Incumbent City Councillor Shervin Shahriari is seeking re-election to the City of North Vancouver Council, according to the news release.
Shahriari, who was first elected to Council in 2022, said his campaign will build on the same principles that guided his first term: listening to the community, thinking independently, and standing up for residents. He credited a chance encounter in 1984 with a North Vancouver stranger named Albert, who gave him a ride during a bus strike, with setting him on a path toward higher education, his first job, and eventually a career that prepared him for public office.
Shahriari holds a Bachelor of Science and an Executive MBA from Simon Fraser University. According to the news release, he built a career in business, technology and leadership, including as Senior Manager of Technology Planning at TransLink, before becoming a faculty lecturer at Langara College’s School of Management, where he taught project management and business courses.
Before his election to Council, Shahriari spent decades involved in North Vancouver community organizations. He mentored teenagers through Family Services of the North Shore, served on the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission — including two years as chair — and wrote a local history book on North Vancouver’s Lonsdale neighbourhood. He also chaired the North Vancouver City Library Board for five years and co-organized a Lions Gate Hospital Foundation fundraiser aimed at increasing cultural safety for Indigenous elders and families.
During his first term, Shahriari said he supported projects including the North Shore Neighbourhood House Phase 2, the completion of the Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre and Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre, new parks and public spaces, improvements to the Shipyards, library and museum, and upgrades to the Mickey McDougall Community Recreation Centre. According to the news release, he also championed pedestrian safety and walkability initiatives, accessibility improvements for low-income people with disabilities, retention of mature trees, and efforts to manage the proliferation of money service businesses.
He said he opposed several proposals during his term, including the Harbour Swimming Deck plan, seven-day-a-week pay parking from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., aspects of the St. Andrews bike lane design, the closure of sections of West Grand Boulevard, and elements of the Lonsdale Great Street project he said needed greater clarity and public consultation. He also voted against some development proposals over concerns about parking, tenant displacement, and the loss of mature trees or heritage buildings.
Shahriari also raised concerns about the rising costs of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project and its financial impact on North Shore taxpayers, and said he supported calls for an independent public inquiry into the project.
