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Most concern rapid transit and a new Second Narrows crossing, the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, housing and renters, pay parking, Lonsdale Energy and the tree bylaw.",[62,63,64,65,27],"City of North Vancouver promises 2026","Linda Buchanan platform","City of North Vancouver council","North Vancouver Board of Education",[67,68,69,70,71],"North Shore bus rapid transit","North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant cost","Acciona settlement","City of North Vancouver pay parking","Lonsdale Energy renewable natural gas",{"type":73,"value":74,"toc":485},"minimark",[75,79,84,108,145,182,186,209,232,236,274,297,301,324,367,371,393,405,409,430,434,472],[76,77,78],"p",{},"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.",[80,81,83],"h2",{"id":82},"transit-bridges-and-traffic","Transit, bridges and traffic",[76,85,86,87,92,93,97,98,102,103,107],{},"Mayor ",[88,89,91],"a",{"href":90},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan","Linda Buchanan"," wrote that she would keep pressing senior governments to ",[88,94,96],{"href":95},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-replace-ironworkers-bridge","replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge"," and to fund ",[88,99,101],{"href":100},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-full-bus-rapid-transit","full bus rapid transit to the North Shore",". She also named the ",[88,104,106],{"href":105},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-icbc-building-site","future of the ICBC building"," above the Lonsdale bus exchange as a focus for the term.",[76,109,110,111,115,116,120,121,125,126,130,131,125,135,139,140,144],{},"Councillor ",[88,112,114],{"href":113},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente","Tony Valente"," promised to keep championing ",[88,117,119],{"href":118},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente#promise-bus-rapid-transit-dedicated-lanes","bus rapid transit with dedicated lanes"," and to keep asking regional and provincial partners for ",[88,122,124],{"href":123},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente#promise-new-second-narrows-crossing","a new Second Narrows crossing",". Councillor ",[88,127,129],{"href":128},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell","Don Bell"," wrote that a new crossing should carry ",[88,132,134],{"href":133},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-second-narrows-vehicle-transit","both cars and transit",[88,136,138],{"href":137},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fholly-back","Holly Back"," called ",[88,141,143],{"href":142},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fholly-back#promise-ironworkers-congestion","congestion at the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge"," a priority for all three North Shore municipalities.",[76,146,110,147,151,152,156,157,161,162,166,167,171,172,176,177,181],{},[88,148,150],{"href":149},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fshervin-shahriari","Shervin Shahriari"," promised to push for ",[88,153,155],{"href":154},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fshervin-shahriari#promise-more-bus-seabus-service","more frequent bus and SeaBus service"," and more bus shelters. Councillor ",[88,158,160],{"href":159},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson","Andrew Robertson"," promised to ",[88,163,165],{"href":164},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson#promise-province-fund-brt","push the Province to fund bus rapid transit"," to Vancouver and Burnaby. Councillor ",[88,168,170],{"href":169},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard","Angela Girard"," promised to keep pressing for ",[88,173,175],{"href":174},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-rapid-transit-across-inlet","rapid transit across the Inlet"," and to ",[88,178,180],{"href":179},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-study-low-level-road-highway-1","study a Low Level Road extension"," to take traffic off Marine Drive.",[80,183,185],{"id":184},"the-wastewater-plant-and-metro-vancouver","The wastewater plant and Metro Vancouver",[76,187,188,189,193,194,198,199,203,204,208],{},"Every council member made at least one promise about the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. Bell promised to keep demanding a ",[88,190,192],{"href":191},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-wastewater-public-inquiry","public inquiry into the plant's cost"," and a ",[88,195,197],{"href":196},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-review-metro-vancouver-structure","review of Metro Vancouver's structure",". Girard and Shahriari told Vote4Tomorrow they want the $235 million settlement with Acciona ",[88,200,202],{"href":201},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-acciona-settlement-to-ratepayers","put toward North Shore costs",", and Robertson promised to keep asking for ",[88,205,207],{"href":206},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson#promise-wastewater-answers-reform","answers, reform and settlement money"," for North Shore residents.",[76,210,211,212,216,217,221,222,226,227,231],{},"Buchanan promised to keep seeking ",[88,213,215],{"href":214},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-wastewater-provincial-relief","direct relief from the Province"," for North Shore ratepayers and a ",[88,218,220],{"href":219},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-wastewater-fairness-mechanism","fairness rule for cost overruns"," on regional projects. She wrote that she would go ahead with a ",[88,223,225],{"href":224},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-inspector-complaint","formal complaint to the Inspector of Municipalities"," if the Province does not make changes. Valente wrote that the cost should be ",[88,228,230],{"href":229},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente#promise-wastewater-fair-financing","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.",[80,233,235],{"id":234},"housing-and-renters","Housing and renters",[76,237,238,239,243,244,248,249,253,254,258,259,263,264,268,269,273],{},"Bell promised to create a ",[88,240,242],{"href":241},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-north-van-housing-authority","North Van Housing Authority",". Buchanan promised more ",[88,245,247],{"href":246},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-workforce-housing-nsnh","workforce housing like the North Shore Neighbourhood House homes",", and Valente more ",[88,250,252],{"href":251},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente#promise-housing-near-transit-rental-coop","rental, co-op and workforce housing near transit",". Girard promised ",[88,255,257],{"href":256},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-rent-to-own","rent-to-own homes"," for first-time buyers, and Back promised to ",[88,260,262],{"href":261},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fholly-back#promise-pre-zone-smaller-lots","pre-zone areas for smaller lots"," and to seek ",[88,265,267],{"href":266},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fholly-back#promise-more-shelter-warming-centres","more shelter space and warming centres",". Robertson wrote that the City should put ",[88,270,272],{"href":271},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson#promise-low-rise-wood-frame","low-rise and wood-frame homes first",", because they cost less to build than towers.",[76,275,276,277,281,282,286,287,291,292,296],{},"For renters, Buchanan and Valente promised to ",[88,278,280],{"href":279},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-strengthen-renter-protections","strengthen renter protections",", and Shahriari ",[88,283,285],{"href":284},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fshervin-shahriari#promise-displaced-tenant-protection","stronger protection for renters displaced"," when older rentals are torn down. Robertson promised a ",[88,288,290],{"href":289},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson#promise-maximum-temperature-bylaw","maximum temperature bylaw",", and Girard wrote that she moved for a ",[88,293,295],{"href":294},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-cooling-strategy","City Cooling Strategy"," with a 26 degree indoor limit in apartment buildings.",[80,298,300],{"id":299},"pay-parking-lonsdale-and-business","Pay parking, Lonsdale and business",[76,302,303,304,308,309,313,314,318,319,323],{},"Pay parking is in the promises of four council members. Bell promised to ",[88,305,307],{"href":306},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-fix-pay-parking","review the program with businesses",", including the free time. Shahriari promised to ",[88,310,312],{"href":311},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fshervin-shahriari#promise-reduce-pay-parking-hours","reduce the hours pay parking is in effect",". Robertson promised to ",[88,315,317],{"href":316},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson#promise-adjust-parking-zones","adjust the new parking zones"," based on what residents say, and Girard promised ",[88,320,322],{"href":321},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-parking-app-signs-wayfinding","signs for the parking app"," and directions to parkades.",[76,325,326,327,331,332,336,337,341,342,346,347,351,352,356,357,361,362,366],{},"Buchanan named the ",[88,328,330],{"href":329},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-lonsdale-great-street","Lonsdale Great Street project"," as a focus, and Girard promised to ",[88,333,335],{"href":334},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-lonsdale-great-street-plan","deliver the plan",". Back wrote that the project should move ahead ",[88,338,340],{"href":339},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fholly-back#promise-great-street-costs-first","once the City understands its costs"," and its effects on residents. On taxes, Bell promised to ",[88,343,345],{"href":344},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-review-business-tax-ratio","review the split between residential and business taxes",", Valente to seek ",[88,348,350],{"href":349},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente#promise-fairer-business-property-tax","fairer taxes for businesses hit by highest and best use assessments",", and Shahriari to ",[88,353,355],{"href":354},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fshervin-shahriari#promise-reduce-debt","reduce the City's debt",". Robertson promised a ",[88,358,360],{"href":359},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandrew-robertson#promise-legacy-business-program","legacy business program"," to help long-time shops stay open, and Buchanan to bring in ",[88,363,365],{"href":364},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-new-hotel-investment","new investment, including a new hotel",".",[80,368,370],{"id":369},"lonsdale-energy-and-trees","Lonsdale Energy and trees",[76,372,373,374,378,379,383,384,388,389,366],{},"Buchanan promised to seek a ",[88,375,377],{"href":376},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flinda-buchanan#promise-lonsdale-energy-report-in-a-year","public Lonsdale Energy carbon report within a year",", and Girard a ",[88,380,382],{"href":381},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-lonsdale-energy-pathway-year","Council commitment to the same deadline",". Bell promised to support Lonsdale Energy in ",[88,385,387],{"href":386},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-lonsdale-energy-end-rng","ending its use of renewable natural gas",". For 2027, Council appointed Valente to the Lonsdale Energy Corporation board; he promised a ",[88,390,392],{"href":391},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftony-valente#promise-lonsdale-energy-pathway","carbon-neutral pathway with milestones and public reporting",[76,394,395,396,400,401,366],{},"Bell and Back both told Vote4Tomorrow the tree bylaw should apply to ",[88,397,399],{"href":398},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdon-bell#promise-tree-bylaw-all-properties","every property",", including sites that are not being redeveloped. Girard promised to deliver the City's ",[88,402,404],{"href":403},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-canopy-24-percent","24 per cent tree canopy target",[80,406,408],{"id":407},"how-council-works","How Council works",[76,410,411,412,416,417,421,422,193,426,366],{},"Back promised to raise the time for ",[88,413,415],{"href":414},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fholly-back#promise-three-minute-public-input","public input at Council from two minutes to three",", and Girard to bring a motion to ",[88,418,420],{"href":419},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-extend-public-input-period","extend the public input period",". Girard also promised to deliver the City's ",[88,423,425],{"href":424},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-child-care-action-plan","ten-year Child Care Action Plan",[88,427,429],{"href":428},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fangela-girard#promise-multicultural-festival","multi-day multicultural festival",[80,431,433],{"id":432},"schools","Schools",[76,435,436,437,441,442,446,447,451,452,456,457,461,462,466,467,471],{},"The City elects three of the seven trustees of the North Vancouver Board of Education. ",[88,438,440],{"href":439},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fantje-wilson","Antje Wilson",", who topped the trustee count with 7,274 votes, promised to keep advocating for ",[88,443,445],{"href":444},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fantje-wilson#promise-advocate-public-education-investment","investment in North Vancouver schools"," and to expand ",[88,448,450],{"href":449},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fantje-wilson#promise-career-pathways-marine-trades","career pathways, including a marine trades program",". ",[88,453,455],{"href":454},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fpeggy-hung","Peggy Hung"," promised to advocate for ",[88,458,460],{"href":459},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fpeggy-hung#promise-adequate-sustainable-funding","adequate and sustainable funding"," and ",[88,463,465],{"href":464},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fpeggy-hung#promise-fair-transparent-allocation","fair, transparent allocation of resources",". The statement ",[88,468,470],{"href":469},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftrish-neufeld","Trish Neufeld"," filed with the City and her campaign site name no specific act, so voche.me recorded no promise for her.",[76,473,474,475,479,480,484],{},"Every promise of the 10 people elected is on the ",[88,476,478],{"href":477},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Ftracker","City of North Vancouver promise tracker",", with the page where it was made, and the full count is on the ",[88,481,483],{"href":482},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-2026\u002Fresults","results page",". Each promise changes status only when a council or board vote, or an official document, shows what happened.",{"title":486,"searchDepth":487,"depth":487,"links":488},"",2,[489,490,491,492,493,494,495],{"id":82,"depth":487,"text":83},{"id":184,"depth":487,"text":185},{"id":234,"depth":487,"text":235},{"id":299,"depth":487,"text":300},{"id":369,"depth":487,"text":370},{"id":407,"depth":487,"text":408},{"id":432,"depth":487,"text":433},[497,498,499,500,501,502,503,504,505,506],"linda-buchanan","don-bell","tony-valente","angela-girard","andrew-robertson","shervin-shahriari","holly-back","antje-wilson","trish-neufeld","peggy-hung","md",[509,512,515,518,521,524,527,530],{"question":510,"answer":511},"How many promises did the City of North Vancouver's elected people make?","voche.me recorded 259 campaign promises from the 10 people the City of North Vancouver elected on October 17, 2026: 33 from Mayor Linda Buchanan, 218 from the six councillors and 8 from the three school trustees. Each promise is linked to the page where it was made.",{"question":513,"answer":514},"What did Linda Buchanan promise on transit and the bridges?","In her North Shore News and North Vancouver Chamber answers, 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.",{"question":516,"answer":517},"What did the City council promise about the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant?","Don Bell promised to keep demanding a public inquiry into the plant's cost. Angela Girard and Shervin Shahriari told Vote4Tomorrow they want the $235 million Acciona settlement to go toward North Shore costs. Linda Buchanan promised to seek direct provincial relief and a complaint to the Inspector of Municipalities if the Province does not act.",{"question":519,"answer":520},"What did the new council promise about pay parking?","Don Bell promised to review pay parking with businesses, including the amount of free time. Shervin Shahriari promised to reduce the hours pay parking is in effect. Andrew Robertson promised to adjust the new parking zones based on resident feedback, and Angela Girard promised signs for the parking app and directions to parkades.",{"question":522,"answer":523},"What did the City council promise renters?","Linda Buchanan and Tony Valente promised to strengthen renter protections. Don Bell and Shervin Shahriari promised better protection for renters displaced by redevelopment. Andrew Robertson promised a maximum temperature bylaw, and Angela Girard wrote that she moved for a City Cooling Strategy with a 26 degree indoor limit in apartments.",{"question":525,"answer":526},"What did the council promise about Lonsdale Energy?","Linda Buchanan promised to seek a public Lonsdale Energy carbon report within a year, and Angela Girard a Council commitment to the same deadline. Don Bell, Shervin Shahriari and Tony Valente promised to support moving Lonsdale Energy off renewable natural gas. Valente sits on the Lonsdale Energy Corporation board for 2027.",{"question":528,"answer":529},"What did the City of North Vancouver school trustees promise?","Antje Wilson 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 school funding and fair, transparent allocation of resources. voche.me recorded no specific promise from Trish Neufeld.",{"question":531,"answer":532},"Have any of these City of North Vancouver promises been kept yet?","No promise in the voche.me tracker had a record of progress on November 8, 2026, and all 259 are marked not started. The new Council took office on November 2, 2026, and its first regular meeting is on November 16. A promise moves to done only when a vote or an official document shows the work happened.",{"short":534,"long":535,"hashtags":536},"The City of North Vancouver elected a mayor, six councillors and three school trustees on October 17. Here is what they promised, by topic, with a link to every promise.","Mayor Linda Buchanan promised to keep pressing senior governments to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and fund full bus rapid transit. Councillor Don Bell promised a North Van Housing Authority. Councillors Angela Girard and Shervin Shahriari promised to push for the $235 million Acciona settlement to go to North Shore ratepayers. Councillor Holly Back promised three minutes for public input at Council. The 259 promises of the 10 people elected are each linked to their source and their status.",[537,538,539],"NorthVancouver","NorthVan","LocalGovernment",{},"Bus rapid transit, the wastewater plant, pay parking and renters: the 259 promises of the 10 people the City of North Vancouver elected in 2026.",true,{"title":23,"description":24},"City of North Vancouver 2026: what the mayor, council and trustees promised",[546,549,552,555,558,561,564,567],{"label":547,"url":548},"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",{"label":550,"url":551},"City of North Vancouver: 2026 Local Government Election, Official Election Results","https:\u002F\u002Fwww2.cnv.org\u002Felection2026\u002F",{"label":553,"url":554},"City of North Vancouver: 2026 Candidate Profiles","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnv.org\u002FCity-Hall\u002FGeneral-Local-Election\u002F2026-General-Local-Election\u002FCandidate-Profiles",{"label":556,"url":557},"North Vancouver Chamber: Municipal election 2026, candidates respond to key business issues, October 8, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nvchamber.ca\u002Fblog\u002Fmunicipal-election-qas\u002F",{"label":559,"url":560},"Vote4Tomorrow: North Vancouver (City of), 2026 climate questionnaire","https:\u002F\u002Fvote4tomorrow.ca\u002Felection-2026\u002Fnorth-vancouver-city-of\u002F",{"label":562,"url":563},"Holly Back campaign: My Priorities","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hollyback.ca\u002Fmy-priorities.html",{"label":565,"url":566},"Angela Girard campaign: Priority: Less Time In Your Car","https:\u002F\u002Fangelagirard.ca\u002Fpriorities\u002Ftraffic-mobility-transit\u002F",{"label":568,"url":569},"City of North Vancouver: Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting of Council, November 2, 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