Port Coquitlam's new city council is getting down to business. According to the City, council's first regular meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 24 at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street. Residents who can't attend can watch online at portcoquitlam.ca/councilmeeting.
The meeting follows an inauguration ceremony the City scheduled for Monday, November 9 at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre's Mabbett Hall. The City said a Provincial Court judge would administer the Oath of Office to Mayor Brad West and Councillors Steve Darling, Nancy McCurrach, Glenn Pollock, Darrell Penner, Paige Petriw and Dean Washington.
The City's announcement described a ceremony opening with a procession led by a piper, an RCMP honour guard in red serge and a Port Coquitlam Fire & Emergency Services honour guard, followed by the mayor's inaugural address, remarks from each councillor and a public reception.