Mayor's 2024 Year in Review
Biography
Brad West was first elected Mayor in 2018, receiving the most votes ever by a municipal candidate in the City's history. In 2022, Brad was the first Mayor in Port Coquitlam to be acclaimed to another term in office.
Prior to his time as Mayor, Brad served three terms as a City Councillor. He is widely recognized for his strong, common sense leadership, his focus on what matters to Port Coquitlam families, and his ability to get things done.
Under Brad's leadership, Port Coquitlam has been making significant improvements to the quality of life of its residents. With a focus on delivering the core responsibilities of the city, there has been tremendous progress on the community's priorities while carefully and responsibly managing taxpayer dollars. Port Coquitlam is being widely recognized as one of the best cities to live in the province.
Brad is a lifelong resident of Port Coquitlam and, along with his wife Blaire, is proud to be raising his two young sons in our community. The West family keeps busy with soccer, hockey, lacrosse and enjoying time in our beautiful parks and trails.
Brad is a graduate of the University of Victoria, St. Francis Xavier University and completed a program in Leadership at Harvard University.
Profile
- Elected as Port Coquitlam's 17th Mayor in 2018
- First elected to Council in 2008
- Council Designate, Planning & Economic Development
- Board Member, Translink
- Metro Vancouver Water Committee — Chair
Office Hours
8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (except statutory holidays)
Request a Meeting
Mayor West has an open-door policy and readily meets with Port Coquitlam citizens and stakeholders to discuss issues affecting the community.
Requests to meet with the Mayor must be made in writing to:
- [email protected]
- Mayor’s Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam BC V3C 2A8
Requests must include:
- A contact person and their daytime contact details
- The names of those to attend
- The subject of the meeting.