PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – Over 100 mayors and councillors met on Sept. 14 in Port Coquitlam, B.C. for Metro Vancouver’s Council of Councils meeting to discuss the ongoing circumstances of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program in North Vancouver.
“It was a pleasure to host elected officials from across the region to come together and ask questions about the project and better understand its history,” said Port Coquitlam Mayor and Metro Vancouver finance committee chair Brad West in a statement.
“We have seen many major projects across Canada escalate in cost due to the cumulative effect of inflation of construction and labour costs and competition for resources, so it was a good reminder of the factors influencing the changes to those cost estimates.”
“I am committed to transparency, so it was important to me to provide a forum for Metro Vancouver members to ask any questions about the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program. I was pleased to see many of my colleagues from across the region engaged in this important discussion on Saturday,” Metro Vancouver board of director chair Mike Hurley said.
Hurley also announced at the Council of Councils event that Metro Vancouver has retained the John J.L. Hunter, K.C., a retired judge and founder of Hunter Litigation Chambers, to advise the Metro Vancouver Board on an independent performance audit of the wastewater project.
“Building the plant is not optional – it is critical for protecting human health and the environment. It’s incredibly important that we are realistic about what it will take to build a quality wastewater treatment plant so that inadequately treated water doesn’t end up in the Burrard Inlet,” Metro Vancouver board vice-chair John McEwen said.
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