[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":557},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"candidate-linda-buchanan":57,"parties-all":216,"candidate-neighbours-linda-buchanan":217,"tracker-linda-buchanan":300,"votes-linda-buchanan":556},[4,21,34,46],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":19,"imageAlt":19,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-council-committees-acting-mayor-2027","Who sits where on the new City of North Vancouver council: boards, committees and acting mayors","At its inaugural meeting on November 2, 2026 the City of North Vancouver council named its Metro Vancouver director and its members on City, North Shore and outside boards, and set who serves as acting mayor through 2027.","2026-11-08","2026-11-08T19:36:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15,16,17,18],"Mayor","Councillor","council committees","Metro Vancouver","Lonsdale Energy","acting mayor",null,false,{"path":22,"title":23,"description":24,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":25,"image":31,"imageAlt":32,"imageCredit":33,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026","What the City of North Vancouver's mayor, council and school trustees promised","The promises Linda Buchanan, the six councillors and the three school trustees elected in the City of North Vancouver in 2026 made during the campaign, by topic, each linked to its record.",[13,14,26,27,28,29,30],"School Trustee","promise tracker","transit","wastewater plant","pay parking","\u002Fimages\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fshipyards-1600.webp","The Shipyards and the Polygon Gallery on the North Vancouver waterfront on a sunny evening, with a boat at the Lonsdale Quay docks and apartment towers behind","Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"path":35,"title":36,"description":37,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":38,"image":44,"imageAlt":45,"imageCredit":39,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-remembrance-day-parade-road-closures-2026","Remembrance Day in the City of North Vancouver: parade route, road closures and free parking on November 11","The Remembrance Day parade leaves the JP Fell Armoury at 9:15 am on November 11, 2026, the ceremony at the Victoria Park Cenotaph starts at 10:30 am, and Lonsdale Avenue closes from 9 am to 2 pm.",[39,40,41,42,43],"City of North Vancouver","Remembrance Day","events","road closures","Lonsdale Avenue","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002F-\u002Fmedia\u002FCity-of-North-Vancouver\u002FImages\u002FNews-Images\u002FRemembrance-day-map-UPDATED.jpg?h=471&w=772&hash=D07322179F85EF97CF9FE60C3B9EE6A6","The City of North Vancouver's map of the Remembrance Day parade route and road closures around Lonsdale Avenue and Victoria Park",{"path":47,"title":48,"description":49,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":50,"image":54,"imageAlt":55,"imageCredit":56,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fshipyards-skate-plaza-spirit-of-the-season-christmas-market-2026","Shipyards Skate Plaza opens November 27, and the Spirit of the Season festival lights the tree on November 28","The City of North Vancouver opens the Shipyards Skate Plaza on November 27, 2026, holds its Spirit of the Season festival on November 28 from 4 pm to 9 pm, and runs the Shipyards Christmas Market to December 24.",[39,41,51,52,53],"The Shipyards","skating","Christmas market","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fai\u002Fshipyards-skate-plaza-spirit-of-the-season-christmas-market-2026.webp","Illustration of an outdoor ice rink by a harbour on a sunny day, with a decorated holiday tree and market stalls","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"id":58,"acclamation":19,"ballotNumber":19,"biography":59,"campaignVideo":19,"colour":64,"contentOrigin":65,"currentRole":19,"district":19,"dossier":19,"experience":66,"extension":87,"headline":88,"languages":89,"links":90,"meta":91,"name":92,"neighbourhood":19,"nomination":19,"number":93,"office":13,"palette":19,"party":19,"photos":19,"polled":19,"portrait":94,"priorities":102,"questionnaire":129,"questions":132,"sample":20,"scoreChanges":19,"searched":133,"sections":168,"slug":177,"sources":178,"stem":212,"summary":213,"unaffiliated":20,"updatedAt":74,"updates":214,"withdrawal":19,"__hash__":215},"candidates\u002Felections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan.json",[60,61,62,63],"Linda Buchanan was re-elected Mayor of the City of North Vancouver on October 17, 2026. The City's official results give her 6,056 votes, 46 per cent, ahead of Mike McGraw with 5,163, Dave Kurvers with 1,602 and Oliver King with 258. The Chief Election Officer certified the results on October 21, 2026, and she took the oath of office at the inaugural Council meeting on November 2, 2026.","Daily Hive reported that she was first elected mayor in 2018 and was a city councillor from 2011 to 2018. By her own account she was a school trustee before that, and worked for close to 30 years as a public health nurse for Vancouver Coastal Health. Her campaign site says she chairs Metro Vancouver's Invest Vancouver Management Board and sits on the TransLink Mayors' Council. At the inaugural meeting, Council endorsed her appointment as the City's director on the Metro Vancouver Regional District board for the four-year term.","In her North Shore News answers she named the Lonsdale Great Streets project, the replacement of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, funding for full Bus Rapid Transit and the ICBC building as her specific focus. In her Vote4Tomorrow answers she set out four steps on the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant: a fairness mechanism for cost overruns, direct relief from the Province, an independent public inquiry, and a formal complaint to the Inspector of Municipalities if the Province does not act.","On election night she told the North Shore News she would go ahead with the Lonsdale Great Street project and the Harbour Swim Deck, plan housing for young families and seniors, and press the federal government on replacing the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.","blue","editorial",[67,75,80],{"period":68,"title":69,"description":70,"source":71},"2018 to now","Mayor, City of North Vancouver","First elected mayor in 2018, re-elected in 2022 and in 2026 with 6,056 votes.",{"label":72,"url":73,"checkedAt":74},"Daily Hive · Linda Buchanan re-elected as the City of North Vancouver mayor for third term, by Kenneth Chan, October 17, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Flinda-buchanan-north-vancouver-city-mayor-re-elected-2026","2026-11-07",{"period":76,"title":77,"description":78,"source":79},"2011 to 2018","Councillor, City of North Vancouver","Daily Hive reports she was a city councillor from 2011 to 2018.",{"label":72,"url":73,"checkedAt":74},{"period":81,"title":82,"description":83,"source":84},"Close to 30 years","Public health nurse, Vancouver Coastal Health","By her own account, before her election as mayor.",{"label":85,"url":86,"checkedAt":74},"Linda Buchanan campaign · About","https:\u002F\u002Flindabuchanan.ca\u002Fabout\u002F","json","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","",{"src":95,"smallSrc":96,"width":97,"height":98,"alt":99,"credit":39,"sourceUrl":100,"position":101},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan-320.webp",640,800,"Linda Buchanan, from City of North Vancouver.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002FCity-Hall\u002FMayor-Council\u002FMayor-Linda-Buchanan","50% 30%",[103,110,117,122],{"title":104,"summary":105,"details":106,"source":107},"The Lonsdale Great Street project","She named the Lonsdale Great Streets project as a specific focus for the term, and told the Chamber she would advance it with the Health Innovation District.",[],{"label":108,"url":109,"checkedAt":74},"North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with City of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nsnews.com\u002Flocal-news\u002Fcivic-election-2026-qa-with-city-of-north-vancouver-candidates-12845369",{"title":111,"summary":112,"details":113,"source":114},"A new Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and full Bus Rapid Transit","She wrote that she would keep pressing senior governments to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and to fund full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore.",[],{"label":115,"url":116,"checkedAt":74},"North Vancouver Chamber · Linda Buchanan, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nvchamber.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FLinda-Buchanan.pdf",{"title":118,"summary":119,"details":120,"source":121},"Housing for families, youth and seniors","She wrote that she would build on the Housing Action Plan, strengthen renter protections and explore rent-to-own homes, stratified lots and ways for families to live together on land they already own.",[],{"label":108,"url":109,"checkedAt":74},{"title":123,"summary":124,"details":125,"source":126},"Relief from the wastewater plant cost","She wrote that North Shore residents should not carry an unfair share of the cost overruns at the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, and set out four steps to seek relief and reform at Metro Vancouver.",[],{"label":127,"url":128,"checkedAt":74},"Vote4Tomorrow · Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers)","https:\u002F\u002Fvote4tomorrow.ca\u002Felection-2026\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-of\u002Flinda-buchanan\u002F",{"status":130,"answers":131},"not-contacted",[],[],[134,140,145,150,154,158,163],{"step":135,"label":136,"url":137,"date":74,"result":138,"note":139},1,"Her own campaign website","https:\u002F\u002Flindabuchanan.ca\u002F","found","The About page and the pages on housing, transportation, the economy, infrastructure, child care, the environment, inclusion and public safety were read. They list past results of her terms; her plans for the new term come from her questionnaire answers.",{"step":141,"label":142,"date":74,"result":143,"note":144},2,"Her public social media accounts","not-done","Her North Shore News answers name an Instagram account. It was not read.",{"step":146,"label":147,"url":148,"date":74,"result":138,"note":149},3,"The City's candidate profiles and official results","https:\u002F\u002Fwww2.cnv.org\u002Felection2026\u002F","They give the ballot name, the office, the votes and the statement filed with the City.",{"step":151,"label":152,"url":109,"date":74,"result":138,"note":153},4,"Questionnaires and all-candidates meetings","The North Shore News questionnaire of October 5, 2026, read through an Internet Archive copy because nsnews.com answers 403 to scripts; her answers to the North Vancouver Chamber; and her answers to Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire. Her VoteMate page repeats the statement filed with the City.",{"step":155,"label":156,"date":74,"result":138,"note":157},5,"A name search with North Vancouver City and 2026","Found Daily Hive's report of the result. North Van Votes, an independent guide, reproduces the statement filed with the City.",{"step":159,"label":160,"url":161,"date":74,"result":138,"note":162},6,"News reports of the result","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nsnews.com\u002Flocal-news\u002Fcity-of-north-vancouver-election-results-linda-buchanan-wins-12906636","The North Shore News election night report, read through an Internet Archive copy, and Daily Hive's report.",{"step":164,"label":165,"url":166,"date":74,"result":138,"note":167},7,"The public record of a public role","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002F-\u002Fmedia\u002FCity-of-North-Vancouver\u002FDocuments\u002FCouncil-Meeting-Minutes\u002F2026\u002F2026-11-02-INAUGURAL-Council-Meeting-Minutes-November-2-2026.pdf","The minutes of the inaugural Council meeting of November 2, 2026 record her oath of office and her appointment to the Metro Vancouver board. Her votes in the new term will be counted once its minutes are published.",[169],{"id":170,"kicker":171,"title":172,"paragraphs":173,"links":176},"research-status","Research status","What voche.me has checked",[174,175],"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; 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; Daily Hive's report of the result; and the minutes of the inaugural Council meeting.","Her nursing career, her regional roles and the lists of results on her campaign site are her own account; they were not checked against the City's records. Her social media accounts were not read.",[],"linda-buchanan",[179,181,185,188,189,191,192,193,194,197,198,201,204,207,210],{"label":180,"url":148,"checkedAt":74},"City of North Vancouver · 2026 Local Government Election, Official Election Results, certified by the Chief Election Officer, October 21, 2026",{"label":182,"url":183,"checkedAt":74,"listOnly":184},"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":186,"url":187,"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":108,"url":109,"checkedAt":74},{"label":190,"url":161,"checkedAt":74},"North Shore News · City of North Vancouver election results: Linda Buchanan wins, by Brent Richter, October 17, 2026",{"label":72,"url":73,"checkedAt":74},{"label":115,"url":116,"checkedAt":74},{"label":127,"url":128,"checkedAt":74},{"label":195,"url":196,"checkedAt":74},"North Van Votes · Linda Buchanan, candidate page with the statement filed with the City, by Bahareh Ghadimi (retrieved November 7, 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcnv-mayor-buchanan-linda\u002F",{"label":85,"url":86,"checkedAt":74},{"label":199,"url":200,"checkedAt":74},"Linda Buchanan campaign · Housing","https:\u002F\u002Flindabuchanan.ca\u002Fhousing\u002F",{"label":202,"url":203,"checkedAt":74},"Linda Buchanan campaign · Transportation","https:\u002F\u002Flindabuchanan.ca\u002Fmobility\u002F",{"label":205,"url":206,"checkedAt":74},"Linda Buchanan campaign · A Strong Economy and Fiscal Resilience","https:\u002F\u002Flindabuchanan.ca\u002Fa-strong-economy-and-fiscal-resilience\u002F",{"label":208,"url":209,"checkedAt":74},"Linda Buchanan campaign · Major Infrastructure","https:\u002F\u002Flindabuchanan.ca\u002Fmajor-infrastructure\u002F",{"label":211,"url":166,"checkedAt":74},"City of North Vancouver · Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting of Council, November 2, 2026","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan","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.",[],"5M-ELpG8t7ztljNzagXVMYXsUMSeYIFQxkEaiwlVG5w",[],[218,228,238,248,257,265,275,283,291],{"slug":219,"name":220,"office":14,"number":93,"ballotNumber":19,"colour":221,"palette":19,"sample":20,"portrait":222},"andrew-robertson","Andrew Robertson","fern",{"src":223,"smallSrc":224,"width":97,"height":98,"alt":225,"credit":226,"sourceUrl":227,"position":101},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson-320.webp","Andrew Robertson, from Andrew Robertson campaign.","Andrew Robertson 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Neufeld",{"src":295,"smallSrc":296,"width":97,"height":98,"alt":297,"credit":298,"sourceUrl":299,"position":101},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftrish-neufeld-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftrish-neufeld-320.webp","Trish Neufeld, from Trish Neufeld campaign.","Trish Neufeld campaign","https:\u002F\u002Ftrishneufeld-sd44.ca\u002F",{"id":301,"checkedAt":74,"extension":87,"meta":302,"promises":303,"race":553,"slug":177,"stem":554,"__hash__":555},"trackers\u002Felections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Flinda-buchanan.json",{},[304,315,324,332,340,349,356,364,371,379,388,395,402,409,417,425,432,439,446,453,460,467,474,481,488,495,502,510,517,525,532,539,546],{"id":305,"title":306,"pledge":307,"topic":308,"scope":309,"sources":310,"status":313,"evidence":314},"lonsdale-great-street","Advance the Lonsdale Great Street project","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.","Planning","own",[311,312],{"label":108,"url":109},{"label":115,"url":116},"not-started",[],{"id":316,"title":317,"pledge":318,"topic":319,"scope":309,"sources":320,"status":313,"evidence":323},"replace-ironworkers-bridge","Press senior governments to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge","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.","Transportation",[321,322],{"label":108,"url":109},{"label":115,"url":116},[],{"id":325,"title":326,"pledge":327,"topic":319,"scope":309,"sources":328,"status":313,"evidence":331},"full-bus-rapid-transit","Seek funding for full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore","She wrote that she would keep advocating to senior governments for funding for full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore.",[329,330],{"label":108,"url":109},{"label":115,"url":116},[],{"id":333,"title":334,"pledge":335,"topic":308,"scope":309,"sources":336,"status":313,"evidence":339},"icbc-building-site","Plan the future of the ICBC building above the Lonsdale bus exchange","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.",[337,338],{"label":108,"url":109},{"label":72,"url":73},[],{"id":341,"title":342,"pledge":343,"topic":344,"scope":309,"sources":345,"status":313,"evidence":348},"deliver-mobility-strategy","Keep delivering the 2022 Mobility Strategy, with traffic calming","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.","Streets and safety",[346,347],{"label":108,"url":109},{"label":115,"url":116},[],{"id":350,"title":351,"pledge":352,"topic":319,"scope":309,"sources":353,"status":313,"evidence":355},"separate-regional-traffic","Separate regional traffic from local traffic","She told the Chamber she would continue to work to separate regional traffic from local traffic in the 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generation.",[369],{"label":108,"url":109},[],{"id":372,"title":373,"pledge":374,"topic":375,"scope":309,"sources":376,"status":313,"evidence":378},"strengthen-renter-protections","Strengthen renter protections","She wrote that the City would keep delivering rental, mid-market, supportive and non-market housing while strengthening renter protections.","Renters",[377],{"label":108,"url":109},[],{"id":380,"title":381,"pledge":382,"topic":383,"scope":309,"sources":384,"status":313,"evidence":387},"health-innovation-district","Advance the Health Innovation District in Central Lonsdale","She told the Chamber she would advance the Health Innovation District.","Business",[385,386],{"label":115,"url":116},{"label":72,"url":73},[],{"id":389,"title":390,"pledge":391,"topic":383,"scope":309,"sources":392,"status":313,"evidence":394},"new-hotel-investment","Attract new investment, including a new hotel","She told the Chamber she would attract new investment, including a new hotel, and strengthen the port, shipbuilding, tech and film industries.",[393],{"label":115,"url":116},[],{"id":396,"title":397,"pledge":398,"topic":383,"scope":309,"sources":399,"status":313,"evidence":401},"business-voice-in-budget","Give businesses a strong voice in the annual budget","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.",[400],{"label":115,"url":116},[],{"id":403,"title":404,"pledge":405,"topic":383,"scope":309,"sources":406,"status":313,"evidence":408},"deliver-economic-strategy","Deliver the City's 2024 Economic Strategy","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.",[407],{"label":115,"url":116},[],{"id":410,"title":411,"pledge":412,"topic":413,"scope":309,"sources":414,"status":313,"evidence":416},"grow-urban-forest","Grow the urban forest under the Climate and Environment Strategy","She wrote that her focus is on continuing to deliver the 2024 Climate and Environment Strategy, including growing the urban forest.","Trees",[415],{"label":108,"url":109},[],{"id":418,"title":419,"pledge":420,"topic":421,"scope":309,"sources":422,"status":313,"evidence":424},"prefab-low-carbon-construction","Speed up prefabricated, low-carbon construction","She listed accelerating prefabricated, low-carbon construction as part of delivering the Climate and Environment Strategy.","Environment",[423],{"label":108,"url":109},[],{"id":426,"title":427,"pledge":428,"topic":421,"scope":309,"sources":429,"status":313,"evidence":431},"decarbonize-lonsdale-energy","Decarbonize the Lonsdale Energy system","She listed decarbonizing the City's Community Energy System as part of delivering the Climate and Environment Strategy.",[430],{"label":108,"url":109},[],{"id":433,"title":434,"pledge":435,"topic":421,"scope":309,"sources":436,"status":313,"evidence":438},"lonsdale-energy-report-in-a-year","Seek a public Lonsdale Energy carbon report within a year","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.",[437],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":440,"title":441,"pledge":442,"topic":421,"scope":309,"sources":443,"status":313,"evidence":445},"lonsdale-energy-annual-reporting","Ask Lonsdale Energy to report its energy mix every year","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.",[444],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":447,"title":448,"pledge":449,"topic":16,"scope":309,"sources":450,"status":313,"evidence":452},"wastewater-fairness-mechanism","Press for a fairness rule on regional cost overruns","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.",[451],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":454,"title":455,"pledge":456,"topic":16,"scope":309,"sources":457,"status":313,"evidence":459},"wastewater-provincial-relief","Seek direct relief from the Province for North Shore ratepayers","She wrote that she would keep seeking direct financial relief for North Shore residents from the Province for the wastewater plant cost.",[458],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":461,"title":462,"pledge":463,"topic":16,"scope":309,"sources":464,"status":313,"evidence":466},"metro-vancouver-inquiry-reform","Press for a public inquiry and reform of Metro Vancouver","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.",[465],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":468,"title":469,"pledge":470,"topic":16,"scope":309,"sources":471,"status":313,"evidence":473},"inspector-complaint","File a formal complaint with the Inspector of Municipalities if the Province does not act","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.",[472],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":475,"title":476,"pledge":477,"topic":413,"scope":309,"sources":478,"status":313,"evidence":480},"identify-mature-trees-early","Identify mature trees early in development and explore incentives to keep them","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.",[479],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":482,"title":483,"pledge":484,"topic":421,"scope":309,"sources":485,"status":313,"evidence":487},"electrify-new-buildings-v4t","Support electric heating and power in new buildings","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: \"Support electrification of new buildings.\"",[486],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":489,"title":490,"pledge":491,"topic":375,"scope":309,"sources":492,"status":313,"evidence":494},"right-to-cool-bylaw-v4t","A 'right to cool' bylaw for tenants in extreme heat","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.\"",[493],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":496,"title":497,"pledge":498,"topic":413,"scope":309,"sources":499,"status":313,"evidence":501},"expand-tree-canopy-v4t","Expand and protect tree canopy, parks and green infrastructure","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.\"",[500],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":503,"title":504,"pledge":505,"topic":506,"scope":309,"sources":507,"status":313,"evidence":509},"connected-greenways-v4t","Connected urban greenways for people and wildlife","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: \"Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife.\"","Parks and trails",[508],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":511,"title":512,"pledge":513,"topic":360,"scope":309,"sources":514,"status":313,"evidence":516},"affordable-homes-near-transit-v4t","Affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops and transit","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: \"Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit.\"",[515],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":518,"title":519,"pledge":520,"topic":521,"scope":309,"sources":522,"status":313,"evidence":524},"resilient-infrastructure-v4t","Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood and storms","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: \"Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience.\"","Emergency planning",[523],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":526,"title":527,"pledge":528,"topic":319,"scope":309,"sources":529,"status":313,"evidence":531},"reliable-local-transit-v4t","Reliable, frequent and affordable local transit","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: \"Deliver reliable, frequent, affordable local transit.\"",[530],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":533,"title":534,"pledge":535,"topic":319,"scope":309,"sources":536,"status":313,"evidence":538},"advocate-regional-transit-v4t","Advocate for better regional transit between communities","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: \"Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities.\"",[537],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":540,"title":541,"pledge":542,"topic":319,"scope":309,"sources":543,"status":313,"evidence":545},"expand-ev-charging-v4t","Expand electric vehicle charging","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Buchanan marked as supportive the policy: \"Expand EV charging infrastructure.\"",[544],{"label":127,"url":128},[],{"id":547,"title":548,"pledge":549,"topic":421,"scope":309,"sources":550,"status":313,"evidence":552},"construction-waste-bylaws-v4t","Bylaws to cut waste from building, renovation and demolition","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.\"",[551],{"label":127,"url":128},[],"mayor","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-city-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Flinda-buchanan","kFf06TRuv_BbxmQjBIxkCLSrHjPPBMpuitqfAU_KU1Q",[],1794195413866]