Add StudioX as a preferred source on GoogleMike Hurley has secured a third term as Burnaby mayor, with the City of Burnaby’s October 21 declaration confirming his re-election. His 2026–2030 campaign agenda centres on 1,000 affordable rental homes, three community centres, a larger RCMP detachment, a proposed innovation district and keeping the city debt-free.
Hurley first became mayor in 2018 and was re-elected by acclamation in 2022. The City described the 2026 result as a third term, following an election campaign focused on housing, public safety, community amenities, business growth and municipal finances.
From firefighter to mayor
Hurley’s campaign biography says he moved to Burnaby in 1988 and joined the Burnaby Fire Department that year. Over a 30-year career, he held roles including lieutenant, captain and acting assistant chief. He also led the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, which raised money to build the Burn Fund Centre for families and burn-unit outpatients.
His campaign says he entered municipal politics after concerns about long-time residents losing rental homes through demovictions. Since becoming mayor, his administration has emphasized tenant protections, rental housing, major community-facility projects and public safety. Those claims and achievements are described by his campaign and the City; individual outcomes should be assessed against municipal records and published performance data.
Hurley also currently serves as chair of the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board, according to the regional body’s official board roster. Metro Vancouver coordinates services including drinking water, wastewater, solid waste, regional parks, air quality and below-market housing across the region.
What Hurley promised for a third term
His candidate profile hosted by the City of Burnaby lists several major commitments:
- Affordable housing: build 1,000 new affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including family-oriented townhomes.
- Community facilities: complete the Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre, Cameron Community Centre and Library, and Brentwood Community Centre.
- Public safety: complete the Burnaby RCMP detachment expansion to support recruitment and retention.
- Economic development: create a Burnaby Innovation District to attract technology, research and high-value businesses.
- Municipal finances: keep property taxes at or below the regional annual average and preserve Burnaby’s debt-free status.
- Transportation: work with TransLink and other governments to increase north-south bus routes.
- Hospital redevelopment: continue pressing the Province to get the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment back on track.
These are campaign commitments, not guarantees that the projects are fully funded or scheduled. The housing target will depend on land, financing, construction costs and the Burnaby Housing Authority’s delivery capacity. The community-centre and RCMP projects will require transparent reporting on budgets, timelines and completion dates.
Zoning, shelter policy and wildfire readiness
Hurley’s platform also says he will continue pressing the provincial government to return more residential-zoning decisions to municipalities and repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47. The provincial legislation sets housing requirements that municipalities must implement; Burnaby’s mayor cannot repeal those laws independently.
On emergency preparedness, the platform proposes expanding Burnaby’s wildfire early-warning system beyond Burnaby Mountain to Central Park and Robert Burnaby Park, and holding a city-wide emergency-planning exercise. It also says the temporary shelter on Buller Avenue should move to another location when its lease ends in 2028, with the planned Buller Beresford Park built on the site.
Burnaby’s new council
The official declaration names eight councillors elected with Hurley: Joe Keithley, Cindy Lee, Ryan Erwin, Maita Santiago, Daniel Tetrault, James Wang, Richard T. Lee and Kiran Singh. The mayor and eight councillors will serve a four-year term.
Burnaby’s early priorities will include delivering the housing and community-facility commitments, managing municipal costs, advancing the RCMP detachment expansion and working with provincial and regional partners on transportation and hospital infrastructure.
Sources
- City of Burnaby: Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026
- City of Burnaby: 2026 mayoral candidate profiles
- City of Burnaby: Mayor’s post-election statement, October 22, 2026
- Mike Hurley campaign: biography
- Mike Hurley campaign: 2026 platform
- Metro Vancouver: Board members and chair
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