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Mike Hurley

Independent for Burnaby Mayor

Businesses & Jobs

Business Permitting

Further reduce permitting times and costs for small businesses by cutting red tape and leveraging the productivity-enhancing tools piloted as part of the City’s Development Approvals Process Program.

Economic Growth

Create the Burnaby Innovation District to accelerate the city’s growth into a leading hub for innovative, high-tech businesses.
Attract more innovative, job-creating companies to Burnaby by streamlining the set-up process for businesses moving to the city.
Attract more film and TV productions by ensuring that the Burnaby Film Office remains responsive to industry needs.
Continue to partner with SFU on the Civic Innovation Lab, which leverages cutting-edge academic research to solve real-world problems in our city.

Climate Change, Heat, Fires, & the Environment

Green Space

Continue upgrading parks and playgrounds through the Park Pulse improvement program.
Move the Buller Ave. temporary shelter to an appropriate location elsewhere in the city when its lease ends in 2028 and build the planned Buller Beresford Park in its place.

Zoning

Continue pressuring the provincial government to return decision-making over residential zoning to municipalities and repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47, which have allowed for up to six homes on a single-family lot.

Housing & Homelessness

Affordability

Build 1,000 new affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including family-oriented townhomes.
Speed up permitting times for new home construction to reduce costs for builders and provide homes for families faster and at lower cost.
Keep development cost charges down to improve home affordability and make it easier for more projects to move ahead.

Property Taxes

Maintain property taxes at or below the regional annual average.

Rent & Rental Stock

Build 1,000 new affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including family-oriented townhomes.

Zoning

Continue pressuring the provincial government to return decision-making over residential zoning to municipalities and repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47, which have allowed for up to six homes on a single-family lot.

Local Government, Planning, & Democracy

Budgeting

Preserve Burnaby’s status as one of the few large cities in B.C. with zero debt.
Maintain property taxes at or below the regional annual average.

Good Governance

Continue the City’s award-winning financial reporting practices.

Public Safety & Policing

Non-Police-Based Public Safety

Expand the Burnaby Mountain wildfire early-warning system to include Central Park and Robert Burnaby Park.
Move ahead with a city-wide emergency planning exercise in the next term.
Move the Buller Ave. temporary shelter to an appropriate location elsewhere in the city when its lease ends in 2028 and build the planned Buller Beresford Park in its place.

Police Funding

Improve the recruitment and retention of police officers by completing the expansion of the Burnaby RCMP detachment.

Public Spaces & Services

Fitness & Sports Facilities

Finish delivering the Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre, the Cameron Community Centre and Library, and the Brentwood Community Centre.
Leverage the new Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre to attract regional- and national-level sporting events and turn Burnaby into the sports competition capital of Canada.

Green Space

Continue upgrading parks and playgrounds through the Park Pulse improvement program.
Move the Buller Ave. temporary shelter to an appropriate location elsewhere in the city when its lease ends in 2028 and build the planned Buller Beresford Park in its place.

Health Infrastructure

Continue pressing the provincial government to prioritize Phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project and get it back on track.

Zoning

Continue pressuring the provincial government to return decision-making over residential zoning to municipalities and repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47, which have allowed for up to six homes on a single-family lot.

Transit & Getting Around

Transit Projects

Work with TransLink and other levels of government to increase the number of north-south bus routes serving Burnaby.

Misc. topics

Sports

Leverage the new Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre to attract regional- and national-level sporting events and turn Burnaby into the sports competition capital of Canada.

Biography

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Born in Northern Ireland, Mike Hurley came to Canada in 1983. He worked for 30 years with the Burnaby Fire Department before becoming mayor in 2018. He is married with four children.

Mike moved to Burnaby in 1988 and joined the Burnaby Fire Department that same year. Throughout his career, Mike held many positions, including lieutenant, captain, and acting assistant chief.

As head of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, Mike led a multi-million-dollar fundraising effort to build the Burn Fund Centre, which provides accommodations for families and burn-unit outpatients.

In recognition of his substantial contributions to public life and charitable causes, he was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, the Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and the Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022.

Concerned about long-time Burnaby residents losing their homes due to demovictions, Mike ran for mayor in 2018 and won. He then implemented the strongest renter protections in North America and pushed for the construction of new rental housing. In 2022, he was re-elected as mayor by acclamation and continued his work creating a brighter future for all Burnaby residents.

Promises

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Fitness & Sports Facilities
Finish delivering the Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre, the Cameron Community Centre and Library, and the Brentwood Community Centre.
Affordability, Rent & Rental Stock
Build 1,000 new affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including family-oriented townhomes.
Property Taxes, Budgeting
Maintain property taxes at or below the regional annual average.

Reason for running

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I'm running for mayor to keep building a Burnaby for everyone. This means building the right kind of housing, improving public safety, delivering new community amenities, cutting red tape and attracting good jobs – all while keeping property taxes down and the city debt free.

I first ran for mayor because I could not stand to see long-time Burnaby residents lose their homes due to demovictions. After being elected, I put a stop to demovictions and brought in the strongest renter protections in North America. We have made a lot of progress over the past eight years, but there is still more work to be done. That’s why I want to keep the momentum going and continue building a Burnaby for everyone.

My plan includes building 1,000 new affordable rental homes, delivering three new community centres, completing the long-overdue Burnaby RCMP detachment expansion and creating the Burnaby Innovation District to attract more business investment and good jobs to our city.

I will continue to stand up for Burnaby by pressuring the provincial government to give us back control over residential zoning and repeal Bill 44, which has allowed up to six homes on single-family lots. I will also fight to get the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment back on track.

Burnaby’s future is bright – let’s keep building it together!


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