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.
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Burnaby's newly elected city council will hold its inaugural meeting on November 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm, according to the City's official meetings calendar. Mayor Mike Hurley and eight newly elected councillors sit for the first time since voters chose them on October 17. The Burnaby Board of Education holds its own inaugural session on November 24.
Who takes office
The City of Burnaby's official results at elections.burnaby.ca show Mike Hurley re-elected as mayor with 28,946 votes, 58.43 percent of votes cast. He ran with no elector organization and is now entering his third term.
Eight councillors join him. Seven ran with BCA, the Burnaby Citizens Association: Joe Keithley (18,073 votes), Cindy Lee (17,429), Ryan Erwin (16,476), Maita Santiago (16,292), Daniel Tetrault (15,288), James Wang (15,058) and Kiran Singh (13,209). Richard T. Lee, running with NEW Burnaby, received 13,257 votes and holds the eighth council seat.
A total of 50,326 ballots were cast out of 172,156 eligible voters, a turnout rate of 29.2 percent. The Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026. These counts are from the City of Burnaby's official results at elections.burnaby.ca.
The November 10 meeting
The City's eSCRIBE published meetings calendar at pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com lists the Inaugural Meeting of Council on November 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm. No agenda has been posted yet as of this writing. Members of the public can attend; the full agenda will appear on the calendar in the days before the meeting.
The November 10 date places the meeting at the end of the first full week of November, three weeks and two days after voting day on October 17. The official meetings calendar shows no other council meeting before it.
The agenda has not been posted yet as of this writing. Residents who have a matter before council can raise it at a regular meeting once the new council sets its schedule after the inauguration. The City's regular council meetings calendar will be listed on the same eSCRIBE page at pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com once it is confirmed.
What council has promised
voche.me's promise tracker at /bc/burnaby-2026/tracker records every commitment each elected person made during the campaign. All are currently listed as not yet started, because the term begins with the inaugural meeting.
Mayor Hurley's platform commits to building 1,000 affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including townhomes for families. He also committed to speeding up permit approvals for new home construction and keeping the fees the City charges developers low, so that homes cost less and more projects move forward. On community infrastructure, his platform calls for finishing three community centres: Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre, Cameron Community Centre and Library, and Brentwood Community Centre.
The seven BCA councillors share the party's platform promises for Burnaby, covering transit, parks and city services alongside housing. Richard T. Lee's promises through NEW Burnaby are tracked at his page. NEW Burnaby's platform notes its commitments require a NEW Burnaby majority on council, which it does not hold: BCA holds seven of the eight councillor seats.
The school board
Seven trustees were elected to the Burnaby Board of Education (School District 41) on October 17. All seven ran with BCA: Kristin Schnider (21,994 votes), Bill Brassington (21,341), Hillary Bergshoeff (20,678), Jen Mezei (19,876), Paul Kwon (19,772), Stephen Andrada (19,624) and Colin Zuo (18,497). Vote counts are from elections.burnaby.ca.
The Burnaby Schools events page lists the Board of Education's inaugural session on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the District Administration Office, 4054 Norfolk Street in Burnaby.
The incoming board trustees share BCA platform commitments on school funding, facilities and programs for students with diverse needs, as well as board governance and inclusion. Each trustee's individual promises are tracked at voche.me.
The school district is also dealing with a cyberattack that was discovered on September 21, 2026. The district's official update page at burnabyschools.ca says an unauthorized party gained access to district systems and may have copied files containing student and staff personal information, including names, contact information, dates of birth, Personal Education Numbers, and in some cases documents submitted to establish residency. The investigation is ongoing, the district has reported the matter to Burnaby RCMP and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC, and it is offering affected students registration with TransUnion's Fraud Alert Database. The incoming trustees will face this matter in their first weeks in office.
What residents can do
Residents can attend the November 10 inaugural council meeting. The agenda will be posted at pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com in the days before the meeting. The Board of Education inaugural session is on November 24 at 7:00 pm at 4054 Norfolk Street and is open to the public.
voche.me will record each council vote and promise update at /bc/burnaby-2026/tracker as the term proceeds. Residents who want to follow a specific person's commitments can visit that person's page at any time.
Questions this story answers
When is the inaugural meeting of Burnaby City Council?
The City of Burnaby's official meetings calendar lists the Inaugural Meeting of Council on November 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm. The meeting is listed on the City's eSCRIBE published meetings page at pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com. Residents can check that page for the agenda when it is posted.
Who was elected to Burnaby City Council on October 17?
Mayor Mike Hurley won re-election with 28,946 votes, 58.43 percent of votes cast. Eight councillors were elected: Joe Keithley (18,073 votes), Cindy Lee (17,429), Ryan Erwin (16,476), Maita Santiago (16,292), Daniel Tetrault (15,288), James Wang (15,058), Richard T. Lee (13,257) and Kiran Singh (13,209). These figures are from the City of Burnaby's official election results at elections.burnaby.ca.
Which elector organizations hold council seats?
Seven of the eight councillors ran with BCA, the Burnaby Citizens Association: Joe Keithley, Cindy Lee, Ryan Erwin, Maita Santiago, Daniel Tetrault, James Wang and Kiran Singh. Richard T. Lee ran with NEW Burnaby and holds one council seat. Mayor Mike Hurley ran with no elector organization. The City of Burnaby's official results name each candidate's organization.
What has Mayor Hurley promised for his third term?
Mayor Hurley's platform, as recorded at voche.me's promise tracker, includes building 1,000 affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, speeding up permits for new home construction, keeping development charges low, and finishing the Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre, the Cameron Community Centre and Library, and the Brentwood Community Centre. These are his own campaign commitments and have not yet been acted on.
What has the BCA committed to for Burnaby's schools and community?
The BCA's platform, as recorded at voche.me's promise tracker for each BCA trustee, includes improving school facilities, expanding programs for students with diverse needs, and strengthening school safety. The school promises are shared by all seven BCA trustees. The voche.me tracker lists all 16 elected people's promises at /bc/burnaby-2026/tracker.
When does the Burnaby Board of Education hold its first meeting?
The Board of Education's inaugural session is on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm, at the District Administration Office at 4054 Norfolk Street in Burnaby. This date and location are listed on the Burnaby Schools events page. Seven trustees were elected: Kristin Schnider (21,994 votes), Bill Brassington (21,341), Hillary Bergshoeff (20,678), Jen Mezei (19,876), Paul Kwon (19,772), Stephen Andrada (19,624) and Colin Zuo (18,497).
How many people voted in the Burnaby 2026 election?
50,326 ballots were cast out of 172,156 eligible voters, according to the official results at elections.burnaby.ca. That is a turnout rate of 29.2 percent. The Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026.
Where can Burnaby residents follow the new council's decisions?
The City's meetings calendar at pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com posts agendas and minutes for every council meeting. voche.me tracks each elected person's campaign promises and will record votes and decisions at /bc/burnaby-2026/tracker as the term proceeds.
What is Richard T. Lee's role on council?
Richard T. Lee is the one councillor elected with NEW Burnaby and holds one of the eight council seats. He received 13,257 votes, the seventh-highest of eight councillors elected. NEW Burnaby's platform says its commitments require a NEW Burnaby majority, which it does not hold. His individual promises are tracked at /bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/richard-t-lee.
Sources
The pages this story draws on. Open one to check a claim yourself.
- City of Burnaby, official meetings calendarpub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com
- Burnaby Schools, Board of Education Inaugural Session eventburnabyschools.ca
- City of Burnaby, official election resultselections.burnaby.ca
- Burnaby Schools, incident impacting operations (cyberattack update)burnabyschools.ca
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