B.C.’s youngest mayor resigns in favour of family, business and school
BURNS LAKE, B.C. — The youngest mayor ever to be elected in British Columbia has resigned.
Luke Strimbold says in a statement that he has enjoyed the last five years as mayor of the Village of Burns Lake, but wants to further his schooling and spend more time with family.
Strimbold was just 21 in 2011 when he was elected mayor of the central B.C. community of about 2,000 residents, 200 kilometres west of Prince George.
He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that was due to expire in October, 2018.