As Metro Vancouver's board prepares to meet on Friday, five municipal politicians are calling for new chair Mike Hurley to step aside.
After less than a month as Metro Vancouver Board Chair, there are calls for Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley to step down from a group of five civic politicians. As Catherine Urquhart reports, it comes amid fallout of Hurley's recommendation of who should review massive cost overruns.At issue is a review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is expected to have cost overruns of $3 billion. Hurley had recommended it be done by William McCarthy, who has a background in real estate.
Also, someone with the same name gave the maximum donation, $1,250- dollars, to Mike Hurley’s 2022 mayoral campaign. “We’ve asked him to step aside until we can confirm whether or not this is the same Mr. McCarthy who made a contribution,” New Westminster Councillor Daniel Fontaine said.Late Wednesday, Hurley told board members he was no longer recommending McCarthy for the review.“Mayor Hurley proposed a certain individual and process and then he listened to others who have influence on the situation and said, on reflection, there’s a better way to go,” Brodie said.
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