[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":634},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026":60,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026":557},[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,"title":36,"aiMetadata":62,"author":10,"body":75,"candidates":479,"category":11,"date":8,"description":37,"extension":491,"faq":492,"image":47,"imageAlt":48,"imageCheckedAt":21,"imageCredit":49,"imageScene":21,"linkedin":517,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"meta":524,"metaDescription":525,"navigation":526,"path":35,"pinned":22,"primarySourceUrl":21,"publishedAt":38,"seo":527,"seoTitle":528,"sourceId":21,"sourceIsPaywalled":22,"sources":529,"stem":554,"storyType":21,"tags":555,"topicKey":21,"updated":21,"__hash__":556},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026.md",{"summary":63,"keyTopics":64,"semanticKeywords":69},"The 11 people elected in the District of North Vancouver on October 17, 2026 made 176 campaign promises recorded by voche.me. Most of the mayor's and councillors' promises concern the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, rapid transit, property taxes, housing near town centres and the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. The four school trustees promised support for student well-being, diverse learners and provincial funding.",[65,66,67,68,43],"North Vancouver District promises 2026","Mike Little platform","District of North Vancouver council","North Vancouver Board of Education",[70,71,72,73,74],"Ironworkers Memorial Bridge replacement","North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant cost","District of North Vancouver property tax","third lane on the Cut","Karen Magnussen Ron Andrews recreation centres",{"type":76,"value":77,"toc":468},"minimark",[78,82,87,116,143,187,191,223,227,259,262,266,298,302,341,354,358,382,409,413,460],[79,80,81],"p",{},"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.",[83,84,86],"h2",{"id":85},"bridges-transit-and-traffic","Bridges, transit and traffic",[79,88,89,90,95,96,100,101,105,106,110,111,115],{},"Mayor ",[91,92,94],"a",{"href":93},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little","Mike Little"," wrote in his North Shore News answers that he would keep working with the Province to ",[91,97,99],{"href":98},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little#promise-replace-ironworkers-bridge","replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge",", and keep pressing for ",[91,102,104],{"href":103},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little#promise-bus-rapid-transit-to-metrotown","bus rapid transit to Metrotown"," and ",[91,107,109],{"href":108},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little#promise-two-skytrain-lines","two SkyTrain lines",". He also promised to work with large employers on ",[91,112,114],{"href":113},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little#promise-employer-transit-incentives","transit incentives and shuttles",".",[79,117,118,119,123,124,128,129,133,134,138,139,115],{},"Councillor ",[91,120,122],{"href":121},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back","Jordan Back"," promised to build a ",[91,125,127],{"href":126},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back#promise-united-case-ironworkers-bridge","united North Shore case for a new bridge"," with the City, West Vancouver, First Nations and senior governments, and to explore a ",[91,130,132],{"href":131},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back#promise-peak-hour-bridge-charge","peak-hour charge for non-resident bridge traffic",". Councillor ",[91,135,137],{"href":136},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope","Catherine Pope"," promised to push for ",[91,140,142],{"href":141},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope#promise-new-crossing-with-skytrain","a new crossing with SkyTrain",[79,144,118,145,149,150,153,154,133,158,162,163,133,167,171,172,176,177,181,182,186],{},[91,146,148],{"href":147},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson","Jim Hanson"," called for a ",[91,151,73],{"href":152},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-third-lane-on-the-cut"," between Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, and a ",[91,155,157],{"href":156},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-congested-intersections-review","review of the most congested intersections",[91,159,161],{"href":160},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri","Lisa Muri"," named Brooksbank at Keith, Mountain Highway, Main Street and Capilano Road as ",[91,164,166],{"href":165},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri#promise-assess-corridors","corridors to assess",[91,168,170],{"href":169},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson","Daniel Anderson"," listed a ",[91,173,175],{"href":174},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-redesign-keith-mountain","redesign of Keith Road and Mountain Highway",", and Councillor ",[91,178,180],{"href":179},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond","Mathew Bond"," promised ",[91,183,185],{"href":184},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond#promise-safer-routes-to-school","safer routes to school"," with lower speeds and traffic calming.",[83,188,190],{"id":189},"taxes-and-the-budget","Taxes and the budget",[79,192,193,194,198,199,203,204,208,209,213,214,218,219,115],{},"Hanson's VoteMate page says he will ",[91,195,197],{"href":196},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-tax-at-or-below-inflation","vote only for tax increases at or below inflation",", and his site adds a ",[91,200,202],{"href":201},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-infrastructure-levy","1.5 per cent levy for infrastructure renewal",". Muri named ",[91,205,207],{"href":206},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri#promise-contain-spending-tax-increase","containing spending and reducing the property tax increase"," as a priority. Little wrote that business taxes must ",[91,210,212],{"href":211},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little#promise-business-taxes-lower-half","stay in the lower half of the region",". Anderson listed an ",[91,215,217],{"href":216},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-audit-services-minimal-tax","audit of services"," so tax increases stay small, and Bond promised ",[91,220,222],{"href":221},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond#promise-major-project-reporting","clear reporting on the costs and risks of major projects",[83,224,226],{"id":225},"the-wastewater-plant-and-metro-vancouver","The wastewater plant and Metro Vancouver",[79,228,229,230,234,235,239,240,244,245,249,250,254,255,115],{},"Pope promised to keep fighting for ",[91,231,233],{"href":232},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope#promise-lower-utility-bills","lower utility bills"," and an ",[91,236,238],{"href":237},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope#promise-independent-review-metro-vancouver","independent review of Metro Vancouver",". Back promised to keep pushing for a ",[91,241,243],{"href":242},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back#promise-metro-vancouver-inquiry","public inquiry into the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant",", and Hanson called for a ",[91,246,248],{"href":247},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-elected-metro-board","directly elected Metro Vancouver board",". Anderson promised to fight for a ",[91,251,253],{"href":252},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-fair-wastewater-levy-split","fair split of the plant's levies"," and to ",[91,256,258],{"href":257},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-donate-metro-pay","donate his Metro Vancouver pay to the District",[79,260,261],{},"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.",[83,263,265],{"id":264},"housing-and-growth","Housing and growth",[79,267,268,269,273,274,278,279,283,284,288,289,293,294,115],{},"Back and Anderson promised to focus growth near town centres and transit, and Anderson promised to ",[91,270,272],{"href":271},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-repeal-bill-44","petition Victoria to repeal Bill 44"," and restore local planning powers. Bond promised to use ",[91,275,277],{"href":276},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond#promise-district-land-non-market-housing","District land and partnerships for non-market, co-op and supportive housing",". Muri promised to ",[91,280,282],{"href":281},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri#promise-protect-older-housing","protect existing social housing and older multi-family buildings",", and Hanson to ",[91,285,287],{"href":286},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-no-large-strata","vote against large, expensive strata development",". Pope wrote that she wants to ",[91,290,292],{"href":291},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope#promise-explore-single-family-stratification","explore single-family stratification"," and press for ",[91,295,297],{"href":296},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcatherine-pope#promise-federal-funding-housing-coops","federal funding for housing co-ops",[83,299,301],{"id":300},"recreation-centres-parks-and-the-environment","Recreation centres, parks and the environment",[79,303,304,305,254,309,313,314,318,319,323,324,327,328,331,332,336,337,115],{},"Back promised a plan to ",[91,306,308],{"href":307},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back#promise-rebuild-karen-magnussen-ron-andrews","rebuild the Karen Magnussen and Ron Andrews recreation centres",[91,310,312],{"href":311},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back#promise-replace-capilano-library","replace the Capilano Library branch",". Anderson listed the same two recreation centres, and Hanson promised to ",[91,315,317],{"href":316},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-fund-recreation-libraries","fund the renewal of recreation centres and libraries",". Bond promised to ",[91,320,322],{"href":321},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond#promise-trail-connections-maintenance","speed up new trail connections",". Five councillors answered Vote4Tomorrow's 2026 climate questionnaire; Little and Anderson gave no response. ",[91,325,161],{"href":326},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri#promise-zero-waste-bylaws"," marked all ten of the survey's policies on climate, housing and transit as supportive, among them ",[91,329,330],{"href":326},"zero waste bylaws"," and a ",[91,333,335],{"href":334},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flisa-muri#promise-right-to-cool-bylaw","\"right to cool\" bylaw"," to protect tenants in extreme heat. Back wrote that he supports ",[91,338,340],{"href":339},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back#promise-atmospheric-river-review","fully carrying out the District's review of the 2024 atmospheric river",[79,342,343,344,348,349,353],{},"Little promised to ",[91,345,347],{"href":346},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little#promise-power-for-parks-and-filming","bring power to parks and filming areas"," so diesel generators are no longer needed there, and Hanson to ",[91,350,352],{"href":351},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-sue-big-oil","press for the District to join a lawsuit against oil companies"," for climate costs.",[83,355,357],{"id":356},"how-the-district-is-run-and-families","How the District is run, and families",[79,359,343,360,318,364,368,369,373,374,105,378,115],{},[91,361,363],{"href":362},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little#promise-focused-council-meetings","run council meetings around council's top priorities",[91,365,367],{"href":366},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmathew-bond#promise-earlier-public-engagement","engage residents earlier and explain trade-offs",", including people who cannot attend council meetings. Anderson listed ",[91,370,372],{"href":371},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-budget-review-committees","committees to review the budget",", ",[91,375,377],{"href":376},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-better-sofi-reports","more detail in the District's financial reports",[91,379,381],{"href":380},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-amalgamate-core-services","combining core services with neighbouring municipalities",[79,383,384,385,389,390,394,395,399,400,404,405,115],{},"Hanson promised to ",[91,386,388],{"href":387},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-daycare-expansion","vote for daycare expansion"," and to take steps so the District pays ",[91,391,393],{"href":392},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-living-wage-district-staff","a living wage to all its employees",", as the City of North Vancouver does. Back promised to ",[91,396,398],{"href":397},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjordan-back#promise-younger-residents-voice","give younger residents a stronger voice"," in District decisions. Hanson and Anderson both promised stronger rules on fireworks: Hanson to ",[91,401,403],{"href":402},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson#promise-fireworks-regulation","keep pressing for them"," after Council declined his ballot question in May 2026, and Anderson to ",[91,406,408],{"href":407},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-anderson#promise-ban-private-fireworks","ban private fireworks",[83,410,412],{"id":411},"schools","Schools",[79,414,415,416,420,421,425,426,430,431,254,435,425,439,181,443,105,447,425,451,455,456,115],{},"The District elects four of the seven trustees of the North Vancouver Board of Education. ",[91,417,419],{"href":418},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fgeorge-tsiakos","George Tsiakos"," promised to support ",[91,422,424],{"href":423},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fgeorge-tsiakos#promise-well-being-initiatives","initiatives for student and staff well-being",". ",[91,427,429],{"href":428},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcyndi-gerlach","Cyndi Gerlach"," promised to ",[91,432,434],{"href":433},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcyndi-gerlach#promise-advocate-provincial-funding","advocate for provincial funding",[91,436,438],{"href":437},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcyndi-gerlach#promise-literacy-numeracy","strengthen literacy and numeracy",[91,440,442],{"href":441},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjennifer-branston","Jennifer Branston",[91,444,446],{"href":445},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjennifer-branston#promise-diverse-learner-supports","support for students with diverse learning needs",[91,448,450],{"href":449},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjennifer-branston#promise-skilled-trades-opportunities","more career and skilled trades opportunities",[91,452,454],{"href":453},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-haines","Rob Haines"," promised to help ",[91,457,459],{"href":458},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-haines#promise-resources-to-classrooms","make sure resources reach classrooms",[79,461,462,463,467],{},"Every promise of the 11 people elected is on the ",[91,464,466],{"href":465},"\u002Fbc\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-2026\u002Ftracker","North Vancouver District promise 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.",{"title":469,"searchDepth":470,"depth":470,"links":471},"",2,[472,473,474,475,476,477,478],{"id":85,"depth":470,"text":86},{"id":189,"depth":470,"text":190},{"id":225,"depth":470,"text":226},{"id":264,"depth":470,"text":265},{"id":300,"depth":470,"text":301},{"id":356,"depth":470,"text":357},{"id":411,"depth":470,"text":412},[480,481,482,483,484,485,486,487,488,489,490],"mike-little","catherine-pope","lisa-muri","jordan-back","jim-hanson","mathew-bond","daniel-anderson","george-tsiakos","rob-haines","cyndi-gerlach","jennifer-branston","md",[493,496,499,502,505,508,511,514],{"question":494,"answer":495},"How many promises did North Vancouver District's elected people make?","voche.me recorded 176 campaign promises from the 11 people elected on October 17, 2026: 15 from Mayor Mike Little, 147 from the six councillors and 14 from the four school trustees. Each promise is linked to the page where it was made.",{"question":497,"answer":498},"What did Mike Little promise for transportation?","In his North Shore News questionnaire answers, Mike Little wrote that he would keep pressing for bus rapid transit from the North Shore to Metrotown and for two SkyTrain lines, keep working with the Province to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, and work with large employers on transit incentives and shuttles.",{"question":500,"answer":501},"What did the new council promise on property taxes?","Jim Hanson's VoteMate page says he will only vote for tax increases at or below inflation. Lisa Muri named containing spending and reducing the property tax increase as a priority. Mike Little wrote that business taxes must stay in the lower half of the region, and Daniel Anderson listed an audit of services so tax increases stay small.",{"question":503,"answer":504},"What did the council promise about the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant?","Catherine Pope promised to keep fighting for lower utility bills and an independent review of Metro Vancouver. Jordan Back and Jim Hanson promised to press for a public inquiry into the plant. Hanson also called for a directly elected Metro Vancouver board, and Daniel Anderson promised to fight for a fair split of the plant's levies.",{"question":506,"answer":507},"What is the third lane on the Cut?","Jim Hanson wrote that he is calling for a third lane on the Cut, the stretch of Highway 1 eastbound between Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway, to separate local traffic from highway and bridge traffic. It is one of his 25 recorded promises.",{"question":509,"answer":510},"What did the council promise on housing?","Jordan Back and Daniel Anderson promised to focus growth near town centres and transit. Mathew Bond promised to use District land and partnerships for non-market, co-op and supportive housing. Lisa Muri promised to protect existing social housing and older multi-family buildings, and Jim Hanson promised to vote against large, expensive strata development.",{"question":512,"answer":513},"What did the North Vancouver District school trustees promise?","George Tsiakos promised to support initiatives for student and staff well-being and to advance inclusive learning. Cyndi Gerlach promised to advocate for provincial funding and to strengthen literacy and numeracy. Jennifer Branston promised strong support for students with diverse learning needs and more career and skilled trades opportunities. Rob Haines promised to help make sure resources reach classrooms.",{"question":515,"answer":516},"Have any of these North Vancouver District promises been kept yet?","No promise in the voche.me tracker had a record of progress on November 5, 2026, and every one is marked not started. The District's agenda set the swearing-in of the new Council for its inaugural meeting on November 2, 2026, and no vote of the new term had been published. A promise moves to done only when a vote or an official document shows the work happened.",{"short":518,"long":519,"hashtags":520},"North Vancouver District elected a mayor, six councillors and four school trustees on October 17. Here is what each of them promised, by topic, with a link to every promise.","Mayor Mike Little promised to keep working with the Province to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Councillor Jim Hanson promised to vote only for tax increases at or below inflation. Councillor Daniel Anderson promised to donate his Metro Vancouver pay to the District. Councillor Jordan Back promised a plan to rebuild the Karen Magnussen and Ron Andrews recreation centres. The 176 promises of the 11 people elected are each linked to their source and their status.",[521,522,523],"NorthVancouver","NorthVan","LocalGovernment",{},"Bridges, transit, tax limits, the wastewater plant and school funding: the 176 promises of the 11 people North Vancouver District elected in 2026, each linked.",true,{"title":36,"description":37},"North Vancouver District 2026: what the mayor, council and trustees promised",[530,533,536,539,542,545,548,551],{"label":531,"url":532},"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",{"label":534,"url":535},"VoteMate: District of North Vancouver candidates, 2026 BC Local Elections","https:\u002F\u002Fvotemate.org\u002Fc\u002F13773?riding=806",{"label":537,"url":538},"District of North Vancouver: Results of Election by Voting, report of the Chief Election Officer, October 20, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.dnv.org\u002Fdocuments\u002F6-1-election-results.pdf",{"label":540,"url":541},"Jim Hanson campaign: Tax Increases","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jimhansondnv.ca\u002Ftax-increase",{"label":543,"url":544},"Jordan Back campaign: My Priorities","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jordanback.net\u002Fmy-priorities.html",{"label":546,"url":547},"Daniel Anderson campaign: Why I'm Running","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.voteanderson.ca\u002Fplatform",{"label":549,"url":550},"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":552,"url":553},"Vote4Tomorrow: North Vancouver (District of), 2026 climate questionnaire","https:\u002F\u002Fvote4tomorrow.ca\u002Felection-2026\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-of\u002F","news\u002Fnorth-vancouver-district-mayor-council-school-trustees-promises-2026",[40,41,42,43,44,45,46],"f9V5PY40qAOx6M1iRrGCXtpaGrtDo4hFAH4Roo2921U",[558,569,577,584,592,600,607,614,621,622,627],{"slug":480,"name":94,"office":40,"party":21,"portrait":559,"colour":568,"palette":21},{"src":560,"smallSrc":561,"width":562,"height":563,"alt":564,"credit":565,"sourceUrl":566,"position":567},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-little-320.webp",640,800,"Mike Little, 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-mayor-little-mike\u002F","50% 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Votes.","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthvanvotes.ca\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdnv-council-muri-lisa\u002F","teal",{"slug":483,"name":122,"office":41,"party":21,"portrait":585,"colour":591,"palette":21},{"src":586,"smallSrc":587,"width":562,"height":563,"alt":588,"credit":589,"sourceUrl":590,"position":567},"\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","fern",{"slug":484,"name":148,"office":41,"party":21,"portrait":593,"colour":599,"palette":21},{"src":594,"smallSrc":595,"width":562,"height":563,"alt":596,"credit":597,"sourceUrl":598,"position":567},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjim-hanson-320.webp","Jim Hanson, from Jim Hanson campaign.","Jim Hanson 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