Submissions welcome by e-mail to citizenYVR@gmail.com. Will add to these lists below – by date followed by links to each party’s website. We encourage people to advertise events via the main hashtag for the election (#vanelxn22). Event details could change, so we urge you to check the source/links for any you wish to attend. Note: CHW will list any civic party free/public election candidate event if organizers send us the info. If you are aware of any other event lists, please do let us know. (Below is updated to 11:00 on 11-Oct-2022).
(Vancouver Sun has also started a partial list as of several days ago, link here, including events in some other Metro Vancouver municipalities.)
By date
This is a list of events/opportunities to meet and hear mayoral and council candidates, in order of date. Completed events are moved to the bottom.
Event: Vancouver Municipal Election All-Candidates Debate (at UBC, University of British Columbia)
When & Where: Tues. Oct 11th 5:30 – 7:30pm, AMS Great Hall (in the AMS Nest) 6133 University Blvd.
Link to register with Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vancouver-municipal-election-all-candidates-debate-tickets-425917579947
Hear mayoral and city council candidates debate one another on key issues ahead of the municipal election! Electoral Area A. We are not sure of who all will attend, but TEAM for a Livable Vancouver’s mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick and Council candidate Stephen Roberts have announced they will attend. Will other mayoral hopefuls? We hope one subject will include why UBC has not built enough of its own student housing and has been focusing on condo developments.
Event: All-Candidates Forum: Park Board Commissioners
When & Where: Wed. Oct. 12th 7 to 9 pm, VanDusen Botanical Garden (Great Hall)
Host: Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association. Public forum for candidates for park board. Registration required.
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COMPLETED EVENTS
Event: Residents for Community Control on City Development (RCCCD) Mayoral Debate
When & Where: Fri, Sept 19, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1440 West 12th Ave
Note: Five leading mayoral candidates were invited, but only Fred Harding and Colleen Hardwick showed up. Kennedy Stewart, Ken Sim, and Mark Marissen were no-shows.
Event: Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods (CVN) Mayoral Debate
When & Where, Mon. Sept 19. Britannnia Community Centre.
Cancelled: CVN was compelled to cancel this event due to the failure of Kennedy Stewart (last-day rejection) and Ken Sim (no response) to attend. Press release (link): Failure by Vancouver mayoral candidates Kennedy Stewart and Ken Sim (ABC) to participate leads CVN to cancel debate September 19.
Event:2022 False Creek Residents Association Mayoral Candidates Debate
When & Where: Wed. Sept 21st 7-9pm (Doors open at 6:30pm) – Creekside Community Center.
Footnote: Candidate Kennedy Stewart did not show up.
Event: All-Candidates for Park Board Meeting at Mount Pleasant Community Centre
When & Where: Tonight Fri Sept 23rd, 6: 30 to 9 pm, Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway
Half-hour “Meet & Greet” where Park Board Candidates and potential voters can talk informally, then candidate intros, a couple moderated questions from sponsor (Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association), then open mic where public can pose questions.
Event: Vancouver Mayoral Candidates Chinatown & Neighbors Town Hall Meeting,
w/ Q&A’s to follow. Chinatown specific topics
When & Where: Sat. Sept 24th, 10 am – 12 pm Choi Hall, 28 W. Pender St
Moderated by: Frances Bula, Globe and Mail
Event: TEAM for a Livable Vancouver: Meet the Candidates for Mayor, City Council, Park Board, School Board (location – West End)
When & Where: Sat. Sept 24th, 1 pm to 3:30 pm – St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 1130 Jervis Street (West End)
RSVP to Michelle Mollineaux (michelle@voteteam.ca). The event is about communities and what they want to ask the candidates.
Event: Denman’s Street West End Car Free Day Festival
When & Where: Sun. Sept 25th, 12 pm to 7 pm – Denman Street
Event: Centering Equity: Vancouver All-Candidates Forum
When & Where: Mon Sept. 26th, 6:30 pm, online and in-person, SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Asia Pacific Hall, 580 West Hastings Street. Register at this link. 5:30 pm for canapés/drinks. Doors 6 pm.
Presented by: Women Transforming Cities and YWCA Metro Vancouver City Shift and supported by SFU Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and SFU Public Square
Event: Glacier Media 2022 Mayoral Candidates Debate (Glacier Media – Business in Vancouver, Vancouver Is Awesome)
Free Registration is required. Dress Code: Business. Will be streamed.
When & Where: Mon. Sept 26th 7 to 9 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm) – Terminal City Club
Event: Britannia Community Centre & Grandview Woodland Area Council (GWAC) City Council Candidates Public Forum
When & Where: Mon. Sept 26th 7 pm – Britannia Community Centre Gym D (1661 Napier Street)
Each municipal party will have a table where the public will have the opportunity to discuss issues with a variety of candidates in a world cafe style facilitated conversation, over several rounds. Candidates: Param Niijar and Sean Nardi (TEAM), Cinnamon Bhayani and Ken Charko (NPA), Ian Cromwell (OneCity), Pete Fry and Michael Wiebe (Green Party), Jean Swanson and Breen Ouellette (COPE), Lesli Boldt and Stuart Mackinnon (Vision).
Event: Park Board All Candidates Meeting
When & Where: Tues. Sept 27, 6 to 8 pm – West End Community Centre, 870 Denman.
“Speed Dating” style. Candidates circulate group to group to field questions from individual voters. Topic changes every 15 minutes and candidate switches move to next group. Link here.
Event: Food Justice Town Hall
When & Where: Tues Sept 27, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, online, register via Eventbrite. Link here.
About food justice, reconciliation, equity, resilience. Hear from food justice activists/experts on current food policy issues/opportunities, vision for a just/resilient food system in Vancouver. Learn what municipal candidates are ready to do if elected. Candidates confirmed from Vancouver Greens, Forward Together Vancouver, Team for a Livable Vancouver, OneCity, and VOTE Socialist. Co-hosted by co-hosted Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks , South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, JFS Vancouver, Vancouver Food Runners, Village Vancouver Transition Town Initiative, Gordon Neighbourhood House, CityReach Care Society, Food Stash Foundation, South Vancouver Family Place, Farm-to-Plate Marketplace. Supported by United Way BC – Lower Mainland Region and Vancity.
Event: Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) Mayoral Forum. Link here.
When & Where: Wed. Sept 28th, 8 to 10:30 am, SFU Harbour Centre, Fletcher Theatre, 515 West Hastings
This appears to be a members’ only event. Moderator Nolan Marshall The Third, President and CEO of DVBIA.
Event: University Women’s Club of Vancouver, Election Forum – Meet the women Candidates for Mayor and City Council (eight parties)
When & Where: Wed. Sept 28th 6:30 to 9 pm – Hycroft, 1489 McRae Avenue
Open to members and the public. No charge. Registration not required. Women’s club, promotes women in politics.
Event: Meet Your Mayor – Hosted by Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee (CJPAC) and Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). Link here.
When & Where: Thurs. Sept 29th 6pm – Vancouver Talmud Torah. Attendance is free but registration is required.
Event: Park Board and City Council Candidates Meeting. Link here.
When & Where: Thurs. Sept 29th 7 pm (doors 6:30) – Hastings Community Centre, 3096 East Hastings St.
Event: Last Candidate Standing (Organized by Vancouver Public Space Network). Link here.
When & Where: Sat. Oct 1st 2 to 5 pm – UBC Robson Square.
Round-robin format, not a debate. Everyone running for office gets a chance to take the stage and share views on local issues/election topics. Plus music/theatre/fun.
Event: School and Park Board Candidates Public Forum (Britannia-GWAC)
When & Where: Sun. Oct 2nd 6 pm, Britannia High School Cafeteria (1001 Cotton Drive)
World cafe style rotating conversation. Community participants can move between tables over several rounds to meet candidates/discuss. Confirmed: Frenkel/Leung (Vision) Trigueros/Livingstone (COPE) Riley Chan-Pedley (Green) Reddy/Jackson (OneCity) Buckshon/Alam (TEAM) Jenson/Faridkot (ABC) Pasin/Frenkel (NPA).
Event: Park Board All-Candidates (Kerrisdale Community Centre Society). Link here.
When & Where: Mon. Oct 3rd 7-9 pm, Kerrisdale Community Centre (auditorium)
Each candidate gets 2 minutes to respond: How would you describe role of the community centre in Vancouver and, if elected to Park Board, how would you support and strengthen community centres’ role? Then questions from audience. Candidates: NPA (Upton/Zarudina), Green (Digby), Vision (Irwin/Frenkel), COPE (Hassan/Giesbrecht), OneCity (Jackson/Stockwell), Socialist (Pinochet-Escudero), TEAM (Larsen/Barker), ABC (Haer/Jensen), Independent (Craig)
Event: Vancouver Police Union – Municipal Forum.
When & Where: Mon. Oct 3rd. Monday, 6:00 to 7:15 pm. Jewish Community Centre. Link here to Eventbrite.
The VPU has submitted questions to municipal candidates, and plans to endorse candidates after the Oct 3rd meeting. “We all have seen a rise in crime in the past few years. The Vancouver Police Union is leading a campaign to bring awareness to this critical issue and help inform voters on issues of crime and safety.” See Vancouver Sun article here.
Event: City Councillors All Candidates Meeting (West End)
When & Where: Tues. Oct 4th, 6pm – West End Community Centre, 870 Denman
“Speed Dating” style. Candidates circulate group to group to field questions from individual voters. Topic changes every 15 minutes and candidate switches move to next group. Link here.
Event: TEAM Fairview Town Hall Meeting (Link here.)
RSVP or Register at the door
When & Where: Tues. Oct 4th, 6:30 pm – Holy Trinity Church West 12th Ave (12th & Hemlock).
Fairview/South Granville Action Committee is promoting the event to the community. FSGAC is a non-partisan group, but will cooperate with any political party that wishes to host and fund an educational event.
Event: Candid Candidates Cocktail Hour. Link here.
When & Where: Tues. Oct 4th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, The Beaumont Studios, 316 West 5th Ave.
Organized by Global Shapers Vancouver Hub and CityHive. Registration link (Eventbrite).
Event: AM 1320 Radio Debate (Cantonese language)
When and Where: Wed. Oct 5th, 5-6pm, details pending. Link to radio station here. See right column for advert. Looks like only KS2 (Kennedy Stewart vs Ken Sim). (It appears the date may have been changed to Oct 4 – https://www.facebook.com/AM1320/posts/510116154455506.)
Event: All Party Meeting (Mayoral Candidates) on Small and Local Business – LOCO B.C. Link here.
When & Where: Wed, Oct 5th, 5:30-8:30pm, Pink Pearl Restaurant, 1132 E Hastings St.
Plus – online Zoom event same day, 6-7:30pm. LInk here. Registration required.
Co-host Strathcona Business Improvement Association. Issues of concern to local businesses. Moderator CTV Vancouver’s Penny Daflos.
Event: Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Debate hosted by UBC Sauder Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate
When & Where: Thurs. Oct. 6th. NOTE CHANGED TIMES. Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Saturna Room Discovery Floor. Click link to register for in person or for livestream video on the day. Updated times:
5:30 – 5:45 pm Introduction and Welcome Remarks, 5:45 – 7:15 pm Panel Discussion, Q&A
(Ticketed event $30, students $15). Mayoral candidates take questions on housing issues/affordability, commercial taxes, streamlining regulatory processes. Moderated by Jen St. Denis of The Tyee and Mo Amir of CHEK News. Opening remarks by Tom Davidoff, Tsur Sommerville.
Event: Dunbar Residents’ Association mayoral candidates’ debate
When & Where: Thurs. Oct. 6 7:30 to 9 p.m. (after AGM from 7 p.m.) – St. Philip’s Anglican Church gym, 3737 West 27th Avenue
Residents may submit questions by pen and paper available at event, or in advance to http://dunbar-vancouver.org/contact-us/. Post-debate, opportunity to meet candidates over coffee.
Event: All Candidates Meeting. Link here.
When & Where: Fri. Oct 7th, 6 to 8 pm. Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 Main Street.
“Speed Dating” style, candidates circulate from group to group to engage with different folks and to field the questions that individual voters want answered. Every fifteen minutes, the issue of discussion changes.
By Party
Greens: https://www.vangreens.ca/events
TEAM: https://www.voteteam.ca/events
Vancouver NPA: https://npavancouver.ca/events
Vision Vancouver: https://www.votevision.ca/events
Forward Vancouver: https://www.forwardvancouver.ca
Progress Vancouver: https://www.progressvancouver.ca/
ABC Vancouver: https://abcvancouver.ca/about/
COPE Vancouver: https://www.copevancouver.ca/
OneCity Vancouver: https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/events
Vote Socialist: https://www.votesocialist2022.ca/
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