NAME
Don Bell
Pam Bookham
Linda Buchanan
Juliana Buitenhuis
Michael Charrois
Rod Clark
D.W.(Bill) Duncan
AGE
69
62
46
31
49
59
58
OCCUPATION?
Business consultant
City councillor
Registered nurse, public health
Counsellor, North Shore Crisis Services
Professional actor and drama teacher
Construction; City councillor
Retired. I was a residential construction project manager.
LIST ANY POLITICAL PARTY MEMBERSHIP(S):
Liberal Party of Canada; B.C. Liberals
None
None
None
NDP
None
None
HAVE YOU RECEIVED CUPE SPONSORSHIP?
Endorsement
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
ARE YOU SOLICITING CUPE SPONSORSHIP?
No
No
Yes
No answer provided
No
No
No
DO YOU LIVE IN THE CITY? FOR HOW LONG?
Five years
15 years
42 years
Three years
Five years
35 years
35 years
INCUMBENT: YEARS ON COUNCIL?
Six years
14 years
NON-INCUMBENTS: LIST MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE AND/OR RATEPAYER ASSOCIATION EXPERIENCE.
CNV task force chair; MP for North Vancouver; District of North Vancouver mayor and councillor; NV school board chair.
Current school trustee; early learning; capital planning; Youth Awards; North Shore Congress; Ridgeway Heritage Committee
North Vancouver Youth Services Coalition, Child Services Coalition
Member: Lower Lonsdale Community Garden; North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce; B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
Past member Provincial Advisory Council to the Home Protection Offi ce.
WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITY CHANGES IF ELECTED?
Limit tax increases; manage density based on Offi cial Community Plan; improve culture, recreation, sports and parks; promote job creation climate; improve transit and SeaBus.
Ensure that the city develops in an orderly, planned and foreseeable manner. Use value-formoney audits to ensure tax dollars are spent wisely.
Affordable housing options, renewal of Harry Jerome, continued revitalization of Lonsdale corridor and fi nalize the Shipyard site to improve the livability for all community members.
Outdoor pool at Harbourside Park; value-added projects with each new development (infrastructure, or housing units for seniors, newcomers, artists); environmental and social sustainability.
Affordable city-owned and managed social housing. Increase arts and cultural funding to celebrate community. Return of streetcars to Lonsdale and Marine Drive corridors.
Harry Jerome renewal that preserves Norseman and McDougal fi elds; Low Level Road improvement acceptable to the local community; respect for the density in our OCP.
Create a cost control watchdog to hold accountable Metro Vancouver's spending of the city's $400-million portion of the proposed $1-billion Lion's Gate sewage treatment plant.
IS THE CITY MANAGING GROWTH APPROPRIATELY?
Growth has generally been managed using the existing Offi cial Community Plan. I support a public process recently started to update the plan. Issues include future needs for infrastructure, housing, traffi c, transit, and cultural, recreation and sports facilities. Increased density must be managed carefully to maintain the livability of our city.
No. The city has not honoured commitments made to residents regarding new development in their neighbourhoods. The spirit of the OCP has not been respected. Density has resulted in more housing, not more affordable housing. Traffi c management and economic development have not kept up with growth.
Yes. I would like to see continued growth of 1% per year, concentrating around the Lonsdale corridor as it's close to transportation lines, shops and amenities. The city has seen signifi cant benefi ts from development that includes a new recreation centre, library, restored Ridgeway School and Artist for Kids Gallery (2012).
We must maintain the character of our neighbourhoods, keeping density in areas where it can be sustained by transportation, schools, and childcare spaces. Growth should be balanced by building and renewing facilities to support residents and businesses. Our recreation facilities need attention if we are to create a vibrant community.
Yes. Food security is vital. Metro must protect ALR and build here in the hills where the land is not food-productive. The North Shore should be a place for regional growth. Densify Lonsdale, Marine Drive, Grand Boulevard connected to the Lonsdale Energy Corporation, with improved transit and affordable rental housing.
We have the tools to manage growth appropriately. If we respect the densities agreed to in our Offi cial Community Plan, we will achieve low, slow growth which will serve us well. This is a monumental task as development pressure is high. We must keep the density genie in the bottle!
Yes! Project performance of facilities in progress or nearing signifi cant completion has been both timely and money-wise. Capital expenditures for new city hall $11.5M, Library Square $30M, school board offi ces $37M, Carson Graham secondary $37M, Ridgeway elementary $20M, Harry Jerome $80M, plus St. Mary's school totals $212.5M. Exemplary performance!
SHOULD THE CITY AMALGAMATE WITH THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER?
No. I support increasing the number and extent of cost-shared functions and services with other municipalities to improve effi ciency and reduce costs for city taxpayers.
No. The city's dense, compact character has resulted in lower taxes for its residents. We should expand shared services where mutually benefi cial.
No. I am not in support of raising the tax burden of city residents to subsidize the district. I would be in favour of partnerships.
Although money might be saved in overhead, extensive consultation must be undertaken fi rst to assure the best interests of both city and district residents.
No. The city is different from the other two municipalities with our higher ratio of renters and distinctly urban waterfront feel.
No. It is not in the best interests of the city and we are much better off fi nancially. We share a lot of services already.
Absolutely not! The district maintains a distinct socio-economic advantage over the general income level of city citizens. District interests would dictate to the city.
WHAT IS THE WORST DECISION MADE BY THE PRESENT COUNCIL AND WHY?
To accept the loss of the proposed National Maritime Museum project without a more vigorous challenge to the federal and provincial governments' withdrawal of support.
The decisions to preserve the lawn bowling green and the fi elds adjacent to Harry Jerome severely limited options for renewing that facility.
Process surrounding Harry Jerome. It was confusing, did not explore all options, did not include all user groups and led to no decision being made.
A lack of affordable housing spaces for purchase or rent, so that our community remains inclusive and diverse; not enough attention to development esthetics.
I don't know about the worst, but the best decisions are coming out of the Waterfront offi ce, programming the cultural celebrations in Shipbuilders Square. Bravo!
Not demanding fair market value for density purchased by developers. This adds unduly to the tax burden and sets a bad precedent.
The present city council has not aggressively distanced itself from the poor optics of being associated fi nancially as co-conspirators at the former GVRD.
YOUR WEBSITE?
www.donbell.ca
www.pambookham.ca
www.lindabuchanan.ca
www.iheartnorthvan.com
www.michaelcharrois.ca
rodclark.ca
www.billduncan.ca
