The following is a list of mayors of Vancouver, British Columbia. It includes the mayors of Vancouver since 1886. A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Sam Sullivan City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
Though the man who was to be first mayor of Vancouver had only recently moved from Winnipeg and had to be persuaded to run, he grew into his role and established the office of mayor with a combination of pioneer spirit and distinction.
Mayor Collins' reception of Chinese statesman, Li Hung Chang, Lord and Lady Aberdeen, and the nephew of the King of Italy was believed to be a feather in the cap of the young city and an indication of its growing importance.
Vancouver'smayor in the mid-decade of the Roaring Twenties was strongly identified with one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant.
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