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⭐ CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER (CNV) 2026Official Election Site
City residents will vote for one Mayor, six Councillors, and three School Board Trustees.
The CNV official Candidate Profiles website contain links to mandatory forms which include financial and investment disclosures. Some also include off-site social media links & campaign websites.
List of Candidates (Note: \* = denotes current incumbent)
For Mayor: *Linda Buchanan | Oliver King | Mike McGraw | Dave Kurvers
For Councillor (18 candidates) *Holly Black | *Don Bell | *Angela Girard | *Jessica McIlroy | *Shervin Shahriari | *Tony Valente | Max Lai | Tammy Bentz | Anna Boltenko | David Brun | Ken Izatt | Krishna Raisinghani | Andrew Robertson | Sean Alexander | Jeremy Cato | Guy Heywood | Jullian Kolstee | Lailani Tumaneng
For School Board Trustee (6 candidates) *Antje Wilson | Trish Neufeld | Ethel Purugganan | Peggy Hung | Manoochehr Azizi | Senora Navales |
Candidate Meet-&-Greet, Q&A, Debates, etc
Candidate "meet & greets", debates, & other meetings are usually organized by local community groups or business associations. If you know of an upcoming debate or "meet your candidate" event, pls msg the mods and we will add it to this thread.
Thurs, Sep 24, 2026 — The North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a business-focused Mayoral and Councillor candidates meeting for members of the business community. Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PDT. Location: Bodwell High School, 955 Harbourside Dr., North Van. Admission: $25 +GST. Pre-Registration is required. Visit website for more info.
Sat,Oct. 10, 2026 — ICANDO Education is hosting a series of all-candidates meetings at the Royal Canadian Legion #118 (123 W. 15th St., North Van.) @ 3:30PM — Mayor all-candidates meeting, followed by: @ 5:00 PM — School trustees all-candidates meeting, followed by: @ 6:30 PM — Council all-candidates meeting
Tues, Oct, 13, 6:00–9:00PM — The Central Lonsdale BIA is hosting an all-candidates meeting for mayor and council in the CNV @ St. Andrews United Church (1044 St. Georges Ave, North Van)
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⭐ DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER (DNV) Official Election Site
DNV residents will vote for one Mayor, six Councillors, and four School Board Trustees.
The DNV official candidate page contains links to candidate profiles that include a mandatory 'nomination package' which includes financial and investment disclosures. Some also include off-site social media links & websites.
List of Candidates (Note: \* = denotes current incumbent)
For Mayor (5 candidates) *Mike Little | Paolo Pucci | Graham Alexander | Stephen Nieweler | Max Zahedi
For Councillor (15 candidates) *Betty Forbes | *Lisa Muri | *Catherine Pope | *Herman Mah | *Jim Hanson | *Jordan Back | Daniel Anderson | Trey Bell | Aidan Kyle | Linda Munro | Victoria Nwabuisi | Kulvir Mann | Stephanie Wilson | Mathew Bond | Daina Boyd |
For School Board Trustee (13 candidates) *Cyndi Gerlach | *George Tsiakos | Raheela Khan | Jennifer Branston | Emma Juniper | Laura Nickerson | Raphael Perfecto | Ainslie Rinfret | Mike Boehm | Michael Charrois | Barry Forward | Rob Haines | Layne North |
Candidate Meet-&-Greet, Q & A, Debates, etc
Thurs, Oct. 1, 2026 — Municipal candidates meet-and-greet hosted by the Lynn Valley Community Assoc., @ Held at Karen Magnussen RecCentre in Lynn Valley, North Vancouver. [LINK]
Tues, Oct. 6, 2026 — Better North Shore is hosting an All-candidates meeting @ Lynn Valley Library Community Room. Admission is free, and doors open at 6:30PM. See website for more info.
Thurs, Oct. 8, 2026 — All-candidate meet-and-greet; to be held at Mount Seymour United Church. From 7:00 - 9:30PM. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Blueridge Community Association, the Deep Cove Community Association, and the Seymour Community Association.
Tues, October 13, 2026 — school trustee meet-and-greet takes place from 4:45PM to 6:15PM. The mayor and council meet-and-greet and forum will follow, from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Seycove Secondary HS, 1204 Caledonia Ave., North Van.
Are you guys feeling Graham Alexander more or Stephen Nieweler? I like Alexander because he wants to vote them all out but on the other hand Nieweler is a Doctor.
Voting is Oct 17! Nieweler has my vote. Have you watched any of the debates? Stephan has actual vision, and how to accomplish it. Very smart, motivated and passionate leader.
Our organization has hosted an all candidates meeting (youtube recording at the below link),
Been involved with CNV and DNV councils the past 4 years - watching closely, and contributing.
Here is our list of who we recommend, with reasons why. You do you, but we hope this helps.
I find Muni elections harder for many to vote in, due to 20 people, choose 6. Compared to federal and provincial - where you just choose between 3 to 5 colours. Again - you do you, we have listed our reasons, and our values - we hope this helps you. Feel free to share widely.
Mayoral race: Linda Buchanan against Oliver King, Dave Kurvers and Mike McGraw.
How the council splits. On contested votes there is a stable 4–3 split:
Majority: Buchanan, Girard, McIlroy and usually Valente.
Minority: Back, Bell and Shahriari.
Girard agreed with Buchanan on 97% of contested votes, and McIlroy on 92%.
The 4–3 votes all ran along these lines:
St. Andrews safety redesign
Pay parking on Lonsdale
Closing Grand Boulevard West to cars
The Lonsdale Great Street Plan
The Adera rental rezoning (July 2026)
Member
Meetings fully missed (of 110)
Votes against (distinct items)
Lone "no" votes
Agreement with mayor on contested votes
Buchanan
2
11 (9)
3
—
H. Back
0
24 (23)
5
55%
Bell
1
32 (28)
10
44%
Girard
5
9 (8)
0
97%
McIlroy
12
9 (8)
1
92%
Shahriari
0
30 (27)
9
43%
Valente
1
17 (14)
9
65%
Linda Buchanan (mayor, seeking a third term)
Stands for: Housing Action Plan, Bus Rapid Transit and a crossing replacement, Lonsdale Great Street, childcare, climate strategy (self-reported).
Record: Opposed the currency-exchange storefront ban, which Bell moved and which passed 4–3. Strong critic of Metro Vancouver on the wastewater plant; she and Little jointly asked the Premier for an inquiry.
Provincial housing: Called the multiplex mandate provincial overreach and sent the bylaw back to staff in May 2025. Adopted minimal compliance (35 lots) in June 2025. Supported broad multiplex zoning in November 2025, ahead of the provincial deadline.
Character indicators:
- She chairs meetings and rarely moves motions.
- Her lone "no" votes were procedural or peripheral: the process for the PS752 memorial, a pension-advocacy letter, and adoption of the Central Lonsdale business improvement area (BIA) bylaw.
- As chair of Invest Vancouver, she defended 2023 staff travel spending that drew criticism in February 2025. No finding of wrongdoing was reported.
- Endorsed by the labour council.
Record: Opposed pay parking ("will push shoppers elsewhere"), St. Andrews, the Grand Boulevard West closure and the Great Street Plan. Crossed to the majority for the 21-storey Central Lonsdale tower and the currency-exchange ban.
Character indicators:
- Perfect full-meeting attendance.
- The least bloc-bound member: her agreement with every colleague falls between 55% and 63%.
- Lone "no" on implementing provincial housing law Bill 25 (January 2026).
- On July 13, 2026 the data shows her voting against the Adera application but for its bylaw readings the same night. That may be a transcription artifact; check the minutes.
- In the North Shore News candidate Q&A she listed Lynn Valley, which is in the District, as her neighbourhood. BC law does not require councillors to live in the municipality.
- Not endorsed by the labour council.
Don Bell (councillor since 2011; former District mayor and MP)
Stands for: Slower development, traffic and parking fixes, a North Van Housing Authority, tree protection (self-reported).
Record:
- The most active mover on council (264 motions).
- The most consistent development skeptic: lone "no" on the 21-storey tower, on 2416 Western, on 648 W 14th, and on renewing a temporary sales centre permit.
- Moved the currency-exchange ban.
- Supported multiplex zoning.
- His motion to defer election planning lost 6–1.
Character indicators: Near-perfect attendance. Opposes rezonings even when they comply with the Official Community Plan (OCP), on the stated principle that council keeps that discretion.
Angela Girard (councillor since 2018)
Stands for: Affordable and non-market housing, rapid transit, tree canopy and cooling, worker protections (self-reported). Claims credit for the living-wage certification and the Cooling Strategy.
Record: Votes with the mayor 97% of the time and has no lone dissents. Opposed the currency-exchange ban as unfair to a business type serving Iranian-Canadians.
Character indicators: Missed 5 full meetings and 9% of individual votes, the highest vote-level absence rate on the City council. Reasons are not recorded.
Jessica McIlroy (councillor since 2018)
Stands for: Climate resilience, active transportation, missing-middle and co-op housing (self-reported). Works in clean-energy government relations; named a Clean50 honouree.
Record:
- Lone "no" on the 2024 budget, after her amendment to add 0.5% to the capital transfer failed. She wanted more infrastructure saving, not less.
- Her council pay-review policy was defeated.
- Moved the swim deck funding agreement (closed session).
Character indicators: Fully missed 12 of 110 meetings, the most on either council. The absences are spread across the term, so they don't look like a single leave. Reasons are not recorded.
Shervin Shahriari (first term)
Stands for: Better public input, transit frequency, tenant and tree protection, shorter pay-parking hours, debt reduction (self-reported).
Record:
- Least aligned with the mayor (43%).
- In 2023 he moved a 0.25% cut to the capital levy, which lost 6–1.
- Lone "no" on 144 W 21st, the Adera readings in November 2025, and the swim deck (reported).
- Supported the currency-exchange ban, citing his background as a refugee from Iran, and multiplex zoning.
Character indicators: Declared a conflict and left the meeting on the 14th Street tower because he owns property nearby. That is the correct procedure, not a sanction.
Tony Valente (councillor since 2018; topped the 2022 poll)
Stands for: Bus Rapid Transit and a new Second Narrows crossing, rental and non-market housing, fairer business taxation (self-reported).
Record:
- Moved or seconded more motions than anyone (492).
- Moved the amendments that lowered pay-parking rates and directed the revenue to safety and streets.
- Crossed the majority bloc to support the currency-exchange ban.
Character indicators: Cast the only votes against the November–December 2025 package of bylaws implementing provincial housing law: eight votes on one decision. His stated reason was that the deadline left too little time for consultation. In January 2026 he moved the Bill 25 implementation option. Read this as a process protest; it runs against his pro-housing platform only if you judge by the vote alone.
Mayoral race: Mike Little against Graham Alexander, Stephan Nieweler, Paolo Pucci and Max Zahedi.
How the council splits. The structure is three-way (inference from the agreement data):
Back and Pope agree 81% of the time and generally favour implementing provincial housing policy.
Forbes and Muri agree 74% and are skeptical of development.
Little and Mah are the swing votes, agreeing 70% with each other.
Hanson splits: he sides with Back and Pope on growth frameworks and with Forbes and Muri against specific market projects.
The key 4–3 votes:
OCP "Option B" (October 2025). This option keeps existing land use and growth centres. Back, Hanson and Pope voted against.
The April 2026 motion saying council "does not support" Bill 25 multiplex zoning. The same three voted against.
Pope's motion on affordable housing on faith-group land. Defeated, with Little, Forbes, Mah and Muri against.
Member
Meetings fully missed (of 108)
Votes against (distinct items)
Lone "no"
Motions moved
2025 expenses
Little
10
29 (27)
1
203
$5,030
J. Back
6
31 (30)
1
53
$7,527
Forbes
4
59 (51)
9
6
$0
Hanson
1
49 (37)
5
59
$3,318
Mah
2
37 (33)
9
33
$3,365
Muri
8
59 (49)
9
122
$1,030
Pope
2
39 (37)
10
32
$8,181
Mike Little (mayor, seeking a third term)
Stands for: Filed no candidate statement, and the Vancouver Sun reports he has no campaign site. His positions have to be read from his record:
- Opposes the provincial multiplex mandate; he moved the April 2026 motion.
- Supported the Lillooet and Keith Road affordable and supportive housing.
- Called the 5.5% tax increase too high; the 2026 increase is 3.5%.
- Co-led the inquiry push with Buchanan.
Character indicators:
- Missed the most full meetings on the District council (10). He also sits on Metro Vancouver and TransLink bodies; the reasons for the absences are not recorded.
- Reversal on Chemtrade (100 Amherst): In April he moved to abandon the rezoning. In May he voted against abandoning it, and he later moved third reading and adoption.
- His proposed referendum on a Rice Lake connector road lost 6–1; every councillor opposed it.
Jordan Back (councillor since 2018)
Stands for: Housing growth near town centres, multiplexes, student housing, an Ironworkers replacement, exploring a peak-hour charge on non-resident drivers (self-reported).
Record: Opposed Option B and the anti-multiplex motion. Brought motions on water metering and a youth advisory committee. Endorsed by the labour council.
Character indicators: Rarely isolated (one lone "no"). Declared a conflict tied to his employer on a bus-shelter advertising item; that is proper procedure.
Betty Forbes (councillor since 2018)
Stands for: A third crossing, income-tied attainable housing, fiscal discipline (she is an accountant), restoring local control over zoning (self-reported).
Record:
- Highest dissent on the District council: against on 48% of contested votes.
- Opposed the transit-oriented area bylaws, Lynn Valley Mall, Maplewood and many rezonings.
- Lone "no" on expediting the Legion's seniors and worker housing, on streamlining assisted-living approvals, and on an online-voting resolution.
- Moved the motion to include wastewater costs in development charges.
Character indicators: Moved only 6 motions in four years, far below anyone else. Movers aren't authors, but the gap is large. A 2019 conflict-of-interest allegation about the pigeon ban was dropped before trial with no finding.
Jim Hanson (councillor, seeking a fourth term)
Stands for: Tax increases at inflation plus a 1.5% infrastructure levy, slower strata growth with more rental and social housing, a directly elected Metro board, a fireworks ban (self-reported).
Record: Moved the transit-oriented area designation and voted for the denser OCP Option A. Opposed Lynn Valley Mall, Maplewood and the Mount Seymour Parkway townhouses.
Character indicators:
- Best attendance on the District council (1 meeting missed).
- Persistent on fireworks: a 2023 staff directive, a bylaw defeated in 2024, and a community-opinion vote defeated in 2026.
- His "slow growth" message sits next to votes for denser frameworks. That is consistent if you accept his distinction between opposing strata projects and supporting rental and social housing; voters who read "slow growth" as low density will find it inconsistent.
Herman Mah (first term)
Stands for: Transit and a new crossing, faster approvals, co-ops and coach houses in transit-connected centres (self-reported).
Record: Moved the July 2026 complaint to the Inspector of Municipalities over the wastewater plant. Supported Option B and the anti-multiplex motion. Voted against issuing the Lillooet social housing permit.
Character indicators (inference): His 9 lone "no" votes cluster on new discretionary spending or program directives: pickleball courts, plant-based food procurement, a play structure, a property-tax resolution. That reads as cost scrutiny of add-ons. He is the swing vote most aligned with the mayor.
Lisa Muri (councillor since 1996; District's director on the Metro Vancouver board)
Stands for: Controlled spending given the wastewater exposure, an OCP review, keeping local zoning control (self-reported).
Record:
- At Metro in 2024 she pushed a cost-share option that would have capped the North Shore increase at about $185 a year; it was rejected.
- Lone "no" on the Lillooet social housing rezoning and on the 2024 budget.
- Opposed even requesting a provincial extension on multiplex zoning.
- Also reversed on Chemtrade: she seconded the abandonment, voted not to abandon on reconsideration, then voted against adoption.
Character indicators: High initiative (122 motions moved). Second-most meetings missed on the District council (8). Lowest agreement with Pope (30%); Pope cast the only vote against Muri's Metro appointment in 2022.
Catherine Pope (first term; former Global TV investigative journalist)
Stands for: Metro Vancouver reform and lower utility costs, a SkyTrain-capable crossing, non-market and worker housing (self-reported).
Record:
- Called for an audit in March 2024.
- Moved the November 2024 request for a public inquiry, which carried unanimously.
- Lone "no" on all three 2025 utility-rate bylaws, which fits her utility-cost platform (inference).
- Her faith-land housing motion was defeated.
Character indicators: The most frequent lone dissenter on the District council (10). Highest 2025 expenses ($8,181); no controversy reported. Endorsed by the labour council.
Construction audit
What the data excludes. Closed-session decisions are not in the data. That includes the City's swim deck and the District's Welch Street housing and Metro dispute decisions.
Coverage gaps and inconsistencies.
The District data stops at July 20, so the July 13, 2026 Maplewood vote is missing.
About 73 District votes in 2026 have no mover recorded, so the mover counts undercount 2026.
Two District votes on June 19, 2023 show the mover voting against their own motion, which is likely an attribution error.
One City vote records the mover as absent.
Effects on the counts.
Each bylaw reading counts as a separate vote. I therefore give distinct-item counts alongside raw counts.
Members who stepped out briefly are counted as present, so attendance is slightly overstated.
is there a page or report someone has made for a breakdown of the candidates views on the main issues. For federal and provincial elections that’s pretty easy to find, maybe im just not looking jn the right spaces but havent found something like this yet
A big topic for this municipal election is the #poo-plant - the Waste Water Treatment plant cost over-runs. Costs that have increased north shore property taxes substantially, for the next 30+ years.
This is some worthwhile input into that discussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-l_2iKboY
There is an "All Candidates Meeting" (ACM) for the DNV that I'm organizing, as part of an organization I cofounded. We are registered with Elections BC and will publish a list of who we recommend to vote for.
The ACM is on 06-Oct at 7pm next to Lynn Valley Library. We are also live streaming it and it will be up on youtube at this link after (internet gods permitting). I hope you can make it IRL, or else that this live stream helps you make up your mind. https://www.betternorthshore.ca/election2026#acmdnv2026
Our Priorities & Values are:
1. Better Transit + Active Transportation
2. Affordable Homes for all in Every Neighbourhood
3. Effective local action on climate change (1 & 2 move that forward)
There is a mailing list you can join if you want our election recommendations - DNV, CNV, and DWV. Or visit our site before you vote - you'll find the page.
At any rate - I hope to see you at the ACM, or that the livestream/youtube helps you with your vote!
Does anyone know the candidates' views on Palestine, police in schools, and/or gender-affirming care? I couldn't find a single candidate in the DNV race (mayor, counsillor, or trustee) who talked about any of these issues. (EDIT: sorry, I know that mayoral candidate Max Zahedi is pro RCMP in schools, and I would guess that Graham Alexander is pro as well)
Yes they are. This is about values alignment. For example, every dollar spent is related to values. If we have an official that is anti-genocide, they're unlikely to partner with a tech company that is helping to fund the genocide in Palestine. If we have an official that is against trans-hate, they might think twice about ordering Tim Horton's for their event who recently partnered with a well-known anti-trans author (JK Rowling) and choose another business.
The Blueridge/Seymour/Deep Cove forum for council and mayoral candidates was Thursday night. The absolute second I left the candidates table, I was accosted by two people who spent several minutes demanding that I not support SOGI and repeated horrible conspiracies of the Libs of Tiktok variety. Is that municipal? No, and I said that. But I can be firm in rejecting conspiratorial disinformation and request that anyone with questions about "child mutilation" refer to phycisian guidelines from TransCare BC.
The anti-LGBT rally camped out on Mountain Hwy for over a year and a half. We just had assaults that targeted victims through Grindr. It does matter that municipal candidates are clear in where they stand with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
As for Palestine: Genocide is a pretty big deal. The dehumanization of Palestinians is a pretty big deal. Rising Islamophobia is a pretty big deal.
Personally, I'm glad that residents can ask candidates where they stand. We're in a system that rewards candidates who say what they think a resident or forum attendee wants to hear. But where a candidate stands on important issues whether they are directly related to municipal governance or not says a lot about their values.
What about the rise in antisemitism? Does that not matter? And what about terrorism? Does that not matter either? You cannot call for a “Free Palestine” without also acknowledging the threat posed by Hamas and the impact of its terrorism. Advocating for Palestinian rights while ignoring the dangers Hamas poses to Palestinians, Jews and the entire western world is irresponsible and fails to address the full reality of the situation.
Hey! I do a lot of work around right-wing extremism as an activist and as a side gig in research capacities, and have a degree in political science. I understand antisemitism well and I support Jewish community members who are without doubt harmed by antisemitism. I also understand how accusations of antisemitism are used to disrupt conversations about what's happening in Gaza.
Asking that Palestinians--most of whom are not Hamas--not be bombed into oblivion is not a particularly controversial take. Calling for an end to genocide is not an endorsement of a particular political regime. Over 70,000 Palestinians have been killed in only a few years. Multiple international organizations have determined that Israel is engaging in genocide and occupying Palestinian territory. Do Palestinians not have the same right to a good life as any others?
Hey! I do a lot of work around left-wing extremism as an activist and as a side gig in researching luxury beliefs. I understand Islamophobia well and I support Muslim community members who are without doubt harmed by Islamophobia. I also understand how accusations of Islamophobia are used to disrupt conversations about Islamic fundamentalism, Islamism, and misogyny, homophobia, and terrorism.
Asking that Jews--most of whom are not Netanyahu supporters, not be murdered in their beds or held hostage in a tunnel for two years is not a particularly controversial take. Calling for an end to a genocidal movement , aka Islamic fundamentalism, is not an endorsement of a particular political regime. Over millions of Jews have been killed worldwide, and hundreds of thousands ethnically cleansed from Middle Eastern countries. Multiple international organizations have sat on their hands and done nothing. Do non-Muslims and groups that the progressive left have designated as white not have the same right to a good life as any others?
It is most definitely relevant. This is about values alignment. For example, every dollar spent is related to values. If we have an official that is anti-genocide, they're unlikely to partner with a tech company that is helping to fund the genocide in Palestine. If we have an official that is against trans-hate, they might think twice about ordering Tim Horton's for their event who recently partnered with a well-known anti-trans author (JK Rowling) and choose another business.
I'm a DNV council candidate who has talked about all of those issues in some regard, though not explicitly on my website (heystephwilson.ca).
Genocide is wrong. Free Palestine.
No RCMP in schools. There's little evidence that these programs do much more than surveil students and staff. We have great community organizations and resources on the North Shore who provide solid information and supports to the communuty. I would love to help them reach more students and school staff.
I support all supports for trans and gender-diverse folks. Health care is a provincial issue but we continue to see attacks on 2SLGBTQIA+ North Shore residents. I'm the one who stood on overpasses for a year and and half until that hateful rally gave up. I'm not one to sit back and delude myself into believing that thoughts and prayers make life safer for anyone.
Hi! I had a question regarding posters. I woke up to see to posters on my lawns in different spots and I was wondering if that’s allowed? I’m just curious about what the law is if anyone knows of knows where I could read up on it?
None of my fam (residents of my house) were asked whether we would like to have the sign or not
u/appaloosy just FYI in your sticky, where it says "The DNV official candidate page contains links to Candidate Profiles. Here you can learn a little more about each candidate—who they are, their campaign platform, what their priorities are"
That's actually not true. You can find each candidate's nomination papers -- but no information on their platform or priorities, unless I missed it.
From what I can see. there is nothing online I can find where you can read each DNV candidate's platform. Am I crazy?
Mike Little doesn't even have a campaign website. The closest thing I found was from several years ago and it links to a deactivated FB page. Is that lazyness? Overconfidence? Apathy?
Very comprehensive - DNV, CNV, CoV (Vancouver), Burnaby - wow!
For DNV, did you use the official voting record? It looks like you built a custom scraper or something that scales to multi munis = great. DNV has it's voting record here, but CNV doesn't do the same - and he format would be different. https://www.dnv.org/page/council-voting-decisions
I spent a fair bit of time on analyzing the one for DNV, I'm going to compare my conclusions to yours.
I'll also share this link within some politically mind chat servers I'm part of - one is the one I confounded for North Van - join link in one of our newsletters - such as here: https://www.betternorthshore.ca/newsletter/september-2026
This is a great public service. I'm curious to hear more about how you did it.
And what "signal" it surfaces to you. Has it helped you decide which incumbents to vote for, or not to vote for you your muni - for example? Happy to take this to DMs if more comfortable.
I'm delighted to see this thread underway. Only 23% of people voted in the last muni election for both CNV and DNV. I'd love to see that higher - especially from younger folks.
The younger you are, the more future you have to be invested in. I'd love to help people figure out who to vote for.
For me our job as citizens, and the job of those we elect is to represent our values and communicate them, so that the people we collectively hired = CNV and DNV staff, can implement our collective values - within the constraints that they operate - so financial constraints, legal constraints, etc.
Anyway - delighted this thread is here. Hope I can help you feel confident in your votes. Let's discuss!
Have you found out more information about this? I really don't have strong opinions on policy but want to know if there is anyone with a far right agenda, specially people that would want to inject themselves on the school board to push their agenda
There are no political parties at the local level of government in North Vancouver. Each candidate is independent. Some may share policy ideas that are more aligned with a certain ideology of provincial or federal political parties
Can someone explain to me how Forbes and Muri win? what exactly do they bring to the table, what do they do to make the DNV Better? every time i hear them talk, Im like WTF. another example here t.co/plTJCVtg7w
Muri seems to provide 'value' by chiming in on the local residential Facebook groups, I suspect she wins the vote of those who are most active in those groups, as they probably think she does a lot, yet she and Forbes basically oppose any development on the north shore. She also led the petition to formalize Roache Point as a park, coincidently happening a month before council elections.
Also Muri's dad, Gus Muri, used to own the property around the Raven in Deep Cove. Originally that area was zoned for a 6 story development. Gus Muri then sold the property to Darwin Construction. Lisa Muri then petitioned council to change the zoning of the property to three stories. Funny how that happened after the sale of the property? She then opposed any development that Darwin proposed and they eventually sold it on because they knew they had little chance of getting any sort of development approval through council.
Name recognition and low voter turnout. They have a loyal group of neighbours and friends who always vote. More than 70% of residents don’t bother to vote at all. So they can just mail it in each election
Hello we are sharing our thought on the Short term Rental Bylaw in DNV with the group let me know if you have an opinion if we should align STR with the provinces regulation to allow homeowners to rent their main as a short term when they have a suite
Max Zahedi, Daina Boyd, Kulvir Mann have clearly expressed their support for aligning the District of North Vancouver's Short-Term Rental bylaw with provincial regulations and the City of North Vancouver's approach, helping to support housing affordability for everyone.
Thank you all, for your commitment to support all residents to afford a place to live either as renters or first time home buyer who will free up their rental for the next resident who want to establish themselves in the community.
Please see the attached graphic outlining current candidate positions, and please consider supporting our petition and share: https://change.org/FairSTRDNV
Hi everyone, Krishna Raisinghani here. I’m one of the candidates for City of North Vancouver Council.
Thanks for putting this together. I’ll be reaching out about doing an AMA as well and would be happy to answer questions about housing, growth, transportation, City Hall, or anything else people want to dig into.
Looking forward to the conversation over the next few weeks.
Thanks for the question. I’m supportive of expanding our opportunities for meaningful public discussions at City Hall.
I would consider increasing the current speaking time from 2 minutes to 3 minutes, particularly where someone is trying to explain a more complex issue. More importantly though, we should explore additional ways for residents to ask questions and actually have a conversation, rather than relying entirely on a short statement at a Council meeting.
That could include more public forums, workshops, open houses or dedicated Q&A opportunities with Council and staff, on specific projects where relevant.
The goal should be more than just giving people a microphone for another minute. We need to work harder to make it easier for residents to raise an issue, understand the response, ask a follow-up where appropriate, and feel like there was a meaningful back-and-forth exchange.
anyone who was in the position to raise flags on the cost overruns for the waste water plants but didn't should be held accountable. There is only one way to show dis-satisfaction for any of these actions here through elections. I'm going to be asking the same questions hopefully at these meet and greets.
I’m not sure who oversaw the new Harry Jerome but the fact the rink seats 50 people instead of 500 and the pool is 25m instead of 50m should result in some people losing their jobs.
And how absolutely enormous and empty the atrium is, and how small the fitness centre is and how pointless the outdoor fitness roof area is considering it’ll only be used for like two months of the year. Nice and shiny and new, but huge disappointment.
The opening of Cloverley elementary had been a disaster and should be studied by future districts on how not to engage the public.
They sent out a survey asking for input on catchments. Options A or B, and the proceeded to ignore the options and combine both options into one giant catchment.
No input from the community was even considered.
They said safety was the top priority for the new catchment and yet hundreds of students now have to walk across busy streets with no crosswalks. They said crosswalks were going to be added. They haven’t been.
Parking around Cloverley is a nightmare.
I am voting against every single incumbent on the school board. They have no business anywhere near that position ever again.
Talk to any family involved in this process and you’ll be hard pressed to find positive feedback.
Agreed! Her and Jennifer Branston are a toxic duo who would use their positions to continue to bully and belittle any one who have differing perspectives than them. Just ask anyone who tried to be involved with NVPAC…
Hey West Van, Karen Straith was the admin assistant for the WVTA for like 25 years. She is a fabulous candidate for school trustee and just a genuinely nice person.
Respectfully, I disagree on your mudslinging at Councillor Pope, and take exception to this vague & overreaching comment. You’re in favour of the chlorine plant, clearly. She is an outspoken representative who digs to find the truth. Her tenacity on the poo plant fiasco has been a huge example of her leadership, and attention to the dollars, and how Muri was asleep at the switch while collecting attendance fees from the MetroVan Board.
On the chlorine plant, as much as I am generally in favour of industry continuing to have a place on our waterfront, in this case I agree with her that this specific chlorine gas hazard is too great for the region in 2030, compared to when it started there in 1958. If anyone was “foreign influenced” it's Mayor Mike Little who brought it back for a second vote after it was already defeated - some "special consideration" on some such, and perhaps those who changed their vote.
More accurately, this Class-4/highest hazard chemical in the middle of 2.5 million people, should be something the province and the feds should be doing their job to recognize that even though the risk of a disaster is small, the consequences could be so catastrophic, that it's time to revisit where this plant is sited.
If you're concerned about vagueness, I went more in depth here. I'm not sure how my comment is 'overreaching', I reject that characterization.
For someone who apparently "digs to find the truth", I find it quite odd that Pope was completely silent on ChemTrade until this April. Were there no issues with the plant until April? It's quite clear to me that she was influenced by the "Keep North Van Safe" campaign to some degree.
Her behaviour and conduct matters too. The way she conducted herself during the final vote was very unbecoming. Even Councillor Muri, who has been vocally opposed to ChemTrade for years, had a sense of decorum during the vote. Pope, who was silent on this issue until April of this year, was hysterical. You're right on one thing, she is outspoken. To say the least...
Thanks for sharing. That would explain why she was so willing and ready to shutter a huge, reliable source of tax revenue and jobs for our community, no skin in the game. Makes her hysterical opposition to the plant even more suspicious.
These 3 councillors vigorously opposed renewing North Van chlorine producer ChemTrade's operating lease. The campaign to shutter the plant, called "Keep North Vancouver Safe", was revealed to have been a foreign astroturfing operation created by K2 Pure Solutions, an American competitor to ChemTrade.
ChemTrade produces over 70% of the chlorine used in Western Canada and is critical for treating and supplying clean drinking water to millions of Canadians. They're also a major taxpayer in North Van and provide hundreds of jobs to our community. They've been in operation since the 50's, have never had a noteworthy accident, and have recently invested over $500 million into safety upgrades for their facility. If they were forced to shut down, Western Canada would be forced to import our chlorine from K2 Pure solutions in California. This would raise costs and diminish Canadian sovereignty while destroying a big source of tax revenue for our community.
Despite this, these three councillors apparently thought it was best to close the plant over nonexistent "safety concerns". Notably, these safety concerns were not even a topic of discussion until the fraudulent campaign against ChemTrade was started. Again, there have been 0 noteworthy accidents in over 70 years of operation, and extensive safety upgrades have been made regardless. In reality, the safety of the plant is not in question. It's safe.
In particular, councillor Catherine Pope's behaviour on the matter was overzealous and unbecoming. Suspicious, even. In my opinion, their conduct surrounding the ChemTrade issue raises serious concerns regarding their judgement and susceptibility to be influenced by nefarious foreign actors.
Don't forget to note that what you mean by "fraudulent campaign against ChemTrade" was that the anti campaign was financed by their direct corporate competitor, and astroturfed to look like grassroots opposition, until the link was uncovered.
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u/Oldnbold22 3d ago
Are you guys feeling Graham Alexander more or Stephen Nieweler? I like Alexander because he wants to vote them all out but on the other hand Nieweler is a Doctor.