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Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West is one of the youngest mayors in Metro Vancouver’s history. First elected to Port Coquitlam City Council in 2008 when he was 23 years old, he was re-elected in 2011 and 2014. In 2018, he was elected Mayor with 88% of the popular vote. Keith Baldrey has said he will be a major political force. Jay Janower has called him the new sheriff in town. Both Lynda Steele and S...

OneCity Vancouver is a progressive municipal political party in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia founded in 2014. OneCity emerged out of a growing concern that Vancouver has become an increasingly unequal and divided city. Christine Boyle is a City Councillor in Vancouver City Council, representing OneCity Vancouver. Khelsilem is a Councillor and the Spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, on...

Michelle Morgan is a Canadian actress who stars in CBC’s Heartland, the longest running scripted drama in Canadian television history. She has also appeared in Stargate Atlantis, The L Word, The Good Doctor, and Supernatural. She is premiering her screenwriting and directorial debut, “Mi Madre, My Father”, at the Vancouver Short Film Festival on January 26. She also costars in the film alongside S...

Andrew Willis is the host of the indie-pop/indie-rock/talk radio show, "Andyland Radio", on CiTR 101.9FM. He also hosts "Andy After Dark", a podcast of personal journals.

Dino Archie is local stand-up comedian by the way of Fresno, California. He’s a winner of the International Seattle Comedy Competition and a winner of the Just For Laughs NorthWest "Best Crowd Work" award. He has two killer comedy albums: "Choosey Lover" and "Settling Old Scores". Both are available on iTunes and Spotify. He appeared on Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central and made his netw...

James Kelly is the Executive Director of Peak House, a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility, informed by social justice approaches towards therapy and counselling, for British Columbian youth, the first of its kind in Western Canada. Peak House is operated by the Pacific Youth and Family Services Society and funded by Vancouver Coastal Health. BC Housing owns the physical building where...

Charlie Demers (Charles Demers) is an ultra-talented and homegrown comedian, political activist, playwright, voice actor, podcaster, and author of several books. His newest novel “Property Values” was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. He often appears on CBC’s The Debaters. He also voices Walter Walrus on the Netflix Original Series, “Beat Bugs”. He's fresh off his appearance on Marc Maron's W...

Bob Kronbauer is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the online publication, Vancouver Is Awesome. He is also an author and the host of a web-series (BC Was Awesome) and podcast (Vancouver Is Awesome). He has sat on many panels and committees, including those for the Vancouver Aquarium, Celebration of Light, and the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

Carrie Walder, MS, RD (Walder Wellness) is a Registered Dietitian (RD) in both Canada and the United States. Her popular Instagram account (@walderwellness) is dedicated to showing how simple ingredients used in creative ways can make healthy eating both accessible and delicious.

Karen K is an iconic Vancouver media personality. She's a TV and radio host whose career spans CTV News, City TV, and, of course, the WORLD FAMOUS FOX 99.3 where you can catch her weekday and Saturday mornings as the much-needed feminine grounding of the long-running Jeff O'Neil Show.

Katie-Ellen Humphries is a nationally-touring stand-up comedian, writer, and performer. She is a frequent contributor to CBC's "The Debaters". She is one of the creators of The Lady Show, a regular variety show in Vancouver performed by a troupe of comedic lady talents. She is also a three-time Canadian National Open Water 5k Swim Champion.

Brynn Peebles and Brianna Wiens (collectively known as Girl On Girl Humor) are the creators of “Girls vs. The City”, an award-winning web series now available on Telus Optik TV and YouTube.

This is VANCOLOUR recaps all the drama of the 2018 Vancouver Civic Election with two superstar guests: Ian Bushfield and Graham Cook. Ian Bushfield is a local podcaster. He is one-third of the Cambie Report and one-half of PolitiCoast. Graham Cook is a project manager in Vancouver's tech industry and ran for Vancouver City Council as an independent candidate.

Dr. Mark Tyndall is the Executive Medical Director of the BC Centre of Disease Control (BCCDC), the Deputy Provincial Health Officer of BC, and a professor in the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Population and Public Health.

Adrian Crook is an independent Vancouver City Council candidate. He blogs at 5 Kids 1 Condo about raising five children in downtown Vancouver. He made national headlines when the provincial government of British Columbia barred his children from riding the bus without adult supervision. He is also a founding member of Abundant Housing Vancouver and Abundant Transit BC.

Derrick O'Keefe is a city council candidate for the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE)

Sarah Blyth is a founding member of the Overdose Prevention Society, a former Parks Boards Commissioner in the City of Vancouver, and an independent city council candidate for the City of Vancouver.

ProVancouver is an upstart political party in the upcoming 2018 civic election in the City of Vancouver. David Chen is their mayoral candidate and Raza Mirza is one of their city council candidates.

Shauna Sylvester is an independent mayoral candidate in Vancouver's upcoming civic election. She was the Executive Director of Simon Fraser University's Centre for Dialogue and the founding director of the Institute for Media, Policy, and Civil Society. She also sat on the boards of the Vancouver Folk Festival, VanCity Capital Corporation and VanCity Credit Union, and Mountain Equipment Cooperativ...

Christine Boyle is is a community organizer, climate justice activist, and United Church Minister. She is running for City Council with OneCity Vancouver, a civic party to which she is a founding member.

Born and raised in South Vancouver, Ken Sim is a homegrown, self-made entrepreneur and one of the leading candidates to become the next Mayor of Vancouver. He is the founder of Nurse Next Door and Rosemary Rocksalt, and now he is representing Vancouver's oldest civic party, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA), in the upcoming municipal election. He addresses housing affordability, city congestion (...

Dress for Success Vancouver (est. 1999) is a registered charity and affiliate of the worldwide organization, Dress for Success. DFS Vancouver empowers women back into the workforce by providing them with professional attire, career services, and skills development programs. YES! Vancouver (est. 2007) is a volunteer arm of DFS Vancouver that creates awareness in the community for DFS Vancouver thro...

Carey Dillen is the President of YYOGA - one of Metro Vancouver's most prominent wellness companies offering yoga-centric fitness across 12 locations. With a community of over 50,000 yogis, she leads YYOGA in their vision of making the world a better place.

David Vertesi is the co-founder of Create Vancouver Society, a non-profit group that promotes art and culture which provides meaningful art and culture experiences with tangible outcomes. One of Create Vancouver Society's most high-profile projects is The Vancouver Mural Festival, which is Vancouver's largest annual free public art celebration. He's also the bassist for the indie-pop band, Hey Oce...

Juno Award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, Ivan Decker, chats about his journey, Vancouver's comedy scene, rebooting Becker, being an alien of extraordinary ability, Bumble, and how social media and the Internet has changed the entertainment landscape. You've seen him on Conan, you've heard his comedy album "I Wanted To Be a Dinosaur", you'll be streaming him on Netflix very soon, an...