B.C. Premier David Eby says an external auditor, and maybe even the province's auditor general may have to step in to review the books at Metro Vancouver. Catherine Urquhart reports.At a Monday morning press conference, B.C. Premier David Eby commented “I think that the time has really come for Metro Vancouver to hire an auditor, independent of them, to dig into this and provide a report to everybody. I’ve heard suggestions that the Auditor General could be appropriate.
In an emailed statement, Metro Vancouver told Global News that at this time it has no plans for an audit by an outside agency. Dobrovolny earned a base salary in 2023 of more than $451,000 plus $222,000 for retroactive pay and health and pension benefits. Metro Vancouver did not respond to repeated requests for a detailed breakdown. His expenses totaled $37,000.Last week Dobrovolny joined two others from Metro Vancouver and four mayors for a week-long trip to Amsterdam for the International Conference on Urban Drainage.