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Her votes in the new term will be counted once its minutes are published.",[165],{"id":166,"kicker":167,"title":168,"paragraphs":169,"links":172},"research-status","Research status","What voche.me has checked",[170,171],"Researched on 2026-11-07 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's official results, news release and candidate profiles; her campaign site's About page and eight priority pages; the North Shore News questionnaire of October 5, 2026 and its election night report, both read through Internet Archive copies; her answers to the North Vancouver Chamber and to Vote4Tomorrow; and the minutes of the inaugural Council meeting.","Her career, the motions she says she moved and the housing figures on her site are her own account; they were not checked against the City's minutes. Her social media accounts were not read.",[],"angela-girard",[175,177,181,184,186,188,191,194,197,198,199,200,201,204,207,210,211],{"label":176,"url":143,"checkedAt":74},"City of North Vancouver · 2026 Local Government Election, Official Election Results, certified by the Chief Election Officer, October 21, 2026",{"label":178,"url":179,"checkedAt":74,"listOnly":180},"City of North Vancouver · Official results announced for the 2026 General Local Election, news release, October 21, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002FCity-Hall\u002FNews-Room\u002FNews-Releases\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F21\u002FOfficial-results-announced-for-the-2026-General-Local-Election--for-the-City-of-North-Vancouver",true,{"label":182,"url":183,"checkedAt":74},"City of North Vancouver · 2026 Candidate Profiles (statements filed by each candidate, not checked by the City)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002FCity-Hall\u002FGeneral-Local-Election\u002F2026-General-Local-Election\u002FCandidate-Profiles",{"label":185,"url":148,"checkedAt":74},"North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026",{"label":187,"url":157,"checkedAt":74},"North Shore News · City of North Vancouver election results: Linda Buchanan wins, by Brent Richter, October 17, 2026",{"label":189,"url":190,"checkedAt":74},"North Vancouver Chamber · Angela Girard, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nvchamber.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FAngela-Girard.pdf",{"label":192,"url":193,"checkedAt":74},"Vote4Tomorrow · Angela Girard, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers)","https:\u002F\u002Fvote4tomorrow.ca\u002Felection-2026\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-of\u002Fangela-girard\u002F",{"label":195,"url":196,"checkedAt":74},"North Van Votes · Angela Girard, candidate page with the statement filed with the City, by Bahareh Ghadimi (retrieved November 7, 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcnv-council-girard-angela\u002F",{"label":72,"url":73,"checkedAt":74},{"label":102,"url":103,"checkedAt":74},{"label":109,"url":110,"checkedAt":74},{"label":123,"url":124,"checkedAt":74},{"label":202,"url":203,"checkedAt":74},"Angela Girard campaign · Priority: A Thriving City Built for Every Day Life","https:\u002F\u002Fangelagirard.ca\u002Fpriorities\u002Feconomic-development\u002F",{"label":205,"url":206,"checkedAt":74},"Angela Girard campaign · Priority: Indigenous Reconciliation","https:\u002F\u002Fangelagirard.ca\u002Fpriorities\u002Findigenous-reconciliation\u002F",{"label":208,"url":209,"checkedAt":74},"Angela Girard campaign · Listening to You","https:\u002F\u002Fangelagirard.ca\u002Fpriorities\u002Flistening-to-you\u002F",{"label":116,"url":117,"checkedAt":74},{"label":212,"url":162,"checkedAt":74},"City of North Vancouver · Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting of Council, November 2, 2026","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard","Angela Girard was re-elected to the Council of the City of North Vancouver on October 17, 2026, with 5,382 votes, third of the 18 council candidates in the City's official count. She ran on mid-market, family-sized and rent-to-own housing, child care on City-owned land and in new developments, rapid transit across the Inlet and an All Ages and Abilities bike network, a City cooling strategy with a 26 degree indoor limit for apartments, and exploring participatory budgeting for net parking revenue.",[],"Gt_hRD7fmSppcYN5YDCUsTe3haS2QeHOMuUon2Fil50",[],[219,229,239,248,256,265,275,283,291],{"slug":220,"name":221,"office":14,"number":86,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":222,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":223},"andrew-robertson","Andrew Robertson","fern",{"src":224,"smallSrc":225,"width":90,"height":91,"alt":226,"credit":227,"sourceUrl":228,"position":95},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson-320.webp","Andrew Robertson, from Andrew Robertson campaign.","Andrew Robertson 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Shahriari, from City of North Vancouver.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002FCity-Hall\u002FMayor-Council\u002FCouncillor-Shervin-Shahriari",{"slug":284,"name":285,"office":14,"number":86,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":232,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":286},"tony-valente","Tony Valente",{"src":287,"smallSrc":288,"width":90,"height":91,"alt":289,"credit":39,"sourceUrl":290,"position":95},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente-320.webp","Tony Valente, from City of North Vancouver.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002FCity-Hall\u002FMayor-Council\u002FCouncillor-Tony-Valente",{"slug":292,"name":293,"office":26,"number":86,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":259,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":294},"trish-neufeld","Trish 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rezoning, so care exists where families live.",[374,375],{"label":109,"url":110},{"label":182,"url":183},[],{"id":378,"title":379,"pledge":380,"topic":381,"scope":309,"sources":382,"status":312,"evidence":386},"rapid-transit-across-inlet","Rapid transit across the Inlet","She listed expanding rapid transit across the Inlet among her priorities, and her site says she will keep pressing senior governments and TransLink.","Transportation",[383,384,385],{"label":116,"url":117},{"label":185,"url":148},{"label":189,"url":190},[],{"id":388,"title":389,"pledge":390,"topic":381,"scope":309,"sources":391,"status":312,"evidence":394},"all-ages-bike-network","An All Ages and Abilities bike network, including the Eastside Connector","Her site says she will build the All Ages and Abilities bike network, including finishing the Eastside Connector from Grand Boulevard through the Crosscut Bridge to Casano Drive.",[392,393],{"label":116,"url":117},{"label":189,"url":190},[],{"id":396,"title":397,"pledge":398,"topic":399,"scope":309,"sources":400,"status":312,"evidence":403},"safer-streets-sidewalks","More sidewalks, marked crossings, lighting and safer intersections","Her site says she will push for more sidewalks, marked crossings, better lighting and safer intersections, with sensible rules for e-bikes and scooters.","Streets and safety",[401,402],{"label":116,"url":117},{"label":189,"url":190},[],{"id":405,"title":406,"pledge":407,"topic":399,"scope":309,"sources":408,"status":312,"evidence":410},"safe-school-travel","Back the Safe and Active School Travel Program","Her site says she will back the Safe and Active School Travel Program, with better crossings and sidewalks around schools.",[409],{"label":116,"url":117},[],{"id":412,"title":413,"pledge":414,"topic":381,"scope":309,"sources":415,"status":312,"evidence":417},"study-low-level-road-highway-1","Study a Low Level Road extension and the Highway 1 corridor","Her site says she will study whether a Low Level Road extension would relieve Marine Drive, and work with the Province on a long-term plan for the Upper Levels.",[416],{"label":116,"url":117},[],{"id":419,"title":420,"pledge":421,"topic":422,"scope":309,"sources":423,"status":312,"evidence":426},"cooling-strategy","A City Cooling Strategy with a 26 degree indoor limit","She wrote that she brought forward a motion for a City Cooling Strategy with a 26 degree maximum indoor temperature in apartment buildings, and that no landlord or strata should be able to stop a resident from using a portable cooling device.","Renters",[424,425],{"label":123,"url":124},{"label":185,"url":148},[],{"id":428,"title":429,"pledge":430,"topic":431,"scope":309,"sources":432,"status":312,"evidence":434},"cooling-clean-air-spaces","Cooling and clean air spaces that are open and known","Her site says she will make sure cooling spaces are open, staffed and known to residents in extreme heat, with clean air spaces in smoke season.","Emergency planning",[433],{"label":123,"url":124},[],{"id":436,"title":437,"pledge":438,"topic":439,"scope":309,"sources":440,"status":312,"evidence":442},"canopy-24-percent","Deliver the City's 24 per cent tree canopy target","Her site says she will deliver on the City's 24 per cent canopy target.","Trees",[441],{"label":123,"url":124},[],{"id":444,"title":445,"pledge":446,"topic":447,"scope":309,"sources":448,"status":312,"evidence":451},"climate-strategy-report-progress","Fund and carry out the Climate and Environment Strategy, and report on emissions","Her site says she will hold to the emission targets Council set in 2019, report honestly on progress, and fund and carry out the Climate and Environment Strategy.","Environment",[449,450],{"label":123,"url":124},{"label":185,"url":148},[],{"id":453,"title":454,"pledge":455,"topic":456,"scope":309,"sources":457,"status":312,"evidence":459},"competitive-business-tax","Keep business property tax rates competitive","She told the Chamber she will keep business property tax rates competitive with neighbouring municipalities and press the Province for property tax changes that ease the load on commercial tenants.","Taxes and spending",[458],{"label":189,"url":190},[],{"id":461,"title":462,"pledge":463,"topic":464,"scope":309,"sources":465,"status":312,"evidence":468},"parking-app-signs-wayfinding","Signs for the parking app and directions to parkades","She told the Chamber she will advocate for street signs explaining the parking app and clearer directions to parkades.","Parking",[466,467],{"label":189,"url":190},{"label":185,"url":148},[],{"id":470,"title":471,"pledge":472,"topic":473,"scope":309,"sources":474,"status":312,"evidence":478},"participatory-budgeting-parking","Explore participatory budgeting for net parking revenue","Her site says she will bring a motion to explore taking the net revenue from paid parking and reinvesting it in the corridor where it is collected, with residents and businesses deciding what it funds.","Open government",[475,476,477],{"label":208,"url":209},{"label":185,"url":148},{"label":182,"url":183},[],{"id":480,"title":481,"pledge":482,"topic":473,"scope":309,"sources":483,"status":312,"evidence":485},"extend-public-input-period","Extend the two-minute public input period","Her site says she will bring forward a motion to extend the public input period at Council.",[484],{"label":208,"url":209},[],{"id":487,"title":488,"pledge":489,"topic":473,"scope":309,"sources":490,"status":312,"evidence":493},"earlier-engagement","Engage residents earlier on City projects","She listed engaging residents earlier on City projects among her priorities, and her statement says she will act on the City's engagement plan.",[491,492],{"label":185,"url":148},{"label":182,"url":183},[],{"id":495,"title":496,"pledge":497,"topic":498,"scope":309,"sources":499,"status":312,"evidence":502},"support-bias","Support the City's two business improvement areas","Her site says she will support the Lower Lonsdale and Central Lonsdale business improvement areas.","Business",[500,501],{"label":202,"url":203},{"label":189,"url":190},[],{"id":504,"title":505,"pledge":506,"topic":507,"scope":309,"sources":508,"status":312,"evidence":510},"lonsdale-great-street-plan","Deliver the Lonsdale Great Street Plan","Her site says she will deliver the Lonsdale Great Street Plan.","Planning",[509],{"label":202,"url":203},[],{"id":512,"title":513,"pledge":514,"topic":498,"scope":309,"sources":515,"status":312,"evidence":518},"health-innovation-district","Grow the Health Innovation District","Her site says she will grow the Health Innovation District around Lions Gate Hospital.",[516,517],{"label":202,"url":203},{"label":189,"url":190},[],{"id":520,"title":521,"pledge":522,"topic":498,"scope":309,"sources":523,"status":312,"evidence":526},"brewery-marine-tech-districts","Expand the Brewery District and marine and technology jobs in Lower Lonsdale","Her site says she will expand the Brewery District and develop marine and technology employment in Lower Lonsdale.",[524,525],{"label":202,"url":203},{"label":185,"url":148},[],{"id":528,"title":529,"pledge":530,"topic":531,"scope":309,"sources":532,"status":312,"evidence":535},"cultural-precinct","Build the cultural precinct as a destination","Her site says she will build the cultural precinct around MONOVA, the Polygon Gallery and Presentation House as a destination.","Arts and culture",[533,534],{"label":202,"url":203},{"label":189,"url":190},[],{"id":537,"title":538,"pledge":539,"topic":531,"scope":309,"sources":540,"status":312,"evidence":542},"multicultural-festival","A multi-day annual multicultural festival","Her site says she will launch a multi-day annual multicultural community festival with local artists, performers and businesses.",[541],{"label":202,"url":203},[],{"id":544,"title":545,"pledge":546,"topic":547,"scope":309,"sources":548,"status":312,"evidence":550},"psychotherapy-licensing","Press the Province on psychotherapy licensing","Her site says she will press the Province and the regulator to recognize the full range of therapeutic approaches as B.C. licenses psychotherapists.","Community safety",[549],{"label":202,"url":203},[],{"id":552,"title":553,"pledge":554,"topic":555,"scope":309,"sources":556,"status":312,"evidence":558},"squamish-mou","Finish a Memorandum of Understanding with the Squamish Nation","Her site says finishing the Memorandum of Understanding the City and the Squamish Nation set out to develop under their 2023 protocol agreement is part of what she asks to be re-elected for.","First Nations",[557],{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":560,"title":561,"pledge":562,"topic":555,"scope":309,"sources":563,"status":312,"evidence":565},"municipal-calls-to-action","Adopt the municipal Calls to Action","Her site says the City should adopt Calls to Action 43, 47 and 57, which speak to municipal governments.",[564],{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":567,"title":568,"pledge":569,"topic":447,"scope":309,"sources":570,"status":312,"evidence":572},"lonsdale-energy-pathway-year","Seek a public Lonsdale Energy carbon-neutral pathway within a year","She told Vote4Tomorrow she would seek a Council commitment that Lonsdale Energy complete and publish its carbon-neutral pathway within the next year, with interim targets, costs and annual reporting.",[571],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":574,"title":575,"pledge":576,"topic":447,"scope":309,"sources":577,"status":312,"evidence":579},"lonsdale-energy-rng-timeline","A timeline to end renewable natural gas at Lonsdale Energy","She told Vote4Tomorrow she would support a clear timeline for reducing and ending renewable natural gas in Lonsdale Energy's energy mix, and ask it to report each year on its energy mix, emissions and costs.",[578],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":581,"title":582,"pledge":583,"topic":16,"scope":309,"sources":584,"status":312,"evidence":586},"acciona-settlement-to-ratepayers","Put the Acciona settlement toward North Shore costs","She told Vote4Tomorrow she would support putting the $235 million settlement with Acciona directly toward lowering the cost to North Shore residents.",[585],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":588,"title":589,"pledge":590,"topic":16,"scope":309,"sources":591,"status":312,"evidence":593},"wastewater-independent-review","An independent public review of the wastewater plant and a fairer cost formula","She told Vote4Tomorrow she would advocate for an independent, public and comprehensive review with the North Shore municipalities involved, full financial information from Metro Vancouver, and a fairer cost-sharing formula.",[592],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":595,"title":596,"pledge":597,"topic":447,"scope":309,"sources":598,"status":312,"evidence":600},"electrify-new-buildings-v4t","Support electric heating and power in new buildings","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Support electrification of new buildings.\"",[599],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":602,"title":603,"pledge":604,"topic":422,"scope":309,"sources":605,"status":312,"evidence":607},"right-to-cool-bylaw-v4t","A 'right to cool' bylaw for tenants in extreme heat","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events.\"",[606],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":609,"title":610,"pledge":611,"topic":439,"scope":309,"sources":612,"status":312,"evidence":614},"expand-tree-canopy-v4t","Expand and protect tree canopy, parks and green infrastructure","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater.\"",[613],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":616,"title":617,"pledge":618,"topic":619,"scope":309,"sources":620,"status":312,"evidence":622},"connected-greenways-v4t","Connected urban greenways for people and wildlife","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife.\"","Parks and trails",[621],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":624,"title":625,"pledge":626,"topic":308,"scope":309,"sources":627,"status":312,"evidence":629},"affordable-homes-near-transit-v4t","Affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops and transit","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit.\"",[628],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":631,"title":632,"pledge":633,"topic":431,"scope":309,"sources":634,"status":312,"evidence":636},"resilient-infrastructure-v4t","Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood and storms","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience.\"",[635],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":638,"title":639,"pledge":640,"topic":381,"scope":309,"sources":641,"status":312,"evidence":643},"reliable-local-transit-v4t","Reliable, frequent and affordable local transit","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Deliver reliable, frequent, affordable local transit.\"",[642],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":645,"title":646,"pledge":647,"topic":381,"scope":309,"sources":648,"status":312,"evidence":650},"advocate-regional-transit-v4t","Advocate for better regional transit between communities","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities.\"",[649],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":652,"title":653,"pledge":654,"topic":381,"scope":309,"sources":655,"status":312,"evidence":657},"expand-ev-charging-v4t","Expand electric vehicle charging","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Expand EV charging infrastructure.\"",[656],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":659,"title":660,"pledge":661,"topic":447,"scope":309,"sources":662,"status":312,"evidence":664},"construction-waste-bylaws-v4t","Bylaws to cut waste from building, renovation and demolition","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Girard marked as supportive the policy: \"Implement bylaws to eliminate waste from new buildings, renovation, and demolition projects and to use existing buildings as efficiently as possible.\"",[663],{"label":192,"url":193},[],"councillor","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fangela-girard","d63rhUskbGILrxHjF-7plzzEn9IgU1-b91qVbqoNdmU",[],1794195413866]