[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":491},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"candidate-mathew-bond":60,"parties-all":203,"candidate-neighbours-mathew-bond":204,"tracker-mathew-bond":290,"votes-mathew-bond":490},[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":89,"headline":90,"languages":91,"links":92,"meta":93,"name":94,"neighbourhood":21,"nomination":21,"number":95,"office":41,"palette":21,"party":21,"photos":21,"polled":21,"portrait":96,"priorities":105,"questionnaire":128,"questions":131,"sample":22,"scoreChanges":21,"searched":132,"sections":165,"slug":174,"sources":175,"stem":199,"summary":200,"unaffiliated":22,"updatedAt":8,"updates":201,"withdrawal":21,"__hash__":202},"candidates\u002Felections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond.json",[63,64,65,66],"Mathew Bond was elected to District of North Vancouver Council on October 17, 2026. The District's official count gives him 8,378 votes, fifth of the 15 candidates for six seats. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 19, 2026.","The North Shore News reported that he served on Council from 2014 to 2022 and ran for mayor in 2022. Global News listed him as a candidate for mayor in 2022 against Mayor Mike Little, who was re-elected.","In the biography he gave the District's elections office, he described himself as a professional engineer with more than 15 years of experience on major transportation infrastructure, a graduate of Simon Fraser University in systems engineering in 2008, and president of the North Shore Mountain Bike Association from 2008 to 2013. Those are his own accounts.","His VoteMate page lists 12 promises, among them clear reporting on the costs and risks of major projects, clearer and faster housing approvals, using District land and partnerships for non-market, co-op and supportive housing, protecting and adding to employment lands in Maplewood, and safer routes to school with lower speeds and traffic calming. In his North Shore News answers he also wrote that he would advocate for fairer property assessment for businesses.","sand","editorial",[70,77,84],{"period":71,"title":72,"description":73,"source":74},"2014 to 2022, and from 2026","Councillor, District of North Vancouver","The North Shore News reported that he served on Council from 2014 to 2022 and ran for mayor in 2022. Elected again in 2026 with 8,378 votes, fifth of 15.",{"label":75,"url":76,"checkedAt":8},"North Shore News · Mike Little re-elected as North Vancouver District mayor, by Abby Luciano, October 17, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nsnews.com\u002Flocal-news\u002Fmike-little-re-elected-as-north-vancouver-district-mayor-12906871",{"period":78,"title":79,"description":80,"source":81},"More than 15 years","Professional engineer, transportation infrastructure","By his own account on VoteMate and in the North Shore News questionnaire.",{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},"VoteMate · Mathew Bond, District of North Vancouver Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (their own answers)","https:\u002F\u002Fvotemate.org\u002Fc\u002F13914?riding=806",{"period":85,"title":86,"description":87,"source":88},"2008 to 2013","President, North Shore Mountain Bike Association","By his own account on VoteMate.",{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},"json","Elected to North Vancouver District Council on October 17, 2026, with 8,378 votes, fifth of the 15 candidates for six seats. A councillor from 2014 to 2022 and a professional engineer by his own account, he ran on clear reporting on major projects, faster housing approvals and safe routes to school.",[],[],{},"Mathew Bond","",{"src":97,"smallSrc":98,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":101,"credit":102,"sourceUrl":103,"position":104},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond-320.webp",640,800,"Mathew Bond, 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-bond-mathew\u002F","50% 30%",[106,111,118,123],{"title":107,"summary":108,"details":109,"source":110},"Clear reporting on major projects","He wrote that Council and residents should get clear reporting on major projects, so they understand the costs, risks, assumptions and long-term consequences.",[],{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},{"title":112,"summary":113,"details":114,"source":115},"Faster approvals and more housing choice","He wrote that he will support clearer, faster approvals, more housing choice across the District, and the use of District land and partnerships for non-market, co-op and supportive housing.",[],{"label":116,"url":117,"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",{"title":119,"summary":120,"details":121,"source":122},"Safe routes to school and connected paths","He wrote for safer routes to school with lower speeds and traffic calming, and for closing gaps in walking, rolling and biking routes.",[],{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},{"title":124,"summary":125,"details":126,"source":127},"Employment lands and faster business permits","He wrote for protecting and adding to employment lands in Maplewood, making permitting quicker and more predictable, and fairer property assessment for businesses.",[],{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},{"status":129,"answers":130},"not-contacted",[],[],[133,139,144,149,153,157,161],{"step":134,"label":135,"url":136,"date":8,"result":137,"note":138},1,"His own campaign website","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mathewbond.com\u002F","found","After the vote the site shows only a thank-you note. No Internet Archive capture from before the vote was found. His VoteMate page holds his 12 promises.",{"step":140,"label":141,"date":8,"result":142,"note":143},2,"His public social media accounts","not-done","His VoteMate page links Facebook and Instagram accounts. They were not read.",{"step":145,"label":146,"url":147,"date":8,"result":137,"note":148},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":150,"label":151,"url":117,"date":8,"result":137,"note":152},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 with its promises and the biography he gave the District's elections office. The North Vancouver Chamber's 2026 candidate answers of October 8, 2026 were read. Their answers to Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire were read.",{"step":154,"label":155,"date":8,"result":137,"note":156},5,"A name search with North Vancouver District and 2026","Found Global News' 2022 results. The North Shore Mountain Bike Association's questionnaire found is from 2022 and was not used. North Van Votes, an independent guide, reproduces the statement filed with the District, which dnv.org shows only to a browser.",{"step":158,"label":159,"url":76,"date":8,"result":137,"note":160},6,"News reports of the result","The North Shore News election night report, read through an Internet Archive copy.",{"step":162,"label":163,"date":8,"result":142,"note":164},7,"The public record of a public role","His votes from 2014 to 2022 are in the District's minutes and were not read in this pass. 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 VoteMate page, with his 12 promises and the biography he gave the District's elections office; the North Shore News questionnaire of October 5, 2026 and its election night report, both read through Internet Archive copies; and Global News' 2022 results.","His education and career are his own account. His campaign site now shows only a thank-you note, and no earlier copy was found. His portrait is the candidate photo the District published, as copied by North Van Votes. His council votes from 2014 to 2022 were not read.",[],"mathew-bond",[176,178,181,185,186,187,188,191,194,197],{"label":177,"url":147,"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":116,"url":117,"checkedAt":8},{"label":75,"url":76,"checkedAt":8},{"label":82,"url":83,"checkedAt":8},{"label":189,"url":190,"checkedAt":8},"Global News · B.C. municipal election 2022: North Vancouver (District) results, October 16, 2022","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fnews\u002F9130364\u002Fb-c-municipal-election-2022-north-vancouver-district-results\u002F",{"label":192,"url":193,"checkedAt":8},"North Vancouver Chamber · Mathew Bond, candidate responses, 2026 municipal election (published October 8, 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nvchamber.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FMatthew-Bond.pdf",{"label":195,"url":196,"checkedAt":8},"Vote4Tomorrow · Mathew Bond, North Vancouver (District of), 2026 climate questionnaire (their own answers)","https:\u002F\u002Fvote4tomorrow.ca\u002Felection-2026\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-of\u002Fmathew-bond\u002F",{"label":198,"url":103,"checkedAt":8},"North Van Votes · Mathew Bond, candidate page with the statement filed with the District, by Bahareh Ghadimi (retrieved October 8, 2026)","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond","Mathew Bond was elected to the Council of the District of North Vancouver on October 17, 2026, with 8,378 votes, fifth of the 15 council candidates in the District's official count. He served on Council from 2014 to 2022 and ran for mayor in 2022, the North Shore News reported. A professional engineer by his own account, he ran on clear reporting on major projects, faster housing approvals, non-market and co-op housing on District land, safer routes to school and rapid transit.",[],"Nfv0Km3Aadyrpb07BHnO5j0ZYfhrkvnE9VMUTA2Yhx4",[],[205,215,225,235,242,252,261,270,279,287],{"slug":206,"name":207,"office":41,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":208,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":209},"catherine-pope","Catherine Pope","blue",{"src":210,"smallSrc":211,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":212,"credit":213,"sourceUrl":214,"position":104},"\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":216,"name":217,"office":42,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":218,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":219},"cyndi-gerlach","Cyndi 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campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.voteanderson.ca\u002F",{"slug":236,"name":237,"office":42,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":208,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":238},"george-tsiakos","George Tsiakos",{"src":239,"smallSrc":240,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":241,"credit":223,"sourceUrl":224,"position":104},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fgeorge-tsiakos-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fgeorge-tsiakos-320.webp","George Tsiakos, from North Vancouver School District.",{"slug":243,"name":244,"office":42,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":245,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":246},"jennifer-branston","Jennifer Branston","plum",{"src":247,"smallSrc":248,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":249,"credit":250,"sourceUrl":251,"position":104},"\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":253,"name":254,"office":41,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":245,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":255},"jim-hanson","Jim Hanson",{"src":256,"smallSrc":257,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":258,"credit":259,"sourceUrl":260,"position":104},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson-320.webp","Jim Hanson, from Jim Hanson campaign.","Jim Hanson campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002F",{"slug":262,"name":263,"office":41,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":218,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":264},"jordan-back","Jordan Back",{"src":265,"smallSrc":266,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":267,"credit":268,"sourceUrl":269,"position":104},"\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":271,"name":272,"office":41,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":273,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":274},"lisa-muri","Lisa Muri","teal",{"src":275,"smallSrc":276,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":277,"credit":102,"sourceUrl":278,"position":104},"\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.","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdnv-council-muri-lisa\u002F",{"slug":280,"name":281,"office":40,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":228,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":282},"mike-little","Mike Little",{"src":283,"smallSrc":284,"width":99,"height":100,"alt":285,"credit":102,"sourceUrl":286,"position":104},"\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":288,"name":289,"office":42,"number":95,"ballotNumber":21,"colour":273,"palette":21,"sample":22,"portrait":21},"rob-haines","Rob Haines",{"id":291,"checkedAt":8,"extension":89,"meta":292,"promises":293,"race":487,"slug":174,"stem":488,"__hash__":489},"trackers\u002Felections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fmathew-bond.json",{},[294,305,314,322,332,340,348,357,365,376,385,393,402,409,416,423,430,438,445,452,459,466,473,480],{"id":295,"title":296,"pledge":297,"topic":298,"scope":299,"sources":300,"status":303,"evidence":304},"maplewood-employment-lands","Protect and add to employment lands in Maplewood","On VoteMate, Bond listed protecting and intensifying employment lands in the Maplewood area to create more space for businesses, jobs and homes close to work.","Business","own",[301,302],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":192,"url":193},"not-started",[],{"id":306,"title":307,"pledge":308,"topic":298,"scope":299,"sources":309,"status":303,"evidence":313},"economic-development-strategy","Implement the Economic Development Strategy and speed up business permits","He listed implementing the Economic Development Strategy by protecting employment lands, expanding business space and making permitting quicker, clearer and more predictable. He wrote the same in his North Shore News answers.",[310,311,312],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":315,"title":316,"pledge":317,"topic":318,"scope":299,"sources":319,"status":303,"evidence":321},"fairer-property-assessment","Advocate for fairer property assessment for businesses","He wrote that he will advocate for fairer property assessment so businesses are not penalized by land values unrelated to their operations.","Taxes and spending",[320],{"label":116,"url":117},[],{"id":323,"title":324,"pledge":325,"topic":326,"scope":299,"sources":327,"status":303,"evidence":331},"climate-ready-infrastructure","Design infrastructure for future climate and report on resilience projects","He listed designing infrastructure for future climate conditions and publicly reporting the cost, risk reduction and progress of major resilience projects.","Emergency planning",[328,329,330],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":333,"title":334,"pledge":335,"topic":336,"scope":299,"sources":337,"status":303,"evidence":339},"climate-lens-targets","Make climate a lens for District decisions, with targets and reporting","He listed making climate a lens for land-use, transportation, infrastructure and financial decisions, with measurable targets and public reporting.","Environment",[338],{"label":82,"url":83},[],{"id":341,"title":342,"pledge":343,"topic":344,"scope":299,"sources":345,"status":303,"evidence":347},"trail-connections-maintenance","Speed up new trail connections and fund trail maintenance to match use","He listed accelerating new trail connections and scaling maintenance funding to the size and use of the District trail network.","Parks and trails",[346],{"label":82,"url":83},[],{"id":349,"title":350,"pledge":351,"topic":352,"scope":299,"sources":353,"status":303,"evidence":356},"close-active-route-gaps","Close gaps in walking, rolling and biking routes","He listed closing gaps in walking, rolling and biking routes so people can safely reach schools, transit, work and daily needs.","Streets and safety",[354,355],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},[],{"id":358,"title":359,"pledge":360,"topic":352,"scope":299,"sources":361,"status":303,"evidence":364},"safer-routes-to-school","Safer routes to school with lower speeds and traffic calming","He listed building safer routes to school using lower speeds, traffic calming and before-and-after measurement of speeds, near misses and collisions.",[362,363],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},[],{"id":366,"title":367,"pledge":368,"topic":369,"scope":299,"sources":370,"status":303,"evidence":375},"rapid-transit-bridge-reliability","Work with regional partners on rapid transit and bridge and highway reliability","He listed working with regional partners to advance rapid transit and improve bridge and highway safety and reliability.","Transportation",[371,372,373,374],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},{"label":192,"url":193},{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":377,"title":378,"pledge":379,"topic":32,"scope":299,"sources":380,"status":303,"evidence":384},"faster-housing-approvals","Clearer, faster approvals and more housing choice","He listed supporting clearer, faster approvals and more housing choice across the District.",[381,382,383],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":386,"title":387,"pledge":388,"topic":32,"scope":299,"sources":389,"status":303,"evidence":392},"district-land-non-market-housing","Use District land and partnerships for non-market, co-op and supportive housing","He listed using District land and partnerships to expand non-market, co-op and supportive housing.",[390,391],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},[],{"id":394,"title":395,"pledge":396,"topic":397,"scope":299,"sources":398,"status":303,"evidence":401},"major-project-reporting","Clear reporting on the costs and risks of major projects","He listed demanding clear reporting on major projects so Council and residents understand costs, risks, assumptions and long-term consequences.","Open government",[399,400],{"label":82,"url":83},{"label":116,"url":117},[],{"id":403,"title":404,"pledge":405,"topic":397,"scope":299,"sources":406,"status":303,"evidence":408},"earlier-public-engagement","Engage residents earlier and explain trade-offs","He listed engaging residents earlier, explaining trade-offs clearly and including people who cannot attend Council meetings or complete formal surveys.",[407],{"label":82,"url":83},[],{"id":410,"title":411,"pledge":412,"topic":298,"scope":299,"sources":413,"status":303,"evidence":415},"protect-lynn-creek-pemberton-business-land","Stop non-employment uses from pushing businesses out of Lynn Creek and Pemberton","In his answers to the North Vancouver Chamber, Bond wrote that he supports preventing non-employment uses from displacing businesses in the Lynn Creek and Pemberton areas.",[414],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":417,"title":418,"pledge":419,"topic":369,"scope":299,"sources":420,"status":303,"evidence":422},"transit-priority-last-mile","Transit priority, last-mile connections and coordinated road work","He wrote that the District can provide transit priority, improve last-mile connections and better coordinate construction and road work.",[421],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":424,"title":425,"pledge":426,"topic":369,"scope":299,"sources":427,"status":303,"evidence":429},"measured-traffic-pilots","Quick local traffic fixes tried as measured pilot projects","He wrote that he supports quick local improvements through pilot projects whose effects on travel reliability, safety and business are measured and then refined.",[428],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":431,"title":432,"pledge":433,"topic":434,"scope":299,"sources":435,"status":303,"evidence":437},"maplewood-plan","Keep advancing the Maplewood Plan","He wrote that he would continue advancing the Maplewood Plan to create more space for businesses, jobs and homes close to employment.","Planning",[436],{"label":192,"url":193},[],{"id":439,"title":440,"pledge":441,"topic":336,"scope":299,"sources":442,"status":303,"evidence":444},"energy-retrofits-v4t","Scale up energy retrofits for homes, businesses and public buildings","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Bond marked as supportive the policy: \"Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings.\"",[443],{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":446,"title":447,"pledge":448,"topic":336,"scope":299,"sources":449,"status":303,"evidence":451},"right-to-cool-bylaw","A \"right to cool\" bylaw to protect tenants in extreme heat","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Bond marked as supportive the policy: \"Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events.\"",[450],{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":453,"title":454,"pledge":455,"topic":336,"scope":299,"sources":456,"status":303,"evidence":458},"recover-climate-costs-polluters","Pursue legal options to recover climate costs from fossil fuel companies","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Bond marked as supportive the policy: \"Pursue available legal options to recover a fair share of the climate costs facing our community from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters.\"",[457],{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":460,"title":461,"pledge":462,"topic":336,"scope":299,"sources":463,"status":303,"evidence":465},"expand-tree-canopy-parks","Expand and protect tree canopy, parks and green infrastructure","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Bond marked as supportive the policy: \"Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater.\"",[464],{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":467,"title":468,"pledge":469,"topic":32,"scope":299,"sources":470,"status":303,"evidence":472},"affordable-homes-near-transit","Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops and transit","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Bond marked as supportive the policy: \"Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit.\"",[471],{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":474,"title":475,"pledge":476,"topic":336,"scope":299,"sources":477,"status":303,"evidence":479},"zero-waste-bylaws","Zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables","In Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire, Bond marked as supportive the policy: \"Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables from disposal.\"",[478],{"label":195,"url":196},[],{"id":481,"title":482,"pledge":483,"topic":326,"scope":299,"sources":484,"status":303,"evidence":486},"cooling-clean-air-public-buildings","Improve public buildings to provide cooling and clean air","In his written answer to Vote4Tomorrow, Bond wrote that he supports improving public buildings to provide cooling and clean air, and working with community groups to reach people who need help in an emergency.",[485],{"label":195,"url":196},[],"councillor","elections\u002Fbc-north-vancouver-district-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fmathew-bond","ZvgfWrSd1-vnw2rEKzpfbMUadAx2M6bhucVBVCPL0I0",[],1793985210729]