Councillor Jordan Back launched his re-election campaign on Monday, with a focus on building a future for young families in the District of North Vancouver.
Back’s continued priorities will be creating more housing diversity, active transportation improvements, looking at all decisions through the lens of a changing climate, greater collaboration with the neighbouring local governments and First Nations across the North Shore, a commitment to reconciliation, as well as the need to support small businesses in their recovery from the pandemic.
In 2018, Back was elected Councillor for the first time. A lifelong resident of the District of North Vancouver, Back lives in the Lynn Valley area with his wife Signy and their two young children. Outside of Council, he has a successful career in advertising and works with a wide variety of businesses and organizations on their marketing campaigns.
Throughout his term on Council, Back has been a supporter of the Official Community Plan and has advocated for the diversity of housing and transportation improvements that are necessary to allow new residents to call the community home, become less reliant on private automobiles, and also bring the vision of vibrant town centres to life.
Throughout this term on Council, Back has gained valuable experience as the Council representative on the North Vancouver District Library Board, the Museum and Archives Commission, as well as the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Back served on Metro Vancouver’s Industrial Lands Strategy Task Force.
Some of Back’s own motions that he has brought forward during the current term on Council include the responsible consumption of alcohol in parks, a food trucks pilot program, updated snow removal practices, as well as a motion to involve youth and younger adults in decision making at the local government level.
“I believe we live in the best place in the world – from the rugged and natural areas that we cherish, to the wonderful neighbourhoods that we have grown to love even more these past couple of years,” Back said. While there are challenges, I think the pandemic has shown that we are a compassionate community and we can work together to make it better for everyone.”
Civic election day in BC is Saturday October 15, 2022.
