Start with an issue, not a name.
Fifty-nine people are running for mayor, council and school trustee across the City and District of North Vancouver. Pick a topic you care about and read what each of them has actually said about it — in their own words, with a link to the source.
Browse by issue
Counts show how many of the 59 candidates have addressed each topic in a source we could find. A low count means few candidates wrote about it, not that it is unimportant.
Governance & transparency
How decisions get made: openness and accountability, public consultation, City-District cooperation and amalgamation, regional bodies, oversight.
Traffic & transportation
Getting around the North Shore: congestion, bridges and crossings, transit and SeaBus, cycling and walking, parking, road safety.
Housing & affordability
Supply, affordability, rental and non-market housing, secondary suites and coach houses, homelessness.
Development & growth
Rezoning and development approvals, the Official Community Plan, density, town and village centres, neighbourhood character, permitting speed.
Parks, environment & climate
Parks and green space, the urban forest, creeks and biodiversity, climate action, emissions, sea level rise.
Property taxes & spending
Property tax levels, municipal budgets, capital spending, debt, value for money and cost control.
Schools & education
School District 44 business: student outcomes, staffing, special education, school capacity and capital, budgets. Primarily the trustee races.
Local economy & small business
Small business and main streets, jobs and employment land, tourism, the film sector, the commercial tax base.
Childcare, seniors & community services
Child care, services for seniors and youth, recreation facilities, libraries, health and social supports.
Public safety & emergency preparedness
Policing, fire and rescue, wildfire risk, emergency preparedness, crime and community safety.
Or start with your ballot
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- City of North Vancouver — Mayor — 4 running, 1 elected
- City of North Vancouver — Council — 18 running, 6 elected
- City of North Vancouver — School Trustee — 6 running, 3 elected
- District of North Vancouver — Mayor — 5 running, 1 elected
- District of North Vancouver — Council — 15 running, 6 elected
- District of North Vancouver — School Trustee — 11 running, 4 elected
This site quotes, it does not rate. There are no scores, grades or endorsements here. Every candidate gets the same fields and the same space, quotes are reproduced word for word, and where someone has not addressed a topic the site says exactly that rather than drawing a conclusion. How this was built.