Overview

• Metro Vancouver’s board unanimously decided to suspend Peter Milburn’s independent cost-overrun review until its legal dispute with Acciona reaches trial in March 2027.
• Acciona Wastewater Solutions is suing the regional district for over CA$250 million in alleged wrongful termination damages while Metro Vancouver is countersuing for more than CA$1 billion.
• The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant’s budget has climbed from CA$700 million to roughly CA$3.86 billion and its completion date has slipped to 2030 as PCL Construction and AECOM lead ongoing work.
• Critics caution that an out-of-court settlement requiring non-disclosure agreements could permanently shield key findings on how costs escalated.
• North Shore homeowners face an additional CA$600 in annual property taxes for decades to cover the overruns, compared with about CA$150 for other regional households.