The Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council is pushing the province to commit to more funding for transportation now that the BC NDP has been re-elected.

At a meeting Thursday, President Brad West said funding must be available by April 30, 2025 to “avoid a doomsday scenario of significant cuts and reductions to services across the region.”

North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan asked Sara Ross, TransLink vice-president of transportation, policy and planning, if an agreement would be signed by then.

Ross said that’s the goal, but “it’s currently unclear if we’ll be able to complete it.”

The mayoral council said that if new funding solutions are not implemented by then, TransLink will not be able to maintain current services beyond January 2026.

Malcolm Brodie, the group’s vice president, said if cuts come, they will be dramatic.

“Some cities are going to lose a significant amount of their bus transportation, including the SkyTrain and Canada Line; there will be cuts to those lines,” he said.

TransLink faces an annual deficit of $600 million.

The council of mayors is asking upper levels of government for $2.9 billion a year to put toward a 10-year expansion project.

Brodie said he wants to meet with the province immediately.

“This has real consequences if we can’t all sit down at the table and resolve something in the immediate future,” he said.

The NDP said it is currently working to form a new cabinet. Once this is determined, a meeting will be held with the council of mayors.