[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":530},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-city-council-sworn-in-november-12-2026":232,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-city-council-sworn-in-november-12-2026":465},[4,21,36,50,63,78,86,97,109,120,132,144,154,165,173,182,195,208,220],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-city-council-sworn-in-november-12-2026","Burnaby's new city council sworn in at a ceremony attended by 500 people","Mayor Mike Hurley and eight councillors took their oaths of office at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown on November 12, beginning a four-year term. The 2026 election drew 50,326 ballots cast, the highest turnout in Burnaby's history.","2026-11-13","2026-11-13T09:35:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Long read",[13,14,15,16,17],"City Council","Mike Hurley","BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association","NEW Burnaby","inauguration",null,"Illustration of an empty formal hall prepared for a civic swearing-in ceremony",false,{"path":22,"title":23,"description":24,"date":8,"publishedAt":25,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":27,"image":33,"imageAlt":34,"imageCredit":35,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhart-house-deer-lake-lease-petition-november-2026","Deer Lake's Hart House restaurant fights for its City of Burnaby lease after 38 years","The City of Burnaby opened the Hart House lease to competitive bidding for the first time, and the current operators have launched a petition that gathered over 2,000 signatures in seven days.","2026-11-13T10:05:00-07:00","Election news",[28,29,30,31,32],"business","Deer Lake","City of Burnaby","heritage","community","https:\u002F\u002Fnomsmagazine.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fhart-house-petition-Cover-1200-x-675-px-2-800x450.jpg","Hart House restaurant at Deer Lake, the 1912 heritage mansion in Burnaby","Noms Magazine",{"path":37,"title":38,"description":39,"date":8,"publishedAt":40,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":41,"image":47,"imageAlt":48,"imageCredit":49,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fholdom-overpass-wins-sustainability-award-november-2026","Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby wins top sustainability award","The overpass project over Still Creek and the CN rail line in North Burnaby has received Envision Platinum, the highest sustainability designation from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.","2026-11-13T09:50:00-07:00",[42,43,44,45,46],"transportation","infrastructure","Brentwood","Central Valley Greenway","sustainability","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fholdom-overpass13-1024x681.jpg","Construction on the Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby's Brentwood district","Freshet News",{"path":51,"title":52,"description":53,"date":54,"publishedAt":55,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":56,"image":18,"imageAlt":62,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-community-safety-plan-2026-update-november-2026","Burnaby's community safety plan adds wildfire cameras and new pedestrian crossings. Survey closes November 16.","Burnaby's 2026 Community Safety and Well-Being Plan update sets out 85 initiatives for this year, including a new wildfire detection system near SFU, a new RCMP headquarters by 2028, and crosswalk improvements across the city. The City's survey is open until November 16.","2026-11-12","2026-11-12T20:03:03-07:00",[57,58,59,14,60,61],"Community safety","Wildfire","RCMP","Burnaby fire","Emergency preparedness","Illustration of orange traffic cones on a wet urban sidewalk at night with a pedestrian crossing signal",{"path":64,"title":65,"description":66,"date":67,"publishedAt":68,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":69,"image":75,"imageAlt":76,"imageCredit":77,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-commercial-vehicle-enforcement-november-2026","Burnaby RCMP stops truck with failed brakes on Royal Oak Avenue steep hill","Three outlets reported on a Burnaby RCMP commercial vehicle inspection in early October that found a truck with six overheated brakes, an air line that ruptured during the check, and cargo that was not tied down.","2026-11-11","2026-11-11T09:35:00-07:00",[70,71,72,73,74],"Burnaby RCMP","commercial vehicle","Royal Oak Avenue","truck safety","road safety","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fai\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-commercial-vehicle-enforcement-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a commercial truck pulled over on a residential street at the base of a steep hill","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":79,"title":80,"description":81,"date":67,"publishedAt":82,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":83,"image":84,"imageAlt":85,"imageCredit":49,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-truck-brake-failure-royal-oak-november-2026","Burnaby RCMP finds truck with failed brakes on steep hill, issues seven tickets","A Burnaby RCMP commercial vehicle inspector stopped a truck on Royal Oak Avenue on October 8 and found all six brakes overheated and an air line that ruptured during the inspection.","2026-11-11T09:40:00-07:00",[70,74,71,72],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fbad-truck-1024x440.jpg","Commercial truck pulled over on a Burnaby street during a roadside inspection",{"path":87,"title":88,"description":89,"date":90,"publishedAt":91,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":92,"image":18,"imageAlt":96,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-community-safety-plan-survey-november-2026","Burnaby asks residents to shape its community safety plan before November 16","The City of Burnaby is updating its 2025-2030 Community Safety and Well-Being Plan and wants resident input before the survey closes on Monday, November 16.","2026-11-10","2026-11-10T07:24:00-07:00",[93,94,59,95,30],"community safety","Burnaby","emergency preparedness","Illustration of a community centre entrance with a public notice board in autumn",{"path":98,"title":99,"description":100,"date":101,"publishedAt":102,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":103,"image":107,"imageAlt":108,"imageCredit":77,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026","Burnaby holds two Remembrance Day ceremonies on November 11","Royal Canadian Legion branches in north and south Burnaby lead ceremonies at Confederation Park and Bonsor Park on Wednesday, November 11, with City Hall closed for the day.","2026-11-09","2026-11-09T08:39:44-07:00",[104,32,105,106],"Remembrance Day","events","Royal Canadian Legion","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fai\u002Fburnaby-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026.webp","Illustration of a cenotaph in a Burnaby park with poppy wreaths at its base on Remembrance Day",{"path":110,"title":111,"description":112,"date":101,"publishedAt":113,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":114,"image":118,"imageAlt":119,"imageCredit":77,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Flifelabs-human-rights-ruling-burnaby-transgender-patients-november-2026","BC tribunal orders LifeLabs to pay $32,000 and change how it treats transgender patients","British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal found LifeLabs and subsidiary Excelleris Technologies violated the rights of three transgender and non-binary patients at clinics in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2019.","2026-11-09T08:42:12-07:00",[115,116,32,117],"LifeLabs","human rights","healthcare","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fai\u002Flifelabs-human-rights-ruling-burnaby-transgender-patients-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a lab clinic reception area with patient intake materials",{"path":121,"title":122,"description":123,"date":124,"publishedAt":125,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":126,"image":130,"imageAlt":131,"imageCredit":30,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-mayor-hurley-hospital-housing-provincial-asks-november-2026","Mayor Hurley asks new BC government for Burnaby Hospital funding, housing rule changes","Mayor Mike Hurley has published a letter asking the new provincial government for a clear timeline on Burnaby Hospital Phase 2, changes to housing density laws, and stable wildfire funding.","2026-11-08","2026-11-08T08:25:51-07:00",[127,128,58,14,129],"Burnaby Hospital","Housing","Provincial government","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby.ca\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fstyles\u002Frad_widescreen_800w\u002Fpublic\u002Facquiadam\u002F2026-11\u002FIMG_1348.jpg?h=abf22e8b&itok=gQm_I5ZC","Photograph from the City of Burnaby accompanying Mayor Hurley's letter on housing and Burnaby Hospital",{"path":133,"title":134,"description":135,"date":136,"publishedAt":137,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":138,"image":18,"imageAlt":143,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-board-of-education-inaugural-november-24-2026","Burnaby's new school board holds its first meeting on November 24","The seven BCA trustees elected on October 17 hold the Burnaby Board of Education's inaugural session on November 24 at 7:00 pm, taking over a district still recovering from a ransomware attack that put student and staff data at risk.","2026-11-07","2026-11-07T08:38:00-07:00",[139,140,15,141,142],"Board of Education","School Trustee","Burnaby Schools","School District 41","Illustration of a school district administration building entrance with glass doors",{"path":145,"title":146,"description":147,"date":148,"publishedAt":149,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":150,"image":152,"imageAlt":153,"imageCredit":70,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-package-theft-porch-piracy-holiday-november-2026","Burnaby RCMP warns of package theft as holiday shopping season begins","Burnaby RCMP issued a warning November 5 about package theft at doorsteps and is asking the public to help identify a suspect from a September theft in South Burnaby.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T18:20:00-07:00",[70,151,32],"safety","https:\u002F\u002Frcmp.ca\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fstyles\u002Fgallery_large_1200x1200\u002Fpublic\u002F2026-11\u002Fsuspect-and-vehicle.jpg?itok=R8f-zzpJ","A man wearing dark pants and a hoodie standing in front of a parked four-door sedan, as shown in Burnaby RCMP photos released November 5, 2026",{"path":155,"title":156,"description":157,"date":148,"publishedAt":158,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":159,"image":162,"imageAlt":163,"imageCredit":164,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-school-district-ransomware-data-stolen-dark-web-november-2026","Burnaby School District ransomware attack: student and staff data may be on dark web","A ransomware attack on Burnaby School District discovered September 21 exposed student registrations, kindergarten assessments and staff personnel records. Former employees received letters in late October.","2026-11-06T18:17:00-07:00",[160,142,161,32],"Burnaby Board of Education","data breach","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouver.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F9\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F05\u002FBurnaby-School-District.jpg","Burnaby School District sign","CityNews Vancouver",{"path":166,"title":167,"description":168,"date":169,"publishedAt":170,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":171,"image":18,"imageAlt":172,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-new-council-takes-office-november-2026","Burnaby's new city council meets for the first time on November 10","Mayor Mike Hurley and eight newly elected councillors will hold the inaugural meeting of the new Burnaby City Council on November 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm, with the Board of Education following on November 24.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:20:00-07:00",[13,139,14,15,16],"Illustration of an empty municipal council chamber with curved seating and name placards",{"path":174,"title":175,"description":176,"date":169,"publishedAt":177,"author":10,"category":178,"tags":179,"image":18,"imageAlt":181,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-schools-cyberattack-dark-web-november-2026","Burnaby Schools says threat actor may have put student and staff data on dark web","Burnaby School District updated families on November 3 that files from the September cyberattack may have been published on the dark web by the threat actor. An outside expert is checking the claim.","2026-11-05T08:05:00-07:00","News brief",[141,142,180,161],"cyberattack","Illustration of a laptop screen with a security warning and padlock icon on a plain desk",{"path":183,"title":184,"description":185,"date":169,"publishedAt":186,"author":10,"category":178,"tags":187,"image":192,"imageAlt":193,"imageCredit":194,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhastings-street-sewer-closures-november-2026","Hastings Street at Cliff Avenue to have lane closures for three months starting November 4","Metro Vancouver started a sewer upgrade at Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue in Burnaby on November 4. Metro Vancouver says the turn bans and lane closures will last three months.","2026-11-05T08:35:00-07:00",[188,189,190,191,94],"Hastings Street","Metro Vancouver","road closures","sewer","https:\u002F\u002F604now.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FBurnaby-Road-Closures-1024x683.jpg","Lane closure on Hastings Street in Burnaby near Cliff Avenue","604 Now",{"path":196,"title":197,"description":198,"date":199,"publishedAt":200,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":201,"image":205,"imageAlt":206,"imageCredit":207,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fholdom-avenue-overpass-burnaby-spring-2027","New Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby's Brentwood area set to open in Spring 2027","A new four-lane overpass crossing the railway tracks at Brentwood's eastern edge will open to traffic in Spring 2027, closing the nearby Douglas Road level crossing and redesignating truck routes through the area.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T07:15:00-07:00",[94,44,42,43,202,203,204],"SkyTrain","Port of Vancouver","roads","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fholdom-overpass-burnaby-construction-october-2026-f.jpg?format=auto","Construction work on the Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby's Brentwood district, October 2026","Vancouver Fraser Port Authority \u002F Daily Hive",{"path":209,"title":210,"description":211,"date":199,"publishedAt":212,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":213,"image":217,"imageAlt":218,"imageCredit":219,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fskytrain-gilmore-station-smoke-service-disruption-november-2026","SkyTrain Millennium Line halted at Burnaby's Gilmore Station due to smoke Wednesday morning","TransLink suspended Millennium Line service early Wednesday after smoke was reported at Gilmore Station in Burnaby, closing three stations and adding buses as an alternative.","2026-11-04T07:21:45-07:00",[94,202,214,215,42,44,216],"Millennium Line","transit","Gilmore","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FI5H4WJW2CUX7H4B3VF2FE5OZRQ.png?smart=true&auth=acc5c23291fa7cebebe5ddd5f8fad8b2acd2756db85ddcfb0a4daff74012ff99&width=1200&height=630","Gilmore SkyTrain station on the Millennium Line in Burnaby","CTV News",{"path":221,"title":222,"description":223,"date":224,"publishedAt":225,"author":10,"category":226,"tags":227,"image":18,"imageAlt":18,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmike-hurley-metro-vancouver-chair","Mike Hurley at Metro Vancouver: the reviewer he withdrew, the pay and the budget","Burnaby's mayor has chaired Metro Vancouver since June 2024. The record: a reviewer withdrawn after councillors asked him to step aside, a paused review, pay questions and a deferred budget.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T14:31:19-07:00","Accountability",[228,189,229,230,231],"Mayor","North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant","governance","budget",{"id":233,"title":6,"aiMetadata":234,"author":10,"body":247,"candidates":398,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":408,"faq":409,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCheckedAt":18,"imageCredit":18,"imageScene":434,"linkedin":435,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"meta":442,"metaDescription":18,"navigation":444,"path":5,"pinned":20,"primarySourceUrl":445,"publishedAt":9,"seo":446,"seoTitle":18,"sourceId":447,"sourceIsPaywalled":20,"sources":448,"stem":460,"storyType":461,"tags":462,"topicKey":463,"updated":18,"__hash__":464},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-city-council-sworn-in-november-12-2026.md",{"summary":235,"keyTopics":236,"semanticKeywords":241},"Burnaby's new city council was sworn in on November 12, 2026, with Mayor Mike Hurley beginning a third term and three new councillors joining the chamber. The ceremony drew about 500 people, and the election set a Burnaby turnout record with 50,326 ballots cast. Residents can apply to join advisory boards before November 27.",[237,14,238,239,240],"Burnaby City Council","council inauguration","municipal election","advisory boards",[242,243,244,245,246],"Burnaby council sworn in 2026","Mike Hurley third term","Burnaby City Council 2026-2030","council inauguration November 2026","Burnaby election turnout record",{"type":248,"value":249,"toc":388},"minimark",[250,254,257,262,306,309,313,316,319,322,326,329,347,350,358,362,365,368,372,375,379,382],[251,252,253],"p",{},"About 500 people gathered at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown on November 12, 2026, as Burnaby's newly elected mayor and eight councillors took their oaths of office to begin a four-year term. Freshet News reported the ceremony. BC Provincial Court Judge Gene Jamieson administered the oaths and described the occasion as \"an act full of symbolism and accountability.\"",[251,255,256],{},"The ceremony capped an election that the City of Burnaby says set a record: 50,336 ballots cast, representing over 29 per cent of eligible voters, the highest turnout in Burnaby's municipal election history.",[258,259,261],"h2",{"id":260},"who-is-on-council","Who is on council",[251,263,264,269,270,274,275,274,279,274,283,287,288,292,293,274,297,287,301,305],{},[265,266,268],"a",{"href":267},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley","Mayor Mike Hurley"," is beginning his third mayoral term. Five councillors are returning from the previous council: ",[265,271,273],{"href":272},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjoe-keithley","Joe Keithley",", ",[265,276,278],{"href":277},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frichard-t-lee","Richard T. 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Mayor Hurley ran with no elector organization, as the City's official results show.",[258,310,312],{"id":311},"what-was-said-at-the-ceremony","What was said at the ceremony",[251,314,315],{},"The City of Burnaby's November 12 press release quotes Mayor Hurley: \"It's an honour to begin this new term alongside returning and newly elected members of Council. Burnaby residents have placed their trust in us to work together, listen to our community and make thoughtful decisions about the city's future.\"",[251,317,318],{},"Freshet News, reporting from the Crystal Ballroom, quotes Judge Jamieson as telling those gathered that the act carries accountability alongside its symbolism. Jamieson noted that Burnaby has a strong electoral tradition and congratulated all those who stood for election.",[251,320,321],{},"Mayor Hurley, speaking after taking his oath, described himself as \"deeply honoured\" to be elected. He noted the number of people who put their names forward, saying it gave residents a wide range of perspectives to choose from.",[258,323,325],{"id":324},"what-council-promised-during-the-campaign","What council promised during the campaign",[251,327,328],{},"The promise tracker on voche.me records each commitment the people now on council made during the 2026 campaign. Those promises are now being tracked against what council actually decides.",[251,330,331,332,336,337,341,342,346],{},"Mayor Hurley's platform carried three housing commitments. His campaign says he will ",[265,333,335],{"href":334},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley#promise-affordable-rental-homes-housing-authority","build 1,000 affordable rental homes"," through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including townhomes for families. It also says he will ",[265,338,340],{"href":339},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley#promise-faster-permits-new-homes","speed up building permits"," to cut costs and get homes built faster, and that he will ",[265,343,345],{"href":344},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley#promise-press-province-zoning-repeal-bills","press the province to return zoning authority to cities"," and repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47.",[251,348,349],{},"The seven BCA councillors carry the party's 2026 platform. Its community facilities section promises to open the Cameron Community and Aquatic Centre, the Burnaby Lake Recreation Complex and the Brentwood Community Centre. It also promises to speed up the redevelopment of the Bonsor complex. Richard T. Lee's own platform says he will hold the property tax increase to 0% in the first budget.",[251,351,352,353,357],{},"None of these has a recorded decision yet. The first council meeting on November 24 will give residents an early look at what the new majority puts on the agenda. The ",[265,354,356],{"href":355},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Ftracker","Burnaby promise tracker"," will be updated as council votes on them through the four-year term, with each decision linked to its source.",[258,359,361],{"id":360},"the-election-by-the-numbers","The election by the numbers",[251,363,364],{},"The City of Burnaby's official results show 50,326 ballots cast in the October 17, 2026 election. The City's November 12 press release says that figure represents over 29 per cent of eligible voters, the highest turnout in Burnaby's municipal election history. The official results, from 172,156 eligible voters, named 16 people elected across the mayor, council and school board races.",[251,366,367],{},"Six candidates ran for mayor, 42 for the eight council seats, and 16 for the seven school board seats. The Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026.",[258,369,371],{"id":370},"what-comes-next-for-council-and-the-school-board","What comes next for council and the school board",[251,373,374],{},"The next Burnaby City Council meeting is scheduled for November 24, Freshet News reports. The Burnaby Board of Education, whose seven newly elected trustees were sworn in at the same November 12 ceremony, holds its inaugural session the same evening. That meeting is on November 24 at 7:00 pm at the District Administration Office, 4054 Norfolk Street, according to the Board's events page. The public can attend.",[258,376,378],{"id":377},"how-residents-can-get-involved-now","How residents can get involved now",[251,380,381],{},"The City of Burnaby is accepting applications to join four advisory bodies before Friday, November 27, 2026: the Board of Variance, the Community Heritage Commission, the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee, and the Transportation Committee. These bodies advise council on decisions and bylaws throughout the term. Members are volunteers drawn from the public. The City's application page is at Burnaby.ca\u002FJoinAnAdvisoryBodyOrBoard.",[251,383,384,385,387],{},"Each councillor's page on voche.me tracks their votes and promises through the full term. The ",[265,386,356],{"href":355}," shows each person's commitments, the evidence recorded so far, and upcoming votes or decisions tied to those commitments.",{"title":389,"searchDepth":390,"depth":390,"links":391},"",2,[392,393,394,395,396,397],{"id":260,"depth":390,"text":261},{"id":311,"depth":390,"text":312},{"id":324,"depth":390,"text":325},{"id":360,"depth":390,"text":361},{"id":370,"depth":390,"text":371},{"id":377,"depth":390,"text":378},[399,400,401,402,403,404,405,406,407],"mike-hurley","ryan-erwin","joe-keithley","cindy-lee","richard-t-lee","maita-santiago","kiran-singh","daniel-tetrault","james-wang","md",[410,413,416,419,422,425,428,431],{"question":411,"answer":412},"When was Burnaby's new city council sworn in?","The new Burnaby City Council was sworn in on November 12, 2026, at a ceremony held at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. About 500 people attended, according to Freshet News. BC Provincial Court Judge Gene Jamieson administered the oaths of office and described the event as an act full of symbolism and accountability.",{"question":414,"answer":415},"Who are the members of Burnaby City Council for 2026 to 2030?","The council is Mayor Mike Hurley, who is beginning his third term, and eight councillors: Ryan Erwin, Joe Keithley, Cindy Lee, Richard T. Lee, Maita Santiago, Kiran Singh, Daniel Tetrault, and James Wang. Erwin, Cindy Lee, and Singh are newly elected. Keithley, Richard T. Lee, Santiago, Tetrault, and Wang are returning members.",{"question":417,"answer":418},"How many people voted in the 2026 Burnaby municipal election?","The City of Burnaby's official results show 50,326 ballots cast in the 2026 election, from 172,156 eligible voters. The City's press release describes this as the highest turnout in Burnaby's municipal election history, at over 29 per cent of eligible voters.",{"question":420,"answer":421},"What did Mayor Mike Hurley say at the swearing-in?","The City of Burnaby's press release quotes Hurley saying: 'It's an honour to begin this new term alongside returning and newly elected members of Council. Burnaby residents have placed their trust in us to work together, listen to our community and make thoughtful decisions about the city's future.'",{"question":423,"answer":424},"What did Judge Gene Jamieson say at the ceremony?","Freshet News reports that BC Provincial Court Judge Gene Jamieson, who administered the oaths, described the ceremony as an act full of symbolism and accountability and congratulated those elected for earning the confidence of voters.",{"question":426,"answer":427},"When is Burnaby City Council's next regular meeting?","According to Freshet News, the next scheduled Burnaby City Council meeting is November 24, 2026. The Burnaby Board of Education also holds its inaugural session that same evening at 7:00 pm at the District Administration Office, 4054 Norfolk Street, according to the Board's events page.",{"question":429,"answer":430},"How can Burnaby residents join advisory boards?","The City of Burnaby is accepting applications to join four advisory bodies: the Board of Variance, the Community Heritage Commission, the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee, and the Transportation Committee. Applications are due by Friday, November 27, 2026. Residents can apply at Burnaby.ca\u002FJoinAnAdvisoryBodyOrBoard.",{"question":432,"answer":433},"What promises did the new council make during the 2026 campaign?","Mayor Hurley's campaign platform included commitments to build 1,000 affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, to speed up permits for new home construction, and to press the province to return zoning authority to cities. BCA councillors carry a party platform that includes opening three community centres and redeveloping Bonsor. Richard T. Lee's platform promised a 0% property tax increase in the first budget. All promises are tracked at the Burnaby promise tracker on voche.me.","An empty formal banquet hall with rows of chairs facing a podium, soft warm lighting, no people or writing visible, a wood-panelled wall behind the podium.",{"short":436,"long":437,"hashtags":438},"Burnaby's new city council was sworn in on November 12. Mayor Mike Hurley begins his third term, joined by three new councillors. Residents can apply to join advisory boards before November 27.","About 500 people gathered at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown on November 12 as Burnaby's new mayor and eight councillors took their oaths of office. The 2026 election set a turnout record: 50,326 ballots cast, over 29 per cent of eligible voters. 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