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Linda Munro

Council · North Vancouver (District of)

Neighbourhood:: Lynn Valley/Capilano
Years in the community:: 50

About

Currently a two-term school trustee in the District of North Vancouver. I am a lifelong resident of the DNV with university degrees in Urban Geography and Political Science, and a 25 year career in communications and public affairs.

Policy commitments

Buildings

We all want healthy, affordable, and comfortable homes. These policies will help to lower energy bills, cut pollution, and improve indoor air quality.

✓ Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings. Supportive

✓ Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events. Supportive

Climate Justice

Our community is already experiencing the harmful impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuel pollution, and taxpayers are on the hook to upgrade and repair critical infrastructure.

✓ Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources. Supportive

~ Pursue available legal options to recover a fair share of the climate costs facing our community from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters. Neutral

✓ Collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in the stewardship of the land, air, and water, and work towards reconciliation. Supportive

Ecosystems

The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat all rely on healthy ecosystems. Nature can also help protect our community from extreme weather by controlling floods, protecting shorelines, and cooling neighbourhoods. Access to nature improves the health and well-being of residents, and supports biodiversity.

✓ Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater. Supportive

Land Use

We envision vibrant, walkable communities that protect nature and improve food security.

✓ Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit. Supportive

✓ Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience. Supportive

Transport

Connecting neighbourhoods through public transit and active transportation networks will cut pollution, improve public health, and make our communities more affordable (and fun!).

✓ Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities. Supportive

Zero Waste

Zero waste policies reduce pollution, keep waste out of landfills, build resilient local economies, and safeguard public health by shifting society away from a disposable culture toward a sustainable circular economy.

✓ Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables from disposal. Supportive

✓ Supportive

~ Neutral

× Opposed

– No response

Climate action

How have you contributed to climate action in your community through advocacy, past work, advisory committees, volunteer work, and/or reducing your personal carbon footprint?

For most of the last 25 years, my family has had only one vehicle, and my husband and I both walk or bike to work most days. Now that our teens are driving we have four drivers in the house, and we have a second vehicle, but it is an electric car. We are raising our kids to be transit users as well. We have a thriving backyard vegetable garden that allows us to grow some of our own food, which reduces our carbon footprint. In my former role as Public Affairs Manager at Capilano University, I was involved in government advocacy work, which included advocating for funding for building retrofits at universities due to the warming climate. As a school trustee for North Vancouver School District, I current sit on the North Shore Table Matters committee, which strives to support and grow sustainable food systems and food security on Vancouver's North Shore.

Questions for North Vancouver (District of)

The District of North Vancouver is vulnerable to many climate-related risks (e.g., intense rainfall, flooding, sea level rise, wildfire, wildfire smoke, and extreme heat events). How will you address these risks to increase our community’s resilience?

I'm glad you asked. My platform includes a commitment to add wildfire mitigation measures to DNV climate emergency action items. When I reviewed the District of North Vancouver's official community plan, I was impressed to see there is already a focus on climate action. But what was missing, was anything specific about wildfires. We are a forest interface community; forests are all around us. We need to see this recognized in the District's priorities, plans and policies.

Campaign contributions

Public records from Elections BC — 13 contributions totalling $4,576.96.

2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

7 contributions · $1,950.00

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
RUTH HANSON	Sep 26, 2022	$100.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROB MARCOUX	Oct 12, 2022	$200.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
JEN MARCOUX	Oct 4, 2022	$100.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
KRISTINE MCTAGGART-WRIGHT	Sep 16, 2022	$100.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
LINDA MUNRO	Sep 14, 2022	$1,000.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARG MUNRO	Oct 4, 2022	$250.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
GLEN MUNRO	Oct 2, 2022	$200.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT

2021 NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SD44) BY-ELECTION

6 contributions · $2,626.96

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
TOM BAILLIE	May 18, 2021	$100.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
JIM HANSON	May 11, 2021	$200.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
JESSE KETCHUM	May 11, 2021	$200.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
KRISTINE MCTAGGART-WRIGHT	May 10, 2021	$200.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
LINDA MUNRO	May 3, 2021	$1,826.96	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNA SINGER	May 12, 2021	$100.00	BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE	NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT

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