What the City of North Vancouver's mayor, council and school trustees promised

The City of North Vancouver elected a mayor, six councillors and three school trustees on October 17, 2026. During the campaign they made promises in questionnaires, in the statements they filed with the City and on their own websites. voche.me recorded 259 of them, and the main ones are below, by topic. Each links to its record, and all are marked not started.

Transit, bridges and traffic

Mayor Linda Buchanan 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. She also named the future of the ICBC building above the Lonsdale bus exchange as a focus for the term.

Councillor Tony Valente promised to keep championing bus rapid transit with dedicated lanes and to keep asking regional and provincial partners for a new Second Narrows crossing. Councillor Don Bell wrote that a new crossing should carry both cars and transit. Councillor Holly Back called congestion at the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge a priority for all three North Shore municipalities.

Councillor Shervin Shahriari promised to push for more frequent bus and SeaBus service and more bus shelters. Councillor Andrew Robertson promised to push the Province to fund bus rapid transit to Vancouver and Burnaby. Councillor Angela Girard promised to keep pressing for rapid transit across the Inlet and to study a Low Level Road extension to take traffic off Marine Drive.

The wastewater plant and Metro Vancouver

Every council member made at least one promise about the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. Bell promised to keep demanding a public inquiry into the plant's cost and a review of Metro Vancouver's structure. Girard and Shahriari told Vote4Tomorrow they want the $235 million settlement with Acciona put toward North Shore costs, and Robertson promised to keep asking for answers, reform and settlement money for North Shore residents.

Buchanan promised to keep seeking direct relief from the Province for North Shore ratepayers and a fairness rule for cost overruns on regional projects. She wrote that she would go ahead with a formal complaint to the Inspector of Municipalities if the Province does not make changes. Valente wrote that the cost should be spread over the plant's lifespan. At its inaugural meeting on November 2, Council named Buchanan the City's director on the Metro Vancouver board for the four-year term, with Girard as alternate.

Housing and renters

Bell promised to create a North Van Housing Authority. Buchanan promised more workforce housing like the North Shore Neighbourhood House homes, and Valente more rental, co-op and workforce housing near transit. Girard promised rent-to-own homes for first-time buyers, and Back promised to pre-zone areas for smaller lots and to seek more shelter space and warming centres. Robertson wrote that the City should put low-rise and wood-frame homes first, because they cost less to build than towers.

For renters, Buchanan and Valente promised to strengthen renter protections, and Shahriari stronger protection for renters displaced when older rentals are torn down. Robertson promised a maximum temperature bylaw, and Girard wrote that she moved for a City Cooling Strategy with a 26 degree indoor limit in apartment buildings.

Pay parking, Lonsdale and business

Pay parking is in the promises of four council members. Bell promised to review the program with businesses, including the free time. Shahriari promised to reduce the hours pay parking is in effect. Robertson promised to adjust the new parking zones based on what residents say, and Girard promised signs for the parking app and directions to parkades.

Buchanan named the Lonsdale Great Street project as a focus, and Girard promised to deliver the plan. Back wrote that the project should move ahead once the City understands its costs and its effects on residents. On taxes, Bell promised to review the split between residential and business taxes, Valente to seek fairer taxes for businesses hit by highest and best use assessments, and Shahriari to reduce the City's debt. Robertson promised a legacy business program to help long-time shops stay open, and Buchanan to bring in new investment, including a new hotel.

Lonsdale Energy and trees

Buchanan promised to seek a public Lonsdale Energy carbon report within a year, and Girard a Council commitment to the same deadline. Bell promised to support Lonsdale Energy in ending its use of renewable natural gas. For 2027, Council appointed Valente to the Lonsdale Energy Corporation board; he promised a carbon-neutral pathway with milestones and public reporting.

Bell and Back both told Vote4Tomorrow the tree bylaw should apply to every property, including sites that are not being redeveloped. Girard promised to deliver the City's 24 per cent tree canopy target.

How Council works

Back promised to raise the time for public input at Council from two minutes to three, and Girard to bring a motion to extend the public input period. Girard also promised to deliver the City's ten-year Child Care Action Plan and a multi-day multicultural festival.

Schools

The City elects three of the seven trustees of the North Vancouver Board of Education. Antje Wilson, who topped the trustee count with 7,274 votes, promised to keep advocating for investment in North Vancouver schools and to expand career pathways, including a marine trades program. Peggy Hung promised to advocate for adequate and sustainable funding and fair, transparent allocation of resources. The statement Trish Neufeld filed with the City and her campaign site name no specific act, so voche.me recorded no promise for her.

Every promise of the 10 people elected is on the City of North Vancouver promise tracker, with the page where it was made, and the full count is on the results page. Each promise changes status only when a council or board vote, or an official document, shows what happened.