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By signing off 2025 with the 10th anniversary of the Pat Quinn Classic, we’re ending the year in Burnaby as we approached it throughout - working collaboratively, celebrating community, and being the welcoming, active, fun city we are. A late-December minor hockey tournament has been part of Burnaby’s sports calendar since 1962, making this one of the longest-running events of its kind anywhere.

Within three months of becoming Mayor, we formed our first Task Force on housing, and in January, we’ll convene our third. This time to tackle another one of Burnaby’s most critical priorities: ensuring our City’s economic growth and resilience.

The City of Burnaby reached a significant milestone on December 9 with Council’s final reading and adoption of the Burnaby 2050 Official Community Plan (OCP).

The City of Burnaby has appointed 15 local business and community leaders to the Mayor’s Task Force on Burnaby Economic Growth and Resilience.

Public hearings are one of the most fundamental parts of our local democracy. As Mayor, I have sat through hearings that run more than seven hours, and last Monday, over five hours were dedicated to hearing from residents on the updated R1 zoning bylaws in response to new provincial housing legislation.

Burnaby residents now have a new tool to stay informed about property crime in their community. The Property Crime Dashboard is an interactive online…

B.C. Premier David Eby was recently left frustrated on the sidelines as discussions about a major Alberta-to-coast pipeline moved forward without B.C. at the table. It’s not a good feeling - and I can tell you, municipalities feel the same way when decisions about our communities are made without our input.

The Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre is officially world-class, according to the International Olympic Committee.