Meet our Park Board Candidates!
T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss is an indigenous matriarch of the Skwxwu7mesh, Sto:lo and Hawaiian people. They'll fight for sustainable green parks, affordable and enjoyable recreation, and to always support vulnerable people, families, and children.
Sacia Burton is a co-director of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition. She's running for Park Board to ensure our parks, community centres, and public spaces are affordable, enjoyable, and sustainable for generations to come.
Jamie Han was a youth organizer for the Lewis for Leader campaign. She's fighting for safer parks, more cycling infrastructure, real investment in public parks and recreation, and better parks, pools, and playgrounds for all.
We got this.
THANK YOU!
I'm so grateful to @copevancouver members for confirming me as a candidate for Park Board.
I'm ready to fight for healthy ecosystems, lively public spaces, affordable programs, and a city where everyone belongs.
I look forward to connecting with residents across Vancouver to learn about your priorities and connect with you in the spaces we share.
Let's do this.
📸: Ryan Funk
Tonight, COPE members will confirm our candidates for the municipal election this fall.
Members: I'm looking forward to earning your trust tonight and in the campaign to come. I am ready to fight for you and for a city where everyone belongs.
What does it mean to be a birdwatcher on unceded land?
Birdwatchers in Vancouver (myself included) are indebted to the longstanding work of local nations to steward the lands and waters that birds rely on for habitat.
I am running for the Park Board to ensure that the work to mitigate climate change and preserve local habitats will continue to be done in meaningful collaboration with Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations.
We need a local government we can trust to meet Vancouverites' needs, not one we have to hold to account every. single. meeting.
If you're a COPE member, make sure to join our nomination meeting in May. We're gearing up to have a slate across all three boards that will fight for working class needs everywhere they need to be heard.
#bcpoli
Wild idea: getting around by transit should not make your life harder!
Folks who use bad systems (🚎🔗👀) know what needs to change. We need cover, we need benches, and we need a transit system that easily connects people to public spaces.
I'm ready to make sure that Park Board Commissioners are collaborating with all levels of government to make getting around in Vancouver easier, safer, and more affordable.
Meet our nominees!
Sacia Burton is a community organizer and anti-poverty campaigner who pushes all levels of government to do the right thing.
She's running for Vancouver Park Board to fight for better public spaces, real ecological stewardship, and to make the city affordable for everyone.
Sacia is seeking Park Board nomination on May 11th.
Hi! I'm Sacia, and I am seeking a nomination for Park Board! 👋
The next municipal election is in October, but over at @copevancouver we're planting seeds of change this spring. 🌱
By joining COPE before 11:59 on April 9, you can vote for me in the nomination contest next month.
I want to fight for thriving local ecosystems, affordable and supportive programs at community centers, and parks where everyone belongs.
So: will you be my COPE voter? 💌
#bcpoli #vanpoli #sb4pb
ok but where would you go if the bike-share network actually extended across the city (or even ACROSS THE REGION)? I'd wanna bike the arbutus greenway 🥹🌲
shout out to bikes (link in bio to email council about bikes)
The least visually-interesting reel ever (oh well!!!) but I have STRONG feelings about the value of public libraries. I couldn't pass up a chance to speak to Vancouver City council about the importance of ensuring seven-day-a-week library access across the city. (also look! this is how easy it can be to tell your city council what you think! I called from home! 🫠)
Libraries have been my respite. My space to do school work, and remote work, and to find new work. My place to get out of the house when I needed a safe, quiet, indoor place to just be. My place to give back (shout out to the kid's library puppet storytime at Charlottetown public library). My space to indulge and foster a well of curiosity.
I literally wouldn't be who I am today without access to public libraries.
Thank you @seanorrofficial for bringing this motion forward to improve library access. I'm frustrated that an amendment watered it down, but I am incredibly heartened by the advocacy I heard from community members in favour of libraries.
I see you, library kids. 📚💕
