thePodcast: Sewage plant overruns trigger demands for Metro Vancouver audit, reforms

For the week of July 14, 2024: In the middle of spring break, on a Friday afternoon, Metro Vancouver revealed the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant would take another $3 billion and six years to complete. It was supposed to cost $500 million to $700 million and be ready in 2020.  Seven local government politicians from around the Lower Mainland are demanding transparency, accountability and reform from the regional government. They want an audit and they want elections for directors in 2026. Two of the seven are Bob Mackin’s guests on this edition of thePodcast: New Westminster city councillor Daniel […]