Metro Vancouver Leadership Shake-Up | Vancouver News

Metro Vancouver just ousted its top executive, Jerry Dobrovolny, the highest-paid official in the region, citing upcoming elections and governance reforms as reasons for the move. His departure follows a defamation lawsuit filed by outgoing Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart over claims tied to the wildly ballooning North Shore wastewater project — now costing nearly $3.86 billion. Dobrovolny, who led Metro through pandemic recovery and major infrastructure builds despite inflation, is being replaced temporarily by Deputy CAO Heather McNeil, with no disruption to services. This comes after Metro’s CFO also recently left, fueling speculation that had been denied at the time. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/67bf9168be06abd8