Zac de Vries

He has been a District of Saanich councillor for two terms, since 2018, sits on the Capital Regional District board and chaired its housing corporation, and works as a sector specialist at the provincial agriculture ministry. He is a candidate for Mayor of Saanich in the municipal election of 17 October 2026.

Career

De Vries graduated from the University of Victoria in 2017 with a double major in political science and geography. He ran for Saanich council in 2018 and has served two terms, eight years in all. He has sat on the Capital Regional District board and chaired the Capital Region Housing Corporation, a non-profit operating 50 properties across eight municipalities at below-market rates. He works full time as a sector specialist in food and beverage processing at B.C.'s Ministry of Agriculture and Food. He announced his run for mayor on 18 June 2026, after Mayor Dean Murdoch said he would not seek re-election.

Positions

De Vries's campaign stresses housing affordability, regional transit partnerships, climate action and fiscal management. He says he wants young people to be able to get a start, families to put down roots and seniors to age in place. Local reporting names councillor Karen Harper and Save Our Saanich candidate Rishi Sharma as his opponents.

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