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Mayor · North Vancouver City 2026
# Linda Buchanan
- Elected, Mayor6,056 votes, 1st of 4. Official count, City of North Vancouver. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/results#mayor)
Re-elected Mayor of the City of North Vancouver on October 17, 2026, with 6,056 votes, first of four candidates. Mayor since 2018 and a councillor from 2011 to 2018, she ran on the Lonsdale Great Street project, a new Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore and more housing for families and seniors.
Linda Buchanan was re-elected Mayor of the City of North Vancouver on October 17, 2026, for a third term, with 6,056 votes, 46 per cent, in the City's official count. She ran on the Lonsdale Great Street project, pressing senior governments to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and to fund full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore, the Housing Action Plan, and relief for North Shore taxpayers from the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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[Image: City of North Vancouver](https://www.cnv.org/City-Hall/Mayor-Council/Mayor-Linda-Buchanan)
Promise tracker
## 33 promises. What Linda has done since.
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
- No action yet**Advance the Lonsdale Great Street project**Planning · Own promise
She named the Lonsdale Great Streets project as a specific focus if elected, and told the Chamber she would advance the Great Streets Project. On election night she said she would go ahead with it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press senior governments to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge**Transportation · Own promise
She wrote that she would keep advocating to senior governments for the replacement of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, as Mayor, Chair of North Shore Connects and a member of the TransLink Mayors' Council.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Seek funding for full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore**Transportation · Own promise
She wrote that she would keep advocating to senior governments for funding for full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Plan the future of the ICBC building above the Lonsdale bus exchange**Planning · Own promise
She named the ICBC building as a specific focus for the term. Daily Hive described her platform as planning the redevelopment of the former ICBC headquarters above the Lonsdale bus exchange.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Daily Hive · Linda Buchanan re-elected as the City of North Vancouver mayor for third term, by Kenneth Chan, October 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Keep delivering the 2022 Mobility Strategy, with traffic calming**Streets and safety · Own promise
She wrote that her focus is on continuing to deliver the City's 2022 Mobility Strategy, investing in walking, rolling and cycling, with a focus on neighbourhood safety and traffic calming.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Separate regional traffic from local traffic**Transportation · Own promise
She told the Chamber she would continue to work to separate regional traffic from local traffic in the City.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**More workforce housing like the North Shore Neighbourhood House project**Housing · Own promise
She told the Chamber she would deliver more workforce housing like the homes at the North Shore Neighbourhood House.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Build on the Housing Action Plan and explore rent-to-own and family housing on owned land**Housing · Own promise
She wrote that she would focus on the Housing Action Plan and explore models like rent-to-own, stratification of lots and ways for people with land they already own to live with more than one generation.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Strengthen renter protections**Renters · Own promise
She wrote that the City would keep delivering rental, mid-market, supportive and non-market housing while strengthening renter protections.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Advance the Health Innovation District in Central Lonsdale**Business · Own promise
She told the Chamber she would advance the Health Innovation District.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab), Daily Hive · Linda Buchanan re-elected as the City of North Vancouver mayor for third term, by Kenneth Chan, October 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Attract new investment, including a new hotel**Business · Own promise
She told the Chamber she would attract new investment, including a new hotel, and strengthen the port, shipbuilding, tech and film industries.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Give businesses a strong voice in the annual budget**Business · Own promise
She told the Chamber she would keep working with the Chamber, the business improvement areas and local businesses so the business community has a strong voice in the annual budgeting process.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Deliver the City's 2024 Economic Strategy**Business · Own promise
She told the Chamber her focus is on delivering the City's 2024 Economic Strategy: more economic opportunities, making it easier to do business and investing in public spaces.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Grow the urban forest under the Climate and Environment Strategy**Trees · Own promise
She wrote that her focus is on continuing to deliver the 2024 Climate and Environment Strategy, including growing the urban forest.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Speed up prefabricated, low-carbon construction**Environment · Own promise
She listed accelerating prefabricated, low-carbon construction as part of delivering the Climate and Environment Strategy.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Decarbonize the Lonsdale Energy system**Environment · Own promise
She listed decarbonizing the City's Community Energy System as part of delivering the Climate and Environment Strategy.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Seek a public Lonsdale Energy carbon report within a year**Environment · Own promise
She wrote that she would work with Lonsdale Energy to seek a clear commitment to publish its carbon neutral pathway report within the next year.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Ask Lonsdale Energy to report its energy mix every year**Environment · Own promise
She wrote that she would like Lonsdale Energy to report each year on its energy mix, the emissions of each source, the cost to customers and its progress away from renewable natural gas.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press for a fairness rule on regional cost overruns**Metro Vancouver · Own promise
She wrote that she would keep pressing for a fairness mechanism for extraordinary cost overruns on major regional infrastructure such as the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Seek direct relief from the Province for North Shore ratepayers**Metro Vancouver · Own promise
She wrote that she would keep seeking direct financial relief for North Shore residents from the Province for the wastewater plant cost.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press for a public inquiry and reform of Metro Vancouver**Metro Vancouver · Own promise
She wrote that she would keep pressing the Province for an independent public inquiry, reform of Metro Vancouver's governance and changes to its borrowing rules.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**File a formal complaint with the Inspector of Municipalities if the Province does not act**Metro Vancouver · Own promise
She wrote that she is committed to moving forward with the formal complaint to the Inspector of Municipalities if the Province does not make the changes.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Identify mature trees early in development and explore incentives to keep them**Trees · Own promise
She wrote that she would identify significant and mature trees early in the development process, use land-use tools to encourage keeping them, and explore incentives for owners and developers to keep them.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Support electric heating and power in new buildings**Environment · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Support electrification of new buildings."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A 'right to cool' bylaw for tenants in extreme heat**Renters · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Expand and protect tree canopy, parks and green infrastructure**Trees · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Connected urban greenways for people and wildlife**Parks and trails · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops and transit**Housing · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood and storms**Emergency planning · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Reliable, frequent and affordable local transit**Transportation · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Deliver reliable, frequent, affordable local transit."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Advocate for better regional transit between communities**Transportation · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Expand electric vehicle charging**Transportation · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: "Expand EV charging infrastructure."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Bylaws to cut waste from building, renovation and demolition**Environment · Own promise
In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan 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."
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) (opens in a new tab).
How did Linda Buchanan do in the 2026 North Vancouver City municipal election?
Linda Buchanan was elected Mayor with 6,056 votes, 1st of 4 in the official count. The City of North Vancouver published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Linda Buchanan?
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Does Linda Buchanan currently hold public office?
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How many sources does this Linda Buchanan profile cite?
This profile lists 15 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Linda Buchanan's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Linda Buchanan in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Linda Buchanan ran in?
The 2026 North Vancouver City municipal election, including the Mayor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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- [City of North Vancouver · 2026 Local Government Election, Official Election Results, certified by the Chief Election Officer, October 21, 2026 ](https://www2.cnv.org/election2026/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [City of North Vancouver · Official results announced for the 2026 General Local Election, news release, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.cnv.org/City-Hall/News-Room/News-Releases/2026/10/21/Official-results-announced-for-the-2026-General-Local-Election--for-the-City-of-North-Vancouver)Checked November 7, 2026
- [City of North Vancouver · 2026 Candidate Profiles (statements filed by each candidate, not checked by the City) ](https://www.cnv.org/City-Hall/General-Local-Election/2026-General-Local-Election/Candidate-Profiles)Checked November 7, 2026
- [North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026 ](https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/civic-election-2026-qa-with-city-of-north-vancouver-candidates-12845369)Checked November 7, 2026
- [North Shore News · City of North Vancouver election results: Linda Buchanan wins, by Brent Richter, October 17, 2026 ](https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/city-of-north-vancouver-election-results-linda-buchanan-wins-12906636)Checked November 7, 2026
- [Daily Hive · Linda Buchanan re-elected as the City of North Vancouver mayor for third term, by Kenneth Chan, October 17, 2026 ](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/linda-buchanan-north-vancouver-city-mayor-re-elected-2026)Checked November 7, 2026
- [North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026) ](https://www.nvchamber.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Linda-Buchanan.pdf)Checked November 7, 2026
- [Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers) ](https://vote4tomorrow.ca/election-2026/north-vancouver-city-of/linda-buchanan/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [North Van Votes · Linda Buchanan, candidate page with the statement filed with the City, by Bahareh Ghadimi (retrieved November 7, 2026) ](https://northvanvotes.ca/candidates/cnv-mayor-buchanan-linda/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [Linda Buchanan campaign · About ](https://lindabuchanan.ca/about/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [Linda Buchanan campaign · Housing ](https://lindabuchanan.ca/housing/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [Linda Buchanan campaign · Transportation ](https://lindabuchanan.ca/mobility/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [Linda Buchanan campaign · A Strong Economy and Fiscal Resilience ](https://lindabuchanan.ca/a-strong-economy-and-fiscal-resilience/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [Linda Buchanan campaign · Major Infrastructure ](https://lindabuchanan.ca/major-infrastructure/)Checked November 7, 2026
- [City of North Vancouver · Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting of Council, November 2, 2026 ](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Council-Meeting-Minutes/2026/2026-11-02-INAUGURAL-Council-Meeting-Minutes-November-2-2026.pdf)Checked November 7, 2026
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