Paul Lambert launches bid to become Port Moody mayor

Business consultant and former federal Conservative candidate Paul Lambert is making a push for the mayor’s chair.

Lambert announced his candidacy earlier this week and presented himself as a middle ground on development.

In a campaign video, Lambert described Mayor Meghan Lahti as being financially backed by big developers and supporting: “over-development.” Conversely, he characterized city councillor and mayoralty candidate Haven Lurbiecki as anti-development, and: “opposed to almost everything the past four years.”

While stating that he wouldn’t take campaign donations from developers, Lambert emphasized that he was not anti-development.

“I support a more balanced approach to housing that meets the needs of our community with larger, livable units and more townhouses for families,” he stated.

To deal with traffic problems, Lambert has proposed a third eastbound lane on St. Johns Street and a second eastbound lane on Murray Street. Both lanes would be open during rush hour and serve as parking spots the rest of the day.

In 2025, Lambert ran as a Conservative candidate in Port Moody-Coquitlam, touting the need to make significant changes to Canada’s immigration and criminal justice systems.

Lambert narrowly lost to Liberal candidate Zoe Royer.

Lambert also ran twice for Coquitlam city council.