Trey Bell

As a lifelong North Vancouver resident, I grew up in and around nature and hold a deep appreciation for our forests, shorelines, wildlife, and community. My commitment to climate action is rooted in personal experience, family values, and a belief that protecting nature is essential for current and future generations.

Growing up, I volunteered thousands of hours alongside my father, Kevin Bell, at the Maplewood Mudflats Conservation Area. We planted trees and shrubs, helped rewild the site, and participated in shoreline cleanups. This experience taught me the importance of community advocacy, hands-on stewardship, and speaking up for our natural environment. My father’s example showed me that environmental progress often begins when residents organize and work together to protect natural areas.

My family and I now live in a denser urban area of North Vancouver, where we walk or bike whenever possible, including to shops, playgrounds, parks, and school. We also have an all-electric vehicle and use public transportation to reduce our transportation-related emissions.

Through my career supporting children, youth, and families, I have developed skills in listening, advocacy, relationship-building, and navigating complex systems. I believe these skills are valuable when engaging residents and ensuring environmental decisions consider vulnerable populations.

I strongly support protecting forests, wetlands, shorelines, and wildlife habitat as natural infrastructure and vital carbon sinks. I hope to continue contributing through community advocacy, public education, and collaboration, combining effective climate policy with practical community initiatives that restore ecosystems, reduce emissions, and build a resilient North Vancouver.

I will always look to the best available peer-reviewed science and evidence when considering climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Climate risks are evolving, and the District must make practical, evidence-based investments that protect residents, infrastructure, and the natural environment.

For wildfire prevention, I support proactive fuel management in appropriate high-risk areas, including clearing accumulated ground fuels and debris, maintaining defensible spaces, and working with regional and provincial partners on proven FireSmart practices. These measures must be carefully implemented to reduce wildfire risk while protecting healthy forests and biodiversity.

To address increasingly intense rainfall and flooding, I support upgrading stormwater infrastructure where necessary and expanding nature-based solutions such as wetlands, rain gardens, permeable surfaces, and increased tree canopy to absorb and slow stormwater before it overwhelms drainage systems.

For sea-level rise and coastal flooding, the District should use updated scientific modelling to identify vulnerable shorelines and infrastructure and determine where measures such as natural shoreline restoration, flood protection, infrastructure upgrades, or other adaptation strategies are appropriate.

Extreme heat requires expanding and protecting our tree canopy, incorporating shade into public spaces, ensuring access to cooling centres, and prioritizing seniors and other vulnerable residents during heat emergencies.

Wildfire smoke and industrial soot pollution also requires preparedness and advocacy, including effective public communication, pressure on industry to reduce pollution, and appropriate filtration in public facilities.

Climate resilience requires long-term planning, and practical action today. I will support solutions grounded in science, measurable results, and collaboration with other levels of government, First Nations and NGO’s