SEAN WOOD · PARKSVILLE. PREPARED.
604-868-7914 · Candidate for Mayor
Parksville. Prepared.

Every big decision deserves the full conversation.

That means councillors who feel heard, residents who have the facts, and a mayor who's willing to take the heat when the hard calls come. That's the job. I'm ready for it.

10 topics every voter should see before October
Sean Wood at a Parksville community event

Sean Wood

Parksville City Councillor since 2022. Candidate for Mayor.

15-year Parksville resident. Small business owner. Former volunteer firefighter. RDN Board Director. FCM committee member for community safety, social development, and environmental issues.

Elected 3rd of 6 councillors with 1,938 votes. Attended 94% of council meetings - highest of any councillor. Brought forward motions on water security, fire department funding, infrastructure investment, and municipal advocacy.

I'm running for mayor because I believe every decision council makes should get the full, respectful conversation it deserves - and every resident should be able to follow along.

Every resident deserves the full picture.

Public data on every facet of Parksville's governance - drawn from official provincial reports, council documents, and public records. Click any topic to explore.

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Follow the Money
$38.6M
Where your property taxes go, how the city's debt is shrinking, and whether we're saving enough for what's ahead.
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Water Security
85 km
Stage 4 restrictions every summer. Here's what's actually happening with our water, what's being done, and what the real risks are.
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Housing & Growth
0.9%
Growth is coming whether we're ready or not. Rental vacancy, building permits, and the provincial rules that are changing everything.
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Downtown Vitality
230
Businesses, revitalization projects, street patios, and what "Imagine Parksville Downtown" heard from residents.
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Parks & Recreation
39 acres
Community Park, 28 neighbourhood parks, the proposed multiplex, and $2.97M in grant funding for improvements.
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Public Safety
$435
What policing costs you today - and why it's about to get more expensive as Parksville grows past 15,000 residents.
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Community Wellbeing
46%
Nearly half of us are over 65 - the highest in Canada. What that means for healthcare, housing, and the services we rely on.
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Environment & Climate
250+
The estuary, the river, the coastline - it's not just scenery. It's the reason most of us moved here. 72 years of salmon data.
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Roads & Infrastructure
85 km
The stuff nobody thinks about until it breaks. 85km of roads, 50km of sewer, and whether we're investing enough to keep it all working.
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Grant-in-Aid Tracker
2x/yr
Who applied, who received funding, and how much - from every spring and fall intake. Full transparency on community grants.
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On the Record

Sean Wood's work at the council table - motions, advocacy, and coverage from local and national media.

Motions Brought to Council
MotionDateResult
Water supply embedded in OCP reviewMar 2026Passed unanimously
Growth-related infrastructure funding (AVICC)Feb 2026Defeated
Parksville Pathway $200K design fundingDec 2025Passed unanimously
$1B provincial municipal fund (AVICC)Spring 2025Passed unanimously
Canadian goods/services procurementEarly 2025Passed unanimously
Fire department medical call compensationJan 2024Passed unanimously
6 of 7 motions passed unanimously. The one that didn't — asking the province to fund growth-related infrastructure — was called "symbolic" by the mayor. That's part of the record too.
Recognition

Recognized by MP Gord Johns for helping achieve a higher federal tax credit for volunteer firefighters and search-and-rescue volunteers. Wood helped devise a petition tabled in the House of Commons.

Served on FCM Community Safety and Crime Prevention committee for three consecutive years, plus Social/Economic Development and Environmental Issues committees.

Boards & Committees
RDN Board of Directors2022-2026
FCM Community Safety & Crime Prevention3 years
FCM Social/Economic Development1+ years
FCM Environmental Issues1+ years
FCM Board of Directors candidate2025
Grant-in-Aid Select Committee2025
Arrowsmith/Englishman Water Boards (alt)2025-26
In the News

Councillor raises concern over water supply
PQB News, Mar 2026

Parksville Pathway design funding approved
PQB News, Dec 2025

Return from Ottawa with call for modern funding
PQB News, Jun 2025

Recognized for firefighter benefits advocacy
PQB News, Sep 2024

Fire department compensation for medical calls
PQB News, Jan 2024 — syndicated across 10+ outlets

Cross Border Interviews podcast
Episode 796, Dec 2024

2022 election results · Non-Partisan Hacks podcast · 2022 candidacy announcement
At the Council Table
"We listened to our director of finance and we talked about the Canada Community Building Fund today. I'm just back from Ottawa and I think there were a hundred meetings with MPs and senators spread throughout a few days and all of them are asking for the same thing."
Council Meeting, November 3, 2025 Watch this moment
At the Council Table
"It was almost like a mandate coming from the election because I remember specifically the OCP coming up quite a few times during our all-candidates meetings. I think the public engagement factor is worth the investment."
Council Meeting, December 15, 2025 Watch this moment
Watch & Listen
CBC: Parksville water and growth
CBC: More homes vs drought in Parksville
CBC News
Cross Border Interview
Full Interview: Parksville Councillor Sean Wood
Cross Border Interviews · 49 min
FCM 2025
FCM 2025: Sean Wood in Ottawa
Cross Border Interviews · 5 min
Mayoral Candidacy
Mayoral Candidacy & Federal Advocacy
Non-Partisan Hacks · 36 min
Non-Partisan Hacks — 23 episodes co-hosted with Councillor Joel Grenz covering housing, reconciliation, advocacy, and governance. Listen on all platforms · YouTube channel · CBC: Full water story
Sean Wood at the voting place
October 17, 2026
Parksville decides.

Not one candidate. Not one campaign. The whole community.

The best thing you can do isn't donate or put up a sign. It's talk to someone. Share what you've learned here. Make sure the people you care about show up on election day.

That's how prepared communities govern.

"Nobody has all the answers. But everybody deserves all the information."

You moved here for a reason. You pay taxes here. You deserve to know exactly where that money goes and what decisions are being made about the place you call home.

That's all this site is - the full picture, in plain language, from public records anyone can check.

About this project

Every number on this site comes from public sources: BC Government financial reports, Statistics Canada, Environment Canada, the City of Parksville, and local journalism. Nothing here is secret - it's just been made easier to find and understand.

This isn't a campaign promise. It's a campaign practice.

604-868-7914 · Sean Wood, Candidate for Mayor
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