OneCity first out of the gate with Vancouver byelection candidate – BC [Video]

Vancouver’s upcoming city council byelection has its first candidate.

Environmental lawyer and transportation activist Lucy Maloney announced Tuesday she was throwing her hat in the ring for OneCity Vancouver.

The city is holding a byelection on April 7 to fill two vacant council seats.

OneCity Coun. Christine Boyle resigned her seat after being elected to the B.C. legislature in the 2024 provincial election, and Vancouver Green Coun. Adriane Carr announced her own resignation earlier this month.

Maloney was a vocal critic of ABC Vancouver’s decision to remove the Stanley Park bike lane and has advocated for safer streets with the group Vision Zero Vancouver.

She said after being renovicted, she has also become keenly interested in tenant rights.

In unveiling her candidacy Tuesday, she took aim at the city’s mayor.

“Ken Sim barely shows up for work, in fact, he’s missed a third of votes at council,” she said.

“When he does bother to show up it’s to make …