Arts, Culture and Heritage

Arts funding, cultural institutions, festivals, and heritage preservation commitments.

Status Guide

Made

These promises were clearly made on the record and are being tracked while evidence of progress or outcome is gathered.
In Progress

These promises show evidence of active work, implementation steps, or partial movement toward the stated commitment.
Kept

These promises were delivered substantially as made, based on reviewed evidence and editorial assessment.
Broken

These promises were not delivered as made, were abandoned, or were contradicted by the eventual outcome based on reviewed evidence.

Made

Commit a one-third funding share to construct a new South

Ken Sim / ABC Vancouver / A Better City · Vancouver

Promised Oct 15, 2022

Made

Increase municipal funding support for local public libraries.

Ken Sim / ABC Vancouver / A Better City · Vancouver

Promised Oct 15, 2022

Made

Increase direct operational grant budgets for local arts and culture spaces.

Ken Sim / ABC Vancouver / A Better City · Vancouver

Promised Oct 15, 2022

Made

Streamline event permitting to champion vibrant local festivals.

Ken Sim / ABC Vancouver / A Better City · Vancouver

Promised Oct 15, 2022

Made

Expand the number of all-weather turf sports fields across the city layout.

Ken Sim / ABC Vancouver / A Better City · Vancouver

Promised Oct 15, 2022

Made

Expand affordable artist studio spaces through creative developer incentive programs.

Ken Sim / ABC Vancouver / A Better City · Vancouver

Promised Oct 15, 2022