Councillors Lee Lau, Jaime Webbe, Peter Lambur, Mayor Kirk Lapointe, Councillors Scott Snider, Linda Watt and Tim Webb
It’s easy to be cynical about all things political, but if there’s anything the recent round of elections has demonstrated, both here and in the US, it’s that real change is possible.
In the recent West Vancouver municipal election, the incumbent Mayor Sager was replaced by the new Mayor Kirk LaPointe. Councillors Nora Gambioli and Sharon Thompson stepped down, and Councillor Christine Cassidy was not re-elected. This left three council seats, which were won by newcomers Lee Lau, Tim Webb and Jaime Webbe. We particularly welcome the election of Jaime Webbe whom we identified as one of the candidates who most closely reflected our survey findings and our values.
Across the bridge, change was in the air as the City of Vancouver elected Canada’s first-ever Green mayor in a major municipality, Pete Fry.
Although there were huge changes at the provincial level too, it is worth noting that, vs. the 2024 election, the absolute numbers of votes actually fell for every party except the BC Greens, who added 25,303 voters - and re-elected Jeremy Valeriote in our very own West Vancouver Sea to Sky riding!
Participate on WV Municipal Boards and Committees
Participation begins at home and West Vancouver is looking for community members to join various boards and committees that carry out valuable work, from supporting the arts and the environment to distributing community grants and awards and all points in between. You can apply to join here and please note the deadline has been extended to November 30 (not Oct 31 as mentioned on the site webpage).
We’ll continue to keep you informed about important developments in West Vancouver so we can add our positive voices to keep our community thriving.
