Meet Max

Max Zahedi

Thirty-eight years in North Vancouver. A business owner, an operations manager and a neighbour who believes a municipal government should be able to explain itself.

Walk it yourself, stop by stop

About Max Zahedi

Max Zahedi is an independent candidate for Mayor of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, in the municipal election on Saturday, October 17, 2026. He has lived in North Vancouver for 38 years. He holds an MBA in Global Management and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He has owned and operated businesses, managed operations, worked in government and regulatory settings, written policy and procedures for a Crown corporation, and served on three strata councils. He speaks English and Farsi. His campaign focuses on accountability for the cost of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, property taxes, housing, traffic, public safety and a more responsive municipal hall. He is not part of any party or slate.

On the ballot as Fardin Maximilian Zahedi. Max is the name he goes by.

A message from Max

North Vancouver has been my home for 38 years.

This is where I built my life, raised my family and became part of a community I deeply care about. Through my work in technology, public service, business and community organizations, I have learned the value of listening, working with others and following through.

I am running for mayor because I know this community, understand the pressures residents are facing and believe I have the experience to improve how the District works for them.

Why I am running

I have watched a necessary public project — the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant — grow from a reported $700 million estimate in 2013 to $3.86 billion in 2024, and I have watched residents struggle to get a straight answer about how that happened or what it means for their tax bill. That is not a failure of engineering. It is a failure of reporting, oversight and accountability, and those are things a mayor can actually change.

In my working life, a project that tripled its budget would have triggered a review, a written explanation and a change in how the next one was run. Residents deserve the same standard from the government closest to them.

But this campaign is not only about one plant. My platform has ten priorities:

At the first regular Council meeting, I will bring forward motions to launch the public commitment tracker and the North Shore wastewater fairness campaign.

Background

My education is in both business and technology — an MBA in Global Management and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. That combination shapes how I approach public problems: understand the system, measure what it actually does, and report the result honestly even when it is not flattering.

Professionally I have worked in software engineering, owned and run businesses, managed operations, worked within government and regulatory environments, and consulted for other business owners. I have also spent years in community and cultural leadership across the North Shore.

My family lives here. My business life has been here. The trails, the creeks and the neighbourhood shops are not talking points to me — they are where I have spent the last four decades.

How I intend to work

Listen before deciding, and say publicly what was heard.
Publish the numbers, including the ones that are inconvenient.
Set service standards and be measured against them.
Treat residents as the people who pay for this, because they are.

See the priorities Read all 51 commitments

In Max’s own voice

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The wastewater plant, with every source

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Last updated: September 26, 2026