Krista Sigurdson

Climate Change, Heat, Fires, & the Environment

Energy-Efficient Buildings

Promesses de OneCity

Reduce the cost for heat pump permits

"Under the City's current 2026 fee schedule, replacing a gas appliance with another gas appliance costs as little as $67 in permit fees, while switching to a low-carbon, efficient heat pump costs roughly $767 once mechanical and electrical permits are combined. OneCity will introduce a flat, low-cost, and streamlined heat pump permitting pathway for homeowners so choosing clean energy never costs more than sticking with gas."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

Directly install cooling, air filtration, and heat pumps for high-risk residents

"The City will directly install cooling, air filtration, and heat pumps in the homes of Vancouver's highest-risk residents, rather than relying on cooling centres and onerous rebate paperwork. A OneCity progressive government will address the roughly 500 high-risk homes at an estimated gross cost of $4 to $7.5 million, with net City costs reduced by stacking BC Hydro, provincial, federal, and non-profit funding."

— OneCity's Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

"Cool Homes, Directly Delivered – OneCity will directly install cooling, air filtration, and heat pumps in the homes of Vancouver's highest-risk residents, so extreme heat events don’t become fatal for our most vulnerable."

— OneCity's A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Bring back enforcement of Green Retrofit Bylaws

"OneCity will reverse ABC's slashing of the green retrofit bylaw’s enforcement and their repeal of the ban on gas-powered hot water systems, including Ken Sim’s move to allow gas for space and water heating back into new buildings. OneCity will also restore the zero-emissions heating requirement for new low-rise buildings that was in place from January 2022 until ABC's rollback."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

Ban gas-powered hot water systems

"OneCity will reverse ABC's slashing of the green retrofit bylaw’s enforcement and their repeal of the ban on gas-powered hot water systems, including Ken Sim’s move to allow gas for space and water heating back into new buildings. OneCity will also restore the zero-emissions heating requirement for new low-rise buildings that was in place from January 2022 until ABC's rollback."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

"Undo ABC’s Climate Policy Disasters – OneCity will restore Vancouver’s climate leadership by identifying and reversing ABC’s rollbacks to our world-class climate policies so we can reduce carbon emissions citywide and make progress toward the goals laid out in the Climate Action Emergency Plan. This includes eliminating gas in new buildings so everyone has access to sustainable energy."

— OneCity's A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Restore replacement requirements for aging gas equipment

"OneCity will action this comprehensive five-part program including topped-up BC Hydro solar and battery incentives, restored replacement requirements for aging gas equipment, a low-income retrofit program modelled on the success of Edmonton’s, and expanded thermal energy networks like the City's own False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

Expand thermal energy networks like the False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility

"OneCity will action this comprehensive five-part program including topped-up BC Hydro solar and battery incentives, restored replacement requirements for aging gas equipment, a low-income retrofit program modelled on the success of Edmonton’s, and expanded thermal energy networks like the City's own False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

Put solar panels on schools, libraries, and community centres

"A Solar-Powered City – OneCity will institute a Public Rooftop Solar and Community Energy Program putting solar panels on schools, libraries, and community centres, so renters, co-ops, and non-profits without a roof of their own can access clean energy."

— OneCity's A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Develop a low-income retrofit program

"Cleaner, Greener Buildings – OneCity will initiate a comprehensive program including topped-up solar and battery incentives, restored replacement requirements for aging gas equipment, a low-income retrofit program, and expanded thermal energy networks so everyone has access to cheaper, greener energy. We’ll also make our buildings more future-proof and energy-efficient by adopting the highest levels of the Zero Carbon Step Code."

— OneCity's A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Promesses de OneCity

Reverse any and all cuts made to Vancouver's Climate and Sustainability Programs

"If elected in October 2026, a OneCity Mayor and Council would reverse any and all cuts made to the city’s climate and sustainability programs as a consequence of the current budget process[...]

'A OneCity Mayor and Council would restore Vancouver’s position as a global urban climate leader by reversing any cuts made by Ken Sim’s ABC to the city’s climate and sustainability policies and programs,' Maloney said."

— OneCity News Release, Nov 12, 2025

Top-up BC Hydro Solar and Battery Incentives

"OneCity will action this comprehensive five-part program including topped-up BC Hydro solar and battery incentives, restored replacement requirements for aging gas equipment, a low-income retrofit program modelled on the success of Edmonton’s, and expanded thermal energy networks like the City's own False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

Urban Heat

Promesses de OneCity

Reduce the cost for heat pump permits

"Under the City's current 2026 fee schedule, replacing a gas appliance with another gas appliance costs as little as $67 in permit fees, while switching to a low-carbon, efficient heat pump costs roughly $767 once mechanical and electrical permits are combined. OneCity will introduce a flat, low-cost, and streamlined heat pump permitting pathway for homeowners so choosing clean energy never costs more than sticking with gas."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

Initiate a plan to bring city facilities (including schools) up to one shared standard for air quality and temperature control

"Clean, Cool Air & Safe Spaces – OneCity will initiate a plan to bring every City, Park Board, and school facility in Vancouver up to one shared standard for air quality and temperature control to protect residents from wildfire smoke and seasonal illness."

— OneCity's A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Directly install cooling, air filtration, and heat pumps for high-risk residents

"The City will directly install cooling, air filtration, and heat pumps in the homes of Vancouver's highest-risk residents, rather than relying on cooling centres and onerous rebate paperwork. A OneCity progressive government will address the roughly 500 high-risk homes at an estimated gross cost of $4 to $7.5 million, with net City costs reduced by stacking BC Hydro, provincial, federal, and non-profit funding."

— OneCity Built to Last Plan, 2026-08-07

Walking & Cycling

Promesses de OneCity

Build a connected walking and cycling network

"Build a genuinely connected, all-ages-and-abilities walking and cycling network instead of isolated projects"

— OneCity's Connect Vancouver Plan, 2026-09-13

Prioritize safe routes to schools, parks, and daily needs

"Work with TransLink on transit-priority streets so buses run faster and more reliably;

Build a genuinely connected, all-ages-and-abilities walking and cycling network instead of isolated projects;

Prioritize safe routes to schools, parks, and daily needs"

— OneCity's Connect Vancouver Plan, 2026-09-13

Explore the idea of public ownership of Mobi and options to expand Mobi to more neighbourhoods

"Explore public ownership of Mobi, Vancouver's bike share system, to protect it from the financial instability currently threatening its future

Mobi is currently under real financial strain, facing an aging fleet, mounting competition, and end-of-life equipment costs it may not be able to cover. OneCity believes a system that so many Vancouverites rely on for getting to work, school, and transit shouldn't be left to fail or be quietly sold off – it should be protected as public infrastructure."

— OneCity's Connect Vancouver Plan, 2026-09-13

"Saving Mobi – Mobi’s future is precarious. We’ll look at options to save Mobi and have it belong to Vancouverites, so we can expand it to more neighbourhoods – like South Vancouver – and make it accessible for more riders."

— OneCity's A Thriving Local Economy Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

Regulate businesses selling unsafe e-bikes and batteries, to prevent fire risk

"Charge Safe / Ride Safe, e-bikes and scooters batteries are a leading cause of increased fire risk across North America. We’ll regulate businesses selling unsafe e-bikes & batteries. And work with the Province on a battery trade-in program to manage major fire risks, while creating safe operating standards for e-bikes & e-scooters."

— OneCity's Progressive Public Safety Plan, 2026-09-25

"Charge and Ride Safe – We'll expand access to secure charging facilities for active transport, and eliminate the sale and rental of uncertified or modified e-bike batteries that cause preventable fires and injuries."

— OneCity's Safe Streets & Public Spaces for All Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

Expand access to secure charging facilities for e-bikes and scooters

"Charge and Ride Safe – We'll expand access to secure charging facilities for active transport, and eliminate the sale and rental of uncertified or modified e-bike batteries that cause preventable fires and injuries."

— OneCity's Safe Streets & Public Spaces for All Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

Culture & Events

Cultural Spaces & Venues

Promesses de OneCity

Simplify approval for small cultural and community venues

"Simpler approval for small cultural and community venues – rehearsal rooms, art studios, galleries, community kitchens, and maker spaces treated as core parts of a healthy neighbourhood."

— OneCity's Good Business Starts at Home Plan, 2026-08-12

"Arts and Culture Everywhere – Opening a small cultural venue or community space can take years, even when your community would be better off with it open right now. We want to save you from the seemingly endless permit queue and give you a path to approval that takes mere weeks or months."

— OneCity's Local Economy Action Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

Create a Small Cultural Venue License

"Vancouver currently has no real regulatory category for the small, ongoing venues where much of the city's grassroots culture happens — artist-run dance floors, drag venues, comedy joints, and rehearsal spaces that don't fit neatly into rules built for bars, expensive nightclubs, or big theatres. The result is a "missing middle" for how the City licenses the venues that make Vancouver fun. Too many venues are forced to operate extra-legally, or shut down entirely, disproportionately impacting younger, queer, racialized, and working-class artists least able to afford hefty fines or gain access to established venues.

The Legal Pathway for DIY Arts and Culture Venues will create a new small cultural venue licence category with risk-based safety requirements, a compliance-first approach that helps operators collaboratively fix problems instead of being forced to shut down, a dedicated Venue Navigator who will guide small operators through fire, building, and zoning requirements, and a code-compliance grant stream to fund the critical fire and building safety standards that working-class artists can't afford on their own."

— OneCity's Vancouver Backstage Pass Plan, 2026-09-03

Create a Cultural Space Security Program to protect small cultural spaces against being shut down

"Vancouver has already set a target of 800,000 square feet of new or protected affordable cultural space over ten years. However, rising rents, short leases, and redevelopment pressure continues to push out artist studios, rehearsal rooms, and galleries, hitting Indigenous, racialized, queer and trans, disabled, and youth-led cultural organizations hardest.

The Cultural Space Security Program will create an annual cultural space inventory to track what's being lost, a no-net-loss test requiring replacement or relocation support when redevelopment displaces cultural space, expanded grants for accessibility and safety upgrades, and a requirement that major rezonings and public land projects actively consider cultural production space."

— OneCity's Vancouver Backstage Pass Plan, 2026-09-03

"Cultural Space Security Program – OneCity will create an annual cultural space inventory to track what's being lost, replacement or relocation requirements, expanded accessibility grants, and a goal to increase arts and culture spaces overall."

— OneCity's A Vibrant City That's Hot, Fun, and Cool, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Create an Independent Vancouver Arts and Culture Council to adjudicate civic arts grants

"Right now, every civic arts grant in Vancouver ultimately runs through City Hall and Council approval, leaving public funding for artists and cultural organizations vulnerable to political priorities, budget instability, and the perception that grants depend on who's in office rather than the quality of the work. Toronto, Calgary, and Edmonton have all already moved to independent, arms-length arts councils to solve exactly this problem.

OneCity will create a Vancouver Arts and Culture Council — an independent, sector-led agency governed by a board with arts, culture, equity, and Indigenous expertise, responsible for adjudicating civic arts grants through peer assessment. Council will continue to set the overall funding envelope and policy direction, but individual grant decisions will be made by the sector, not by politicians. As William Azaroff puts it: politicians should fund the arts — they shouldn't be the ones picking the artists."

— OneCity's Vancouver Backstage Pass Plan, 2026-09-03

"Independent Vancouver Arts and Culture Council – OneCity will form an independent, sector-led agency governed by a board responsible for adjudicating arts grants through peer assessment. Council will set the overall funding, not the projects that get funded."

— OneCity's A Vibrant City That's Hot, Fun, and Cool, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Launch Library Card Plus+, which allows residents to access free and low-cost cultural events

"Vancouver Library Card Plus+ – OneCity will propose Vancouver Library Card Plus+, a reimagination of the former Vancouver Inspiration Pass, so you can access free or low-cost cultural events, recreation opportunities, public programs, digital tools, and community spaces with your VPL library card, preloaded."

— OneCity's Plan for A Vibrant City That's Hot, Fun, & Cool, 2026-09-29

Human Rights

Human Rights Abroad

Promesse de OneCity

OneCity's Statement on the Vote Palestine Pledge

"OneCity's values are simple: safety, equity, and opportunity for everyone. In 2024, our party spoke publicly about the attacks in Israel and the war in Gaza. As candidates, we think Vancouverites deserve to know where we stand now.

Candidates in this election have been asked to sign the Vote Palestine pledge. It has four parts, and we want to answer each of them plainly.

1. Condemn the genocide

We do. OneCity's candidates and campaign team unequivocally and unanimously condemn the genocide in Gaza, as we condemn the genocides everywhere, including in the Darfur region of Sudan and against the Rohingya in Myanmar. We condemn the regimes that carry them out, and we commit to consistent, vocal solidarity with people living under oppression.

2. Sign the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge

This pledge, convened by an American non-profit, asks signatories to commit to three things encompassed in an ‘apartheid-free community’: freedom, justice, and equality for Palestinians and all people; opposition to racism, bigotry, discrimination, and oppression; and working to end all support for Israel's apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.

When we sat down together to talk it through, the first two came easily. They are already our values. The third is where we stopped.

We stopped for two reasons. First, we want to act within the limits of our authority. Second, we heard from people in this city who told us this language would make them feel targeted rather than heard. We take that seriously.

To this end, we recognize there is a role the city can play in where it puts its procurement dollars, as we have set out below. It is an honest statement of what a municipal government can do, and a commitment to the safety of everyone who calls Vancouver home.

3. Cut ties with Israeli institutions

OneCity has already committed to procurement policies that put local and ethical purchasing first. In practice, that means we must ensure, to the extent possible, city dollars will not flow to regimes states complicit in genocide, either in Israel or anywhere in the world.

We will work with City staff to see that contracts are awarded to local businesses or Canadian companies. Where we have room to act, we will.

4. Recognize the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association's framework on anti-Palestinian racism

Anti-Palestinian racism is real. The silencing of people who speak out against the genocide is a growing problem around the world, and it is happening here. We will defend the right of Vancouverites to protest, and we will never silence advocacy for rights, freedoms, and justice, at home or abroad.

We condemn racism in all forms, including anti-Palestinian racism. We reiterate our alarm and outrage at the surge of anti-Palestinian, anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate and stand in solidarity with all of those affected. Every Vancouverite, regardless of race, religion, gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, or place of origin, deserves to have their rights protected and to feel safe and included within their community.

Our job, if we are elected, is to make every person in this city feel safe and welcome. We are not confident that adopting an external framework gets us there. We would rather do that work here, in Vancouver, with Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and Jewish Vancouverites all at the table to establish policies to combat anti-Palestinian, anti-Semitic and Islamophobic racism.

We share these commitments as a team, and most of them line up with the Vote Palestine pledge. Where we differ, we have tried to say why. We also acknowledge the people who disagree with us, and the limits of what a city can control. Our goal is to build a Vancouver where everyone is welcome and feels safe."

— OneCity's Statement on the Vote Palestine Pledge, 2026-09-27

Trans Rights & Access to Public Services

Promesse de OneCity

Create a Vancouver Shelter Standard

"We will also create a Vancouver Shelter Standard for all city-funded shelters so they are safe and welcoming."

— OneCity's Housing for All Plan, 2026-09-24

"Create Safe Shelter Options – OneCity will create a Vancouver Shelter Standard to encourage new and existing shelters to meet the cultural and community needs of Indigenous, Two Spirit, and gender diverse people who too often don’t feel safe in shelters or on the street."

— OneCity's Housing For All Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Local Government, Planning, & Democracy

Budgeting

Promesses de OneCity

Scale Participatory Budgeting

"Participatory Budgeting – We’ll scale participatory budgeting citywide, giving residents real spending power and key information for the first time ever."

— OneCity's A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter, 2026-09-29

Communicate the City's budget in plain language

"A Readable Budget – We’re going to communicate the City’s budget in plain language and line by line accountability, so Vancouverites know what they’re getting from their government."

— OneCity's A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter, 2026-09-29

Explore a progressive property tax

"Balancing Revenues – We’ll explore a progressive property tax in Vancouver, so the wealthiest land owners who can afford it, contribute more."

— OneCity's A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter, 2026-09-29

Remove tax write-offs for property owners with building permits who don't build with them

"Cracking Down on Tax Dodgers – We’re going to end the tax write-offs for owners with building permits who don’t build badly needed housing and infrastructure."

— OneCity's A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter, 2026-09-29

Use property tax rates to keep services running and to build infrastructure

"Fighting Austerity – Protect the services that keep our city running through fair property annual tax rates that make it possible to build new critical infrastructure like pipes, parks, and pools."

— OneCity's A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter, 2026-09-29

Government Procurement

Promesses de OneCity

Replace cheap government contractors with responsible contractors (fair wages, safety, local hiring)

"A Good Jobs Procurement Standard – Vancouver tax dollars are currently going to whoever bids lowest: contractors cutting corners on wages, safety, and training, with the costs landing on residents relying on hollowed out services. Cheap contracts often hide expensive problems: contract-management costs, lost institutional knowledge, and weaker accountability. OneCity will reward fair wages, responsible contractors, apprenticeships, safety, and local and inclusive hiring – not just the lowest upfront price."

— OneCity's Local Economic Action Plan, 2026-08-17

"Fair Contracts for Community Good – We'll ensure City contracts reward fair wages, responsible contractors, apprenticeships, safety, and local jobs – not just the lowest upfront price."

— OneCity's Local Economy Action Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

Start a pilot program to prioritize using City tax dollars at Vancouver businesses instead of non-local businesses

"Buy Vancouver, Build Resilience – In a time of economic uncertainty and trade disruption, Vancouver needs to build resiliency, and resiliency starts at home. OneCity will establish a three year procurement pilot - Buy Vancouver - which will ensure that City tax dollars prioritize buying goods and services in Vancouver, and supporting business and good jobs across British Columbia and Canada. Buy Vancouver will drive local business growth, and build resiliency by integrating the Canadian supply chain and redirecting away from dependence on foreign multinationals."

— Onecity's Local Economy Action Plan, 2026-08-17

"Buy Vancouver First – We'll establish a procurement pilot which will ensure that City tax dollars prioritize supporting Vancouver businesses first, and Canadian businesses next."

— OneCity's Local Economy Action Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

Public Engagement

Promesses de OneCity

Create an Office of Direct Community Engagement

"Office of Direct Community Engagement – OneCity will create a new Office of Direct Community Engagement that deploys city staff directly into communities for policy, planning, and resourcing decisions. This means neighbours will be part of the discussion from the start, so that everyone is brought along."

— OneCity's A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Launch a pilot for mobile 3-1-1 service vans

"City Hall on Wheels – We will launch a pilot for mobile 3-1-1 Service Vans meant to bridge the gap between City Hall and folks who for too long have been disconnected from basic city services."

— OneCity's A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter, Retrieved 2026-10-03

Mental Health, Drugs, & Addiction

Mental Health Crisis Response

Promesse de OneCity

Create a crisis response system for mental health professionals and peer responders to respond to calls when police aren't needed

"One coordinated crisis response system, where trained mental health professionals and peer responders respond to calls when police aren't needed. That way, police can focus on organized and major crime, and talented first responders can focus on the fire and medical emergencies they’re better trained to handle"

— OneCity's Progressive Public Safety Plan, 2026-09-25

"Send the Right Kinds of Help – Crisis Response, Community-Led (CRCL) teams, made up of social workers, community intervention staff, and support hubs, will handle the problems where police aren't required. That frees police to focus their resources on organized and major crimes and meets our neighbours where they’re at when they need help most."

— OneCity's Safe Streets & Public Spaces for All Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

Mental Health in Schools

Promesses de OneCity

Expand school-based mental health and substance use services

"Expanded Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention – OneCity will expand school-based mental health and substance use services, strengthen prevention and early-intervention programs, and improve partnerships with families, health providers, and community organizations through a district-wide strategy."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Strengthen prevention and early-intervention programs

"Expanded Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention – OneCity will expand school-based mental health and substance use services, strengthen prevention and early-intervention programs, and improve partnerships with families, health providers, and community organizations through a district-wide strategy."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Public Safety & Policing

Upstream Causes of Crime

Promesses de OneCity

Introduce restorative justice that reduces reoffences

"Restorative justice that reduces reoffences, building on the successes of Vancouver's Downtown Community Court and Indigenous-led community safety models to reduce the harmful catch-and-release cycle that costs more and leads to worse outcomes for community"

— OneCity's Progressive Public Safety Plan, 2026-09-25

"Integrate Restorative Justice – OneCity would support community-led restorative justice initiatives, including in partnership with other levels of government, which help communities heal when conflict or crime occurs and helps break the cycle of poverty and reduce re-offending."

— OneCity's Safe Streets & Public Spaces for All Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

House People

"Housing First, as the fundamental pillar in responding to the contributing factors of crime, because we know that when you have a safe home, you’re safer, and so are your neighbours."

— OneCity's Progressive Public Safety Plan, 2026-09-25

Reconciliation & Indigenous Nations

Indigenous Schooling

Promesse de OneCity

Work with Indigenous nations to strengthen Indigenous language learning, culturally safe student supports, and accountability for Indigenous student success

"Indigenous Student Success Through Language & Culture– OneCity will work in respectful partnership with the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) to strengthen Indigenous language learning, Indigenous-led land-based education, culturally safe student supports, and accountability for Indigenous student success."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Schools & Public Education

After-School Programs

Promesse de OneCity

Add after-school care to a proposed new Kingsgate Community Hub

"Turn Kingsgate into a Community Hub – Kingsgate Mall is on some of the most valuable land in the province. But it has sat aging and underutilized for years as homes, good jobs, and transit are built around it. We can dream big and re-imagine how Kingsgate can be the heart of the city.

The OneCity School Board Team will keep the Kingsgate land in public ownership and transform the site into a bustling Community Commons in partnership with Host Nations and the OneCity Park Board and Council teams to create:

  1. A New Public School – We will build a badly-needed new school with a vertical flex space for the growing neighbourhood.
  2. [...]Complete Services – Co-locate a complete set of public services so Kingsgate can be a community hub for a new community centre, licensed public, non-profit and Indigenous childcare, including before- and after-school care. "

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Artificial Intelligence in Schools

Promesses de OneCity

Provide AI-literacy education in schools

"A Nuanced and Cautious Approach to AI in Schools – OneCity will adopt a learner-centered harm reduction approach to AI that recognizes the opportunities and true risks of using AI at a young age. We commit to new safeguards, AI literacy education, privacy protections and age appropriate access limits to AI in schools. Along with this, we’ll seek to limit AI chatbot access to only Grades 10-12, while ensuring that human relationships and supervision are available at all times."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Limit AI chatbot access to only Grades 10-12

"A Nuanced and Cautious Approach to AI in Schools – OneCity will adopt a learner-centered harm reduction approach to AI that recognizes the opportunities and true risks of using AI at a young age. We commit to new safeguards, AI literacy education, privacy protections and age appropriate access limits to AI in schools. Along with this, we’ll seek to limit AI chatbot access to only Grades 10-12, while ensuring that human relationships and supervision are available at all times."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Childcare

Promesses de OneCity

Make Kingsgate a hub for Indigenous and non-profit childcare

"Turn Kingsgate into a Community Hub – Kingsgate Mall is on some of the most valuable land in the province. But it has sat aging and underutilized for years as homes, good jobs, and transit are built around it. We can dream big and re-imagine how Kingsgate can be the heart of the city.

The OneCity School Board Team will keep the Kingsgate land in public ownership and transform the site into a bustling Community Commons in partnership with Host Nations and the OneCity Park Board and Council teams to create:

  1. A New Public School – We will build a badly-needed new school with a vertical flex space for the growing neighbourhood.
  2. A New Community Centre – We will include community spaces where all generations of neighbours can learn and play.
  3. Complete Services – Co-locate a complete set of public services so Kingsgate can be a community hub for a new community centre, licensed public, non-profit and Indigenous childcare, including before- and after-school care.
  4. Affordable Rental Homes – Utilize Kingsgate’s vertical space to build more affordable and subsidized rental housing in a neighbourhood that needs it.
  5. A New Pool – We will make good on the City’s promise to build a pool in Mount Pleasant. We won’t kick the can down the road any more."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Include low-cost and accessible public childcare spaces in Britannia (East Van)

"One Britannia – We will enact a plan with City Council, Park Board, and other public and community partners to rebuild the entire 18 acre Britannia site as one integrated public campus with:

  1. Rebuilt Elementary & Secondary Schools – We will build the new schools East Van needs so generations of young people for the next 50 years can learn and play in the safe, welcoming, and beautiful schools they deserve.
  2. Childcare for Working Families – Our plan will include public childcare spaces that are low-cost and accessible to regular families and at more times to fit your busy schedules."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Start a coordinated public and non-profit childcare system

"Childcare for All – OneCity will place neighbourhood schools at the centre of a coordinated public and non-profit childcare system, with VSB-led pilots and planning."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Indigenous Schooling

Promesse de OneCity

Work with Indigenous nations to strengthen Indigenous language learning, culturally safe student supports, and accountability for Indigenous student success

"Indigenous Student Success Through Language & Culture– OneCity will work in respectful partnership with the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) to strengthen Indigenous language learning, Indigenous-led land-based education, culturally safe student supports, and accountability for Indigenous student success."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Mental Health in Schools

Promesses de OneCity

Expand school-based mental health and substance use services

"Expanded Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention – OneCity will expand school-based mental health and substance use services, strengthen prevention and early-intervention programs, and improve partnerships with families, health providers, and community organizations through a district-wide strategy."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Strengthen prevention and early-intervention programs

"Expanded Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention – OneCity will expand school-based mental health and substance use services, strengthen prevention and early-intervention programs, and improve partnerships with families, health providers, and community organizations through a district-wide strategy."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Neurodivergent Students & Support

Promesse de OneCity

Advocate to the provincial government to improve staffing, funding allocation, and professional development for educators with experience supporting students with disabilities

"Staffed & Funded Supports for Kids with Disabilities – OneCity will target provincial advocacy to improve staffing, funding allocation, and professional development for educators with experience supporting students with disabilities."

— OneCity's Better Schools Plan, 2026-09-29

Traffic Safety Around Schools

Promesse de OneCity

Reduce speed limits near schools, parks, busy shopping streets, and high-injury corridors

"Safe Speeds Plan – We'll reduce speed limits on busy shopping streets, school and park frontages, and high-injury corridors so that cars can stop before they hurt someone."

— OneCity's Safe Streets & Public Spaces for All Plan, Retrieved 2026-10-02

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I am a PhD sociologist, a former executive on the Vancouver District PAC and former Strathcona PAC Chair. Now I'm running to drive transparent governance, equity, and democratic engagement in the School Board.
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