WHITE ROCK, B.C. - White Rock’s newly elected mayor and council will be sworn in at an inauguration ceremony this evening at the White Rock Community Centre.
The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 9, at 15154 Russell Avenue. It marks the first meeting of the new council elected on October 17, 2026.
Mayor Chris Shields will take the oath of office alongside councillors David Chesney, Laura Cornale, Conrad King, Bill Lawrence, Anthony Manning and Christopher Trevelyan. The ceremony will open with a blessing from Semiahmoo First Nation Chief Harley Chappell, and a Provincial Court judge will administer the oath of office to the mayor and council.
Residents, community members and media are invited to attend the ceremony, the City of White Rock said in its announcement.
Shields and the six councillors were chosen on October 17, when voters across the South Fraser region elected new mayors and councils. The inauguration formally starts the new council’s term, and the oath of office is the step that lets the mayor and councillors take up their seats and begin making decisions for the city.
The new council’s first regular meeting will take place at 4 p.m. on Monday, November 23, in council chambers at the White Rock Community Centre. The meeting can also be viewed online at whiterockcity.ca/agenda.
(Source: City of White Rock, November 4, 2026)
