'The way Metro is currently structured, I think it’s a complete waste of time. It’s terrible,' Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim told Global News Morning BC.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the governance of Metro Vancouver needs a complete overhaul, while Surrey's former mayor says that city should leave the regional government board completely. Catherine Urquhart reports.Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim told Global News on Wednesday, “The way Metro is currently structured, I think it’s a complete waste of time. It’s terrible… there could be a way better allocation of resources and accountability in that structure.
Former Vancouver councillor and team candidate in the next by-election Colleen Hardwick said, “If we want to fix problems, we don’t put our heads in the sand, we do our research, we figure out what’s gone wrong and then we course correct and fix the problems.”For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
West said, “I think this is an opportunity to provide a hard reset of Metro Vancouver and to start fresh.” Metro Vancouver will debate the motion on February 28. A special meeting to do a services review is scheduled for Feb. 21.New Brunswick border town reacts to Trump’s 51st state comments
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