--- title: "North Vancouver City Council holds its first regular meeting November 16" description: "The new Council meets for the first time as a working body on November 16, and the Board of Education holds its inaugural meeting the following evening. Here is what residents can expect." canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/news/north-vancouver-city-council-first-meeting-november-16-2026" last_updated: "2026-11-10T16:48:24.670Z" --- The City of North Vancouver's new Council holds its first regular working meeting on Monday, November 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm at City Hall, 141 West 14th Street. The following evening, the North Vancouver Board of Education holds its inaugural swearing-in ceremony for the new trustees at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, November 17. Both meetings are open to residents. The November 16 meeting is the first time the new Council takes up regular City business after two ceremonial events: the November 2 inaugural meeting, where the seven members took their oaths, and a string of orientation sessions in October and early November. No agenda has been posted yet for November 16. ## What happened on November 2 The inaugural meeting at City Hall on November 2 lasted 56 minutes, from 6:00 pm to 6:56 pm. The Honourable Justice Michael Thomas administered oaths to Mayor [Linda Buchanan](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/linda-buchanan) and six councillors: [Holly Back](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/holly-back), [Don Bell](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/don-bell), [Angela Girard](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/angela-girard), [Andrew Robertson](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/andrew-robertson), [Shervin Shahriari](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/shervin-shahriari) and [Tony Valente](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/tony-valente). Syex̱wáliya Ann Whonnock offered greetings on behalf of the Squamish Nation. Two items of business passed unanimously. Council endorsed Mayor Linda Buchanan as the City's Director on the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors, with Councillor Angela Girard as the Alternate Director, for the four-year council term. The Metro Vancouver Board governs the regional district that delivers water, sewage treatment, solid waste, regional parks and land-use planning for the Greater Vancouver area, including the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. Council also endorsed the 2027 appointments to its statutory, management and advisory committees, as listed in a report dated October 28, 2026 from the Director of Legislative Services. The minutes of the inaugural meeting are posted on the City's website and are the source for the facts above. ## What comes on November 16 The City's Important Upcoming Dates document, dated before the election, lists November 16 as the first Council Meeting of the term. It is the first regular working session, where Council takes up City staff reports, planning applications, bylaws and other business. The City holds these meetings in a hybrid format: in person in the Council Chamber at City Hall and via live stream linked from the Council Meetings section of cnv.org. No agenda has been posted publicly as of the morning of November 10. Agendas for regular meetings typically appear on the City's website in the days before the session. Residents who want to watch can check cnv.org for the live stream link on the day of the meeting. ## Promises Council members made before the election Every promise recorded in the voche.me tracker for Mayor Buchanan and the six councillors carries the status "not started", because the Council has not yet voted on any regular City business. The first regular meeting on November 16 is the starting point. Residents can follow each member's progress at the [tracker](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/tracker). Mayor Buchanan said she would advance the Lonsdale Great Street project, plan the future of the former ICBC building above the Lonsdale bus exchange, and press senior governments to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and fund full Bus Rapid Transit to the North Shore. These are her stated priorities, as reported by the North Shore News and the North Vancouver Chamber in October 2026. On housing, Mayor Buchanan said she would build on the City's Housing Action Plan, explore rent-to-own and family housing models on City-owned land, deliver more workforce housing like the homes at the North Shore Neighbourhood House, and strengthen renter protections. Councillors' individual commitments on housing, transportation, parks and other topics are listed on each person's page at voche.me. ## The Board of Education on November 17 The North Vancouver Board of Education holds its Inaugural Public Board Meeting and Swearing-In Ceremony on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 6:00 pm, as listed on the school district's public meetings page. The meeting runs until 9:30 pm. The Board has seven trustees in total. The City of North Vancouver elected three: [Antje Wilson](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/antje-wilson), [Peggy Hung](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/peggy-hung) and [Trish Neufeld](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/candidates/trish-neufeld). The District of North Vancouver elected four. November 17 is when all seven take their oaths. The Board governs School District 44, which runs the public schools in both the City and District of North Vancouver. The trustees elected by the City each made commitments on school funding, programs and student well-being during the campaign; their promises are recorded at their individual pages. ## What comes next after November 16 The City's dates document lists a Council Workshop on Monday, November 23 at 6:00 pm, Partner Agency Visits on Saturday, November 28, and further orientation sessions on November 18 and 21. A Board of Education Council Orientation is on Saturday, November 21. The City's council meetings page at cnv.org lists upcoming agendas and the live stream link for each session. Residents who want to attend the November 16 Council meeting in person can go to City Hall at 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, at 6:00 pm. Residents who want to attend the November 17 Board inaugural can check the school district's public meetings page at sd44.ca for the location. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/north-vancouver-city-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.