2026 Municipal Election

Municipal Election Guide

Childcare, transit passes, and grocery stores: Vancouver parties weigh in on what they would do to reduce your cost of living

Sep 11, 2026

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11 min read

Childcare, transit passes, and grocery stores: Vancouver parties weigh in on what they would do to reduce your cost of living

In the second edition of our municipal election guide, we asked each party a series of questions about their policies and stance toward various affordability initiatives.

Nate Lewis

Ken Sim

Sep 4, 2026

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9 min read

Ken Sim defends his record and asks for another term as mayor

Sim spoke about the park board, supportive housing, policing, his election plebiscite, and more.

Nate Lewis

Municipal Election Guide

Community centres, pools, and public land: Vancouver parties lay out their infrastructure platforms

Sep 1, 2026

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9 min read

Community centres, pools, and public land: Vancouver parties lay out their infrastructure platforms

The first edition of our election guide to help you understand where the parties stand on the issues that are important to you.

Nate Lewis

2026 Municipal Election

How a local nonprofit is helping Vancouverites belong and thrive in our city

Sep 1, 2026

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5 min read

How a local nonprofit is helping Vancouverites belong and thrive in our city

Women Transforming Cities has done extensive engagement to understand what Vancouverites want from their elected officials.

Nate Lewis

2026 Municipal Election

Sep 1, 2026

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16 min read

City Hall Insider: September 1, 2026

In this issue of our City Hall Insider, a non-profit has done extensive engagement to understand what Vancouverites want from their elected officials, plus we launch the first edition of our election guide to help you understand where the parties stand on the issues that are important to you.

Nate Lewis

2026 Municipal Election

Muhammad Ahmad is running an underdog campaign to champion ordinary Vancouverites

Aug 26, 2026

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4 min read

Muhammad Ahmad is running an underdog campaign to champion ordinary Vancouverites

The Bright Future Vancouver mayoral candidate wants to create rent-to-own houses on city land, make transit free for youths and seniors, expand childcare, and bring back Living Wage requirements to City Hall.

Nate Lewis

COPE

Stephanie Allen is ready to collaborate, and fight, for affordability and justice

Aug 19, 2026

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6 min read

Stephanie Allen is ready to collaborate, and fight, for affordability and justice

COPE's mayoral candidate talks non-market housing, plans for an audit of the civic government, and how her personal and professional experiences have shaped her values.

Nate Lewis

Tech

Aug 16, 2026

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4 min read

A Tale of Two Cities: The tech-tension in council’s vision for the future of Vancouver

Two motions introduced before council’s summer break underscore the deepening divide in the city’s tech approach — and bring key election issues to light.

Maddi Dellplain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Vancity Lookout

2026 Municipal Election

OneCity mayoral candidate William Azaroff wants to help Vancouver’s working class thrive

Jul 24, 2026

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6 min read

OneCity mayoral candidate William Azaroff wants to help Vancouver’s working class thrive

Azaroff shares his top priorities for the city, and how his personal life influences his policy goals.

Nate Lewis

City Hall

Kareem Allam has big ideas to become Vancouver’s next mayor

Jul 1, 2026

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4 min read

Kareem Allam has big ideas to become Vancouver’s next mayor

A political campaign vetran, Allam has thrown his hat into the ring under the Vancouver Liberal banner, in what is a crowded field

Nate Lewis

City Hall

Colleen Hardwick wants to empower neighbourhoods and fight back on rezonings

May 29, 2026

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6 min read

Colleen Hardwick wants to empower neighbourhoods and fight back on rezonings

TEAM mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick wants to change the city's reliance on rezonings, strengthen local democracy, and step back from the city's focus on reconciliation.

Nate Lewis

Green Party

Progressive parties finally ink unity agreement, but questions around mayors persist

Apr 17, 2026

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2 min read

Progressive parties finally ink unity agreement, but questions around mayors persist

The Greens, OneCity, and COPE will limit themselves to 13 candidates each across city council, park and school boards in October's election

Nate Lewis

City Hall

Frances Bula on city-building, development and moving from journalism to civic politics

Mar 16, 2026

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13 min read

Frances Bula on city-building, development and moving from journalism to civic politics

The popular civic journalist is making the jump from writing stories to being part of them as she seeks the nomination for city councillor with OneCity

Julie Chadwick

City Hall

“I like being a politician of the people”: Pete Fry’s quest to become Vancouver’s next mayor

Mar 13, 2026

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15 min read

“I like being a politician of the people”: Pete Fry’s quest to become Vancouver’s next mayor

The Green Party councillor discusses his life, how he would approach being mayor of Vancouver and the potential for progressives to band together in the upcoming municipal election

Stephen Smysnuik

Green Party

Feb 20, 2026

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11 min read

Progressive unity talks go public

The city's three left-leaning parties have been negotiating on election strategies for months, but now the rifts are cracking open in public view

Nate Lewis

Green Party

Pete Fry “likely” to run for mayor, while progressive parties negotiate on election strategy

Dec 5, 2025

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8 min read

Pete Fry “likely” to run for mayor, while progressive parties negotiate on election strategy

The two-term councillor is getting close to formally launching his campaign as the Greens, COPE, and OneCity continue strategic meetings ahead of the 2026 election.

Nate Lewis

2026 Municipal Election

Meet the non-profit leaders vying for mayor

Dec 3, 2025

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7 min read

Meet the non-profit leaders vying for mayor

Amanda Burrows and William Azaroff are local non-profit leaders without political experience who both hope to represent OneCity as the party's mayoral candidate in the 2026 election.

Nate Lewis

Ken Sim

The City of Vancouver’s budget just passed. Here’s what it all means

Nov 25, 2025

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3 min read

The City of Vancouver’s budget just passed. Here’s what it all means

The mayor and his ABC councillors have passed a zero per cent property tax increase, which will mean more fees for residents

Geoff Sharpe

City Hall

The challenges facing Ken Sim’s re-election

Nov 5, 2025

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6 min read

The challenges facing Ken Sim’s re-election

We break down the issues shaping Ken Sim's election chances with just under a year to go until the next municipal election

Geoff Sharpe

2026 Municipal Election

Councillor Rebecca Bligh launches mayoral campaign and a new political party

Sep 24, 2025

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9 min read

Councillor Rebecca Bligh launches mayoral campaign and a new political party

The former ABC councillor's announcement sets up a showdown with Mayor Ken Sim, plus we've got an interview with Bligh from a guest contributor.

Nate Lewis, Denise Goodkey

2026 Municipal Election

Childcare, transit passes, and grocery stores: Vancouver parties weigh in on what they would do to reduce your cost of living

Ken Sim defends his record and asks for another term as mayor

Community centres, pools, and public land: Vancouver parties lay out their infrastructure platforms

How a local nonprofit is helping Vancouverites belong and thrive in our city

City Hall Insider: September 1, 2026

Muhammad Ahmad is running an underdog campaign to champion ordinary Vancouverites

Stephanie Allen is ready to collaborate, and fight, for affordability and justice

A Tale of Two Cities: The tech-tension in council’s vision for the future of Vancouver

OneCity mayoral candidate William Azaroff wants to help Vancouver’s working class thrive

Kareem Allam has big ideas to become Vancouver’s next mayor

Colleen Hardwick wants to empower neighbourhoods and fight back on rezonings

Progressive parties finally ink unity agreement, but questions around mayors persist

Frances Bula on city-building, development and moving from journalism to civic politics

“I like being a politician of the people”: Pete Fry’s quest to become Vancouver’s next mayor

Progressive unity talks go public

Pete Fry “likely” to run for mayor, while progressive parties negotiate on election strategy

Meet the non-profit leaders vying for mayor

The City of Vancouver’s budget just passed. Here’s what it all means

The challenges facing Ken Sim’s re-election

Councillor Rebecca Bligh launches mayoral campaign and a new political party

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