Name Brian Mayes | ||
Brian Mayes is a Winnipeg city councillor for the St. Vital ward. He was elected to the position on November 26, 2011, winning by 3,623 votes, following the resignation of Gord Steeves. Mayes grew up in St. Vital and graduated from Dakota Collegiate before earning a bachelor's in public administration from Carlton University, and a master's degree in industrial relations and a law degree from the University of Toronto. A former school trustee, he currently resides in the St. Vital Ward with his wife, Dr. Alison Marshall a Professor at Brandon University, and author of The Way of the Bachelor: Early Chinese Settlement in Manitoba (2011), and Cultivating Connections: The Making of Chinese Prairie Canada (2014) both with UBC Press.
In January 2013, Councillor Brian Mayes was appointed to the executive policy committee. During Mayes’s term of office, he has supported the construction of a new duck pond pavilion at St. Vital park, over 2 million dollars in scheduled renovations for the St. Vital library, and a 3 million dollar plus upgrade to the outdoor St. Vital Centennial pool.
Mayes was re-elected as St. Vital City Councillor on October 22, 2014. He was re-appointed to the Executive Policy Committee in November, 2014 by Mayor Brian Bowman. Mayes is Chair of City Council's Standing Committee on Downtown Development, Heritage and Riverbank Management.