District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton will no longer be chairman of the TransLink mayors’ council or be the face of the Yes campaign in the 2015 TransLink referendum.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson defeated Walton in a secret ballot vote by the mayors’ council on Friday morning. Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner will take over as vice-chairwoman.
The vote was weighted, meaning cities with larger populations were given more influence in the vote outcome.
Walton led the mayors through the creation of the mayors’ council vision, helped craft the question that will be on the ballot and worked to assemble the groups now supporting the Yes vote.
Walton declined to comment on the vote.
