If there were a prize awarded to the member of Vancouver city council who has disclosed the most “gifts” received while on the job this year, Sarah Kirby-Yung would win it hands down.

The ABC Vancouver councillor had filed 29 separate disclosure forms on the city’s website as of Thursday, with her party colleague Lenny Zhou a distant second with 19 filings in 2025.

“Being out in the community as a whole is really important, and that's where I actually have some of my best conversations,” Kirby-Yung said. “You hear what's really going on, like, if they're having challenges with how easy it is for permitting for festivals and to put things together.”

Some of Kirby-Yung’s gifts this year included:

• a $695 ticket from the Vancouver Art Gallery to attend the Vancouver Symphony Gala-The Pow

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