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title: "Pete Fry names Sean Orr as deputy mayor and pledges to cut his own office budget"
description: "Vancouver Mayor Pete Fry addressed each of the 10 city councillors by name at the new council's first meeting, nominated Sean Orr as deputy mayor, and promised to reduce his office's budget."
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last_updated: "2026-11-04T23:59:09.243Z"
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Vancouver Mayor [Pete Fry](/candidates/pete-fry) addressed each of his 10 city councillors by name at the new council's first public meeting on Monday, November 2, then council voted unanimously to name [Sean Orr](/candidates/sean-orr) as the first deputy mayor of the new term. Daily Hive reported the remarks in full.

Fry began with Orr, a COPE city councillor, praising his work for people facing hardship. He called Orr's appointment as deputy mayor the natural result of a close working relationship. The role covers November 2026 through January 2027. For [Lucy Maloney](/candidates/lucy-maloney) of OneCity Vancouver, Fry combined a personal thank-you with an expectation that she would advance street safety. For [Mike Klassen](/candidates/mike-klassen), the only ABC Vancouver member on the new council, Fry said: "You may be the lone representative of your party at this table, but you are not alone," according to Daily Hive.

Fry cited [Annette Reilly](/candidates/annette-reilly)'s television industry background as preparation for managing competing priorities and as a voice for Vancouver's film sector. He pointed to [Chloe Leslie](/candidates/chloe-leslie)'s food access work and [Devyani Singh](/candidates/devyani-singh)'s climate science research as council strengths. For [Stephanie Smith](/candidates/stephanie-smith), he focused on her housing and co-operative housing experience, then nominated her for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities board. Council endorsed her candidacy unanimously.

Fry described [Camil Dumont](/candidates/camil-dumont)'s public service and urban agriculture background as knowledge the new council could draw on. He told [Solomon Yi-Kieran](/candidates/solomon-yi-kieran) of COPE, the youngest-ever Vancouver city councillor, that he expected him to help advance the UBC SkyTrain extension. For [Bridget Burns](/candidates/bridget-burns), he said her concern for animal welfare and empathy would be valuable to council.

After addressing each councillor, Fry said he would reduce the mayor's office budget and direct more resources toward supporting councillors. His [tracker page](/tracker) records a promise to deliver value for tax dollars and to present a more detailed City budget within the first 90 days of office.

Council also confirmed at the meeting that the Vancouver Park Board will hold its scheduled public meetings at City Hall on a pilot basis, starting November 30. Residents who want to attend Park Board meetings will find them at the same location as council meetings. You can follow each councillor's promises and council decisions at [/tracker](/tracker).

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