The mayors of Burnaby and Anmore were re-acclaimed this morning, Nov. 29, as the chair and vice chair of the Metro Vancouver board of directors.
Burnaby’s Mike Hurley and John McEwen, the longtime mayor of the Village of Anmore just north of Port Moody, will remain in their regional seats, as well as lead the following Metro agencies over the next year:
- Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District
- Greater Vancouver Water District
- Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation
It’s McEwen’s third time as the board vice chair; Hurley was elected to the chair position in June to replace Delta Mayor George Harvie following backlash over cost overruns for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The Metro board chair currently receives $108,879 a year in remuneration while the board vice chair gets $53,439 annually.
Serving 21 municipalities, Tsawwassen First Nation and Electoral Area A — the latter including the rural region north of the Tri-Cities — Metro Vancouver is governed by 41 local elected officials. In Coquitlam, council this month re-appointed Couns. Craig Hodge and Teri Towner to represent the city on the board, carrying four votes each.
As for Metro board and committee appointments, Hurley will name the municipal nominees in the next month or so.
About the leaders
Hurley, who emigrated from Northern Ireland in 1983, was elected to Burnaby council as mayor in 2018. Previously, he was president of the Burnaby Fire Fighters Association and of the BC Provincial Fire Fighters Association. This year, he is the chair of Metro’s Liquid Waste Committee and the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program Task Force.
McEwen, a business owner, has lived in Anmore since 2006. Currently, he is the chair of Metro’s Regional Parks Committee and vice chair of its Financial Plan and North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program task forces.
Committee chairs receive $534 a month while board and committee members get $534 for a meeting up to four hours and $1,068 if a meeting goes longer.
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