Add StudioX as a preferred source on GooglePete Fry is preparing to take office as Vancouver’s mayor after winning the October 17 municipal election with 98,748 votes. The Green Party will hold the mayor’s office and four of the 10 council seats, leaving Fry to build support across party lines to advance his housing, public-safety, transit and climate agenda.
Fry, a Green Party candidate and two-term city councillor, received 98,748 votes, according to the City of Vancouver’s official results declared October 21. He was first elected to council in 2018 and is scheduled to be sworn in with the new council on November 2.
From community advocate to City Hall
The City of Vancouver describes Fry as an illustrator and designer by trade. Before entering elected office, he worked in community development, advocacy and communications, including with small businesses, arts and non-profit organizations. The City biography also notes his volunteer work supporting low-income families, food security, animal welfare and cultural groups.
During his time on council, Fry has focused on tenant protections, housing affordability, safer streets, mental health and addictions, zero waste and city planning. The City credits him with supporting initiatives including Vancouver’s first renter’s office, pedestrian-safety improvements, recognition for the historic Punjabi Market, a consumer-fireworks ban and renewal work at Britannia Community Centre.
The Green platform: housing and affordability
The Vancouver Greens’ 2026 platform places housing at the centre of its agenda. Proposals include using City-owned land for co-operative, non-profit and public housing; creating public housing bonds; establishing a rapid-acquisition fund to preserve at-risk rental buildings; strengthening tenant protections; and measuring affordability against household incomes rather than market rents.
The party also proposes faster permitting, more missing-middle housing options, a dedicated role to coordinate affordable and supportive housing, and restoring a dedicated renter-support office. These are campaign commitments, not policies already approved by council.
Community safety and the proposed CROW team
One of Fry’s most prominent proposals is a 24-hour Community Response Outreach Workers (CROW) team. The Green platform describes it as a non-police, non-medical response for non-emergency calls involving homelessness, public intoxication, addiction and mental-health crises. The party also proposes an Office of Community Safety to coordinate police, fire, licensing, planning and other City departments.
The model would require decisions about staffing, funding, dispatch, service standards and coordination with existing police, ambulance, health and outreach services. Those details will be important if the new council moves the proposal from campaign platform to implementation.
Transit, climate and the local economy
On transportation, the Greens say they would work with TransLink to expand dedicated bus lanes, improve bus reliability, add late-night service and press for a firm timeline for rapid transit to UBC. These commitments depend in part on cooperation with TransLink and other governments.
The platform also calls for climate-resilient public spaces, more tree canopy and green space, and measures to help neighbourhoods cope with extreme heat and wildfire smoke. Its economic proposals include using City purchasing to support local businesses and Canadian suppliers, protecting employment lands and supporting arts, culture and small businesses.
A mayor without a council majority
The official results show four Green councillors were elected alongside Fry: Annette Reilly, Stephanie Smith, Camil Dumont and Bridget Burns. The other six councillors are Sean Orr, Chloe Leslie, Devyani Singh, Lucy Maloney, Solomon Yi-Kieran and Mike Klassen, representing COPE, OneCity and ABC Vancouver.
With five Green members among the 11-member mayor-and-council body, the party does not hold a majority. Fry will need support from councillors outside his slate to pass budgets, bylaws and major policy changes. That makes negotiation and the details of each proposal central to how much of the platform can be delivered.
What happens next
Vancouver’s new mayor and council are scheduled to be inaugurated on November 2, 2026. The first months of the term will show which campaign commitments become priorities for staff work, budget planning and council votes.
For residents, the key measures to watch include the cost and design of any new non-police response service, the City’s approach to rental preservation and non-market housing, the pace of bus-priority work, and whether the new administration can secure cross-party support for its plans.
Sources
- City of Vancouver: Official 2026 election results, October 21
- City of Vancouver: Pete Fry biography and council record
- Green Party of Vancouver: 2026 platform
- Green Party of Vancouver: CROW team and Office of Community Safety proposal
- Green Party of Vancouver: Buy Vancouver, Build Canada economic strategy
Harnaik Singh Rathor is the Founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of StudioX News Canada, Canada's multilingual digital news network serving multilingual diaspora communities across Canada. With a background in media production, public relations, and multicultural communications, he founded StudioX Film and TV Corporation to bridge the gap between mainstream Canadian media and the country's diverse immigrant communities. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), RTDNA Canada, CPRS Vancouver, NEPMCC, and the Canadian Freelance Union (Unifor). Based in Surrey, British Columbia. | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harnaiksinghrathor/ | Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/harnaiksinghrathor | Email: editor@studioxnews.ca
