Sav Dhaliwal, BCA Burnaby City Councillor

Dhaliwalleafletphoto2011 Sav Dhaliwal was first elected to Burnaby City Council in 2002 and re-elected in 2005, 2008 and 2011. He currently serves as Chair of the Burnaby Parks, Recreation & Culture Commission, a position he has held for the past three years.

Sav has lived in Burnaby for the past 35 years and had been actively involved in youth sports including hockey, soccer and baseball. His volunteer activities with the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association, where he also served as President, were rewarded with a Life Membership in 1997. His efforts in leading initiatives to support the development of the Bill Copeland Arena eventually led to his involvement with the Burnaby Parks Commission.

It was through his volunteer activities and growing leadership roles he became interested in municipal politics, as he witnessed the success of the BCA majority City Council in meeting the needs of the community through a balance of available resources and service requirements.

Since becoming a Burnaby councillor, Sav continues to take on leadership roles at the local, regional and national level. He was appointed to the Board of Metro Vancouver Regional District in 2008, elected as President of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association, as a Metro Vancouver Area Representative on the Union of BC Municipalities Executive and as a Committee Member at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. He has also served as a Director, Table Officer and Trustee with the New Vista Society and is a founding member of the Burnaby Edmonds Lions Club.

Sav has been an asset to the Council for his focus on Burnaby’s rich ethnic diversity where the ongoing inclusion of aspects of multiculturalism has been at the forefront of all Council decision-making processes.

In appreciation of his significant contributions to community, Sav has been recognized by the Government of Canada, University of British Columbia & the Goel Family Charitable Foundation, Fiji Association of British Columbia, Chetna Association of Canada and two local Sikh temples for long and outstanding service.

In 2005, Sav retired from a long and successful career in Information Technology at TELUS. Together with his wife Cheryl, Sav most enjoys being a grandparent to four young grandchildren.

Past Council Appointments:

Chair, Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission
Chair, Traffic Safety Committee
Vice-chair, Environment Committee
Vice-chair, Transportation Committee
Vice-chair, Mayor's Task Force on Graffiti
Member, Simon Fraser Liaison Committee
Director, Metro Vancouver Board
Metro Vancouver Agricultural Committee
Metro Vancouver Environment and Energy Committee
Past-president, Lower Mainland Local Government Association
Executive member, Union of British Columbia Municipalities
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Standing Committee on Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Standing Committee on Municipal Infrastructure and Transportation Policy

In January, 2012, Councillor Dhaliwal was appointed to the following:

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services - Council Liaison
Parks, Recreation & Culture Commission - Council Representative
Simon Fraser Liaison Committee - Member
Transportation Committee - Vice Chair
Traffic Safety Committee - Chair