COPE is fighting for better parks and public services.
Under Ken Sim and ABC, our community spaces have fallen apart while the super-rich get handouts. But Vancouver doesn’t have to be this way. We can fight back.
On October 17th, vote Cease Wyss, Sacia Burton, and Jamie Han for Park Board.
Cease Wyss
For Park Board Commissioner
T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss is an Indigenous matriarch of the Skwxwu7mesh, Sto:lo and Hawaiian people, who understands the critical role our Park Board has in strengthening and preserving our green spaces.
Throughout her 30 year practice as an ethnobotanist, artist, activist, and educator, Cease’s work encompasses storytelling and collaborative initiatives through their knowledge and restoration of Indigenous plants and natural spaces. Cease strives to share Indigenous customs, teachings, and futures for cultural and environmental preservation.
Cease will use this experience to be a strong voice on Park Board for everyone. She will fight for sustainable and vibrant parks, affordable and enjoyable recreation, and to always support vulnerable people, families, and children.
cease@copevancouver.ca
Sacia Burton
For Park Board Commissioner
Sacia Burton believes that public spaces should be places where everyone can come together to grow, learn, and build connections with our neighbours – no matter where you live in the city.
As Co-director of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, Sacia brings a depth of knowledge of governance systems and processes alongside a well of relationships across the social policy advocacy and organizing sector in Vancouver.
On the Park Board, they will fight to ensure our parks, community centres, and public spaces are affordable, enjoyable, and sustainable for generations to come.
sacia@copevancouver.ca
Jamie Han
For Park Board Commissioner
Jamie Han is fighting for real investment in public parks and recreation, not bare minimum upkeep while Ken Sim and ABC give tax-cuts to the super rich.
Using her experience in political organizing, Jamie is ready to dig through documents, records, and by-laws to pick apart systems that are failing people, and build something better.
On the Park Board, Jamie will fight for more cycling infrastructure, real investment in public parks and recreation, and better parks, pools, and playgrounds in every neighbourhood.
jamie@copevancouver.ca
Tamiko Suzuki
For Park Board Commissioner
Tamiko Suzuki is fighting to upgrade neglected parks, expand our tree canopy to protect neighbourhoods from extreme heat, restore natural ecosystems, and grow the green spaces that will make this city livable for generations to come.
Tamiko has spent her life working in healthcare at the BC Children's hospital, and has a history of environmental activism, including against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.
Tamiko will use her experience and knowledge to fight for better parks and recreation facilities, to make the city accessible for families and seniors, and to grow green spaces for public health and well-being.
tamiko@copevancouver.ca
Vancouver doesn’t have to be this way.
This October, we can elect a Park Board that works for people instead of the billionaires.
COPE is the real alternative to Ken Sim and ABC.
We got this.