--- title: "What North Vancouver District's mayor, council and school trustees promised" description: "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." canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/news/north-vancouver-district-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026" last_updated: "2026-11-06T17:13:33.829Z" --- North Vancouver District elected a mayor, six councillors and four school trustees on October 17, 2026. During the campaign they made promises in questionnaires, on VoteMate and on their own websites. voche.me recorded 176 of them, and the main ones are below, by topic. Each links to its record, and all are marked not started. ## Bridges, transit and traffic Mayor [Mike Little](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little) wrote in his North Shore News answers that he would keep working with the Province to [replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little#promise-replace-ironworkers-bridge), and keep pressing for [bus rapid transit to Metrotown](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little#promise-bus-rapid-transit-to-metrotown) and [two SkyTrain lines](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little#promise-two-skytrain-lines). He also promised to work with large employers on [transit incentives and shuttles](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little#promise-employer-transit-incentives). Councillor [Jordan Back](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back) promised to build a [united North Shore case for a new bridge](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back#promise-united-case-ironworkers-bridge) with the City, West Vancouver, First Nations and senior governments, and to explore a [peak-hour charge for non-resident bridge traffic](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back#promise-peak-hour-bridge-charge). Councillor [Catherine Pope](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/catherine-pope) promised to push for [a new crossing with SkyTrain](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/catherine-pope#promise-new-crossing-with-skytrain). Councillor [Jim Hanson](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson) called for a [third lane on the Cut](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-third-lane-on-the-cut) between Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, and a [review of the most congested intersections](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-congested-intersections-review). Councillor [Lisa Muri](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri) named Brooksbank at Keith, Mountain Highway, Main Street and Capilano Road as [corridors to assess](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri#promise-assess-corridors). Councillor [Daniel Anderson](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson) listed a [redesign of Keith Road and Mountain Highway](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-redesign-keith-mountain), and Councillor [Mathew Bond](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mathew-bond) promised [safer routes to school](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mathew-bond#promise-safer-routes-to-school) with lower speeds and traffic calming. ## Taxes and the budget Hanson's VoteMate page says he will [vote only for tax increases at or below inflation](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-tax-at-or-below-inflation), and his site adds a [1.5 per cent levy for infrastructure renewal](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-infrastructure-levy). Muri named [containing spending and reducing the property tax increase](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri#promise-contain-spending-tax-increase) as a priority. Little wrote that business taxes must [stay in the lower half of the region](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little#promise-business-taxes-lower-half). Anderson listed an [audit of services](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-audit-services-minimal-tax) so tax increases stay small, and Bond promised [clear reporting on the costs and risks of major projects](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mathew-bond#promise-major-project-reporting). ## The wastewater plant and Metro Vancouver Pope promised to keep fighting for [lower utility bills](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/catherine-pope#promise-lower-utility-bills) and an [independent review of Metro Vancouver](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/catherine-pope#promise-independent-review-metro-vancouver). Back promised to keep pushing for a [public inquiry into the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back#promise-metro-vancouver-inquiry), and Hanson called for a [directly elected Metro Vancouver board](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-elected-metro-board). Anderson promised to fight for a [fair split of the plant's levies](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-fair-wastewater-levy-split) and to [donate his Metro Vancouver pay to the District](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-donate-metro-pay). On election night, the North Shore News reported, Little said his first task in the new term would be to press Metro Vancouver for a fairer share of the plant's cost for District residents. ## Housing and growth Back and Anderson promised to focus growth near town centres and transit, and Anderson promised to [petition Victoria to repeal Bill 44](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-repeal-bill-44) and restore local planning powers. Bond promised to use [District land and partnerships for non-market, co-op and supportive housing](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mathew-bond#promise-district-land-non-market-housing). Muri promised to [protect existing social housing and older multi-family buildings](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri#promise-protect-older-housing), and Hanson to [vote against large, expensive strata development](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-no-large-strata). Pope wrote that she wants to [explore single-family stratification](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/catherine-pope#promise-explore-single-family-stratification) and press for [federal funding for housing co-ops](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/catherine-pope#promise-federal-funding-housing-coops). ## Recreation centres, parks and the environment Back promised a plan to [rebuild the Karen Magnussen and Ron Andrews recreation centres](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back#promise-rebuild-karen-magnussen-ron-andrews) and to [replace the Capilano Library branch](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back#promise-replace-capilano-library). Anderson listed the same two recreation centres, and Hanson promised to [fund the renewal of recreation centres and libraries](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-fund-recreation-libraries). Bond promised to [speed up new trail connections](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mathew-bond#promise-trail-connections-maintenance). Five councillors answered Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire; Little and Anderson gave no response. [Lisa Muri](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri#promise-zero-waste-bylaws) marked all ten of the survey's policies on climate, housing and transit as supportive, among them [zero waste bylaws](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri#promise-zero-waste-bylaws) and a ["right to cool" bylaw](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/lisa-muri#promise-right-to-cool-bylaw) to protect tenants in extreme heat. Back wrote that he supports [fully carrying out the District's review of the 2024 atmospheric river](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back#promise-atmospheric-river-review). Little promised to [bring power to parks and filming areas](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little#promise-power-for-parks-and-filming) so diesel generators are no longer needed there, and Hanson to [press for the District to join a lawsuit against oil companies](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-sue-big-oil) for climate costs. ## How the District is run, and families Little promised to [run council meetings around council's top priorities](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mike-little#promise-focused-council-meetings). Bond promised to [engage residents earlier and explain trade-offs](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/mathew-bond#promise-earlier-public-engagement), including people who cannot attend council meetings. Anderson listed [committees to review the budget](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-budget-review-committees), [more detail in the District's financial reports](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-better-sofi-reports) and [combining core services with neighbouring municipalities](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-amalgamate-core-services). Hanson promised to [vote for daycare expansion](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-daycare-expansion) and to take steps so the District pays [a living wage to all its employees](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-living-wage-district-staff), as the City of North Vancouver does. Back promised to [give younger residents a stronger voice](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jordan-back#promise-younger-residents-voice) in District decisions. Hanson and Anderson both promised stronger rules on fireworks: Hanson to [keep pressing for them](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jim-hanson#promise-fireworks-regulation) after Council declined his ballot question in May 2026, and Anderson to [ban private fireworks](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/daniel-anderson#promise-ban-private-fireworks). ## Schools The District elects four of the seven trustees of the North Vancouver Board of Education. [George Tsiakos](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/george-tsiakos) promised to support [initiatives for student and staff well-being](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/george-tsiakos#promise-well-being-initiatives). [Cyndi Gerlach](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/cyndi-gerlach) promised to [advocate for provincial funding](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/cyndi-gerlach#promise-advocate-provincial-funding) and to [strengthen literacy and numeracy](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/cyndi-gerlach#promise-literacy-numeracy). [Jennifer Branston](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jennifer-branston) promised [support for students with diverse learning needs](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jennifer-branston#promise-diverse-learner-supports) and [more career and skilled trades opportunities](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/jennifer-branston#promise-skilled-trades-opportunities). [Rob Haines](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/rob-haines) promised to help [make sure resources reach classrooms](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/candidates/rob-haines#promise-resources-to-classrooms). Every promise of the 11 people elected is on the [North Vancouver District promise tracker](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/tracker), with the page where it was made. Each one changes status only when a council or board vote, or an official document, shows what happened. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/north-vancouver-district-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.