Make it a dozen: Lions Bay's Karl Buhr the 12th Metro Van mayor to not seek re-election

Another month, another Metro Vancouver leader announcing they're stepping down.

Lions Bay Mayor Karl Buhrhas decided not to seek re-election, choosing to end his leadership of the small village north of West Vancouver after one term.

"I took four years out of my career to be sort of the elected, volunteer public servant for Lions Bay, to accomplish a variety of ... organizational things, which I think are pretty well accomplished or underway, so it's time to get back to my career," he told CBC News while on vacation in the San Juan Islands.

Buhr runs a business consulting firmbut put his work on the back burner while serving as mayorwhich came with a salary of $14,085 in 2017.

"Any small-town mayor needs to be quite accessible. It's a seven-day a week job," he said, adding that theincreased transparency and a focus on infrastructure investment were his proudest accomplishments.

Nomination period fast approaching

Buhr joins Vancouver's GregorRobertson, Surrey's Linda Hepner, Delta's Lois Jackson, North Vancouver District'sRichard Walton, Maple Ridge's Nicole Read, Port Coquitlam's Greg Moore, North Vancouver City's Darrell Mussatto, Langley City's Ted Schaffer, White Rock's Wayne Baldwin, Bowen Island's Murray Skeelsand Belcarra'sRalph Drew.

That exodus will come to an end, by necessity, in a matter of weeks: the nomination period for 2018's local elections which take place on Oct. 20 in all B.C. municipalities is from Sept. 4 to Sept. 14.

West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith and CoquitlamMayor Richard Stewart are the two remaining local heads of government who have not announced their intentions.

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