--- title: "Vote Vancouver on Parks and Recreation: 12 commitments | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/parks-and-recreation" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:00:58.433Z" meta: description: "Vote Vancouver's parks plan, part of its Public Services section, would keep the Park Board elected, deliver a 50-metre pool, commit to pools at Sunset and..." "og:description": "Vote Vancouver's parks plan, part of its Public Services section, would keep the Park Board elected, deliver a 50-metre pool, commit to pools at Sunset and..." "og:title": "Vote Vancouver on Parks and Recreation: 12 commitments | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "Vote Vancouver's parks plan, part of its Public Services section, would keep the Park Board elected, deliver a 50-metre pool, commit to pools at Sunset and..." "twitter:title": "Vote Vancouver on Parks and Recreation: 12 commitments | Vancouver 2026" --- ** Vote Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # Vote Vancouver on parks: a 50-metre pool, Kits Pool, Sunset and Marpole pools Vote Vancouver's parks plan, part of its Public Services section, would keep the Park Board elected, deliver a 50-metre pool, commit to pools at Sunset and Marpole, restore full public access to Kitsilano Pool, keep the 30% tree canopy target and protect the Champlain Heights forest. See the 2 chapters [The whole Policy Priorities](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform) [**12**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/candidates) [**10/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform) [**6**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered PARK BOARD · PAGE 31 ## The aim of Parks and Recreation, in the party's words > We will deliver city parks alongside recreation facilities and programs by: Vote Vancouver's parks list is on page 31 of its Policy Priorities, inside the Public Services section. It is the plan the party's Park Board candidates run on. On this site it is split into a chapter on pools and recreation and a chapter on parks, forests and trees. The party would keep the Park Board independently elected and properly funded. It would deliver a 50-metre pool, commit to pools at the Sunset and Marpole community centres, restore full public access to Kitsilano Pool and keep pools open where possible during the Britannia renewal. On green space, it would keep Vancouver's 30% tree canopy target while measuring mature and new trees apart, protect the Champlain Heights forest and trails, and set clear upkeep standards for parks, beaches and trails. Vancouver's seven elected park commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches, so most of this list is Park Board work. Whether the board stays elected is set by the Vancouver Charter, which only the Province can change, and the money for large new pools comes through the city's capital plan, which Council approves. **2**Chapters **12**Commitments **0**Need another government or a regional body 2 CHAPTERS ## Every chapter in Parks and Recreation [

Park Board, Pools and Recreation

Vote Vancouver on pools: a 50-metre pool, Sunset, Marpole and Kitsilano Pool - Keep the Park Board elected and funded - A 50-metre pool - Pools at Sunset and Marpole7 commitmentsPage 31Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/parks-and-recreation/pools-and-recreation) [

Parks, Forests and Trees

Vote Vancouver on green space: Champlain Heights forest and a 30% tree canopy - Protect the Champlain Heights forest and trails - Funding for green space stewardship - Keep the 30% tree canopy target5 commitmentsPage 31Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/2026-platform/parks-and-recreation/parks-forests-and-trees) WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT ## Who holds the power for these 12 commitments Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence. Park Board7 City, with others5 ON THE BALLOT ## The Vote Vancouver candidates behind this ### Park Board [200**Stephen Menon**Ballot 200](https://voche.me/candidates/stephen-menon) [210**Summit Wannamaker**Ballot 210](https://voche.me/candidates/summit-wannamaker) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ## Questions about Parks and Recreation
Does Vote Vancouver want to keep the elected Park Board? Yes. Vote Vancouver would keep the Park Board independently elected and properly funded, so that it stays responsible and accountable to residents (Policy Priorities, page 31).
What does Vote Vancouver promise on pools? The party would deliver a 50-metre pool, commit to pools at Sunset and Marpole community centres, restore full practical public access to Kitsilano Pool, and work to keep pools open during the Britannia Community Services Precinct renewal (Policy Priorities, page 31).
What is Vote Vancouver's position on Kitsilano Pool? Vote Vancouver's platform promises to restore full practical public access to Kitsilano Pool. The document does not say what limits access today (Policy Priorities, page 31).
What would Vote Vancouver do for trees and forests? The party would keep Vancouver's 30% tree canopy target while measuring mature canopy and newly planted trees apart, invest in the long-term health of the urban forest and protect the Champlain Heights forest and trail network (Policy Priorities, page 31).
Who decides whether Vancouver keeps an elected Park Board? The Park Board is created by the Vancouver Charter, a provincial act, and only the Province can change it. Vote Vancouver's platform supports keeping the board independently elected (Policy Priorities, page 31).
## 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. 1. [Vote Vancouver Policy Priorities ](https://votevancouver.ca/s/VV-PolicyPriorities_260915.pdf#page=31)SAYS SO ITSELFVote Vancouver · pages 31 · checked September 22, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.