Ken Sim pledges to abolish the Park Board. He will probably run with the new party A Better City Vancouver. Mark Marissen is running for mayor. And the election is still 18 months away.

* Ken Sim will abolish the park board

* The Aquarium is sold to US theme park operator

* John Coupar doesn’t like the idea of abolishing his current job

* Melissa De Genova & NPA are also unhappy

* Sarah Kirby-Yung is more open to “discussion about its governance” 

* Restaurants also dislike the park board

* A Better City Vancouver launches – check out their website

* Mark Marissen launches his bid – which we maybe spoiled

* Meanwhile the current mayor continues to press forward with drug decriminalization in the city

* Burnaby and Richmond are also having byelections

* Keep up with hyper-local politics with the Burnaby Beacon and Tri-Cities Dispatch

* And our Vancouveratta looks at the founding of the Park Board before Ken Sim kills it