers and families (OneCity Better Schools plan, September 29, 2026).
ON THE BALLOT
The OneCity candidates behind this
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools: A Plan to Harness the Power of the VSB to Build More Childcare, Community Centres, and Homes SAYS SO ITSELFOneCity · published · checked