Including expenses, Coquitlam council was paid $1 million last year: financial report

Including expenses, Coquitlam council was paid $1 million last year: financial report A total of 138 Coquitlam employees earned at least $150,000 in 2025, including benefits and expenses. There were 144 Coquitlam employees who took home at least $150,000 in 2024, and 65 who were paid at least $150,000 in 2023. City councillors received a base salary of $84,699 along with $7,444 in taxable benefits in 2025. Mayor Richard Stewart was paid a salary of $212,467 with $13,592 in taxable benefits. Local news that matters to you No one covers the Tri-Cities like we do. But we need your help to keep our community journalism sustainable. Expenses, which cover the costs of attending conferences, ranged from $705 accrued by Couns. Steve Kim and Robert Mazzarolo, to $11,162 incurred by Stewart. Council expenses added up to a total of $47,011 last year. Salaries, benefits, and expenses for mayor and council added up to $1.01 million in 2025. Top salaries at city hall belonged to chief administrative officer Raul Allueva, who earned $424,000 in salary and benefits, general manager of engineering and public works Jamie Boan, who earned $340,000, and fire chief Jim Ogloff, who earned $342,000. Corporate taxpayers Four of the five biggest corporate taxpayers in Coquitlam own shopping centres. Pensionfund Realty Ltd., the owner of the Coquitlam Centre, faced the biggest bill, paying $6.2 million. The South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority paid the city $3.7 million on its parking lot and industrial property. Loblaw, Sun Life Assurance, and Pinetree Village Holdings all paid between $2.1 and $3.3 million on their shopping centres. Other notable property owners include Ikea, Lafarge, Great Canadian Gaming, and Onni Whiting Way Holdings Corp. Permissive tax exemptions The city allowed for approximately $2 million in permissive tax exemptions last year, ranging from $3,729 for the Talitha