Rising costs for planned North Vancouver wastewater treatment plant prompt demands for governance change

Soaring spending and complaints about lack of accountability and poor governance in the regional body that oversees services in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland has prompted one mayor to seek major changes.Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West brought a notice of motion to the Metro Vancouver board meeting Friday that recommended cutting the number of committees by half, putting new limits on pay for meetings, and initiating a comprehensive review of all its core functions.