Vancouver and Surrey, mayors, councillors, to be sworn in Monday
Posted November 6, 2022 4:29 pm.
Last Updated November 6, 2022 4:34 pm.
The new mayors and councillors in British Columbia’s two largest cities will be officially sworn in on Monday.
After the conclusion of October’s municipal election, voters will now see the results in action as many of the elected take thier newly appointed places.
In Vancouver, Mayor-elect Ken Sim and 10 city councillors will be sworn in during a ceremony at the Orpheum Theatre on Nov. 7.
Vancouver Mayor-elect Ken Sim arrives for a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sim is stepping into his new role, after defeating 14 other candidates, including incumbent mayor Kennedy Stewart.
Although it was a long journey, Sim explains his election is a step in the right direction.
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“The path to get here was incredibly long — 135 years after the first Chinese head tax was paid just for the right to come here and work on building a railway, Vancouver has elected its first Chinese-Canadian mayor,” Sim said in his victory speech on election night.
“We will work to make Vancouver the most accessible city in the world. We’re going to start the work on day one to reduce permit times on building new homes and starting new businesses. We are going to expand the responsible consumption of alcohol in our parks and we’re going to bring back honours classes and the school liaison officer program,” he said.
Later on Monday evening, the Vancouver Park Board will also hold an inauguration ceremony at VanDusen Botanical Gardens to swear in it’s seven elected comissioners.
The new commissioners are Scott Jensen, Angela Kate, Laura, Christensen, Marie-Claire Howard, Jas Virdi, Brennan Bastyovanszky, and Tom Digby.
The Vancouver School Board will also swear in its new elected trustees in a meeting that night.
The elected officials are Victoria Jung, Alfred Chien, Josh Zhang, Christopher Richardson, Preeti Faridkot, Jenniffer Reddy, Suzie Mah, Lois Chan-Pedley, and Janet Fraser.
ABC Vancouver members will make up a majority in all of those ceremonies, with the party winning the mayor’s race, seven of 10 council seats, six out of seven park board spots, and five out of nine school trustees.
Surrey
Surrey’s new mayor and council will also be sworn in on Monday.
Mayor-elect Brenda Locke will officially take the city’s leadership along with eight concillors.
Surrey Mayor-Elect Brenda Locke celebrates in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday October 15th, 2022. (CityNews Image)
The new mayor and councillors will be sworn in at Surrey’s City Hall at 7 p.m. on Monday evening in a one hour ceremony.
Locke is taking Surrey’s top role after a tight race against outgoing Mayor Doug McCallum.
She was a member of Surrey city council and previously served as MLA in Surrey-Green Timbers with the BC Liberal Party.
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“Surrey, you really had something to say, you stood up like never before and you made your voices heard. I have to just admire this city and that’s why I love this city. It’s all about moving forward,” Locke said in her victory speech.
Her platform includes bringing ethics and integrity back to Surrey, reducing wait times for building permits, and putting public safety first by increasing the fire service and retaining the RCMP.
Join us on November 7 for the official inauguration of Mayor and Council. The event is open to public and will be available to watch live online.
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“For many of us and for the residents of this city, we have been embarrassed by a mayor who was criminally charged for lying to the police,” she said about winning the race. “This mayor embarrassed our city and we deserve so much better. And I am absolutely committed to opening up city hall. This is the residents’ house, city hall belongs to the residents.”
The eight councillors are Linda Annis, Harry Bains, Mike Bose, Doug Elford, Gordon Hepner, Pardeep Kooner, Mandeep Nagra and Rob Stutt.
