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Mayor Ken Sim (@KenSimCity) and ABC Vancouver are delivering a Vancouver that's safe, vibrant and affordable. General Election: October 17, 2026

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#Vancouver’s 3% Empty Homes Tax ($22.5K/yr on $750K homes) is among the highest in N. America. Sean Orr & his tax-obsessed coalition wants 5% ($37.5K/yr on $750K homes)—a reckless hike that would choke investment & slow new supply. We've hit the right balance on EHT. #vanpoli

#Vancouver’s 3% Empty Homes Tax ($22.5K/yr on $750K homes) is among the highest in N. America. Sean Orr & his tax-obsessed coalition wants 5% ($37.5K/yr on $750K homes)—a reckless hike that would choke investment & slow new supply. We've hit the right balance on EHT. #vanpoli

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ZERO MEANS ZERO: ABC Vancouver’s Majority City Council approved Mayor Ken Sim’s motion that delivers a 0% property tax increase for 2026. City staff have been directed to protect core services while continuing to invest in Vancouver’s long-term infrastructure priorities.

ZERO MEANS ZERO: ABC Vancouver’s Majority City Council approved Mayor Ken Sim’s motion that delivers a 0% property tax increase for 2026. City staff have been directed to protect core services while continuing to invest in Vancouver’s long-term infrastructure priorities.

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From 2018 to 2022, Vancouver had a divided City Council while the city faced rising crime and disorder. Pete Fry worked with Mayor Kennedy Stewart. In the middle of that public safety crisis, Fry voted to leave Vancouver Police with a dangerous $5.7 million funding shortfall. Vancouverites voted for change. Mayor Ken Sim and your ABC Vancouver team removed dangerous encampments, fully funded the VPD, invested in a new police training centre and put public safety first. Today, crime is down. Property tax increases are frozen at 0%. Stability is back at City Hall. But there is more work to do. That’s why Mayor Ken Sim and your ABC Vancouver team are putting the Public Safety Plebiscite directly to voters to deliver lasting change on open air hard drug use and secure treatment for people in crisis. Vancouver has come too far to go back. Pete Fry’s voting record is not worth the risk. On October 17th, vote YES on the Public Safety Plebiscite and re-elect Mayor Ken Sim and elect your ABC Vancouver team. Let’s keep Vancouver safe and affordable. #ABCVancouver #PublicSafety #Affordability

From 2018 to 2022, Vancouver had a divided City Council while the city faced rising crime and disorder. Pete Fry worked with Mayor Kennedy Stewart. In the middle of that public safety crisis, Fry voted to leave Vancouver Police with a dangerous $5.7 million funding shortfall. Vancouverites voted for change. Mayor Ken Sim and your ABC Vancouver team removed dangerous encampments, fully funded the VPD, invested in a new police training centre and put public safety first. Today, crime is down. Property tax increases are frozen at 0%. Stability is back at City Hall. But there is more work to do. That’s why Mayor Ken Sim and your ABC Vancouver team are putting the Public Safety Plebiscite directly to voters to deliver lasting change on open air hard drug use and secure treatment for people in crisis. Vancouver has come too far to go back. Pete Fry’s voting record is not worth the risk. On October 17th, vote YES on the Public Safety Plebiscite and re-elect Mayor Ken Sim and elect your ABC Vancouver team. Let’s keep Vancouver safe and affordable. #ABCVancouver #PublicSafety #Affordability

21,411 views • 2 days ago

Pete Fry’s voting record tells Vancouverites where he stands. Fry has repeatedly voted against police funding, including Task Force Barrage and a new VPD training centre. He brought forward his own motion to regulate drug consumption sites, then voted against it after ABC amended it to protect schools, parks and children. Why wouldn’t Pete Fry protect children from drug consumption sites? And on affordability, Fry has supported higher taxes and fees, including a $45 overnight parking fee, a pollution charge of up to $1,000 and congestion pricing. He also voted against ABC’s 0% property tax increase. Mayor Ken Sim and your ABC Vancouver team are taking a different approach. We fully funded police, stood with communities fighting drug consumption sites, froze property tax increases at 0%, and are putting the Public Safety Plebiscite directly to Vancouver voters to deliver lasting change on public drug use and secure treatment. This is not the time for dangerous experimentation. Pete Fry’s voting record is not worth the risk. On October 17th, vote YES on the Public Safety Plebiscite and re-elect Mayor Ken Sim and elect your ABC Vancouver team. #ABCVancouver #PublicSafety #Affordability

Pete Fry’s voting record tells Vancouverites where he stands. Fry has repeatedly voted against police funding, including Task Force Barrage and a new VPD training centre. He brought forward his own motion to regulate drug consumption sites, then voted against it after ABC amended it to protect schools, parks and children. Why wouldn’t Pete Fry protect children from drug consumption sites? And on affordability, Fry has supported higher taxes and fees, including a $45 overnight parking fee, a pollution charge of up to $1,000 and congestion pricing. He also voted against ABC’s 0% property tax increase. Mayor Ken Sim and your ABC Vancouver team are taking a different approach. We fully funded police, stood with communities fighting drug consumption sites, froze property tax increases at 0%, and are putting the Public Safety Plebiscite directly to Vancouver voters to deliver lasting change on public drug use and secure treatment. This is not the time for dangerous experimentation. Pete Fry’s voting record is not worth the risk. On October 17th, vote YES on the Public Safety Plebiscite and re-elect Mayor Ken Sim and elect your ABC Vancouver team. #ABCVancouver #PublicSafety #Affordability

26,167 views • 5 days ago

It was incredibly powerful to hear Kimmie Jensen share her story of recovery, after jails, institutions, addiction, and life in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Kimmie’s story is inspirational. But it doesn’t have to be exceptional. Every day, people break free from the chains of addiction and suffering and rebuild their lives. We know recovery is possible. And we know that when we focus our resources on truly caring for people, helping them heal, providing real treatment, and creating pathways to recovery, lives can change. That’s what the October 17th Public Safety Plebiscite is ultimately about: restoring hope. Hope for people suffering from severe mental health and addiction disorders. Hope for their families. And hope for a city that knows we can do better. A clear mandate for real help. Real treatment. Real recovery. A clear mandate to multiply Kimmie’s story. Because compassion isn’t leaving people to suffer in addiction. Compassion is helping people get their lives back. On October 17th, your voice will be heard in the Public Safety Plebiscite.

It was incredibly powerful to hear Kimmie Jensen share her story of recovery, after jails, institutions, addiction, and life in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Kimmie’s story is inspirational. But it doesn’t have to be exceptional. Every day, people break free from the chains of addiction and suffering and rebuild their lives. We know recovery is possible. And we know that when we focus our resources on truly caring for people, helping them heal, providing real treatment, and creating pathways to recovery, lives can change. That’s what the October 17th Public Safety Plebiscite is ultimately about: restoring hope. Hope for people suffering from severe mental health and addiction disorders. Hope for their families. And hope for a city that knows we can do better. A clear mandate for real help. Real treatment. Real recovery. A clear mandate to multiply Kimmie’s story. Because compassion isn’t leaving people to suffer in addiction. Compassion is helping people get their lives back. On October 17th, your voice will be heard in the Public Safety Plebiscite.

16,036 views • 1 month ago

Today, the ABC team was honoured to stand alongside residents, businesses, and police representatives to oppose the overdose prevention site at 900 Helmcken without proper consultation. It was inspiring to see so many community members stand together for the good of the neighbourhood and for better outcomes for the most vulnerable residents of our city. Thanks to all of the community members who have made their voices hear, the opening of the 900 Helmcken OPS has now been delayed. This victory belongs to all of you. We know that this is just the beginning and we will stand with you through every step of this process. ABC remains committed to ensuring that this OPS will not open at 900 Helmcken or any similar location. #abcvancouver #publicsafety #affordablitily Peter Meiszner Mike Klassen 麥嘉信 🇨🇦 Sarah Kirby-Yung 楊瑞蘭 Lenny Zhou 🇨🇦🇺🇦 Lisa Dominato, City Councillor

Today, the ABC team was honoured to stand alongside residents, businesses, and police representatives to oppose the overdose prevention site at 900 Helmcken without proper consultation. It was inspiring to see so many community members stand together for the good of the neighbourhood and for better outcomes for the most vulnerable residents of our city. Thanks to all of the community members who have made their voices hear, the opening of the 900 Helmcken OPS has now been delayed. This victory belongs to all of you. We know that this is just the beginning and we will stand with you through every step of this process. ABC remains committed to ensuring that this OPS will not open at 900 Helmcken or any similar location. #abcvancouver #publicsafety #affordablitily Peter Meiszner Mike Klassen 麥嘉信 🇨🇦 Sarah Kirby-Yung 楊瑞蘭 Lenny Zhou 🇨🇦🇺🇦 Lisa Dominato, City Councillor

23,140 views • 3 months ago

For years, British Columbia expanded drug consumption sites while overdose deaths continued to soar. Now, evidence from across Canada demonstrates the dangerous consequences of this approach. Dr. Julian Somers shows us how in Canadian jurisdictions that have closed consumption sites while expanding recovery and treatment services, deaths have declined greatly. In Alberta, research found that when a consumption site closed and recovery supports increased, overdose deaths declined while more people entered treatment. In Ontario, nine publicly funded consumption sites transitioned to recovery-focused services. In the months that followed, Toronto recorded 41% fewer overdose deaths than during the same period the previous year. Here in British Columbia, overdose deaths have also declined from the record highs seen during the pandemic, including following the closure of the 1060 Howe Street overdose prevention site. More and more evidence points toward a recovery-focused approach that helps people rebuild their lives—not simply maintain addiction. Watch Dr. Julian Somers discuss why it’s time to rethink our approach. Your ABC Vancouver team is going to keep fighting for the right approaches to addiction and recovery that don’t leave people suffering where they are. We will stand with Vancouver residents who are telling us they want a safe and affordable city. #abcvancouver #publicsafety #affordability

For years, British Columbia expanded drug consumption sites while overdose deaths continued to soar. Now, evidence from across Canada demonstrates the dangerous consequences of this approach. Dr. Julian Somers shows us how in Canadian jurisdictions that have closed consumption sites while expanding recovery and treatment services, deaths have declined greatly. In Alberta, research found that when a consumption site closed and recovery supports increased, overdose deaths declined while more people entered treatment. In Ontario, nine publicly funded consumption sites transitioned to recovery-focused services. In the months that followed, Toronto recorded 41% fewer overdose deaths than during the same period the previous year. Here in British Columbia, overdose deaths have also declined from the record highs seen during the pandemic, including following the closure of the 1060 Howe Street overdose prevention site. More and more evidence points toward a recovery-focused approach that helps people rebuild their lives—not simply maintain addiction. Watch Dr. Julian Somers discuss why it’s time to rethink our approach. Your ABC Vancouver team is going to keep fighting for the right approaches to addiction and recovery that don’t leave people suffering where they are. We will stand with Vancouver residents who are telling us they want a safe and affordable city. #abcvancouver #publicsafety #affordability

10,663 views • 1 month ago

ICYMI - It’s official! Mayor Ken Sim is running for re-election, building on results in public safety, affordability, and core services, and delivering Vancouver’s lowest violent crime rate in 23 years. “We've made real progress, but there's still more work to do. That's why I'm running for re-election as your mayor. I never ran to protect the status quo. I ran to fight for Vancouver. We've started building a better city, and the best is yet to come.” Learn more and get involved at Mayor Ken Sim #BCPoli #VanPoli

ICYMI - It’s official! Mayor Ken Sim is running for re-election, building on results in public safety, affordability, and core services, and delivering Vancouver’s lowest violent crime rate in 23 years. “We've made real progress, but there's still more work to do. That's why I'm running for re-election as your mayor. I never ran to protect the status quo. I ran to fight for Vancouver. We've started building a better city, and the best is yet to come.” Learn more and get involved at Mayor Ken Sim #BCPoli #VanPoli

33,900 views • 7 months ago

Building a house just across the street in Burnaby can cost roughly 25% less than building the same home in Vancouver. At a time when affordability is already crushing families, City Hall shouldn’t be adding more costs and delays. Today, we’re taking action to modernize Vancouver’s building rules and bring them more in line with the Province of BC. • Less red tape • Faster approvals • Lower building costs • More affordable housing Vancouver is the only city in BC with its own standalone building code — creating extra costs, delays, and complexity that ultimately get passed on to you. Our promise is simple: every decision we make should help make life more affordable for Vancouverites. Mike Klassen 麥嘉信 🇨🇦 #affordability #abcvancouver #vancouver #respectingyourtaxdollars

Building a house just across the street in Burnaby can cost roughly 25% less than building the same home in Vancouver. At a time when affordability is already crushing families, City Hall shouldn’t be adding more costs and delays. Today, we’re taking action to modernize Vancouver’s building rules and bring them more in line with the Province of BC. • Less red tape • Faster approvals • Lower building costs • More affordable housing Vancouver is the only city in BC with its own standalone building code — creating extra costs, delays, and complexity that ultimately get passed on to you. Our promise is simple: every decision we make should help make life more affordable for Vancouverites. Mike Klassen 麥嘉信 🇨🇦 #affordability #abcvancouver #vancouver #respectingyourtaxdollars

18,676 views • 4 months ago

Meet Ralph Kaisers, your ABC Vancouver candidate for City Council! Ralph is a dedicated public servant with 34 years of experience in law enforcement, currently serving as a Sergeant with the Vancouver Police Department and President of the Vancouver Police Union.

Meet Ralph Kaisers, your ABC Vancouver candidate for City Council! Ralph is a dedicated public servant with 34 years of experience in law enforcement, currently serving as a Sergeant with the Vancouver Police Department and President of the Vancouver Police Union.

31,777 views • 1 year ago

Mayor Ken Sim and ABC took office with a clear mandate: restore safety in the DTES. We decamped East Hastings, invested in frontline public safety and mental health services, and revitalized Chinatown and Gastown. Today, shoppers are back, streets and public spaces are safer, and violent crime is at its lowest in 23 years. We’ve made real progress — but we can’t go backwards. Public safety is the foundation of a city that works. #vanpoli

Mayor Ken Sim and ABC took office with a clear mandate: restore safety in the DTES. We decamped East Hastings, invested in frontline public safety and mental health services, and revitalized Chinatown and Gastown. Today, shoppers are back, streets and public spaces are safer, and violent crime is at its lowest in 23 years. We’ve made real progress — but we can’t go backwards. Public safety is the foundation of a city that works. #vanpoli

14,290 views • 6 months ago

At this week's Budget 2026 Council meeting, Mayor Ken Sim asked: “Families across Vancouver are really feeling the pinch of rising costs… what does a 0% property tax increase mean in the context of providing meaningful relief?” Staff confirm it means real relief. By bringing down property taxes from the projected 6–7% to 0%, residents and businesses will see tangible, reduced costs. ABC has a plan to make Vancouver more affordable. To learn more:

At this week's Budget 2026 Council meeting, Mayor Ken Sim asked: “Families across Vancouver are really feeling the pinch of rising costs… what does a 0% property tax increase mean in the context of providing meaningful relief?” Staff confirm it means real relief. By bringing down property taxes from the projected 6–7% to 0%, residents and businesses will see tangible, reduced costs. ABC has a plan to make Vancouver more affordable. To learn more:

17,086 views • 10 months ago

Team ABC stands with the 2SLGBTQI+ community. They are not Trans rights, they are human rights.

Team ABC stands with the 2SLGBTQI+ community. They are not Trans rights, they are human rights.

37,550 views • 3 years ago

The Luugat, located in the former Howard Johnson Hotel and currently used for supportive housing, will close by June 2026. The site has faced ongoing complaints from neighbouring businesses, including fires, violence, break-ins, open drug use, and street disorder. 💡“We are working to rebuild this important and historic part of our province’s entertainment, music, arts, and culture scene — a vital economic driver for our city. Our goal is to restore jobs and create a space where locals and visitors alike can feel safe and enjoy an outstanding experience,” said Laura Ballance, spokesperson for the Vancouver Hospitality Association. Mayor Ken Sim said supportive housing does not belong in the Granville Entertainment District, calling the closure a step forward. “The Province has informed us that these facilities will be closed and that residents will not be relocated elsewhere in the GED. We will continue to hold them to their word.” ✅Businesses along the Granville Strip say they are hopeful this change will help revitalize the area and strengthen the hospitality sector. ➡️ABC Vancouver remains committed to revitalizing the Granville Entertainment District. To learn more:

The Luugat, located in the former Howard Johnson Hotel and currently used for supportive housing, will close by June 2026. The site has faced ongoing complaints from neighbouring businesses, including fires, violence, break-ins, open drug use, and street disorder. 💡“We are working to rebuild this important and historic part of our province’s entertainment, music, arts, and culture scene — a vital economic driver for our city. Our goal is to restore jobs and create a space where locals and visitors alike can feel safe and enjoy an outstanding experience,” said Laura Ballance, spokesperson for the Vancouver Hospitality Association. Mayor Ken Sim said supportive housing does not belong in the Granville Entertainment District, calling the closure a step forward. “The Province has informed us that these facilities will be closed and that residents will not be relocated elsewhere in the GED. We will continue to hold them to their word.” ✅Businesses along the Granville Strip say they are hopeful this change will help revitalize the area and strengthen the hospitality sector. ➡️ABC Vancouver remains committed to revitalizing the Granville Entertainment District. To learn more:

13,440 views • 10 months ago

On the CBCEarlyEdition, Mayor Ken Sim said: “Stephen, let me ask you a different question. Can you name a government anywhere that is so efficient it cannot find a couple of percent in savings?” Because in Vancouver, Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC Majority are doing exactly what residents elected us to do: protect frontline services including libraries, community centres, grants, parks, and public safety, and look inside a $2.4 billion organization to identify duplication, outdated contracts, and real efficiencies. Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC Majority are maintaining what matters and refusing to default to another property tax increase. That is the responsible way to run a city. Learn more and get involved at:

On the CBCEarlyEdition, Mayor Ken Sim said: “Stephen, let me ask you a different question. Can you name a government anywhere that is so efficient it cannot find a couple of percent in savings?” Because in Vancouver, Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC Majority are doing exactly what residents elected us to do: protect frontline services including libraries, community centres, grants, parks, and public safety, and look inside a $2.4 billion organization to identify duplication, outdated contracts, and real efficiencies. Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC Majority are maintaining what matters and refusing to default to another property tax increase. That is the responsible way to run a city. Learn more and get involved at:

12,525 views • 9 months ago

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