亚洲天堂 Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold announced Sept. 15, 2016 he was resigning from office effective immediately.

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Strimbold was first elected as a councillor during a by-election in late 2010. He he took office as mayor in 2011, holding the distinction of being the youngest mayor in British Columbia, and the second youngest mayor in Canada at the age of 21. He was re-elected as mayor in 2014.

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亚洲天堂 Lake council is expected to appoint a chief election officer during the next council meeting, on Sept. 28, 2016. The chief election officer will be responsible for setting a by-election date to elect the new mayor.

Sheryl Worthing, Chief Administrative Officer for the Village of 亚洲天堂 Lake, explained that if councillors choose to run for mayor, they have until Oct. 5, 2016 to resign as councillors. If councillors choose to run for mayor, they will no longer be a part of council until the by-election date.