Mayoral Debate

Join the Victoria Downtown Residents Association to hear from candidates for Mayor of Victoria on a variety of issues related to living in the Downtown neighbourhood.

Continuing our series of successful mayoral debates held since the 2014 municipal election, we will be holding our fourth on September 27. Our moderator for the evening will be journalist Shannon Watters, reprising her role from 2022.

Stay tuned for details about which candidates will be participating.

Advance registration is recommended. Click here to reserve your seat.

There will be nominal entrance fee of $5 to help cover organizing costs, including live captioning. If cost of attendance is a barrier, please contact engage@victoriadra.ca.

The debate will be live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Click here to register for the Zoom meeting.

** Please avoid wearing perfume, cologne or other scented products. **

Accessibility details: The Vic Theatre is fully wheelchair accessible, including an accessible washroom. There will also be a gender-inclusive washroom available during the debate. Captioning services will be provided, with captions projected on the screen behind the debate participants and also available online for those watching remotely. The theatre will be a scent-reduced, alcohol-free space for this event.

We encourage those who are able to walk, cycle or take public transit to the debate. The closest bus stops are on the west side of Douglas between Humboldt and Courtney (about 50 metres north of the entrance to the theatre), on the east side of Douglas just south of Burdett, and on the south side of Burdett just east of Douglas.

Street parking is available around the theatre. The closest parkades are Broughton Square Parkade (635 Broughton St.), Broughton Street Parkade (745 Broughton St.), and Robbins Parking (744 Broughton St. #14).