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Vancouver must be more than just a place to live.

It must be a place to connect, to socialize, and to thrive.

For that, we need properly-funded public spaces, community centres, and libraries.

In his very first budget, Ken Sim denied the Vancouver Public Library’s request for sufficient resources to deal with a rise in abusive patrons. (They had requested roughly as much as the City spends on horticulture.) We can’t trust Ken Sim to invest in our public spaces and services.

I will fight every day for investment in our community services, which make our communities stronger.

Priorities for 2025-2026

I will properly fund Vancouver's libraries, providing them sufficient resources to ensure a safe workplace, and to open more branches on Sundays. Instruct staff to begin planning to build and expand library branches in South Vancouver. 

Principles for a Vancouver where we can gather together

We must improve City services while supporting workers. 

This means reinstating Vancouver as a Living Wage employer. It means deepening the City’s investment in essential community services – in shelter housing, public washrooms, access to food, and mental health supports – which, in turn, enables libraries, community centres and their workers to best serve their missions.

We must protect our parks.

I support Vancouver’s democratically elected Park Board. We must ensure that Ken Sim’s unaccountable and divisive campaign to eliminate the Park Board is ended.

We must support arts and cultural events and programs.

Streamline permitting for arts and cultural activities, festivals, street vendors and performers, small-scale community events, and other creative uses of public spaces, especially in underserved neighbourhoods. Support programs and opportunities that increase urban Indigenous access to arts and culture for all ages.

We must increase the number of public washrooms.

This means ensuring every neighbourhood has well-maintained, free, accessible washrooms – prioritizing underserved neighbourhoods. 

Libby Davies, former Vancouver Park Board commissioner, speaking to OneCity's support for an elected Park Board

"For Vancouver to be a place to thrive, we need well-funded community centres and public spaces. That starts with a properly-funded, independent, elected Park Board. I am glad to see that Lucy supports our elected Park Board, and that she's committed to creating excellent parks and public spaces where we can gather together."