New Westminster civic politicians have been assigned to seven of Metro Vancouver's standing committees, plus one task force, in 2024.
Mayor Patrick Johnstone will vice-chair the climate action committee with Vancouver Coun. Lisa Dominato as chairperson.
As well, Johnstone has been named to five other committees next year, including flood resiliency, Indigenous relations and regional planning in addition to the mayors committee. He'll also join the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant program task force.
Meanwhile, New West Coun. Nadine Nakagawa will join the roundtable for liquid waste, chaired by neighbouring Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, as well as for regional culture.
The appointments were announced last Wednesday, Dec. 20, in a statement from Metro Vancouver.
There are 15 standing committees — each one governs the often unseen yet vital aspects of regional infrastructure.
Metro Vancouver is made up of 21 municipalities from Lions Bay to Langley Township, an electoral area and Tsawwassen First Nation, and plans for regional services such as waste, drinking water, urban growth and affordable housing.
Metro's 15 standing committees and three task force leaders are as follows:
Committees
- Caucus of Committee Chairs: George V. Harvie (Mayor, City of Delta and Chair, Metro Vancouver)
- Climate Action: Chair Lisa Dominato (Councillor, City of Vancouver)
- Electoral Area: Chair Jen McCutcheon (Director, Electoral Area A)
- Finance: Chair Brad West (Mayor, City of Port Coquitlam)
- Flood Resiliency Committee: Chair Dylan Kruger (Councillor, City of Delta)
- Housing: Chair Dan Ruimy (Mayor, City of Maple Ridge)
- Indigenous Relations: Chair Sav Dhaliwal (Councillor, City of Burnaby)
- Invest Vancouver: Chair Linda Buchanan (Mayor, City of North Vancouver)
- Liquid Waste: Chair Mike Hurley (Mayor, City of Burnaby)
- Mayors: Chair Brenda Locke (Mayor, City of Surrey)
- Regional Culture: Chair Lisa Muri (Councillor, District of North Vancouver)
- Regional Parks: Chair John McEwen (Mayor, Village of Anmore and Vice Chair, Metro Vancouver)
- Regional Planning: Chair Eric Woodward (Mayor, Township of Langley)
- Water: Chair Malcolm Brodie (Mayor, City of Richmond)
- Zero Waste: Chair Sarah Kirby-Yung (Councillor, City of Vancouver)
Task forces
- Financial Plan Task Force: Chair George V. Harvie
- George Massey Crossing Task Force: Chair Malcolm Brodie
- North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program Task Force: Chair George V. Harvie
- with files from Lauren Vanderdeen, Burnaby NOW
