[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":526},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"candidate-jim-hanson":60,"parties-all":214,"candidate-neighbours-jim-hanson":215,"tracker-jim-hanson":301,"votes-jim-hanson":525},[4,23,34,50],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdistrict-north-vancouver-landslide-warning-rain-november-2026","District asks North Vancouver hillside residents to watch for landslide signs as heavy rain nears","The District of North Vancouver listed the warning signs of slope failure for residents near steep slopes, as Environment Canada forecast up to 80 mm of rain for higher ground on Friday.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T20:30:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15,16,17],"North Vancouver District","safety","landslide","rainfall warning","natural hazards","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thenorthshorelocal.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FSlope.png","A steep wooded slope above homes in North Vancouver","The North Shore Local",null,false,{"path":24,"title":25,"description":26,"date":8,"publishedAt":27,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":28,"image":21,"imageAlt":21,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-council-orientation-guide-november-2026","What District staff told North Vancouver District's new council to expect this term","The District of North Vancouver's 2026 orientation guide for the new council: a structural funding gap, aging buildings, a housing record since 2011, and the projects staff will bring to council by 2030.","2026-11-05T20:20:00-07:00",[29,30,31,32,33],"District of North Vancouver Council","Council orientation","Budget","Housing","Wastewater plant",{"path":35,"title":36,"description":37,"date":8,"publishedAt":38,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":39,"image":47,"imageAlt":48,"imageCredit":49,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026","What North Vancouver District's mayor, council and school trustees promised","The promises Mike Little, the six councillors and the four school trustees elected in North Vancouver District in 2026 made during the campaign, by topic, each linked to its record.","2026-11-05T20:10:00-07:00",[40,41,42,43,44,45,46],"Mayor","Councillor","School Trustee","promise tracker","property tax","transportation","wastewater plant","\u002Fimages\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fdeep-cove-1600.webp","The park at Deep Cove on a summer day, with people on the grass, boats at the marina and forested hills across the water","Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"path":51,"title":52,"description":53,"date":8,"publishedAt":54,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":55,"image":58,"imageAlt":59,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-rcmp-fake-sheriff-phone-scam-october-2026","North Vancouver RCMP warns of a caller posing as a sheriff's officer","North Vancouver RCMP had three reports in a week of a caller claiming to be from the Vancouver Sheriff's Office and threatening arrest over a missed court date. The name and number are fake.","2026-11-05T20:40:00-07:00",[13,14,56,57],"scam","North Vancouver RCMP","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thenorthshorelocal.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F04\u002FNorth-Van-police-car-1.png","A North Vancouver RCMP police car",{"id":61,"acclamation":21,"ballotNumber":21,"biography":62,"campaignVideo":21,"colour":67,"contentOrigin":68,"currentRole":21,"district":21,"dossier":21,"experience":69,"extension":84,"headline":85,"languages":86,"links":87,"meta":88,"name":89,"neighbourhood":21,"nomination":21,"number":90,"office":41,"palette":21,"party":21,"photos":21,"polled":21,"portrait":91,"priorities":100,"questionnaire":127,"questions":130,"sample":22,"scoreChanges":21,"searched":131,"sections":165,"slug":174,"sources":175,"stem":210,"summary":211,"unaffiliated":22,"updatedAt":8,"updates":212,"withdrawal":21,"__hash__":213},"candidates\u002Felections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson.json",[63,64,65,66],"Jim Hanson was re-elected to District of North Vancouver Council on October 17, 2026. The District's official count gives him 8,758 votes, fourth of the 15 candidates for six seats. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 19, 2026.","In his North Shore News answers he wrote that he was first elected to Council in 2014 and has served three terms, and that he is a lawyer. His campaign site says he has law degrees from the University of British Columbia and Oxford University and has practised litigation law in British Columbia since 1985, and lists him as chair of the North Shore Standing Committee on Substance Use and a member of the North Vancouver Policing Committee. Those are his own accounts.","His campaign site says that in May 2026 he brought a motion asking Council to put a non-binding question on consumer fireworks on the October 2026 ballot, and that Council did not support it. It also says he called for a third lane on the Cut between Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, and that in 2025 he was part of a delegation that raised it with the provincial Minister of Transportation.","For the new term he wrote that he would only vote for tax increases at or below inflation, plus a 1.5 per cent levy for infrastructure renewal; would call for a District-wide review of the most congested intersections; would support social, supportive, seniors and rental housing near transit and would not vote for large, expensive strata development; and would press for a directly elected Metro Vancouver board and a public inquiry into the wastewater plant.","plum","editorial",[70,77],{"period":71,"title":72,"description":73,"source":74},"2014 to now","Councillor, District of North Vancouver","Elected in 2014, re-elected in 2018, 2022 and 2026, when he had 8,758 votes, fourth of 15.",{"label":75,"url":76,"checkedAt":8},"North Shore News · Civic election 2026: Q&A with District of North Vancouver candidates, October 5, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nsnews.com\u002F2026-civic-election-north-van-district\u002Fcivic-election-2026-qa-with-district-of-north-vancouver-candidates-12850297",{"period":78,"title":79,"description":80,"source":81},"Since 1985","Litigation lawyer","By his own account on his campaign site.",{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},"Jim Hanson campaign · About","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fabout","json","Re-elected to North Vancouver District Council on October 17, 2026, with 8,758 votes, fourth of the 15 candidates for six seats. A councillor since 2014 and a lawyer, he ran on tax increases no higher than inflation, a third lane on the Cut and an inquiry into the wastewater plant.",[],[],{},"Jim Hanson","",{"src":92,"smallSrc":93,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":96,"credit":97,"sourceUrl":98,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson-320.webp",640,800,"Jim Hanson, from Jim Hanson campaign.","Jim Hanson campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002F","50% 30%",[101,108,113,120],{"title":102,"summary":103,"details":104,"source":105},"Tax increases at or below inflation","He wrote that he will only vote for tax increases at or below inflation, with an additional 1.5 per cent levy for infrastructure renewal.",[],{"label":106,"url":107,"checkedAt":8},"Jim Hanson campaign · Tax Increases","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Ftax-increase",{"title":109,"summary":110,"details":111,"source":112},"A third lane on the Cut","He wrote that he is calling for a third lane on the Cut eastbound between Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, and will call for a District-wide review of the most congested intersections.",[],{"label":75,"url":76,"checkedAt":8},{"title":114,"summary":115,"details":116,"source":117},"Social, supportive and rental housing near transit","He wrote that he will support social, supportive, seniors and rental housing near transit hubs, will not vote for large, expensive strata development, and favours a slower pace of development.",[],{"label":118,"url":119,"checkedAt":8},"VoteMate · Jim Hanson, District of North Vancouver Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (their own answers)","https:\u002F\u002Fvotemate.org\u002Fc\u002F13601?riding=806",{"title":121,"summary":122,"details":123,"source":124},"A public inquiry and an elected Metro Vancouver board","He wrote that he has called for a public inquiry into the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant and is calling for a directly elected Metro Vancouver board.",[],{"label":125,"url":126,"checkedAt":8},"Jim Hanson campaign · Reforming Metro Vancouver Governance","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fmetro-vancouver-reform",{"status":128,"answers":129},"not-contacted",[],[],[132,137,142,147,151,155,160],{"step":133,"label":134,"url":98,"date":8,"result":135,"note":136},1,"His own campaign website","found","The home page, the About page and all eleven position pages linked from its menu were read. The two campaign brochure PDFs were not read.",{"step":138,"label":139,"date":8,"result":140,"note":141},2,"His public social media accounts","not-done","His site links a Facebook account. It was not read.",{"step":143,"label":144,"url":145,"date":8,"result":135,"note":146},3,"The District's declarations and the Chief Election Officer's report","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.dnv.org\u002Fdocuments\u002F6-1-election-results.pdf","They give the ballot name, the office and his votes.",{"step":148,"label":149,"url":76,"date":8,"result":135,"note":150},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, and his VoteMate page. Their answers to Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire were read.",{"step":152,"label":153,"date":8,"result":135,"note":154},5,"A name search with North Vancouver District and 2026","His site lists news reports of his motions on fireworks, the Cut, tree protection and rain barrels. The North Shore News reports among them answer 403 to scripts and were not read. North Van Votes, an independent guide, reproduces the statement filed with the District, which dnv.org shows only to a browser.",{"step":156,"label":157,"url":158,"date":8,"result":135,"note":159},6,"News reports of the result","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nsnews.com\u002Flocal-news\u002Fmike-little-re-elected-as-north-vancouver-district-mayor-12906871","The North Shore News election night report, read through an Internet Archive copy.",{"step":161,"label":162,"url":163,"date":8,"result":135,"note":164},7,"The public record of a public role","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.dnv.org\u002Fdocuments\u002Fmeeting-minutes-20260720.pdf","The District's council minutes of July 20, 2026 list him as a councillor and record his votes. His votes in the new term will be counted once its minutes are published.",[166],{"id":167,"kicker":168,"title":169,"paragraphs":170,"links":173},"research-status","Research status","What voche.me has checked",[171,172],"Researched on 2026-11-05 through the seven search steps listed below: the District's declarations and results report; his campaign site and its eleven position pages; his VoteMate page; the North Shore News questionnaire of October 5, 2026 and its election night report, both read through Internet Archive copies; and The North Shore Local's 2022 results.","His legal career, his committee roles and his account of his past motions come from his own site; they were not checked against the District's minutes. His Facebook account and his brochures were not read.",[],"jim-hanson",[176,178,181,185,186,188,189,190,193,194,197,198,201,204,207],{"label":177,"url":145,"checkedAt":8},"District of North Vancouver · Results of Election by Voting, 2026 General Local Election, report of the Chief Election Officer, October 20, 2026",{"label":179,"url":180,"checkedAt":8},"District of North Vancouver · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 19, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.dnv.org\u002Fdocuments\u002Fdeclaration-of-official-results.pdf",{"label":182,"url":183,"checkedAt":8,"listOnly":184},"District of North Vancouver · Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.dnv.org\u002Fdocuments\u002Fdeclaration-of-election.pdf",true,{"label":75,"url":76,"checkedAt":8},{"label":187,"url":158,"checkedAt":8},"North Shore News · Mike Little re-elected as North Vancouver District mayor, by Abby Luciano, October 17, 2026",{"label":118,"url":119,"checkedAt":8},{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},{"label":191,"url":192,"checkedAt":8},"Jim Hanson campaign · Transportation Planning","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Ftransportation",{"label":106,"url":107,"checkedAt":8},{"label":195,"url":196,"checkedAt":8},"Jim Hanson campaign · Pace of Development","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fpace-of-development",{"label":125,"url":126,"checkedAt":8},{"label":199,"url":200,"checkedAt":8},"Jim Hanson campaign · Fireworks Ban","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Ffireworks",{"label":202,"url":203,"checkedAt":8},"The North Shore Local · Little, Buchanan, Sager elected mayors in North Shore, by Gagandeep Ghuman, October 15, 2022","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thenorthshorelocal.com\u002Flittle-buchanan-sager-elected-mayors-in-north-shore\u002F",{"label":205,"url":206,"checkedAt":8},"Vote4Tomorrow · Jim Hanson, North Vancouver (District of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers)","https:\u002F\u002Fvote4tomorrow.ca\u002Felection-2026\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-of\u002Fjim-hanson\u002F",{"label":208,"url":209,"checkedAt":8},"North Van Votes · Jim Hanson, candidate page with the statement filed with the District, by Bahareh Ghadimi (retrieved October 8, 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdnv-council-hanson-jim\u002F","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson","Jim Hanson was re-elected to the Council of the District of North Vancouver on October 17, 2026, with 8,758 votes, fourth of the 15 council candidates in the District's official count. A councillor since 2014 and a lawyer, he ran on keeping tax increases to the rate of inflation, a third lane on the Cut, social and rental housing near transit, a public inquiry into the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant and a directly elected Metro Vancouver board.",[],"WL80zuW99VFgBkdZdPKH5A4djmnJwPHSk9M-QTu9qJw",[],[216,226,236,246,253,262,271,281,290,298],{"slug":217,"name":218,"office":41,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":219,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":220},"catherine-pope","Catherine Pope","blue",{"src":221,"smallSrc":222,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":223,"credit":224,"sourceUrl":225,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope-320.webp","Catherine Pope, from Catherine Pope campaign.","Catherine Pope campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fcatherinepopenorthvan.com\u002F",{"slug":227,"name":228,"office":42,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":229,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":230},"cyndi-gerlach","Cyndi Gerlach","fern",{"src":231,"smallSrc":232,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":233,"credit":234,"sourceUrl":235,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcyndi-gerlach-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcyndi-gerlach-320.webp","Cyndi Gerlach, from North Vancouver School District.","North Vancouver School District","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sd44.ca\u002Fboard-of-education\u002Fboard-of-education-trustees\u002F",{"slug":237,"name":238,"office":41,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":239,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":240},"daniel-anderson","Daniel Anderson","rose",{"src":241,"smallSrc":242,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":243,"credit":244,"sourceUrl":245,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson-320.webp","Daniel Anderson, from Daniel Anderson campaign.","Daniel Anderson campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.voteanderson.ca\u002F",{"slug":247,"name":248,"office":42,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":219,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":249},"george-tsiakos","George Tsiakos",{"src":250,"smallSrc":251,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":252,"credit":234,"sourceUrl":235,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fgeorge-tsiakos-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fgeorge-tsiakos-320.webp","George Tsiakos, from North Vancouver School District.",{"slug":254,"name":255,"office":42,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":67,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":256},"jennifer-branston","Jennifer Branston",{"src":257,"smallSrc":258,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":259,"credit":260,"sourceUrl":261,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjennifer-branston-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjennifer-branston-320.webp","Jennifer Branston, from Jennifer Branston campaign.","Jennifer Branston campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fjenniferbranston.ca\u002F",{"slug":263,"name":264,"office":41,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":229,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":265},"jordan-back","Jordan Back",{"src":266,"smallSrc":267,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":268,"credit":269,"sourceUrl":270,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back-320.webp","Jordan Back, from Jordan Back campaign.","Jordan Back campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jordanback.net\u002F",{"slug":272,"name":273,"office":41,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":274,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":275},"lisa-muri","Lisa Muri","teal",{"src":276,"smallSrc":277,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":278,"credit":279,"sourceUrl":280,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri-320.webp","Lisa Muri, from District of North Vancouver candidate photo, via North Van Votes.","District of North Vancouver candidate photo, via North Van Votes","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdnv-council-muri-lisa\u002F",{"slug":282,"name":283,"office":41,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":284,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":285},"mathew-bond","Mathew Bond","sand",{"src":286,"smallSrc":287,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":288,"credit":279,"sourceUrl":289,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond-320.webp","Mathew Bond, from District of North Vancouver candidate photo, via North Van Votes.","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdnv-council-bond-mathew\u002F",{"slug":291,"name":292,"office":40,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":239,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":293},"mike-little","Mike Little",{"src":294,"smallSrc":295,"width":94,"height":95,"alt":296,"credit":279,"sourceUrl":297,"position":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little-320.webp","Mike Little, from District of North Vancouver candidate photo, via North Van Votes.","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdnv-mayor-little-mike\u002F",{"slug":299,"name":300,"office":42,"number":90,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":274,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":21},"rob-haines","Rob Haines",{"id":302,"checkedAt":8,"extension":84,"meta":303,"promises":304,"race":522,"slug":174,"stem":523,"__hash__":524},"trackers\u002Felections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fjim-hanson.json",{},[305,318,325,332,342,349,358,368,376,384,392,404,412,423,434,441,451,459,468,478,485,492,500,507,515],{"id":306,"title":307,"pledge":308,"topic":309,"scope":310,"sources":311,"quote":315,"status":316,"evidence":317},"tax-at-or-below-inflation","Vote only for tax increases at or below inflation","His VoteMate page says he commits to only voting for tax increases at or below inflation. In his North Shore News answers he named keeping tax increases to the rate of inflation as a priority.","Taxes and spending","own",[312,313,314],{"label":118,"url":119},{"label":75,"url":76},{"label":106,"url":107},"Jim commits to only voting for tax increases that are at or below inflation.","not-started",[],{"id":319,"title":320,"pledge":321,"topic":309,"scope":310,"sources":322,"status":316,"evidence":324},"infrastructure-levy","An extra 1.5% levy for infrastructure renewal","His campaign site says he will continue to vote for budgets that keep tax increases to inflation and add a 1.5% levy for infrastructure renewal.",[323],{"label":106,"url":107},[],{"id":326,"title":327,"pledge":328,"topic":309,"scope":310,"sources":329,"status":316,"evidence":331},"fairer-taxation","Press for tax reforms that ease the burden on households","His site says he will advocate for tax reforms that make taxation fairer and less burdensome on District households.",[330],{"label":106,"url":107},[],{"id":333,"title":334,"pledge":335,"topic":336,"scope":310,"sources":337,"status":316,"evidence":341},"third-lane-on-the-cut","A third lane on the Cut between Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway","He wrote that he is calling for a third lane on the Cut eastbound between Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway. His VoteMate page says he commits to pursuing it to separate local traffic from highway and bridge traffic.","Transportation",[338,339,340],{"label":75,"url":76},{"label":118,"url":119},{"label":191,"url":192},[],{"id":343,"title":344,"pledge":345,"topic":336,"scope":310,"sources":346,"status":316,"evidence":348},"congested-intersections-review","A District-wide review of the most congested intersections","He wrote that he will call for a District-wide review of the most congested intersections to seek engineering improvements.",[347],{"label":75,"url":76},[],{"id":350,"title":351,"pledge":352,"topic":336,"scope":310,"sources":353,"status":316,"evidence":357},"transit-and-bridge-advocacy","Advocate for rapid transit and an expanded Ironworkers Memorial Bridge","His site says he will continue to advocate for meaningful investment in transit, including rapid transit to the North Shore, and an expanded Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.",[354,355,356],{"label":191,"url":192},{"label":75,"url":76},{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":359,"title":360,"pledge":361,"topic":32,"scope":310,"sources":362,"status":316,"evidence":367},"social-rental-housing-near-transit","Support social, supportive, seniors and rental housing near transit","He wrote that he will advance social, affordable and rental housing proposals, especially near transit. His VoteMate page lists social, supportive, seniors and rental housing near transit hubs.",[363,364,365,366],{"label":75,"url":76},{"label":118,"url":119},{"label":195,"url":196},{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":369,"title":370,"pledge":371,"topic":32,"scope":310,"sources":372,"status":316,"evidence":375},"no-large-strata","Vote against large, expensive strata development","His VoteMate page says he will not vote for large, expensive strata development.",[373,374],{"label":118,"url":119},{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":377,"title":378,"pledge":379,"topic":380,"scope":310,"sources":381,"status":316,"evidence":383},"slower-pace-of-development","Press for a slower pace of development","His site says he will advocate for a slower pace of development that takes into account the demands on roads, bridges, hospitals and schools, and will keep speaking out against the provincial density mandates.","Planning",[382],{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":385,"title":386,"pledge":387,"topic":388,"scope":310,"sources":389,"status":316,"evidence":391},"streamline-permitting","Streamline permitting","On small business he wrote that the District should streamline permitting.","Business",[390],{"label":75,"url":76},[],{"id":393,"title":394,"pledge":395,"topic":396,"scope":310,"sources":397,"status":316,"evidence":403},"wastewater-public-inquiry","Speak out for a public inquiry into the wastewater plant","He wrote that he will speak out for accountability for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. His site says he has called for a public inquiry into it.","Metro Vancouver",[398,399,400],{"label":75,"url":76},{"label":118,"url":119},{"label":401,"url":402},"Jim Hanson campaign · Public Inquiry into North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fwastewater",[],{"id":405,"title":406,"pledge":407,"topic":396,"scope":310,"sources":408,"status":316,"evidence":411},"elected-metro-board","Call for a directly elected Metro Vancouver board","His site says he is calling for a new governance model for Metro Vancouver: a directly elected board accountable to voters.",[409,410],{"label":125,"url":126},{"label":75,"url":76},[],{"id":413,"title":414,"pledge":415,"topic":416,"scope":310,"sources":417,"status":316,"evidence":422},"sue-big-oil","Have the District join a lawsuit against oil companies for climate costs","His site says he will advocate for the District to take part in suing large oil companies to recover some of their profits to pay for climate-related costs.","Environment",[418,421],{"label":419,"url":420},"Jim Hanson campaign · Sue Big Oil","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fsue-big-oil",{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":424,"title":425,"pledge":426,"topic":416,"scope":310,"sources":427,"status":316,"evidence":433},"protect-green-space","Speak out against development that destroys natural areas","His site says he will speak out against housing development that destroys natural areas. In his North Shore News answers he named protecting green space and requiring permeable surfaces in development.",[428,431,432],{"label":429,"url":430},"Jim Hanson campaign · Protecting Our Green Space","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fgreenspace",{"label":75,"url":76},{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":435,"title":436,"pledge":437,"topic":416,"scope":310,"sources":438,"status":316,"evidence":440},"permeable-surfaces","Require permeable surfaces in development","He wrote that climate action should include requiring permeable surfaces in development.",[439],{"label":75,"url":76},[],{"id":442,"title":443,"pledge":444,"topic":445,"scope":310,"sources":446,"status":316,"evidence":450},"daycare-expansion","Vote for daycare expansion","His site says he will continue to vote for daycare expansion in the District.","Child care",[447],{"label":448,"url":449},"Jim Hanson campaign · Daycare Expansion","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fdaycare",[],{"id":452,"title":453,"pledge":454,"topic":455,"scope":310,"sources":456,"status":316,"evidence":458},"fireworks-regulation","Keep pressing for stronger rules on consumer fireworks","His site says that after Council declined his motion for a ballot question in May 2026, he will continue to advocate for responsible fireworks regulations.","Streets and safety",[457],{"label":199,"url":200},[],{"id":460,"title":461,"pledge":462,"topic":309,"scope":310,"sources":463,"status":316,"evidence":467},"living-wage-district-staff","A living wage for all District employees","His site says that if re-elected he will take steps to make sure the District follows the City of North Vancouver and pays a living wage to all municipal employees.",[464],{"label":465,"url":466},"Jim Hanson campaign · Living Wage for Local Government Employees","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Fliving-wage-for-local-government-employees",[],{"id":469,"title":470,"pledge":471,"topic":472,"scope":310,"sources":473,"status":316,"evidence":477},"fund-recreation-libraries","Fund the renewal of recreation centres and libraries","His site says he commits to making sure the District's recreational amenities are properly funded so they can be renewed and maintained.","Community facilities",[474],{"label":475,"url":476},"Jim Hanson campaign · Recreation, Libraries, Arts & Culture","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Frecreation-libraries-arts-culture",[],{"id":479,"title":480,"pledge":481,"topic":472,"scope":310,"sources":482,"status":316,"evidence":484},"arts-culture-grants","Keep funding community grants for arts and culture","His site says he commits to making sure the District continues to fund community grants for arts and culture.",[483],{"label":475,"url":476},[],{"id":486,"title":487,"pledge":488,"topic":416,"scope":310,"sources":489,"status":316,"evidence":491},"right-to-cool-bylaw","A \"right to cool\" bylaw to protect tenants in extreme heat","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Hanson marked as supportive the policy: \"Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events.\"",[490],{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":493,"title":494,"pledge":495,"topic":496,"scope":310,"sources":497,"status":316,"evidence":499},"infrastructure-climate-resilience","Upgrade infrastructure for heat, fire, flood and storm resilience","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Hanson marked as supportive the policy: \"Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience.\"","Emergency planning",[498],{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":501,"title":502,"pledge":503,"topic":416,"scope":310,"sources":504,"status":316,"evidence":506},"zero-waste-bylaws","Zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Hanson marked as supportive the policy: \"Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables from disposal.\"",[505],{"label":205,"url":206},[],{"id":508,"title":509,"pledge":510,"topic":416,"scope":310,"sources":511,"quote":513,"status":316,"evidence":514},"climate-in-every-decision","Put climate first in every council decision","In his written answer to Vote4Tomorrow, Hanson wrote that he will prioritize climate consideration in all council decision making.",[512],{"label":205,"url":206},"I will prioritize climate consideration in all Council decision making.",[],{"id":516,"title":517,"pledge":518,"topic":496,"scope":310,"sources":519,"status":316,"evidence":521},"fire-flood-mitigation","Support fire and flood mitigation strategies","He wrote that he would support fire mitigation and flood mitigation strategies, and advocate to preserve permeable surfaces.",[520],{"label":205,"url":206},[],"councillor","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fjim-hanson","yR648QrYa31ujblvC25wa0DLJ13Z4q44mlTDfIV_TRY",[],1793985208896]