PRINCE GEORGE – Former Mayor of Prince George Lyn Hall was honoured at Monday’s regular council meeting with the Freedom of the City.
Mayor Simon Yu said there was only one word to describe the man who has spent so many years in public office.
“Extraordinary.”
Hall was first elected in 2001 to the SD57 Board of Education, in 2011 Hall successfully ran for Council and further served two terms as Mayor of Prince George from 2014-2022.
Hall thanked his family for allowing him to spend so many years serving the community, adding he couldn’t do it without them.
The Community Charter includes provisions under section 158 that allow a Council to grant the award to a deserving recipient. In addition to Charter-defined benefits like eligibility to vote in an election for mayor or councillor and the ability to stand for election in the municipality (if the person is a Canadian citizen), the Freedom of the City policy passed by Council in 2005 also provides the following:
The Freedom of the City is a designation that is infrequently awarded and only with Council’s full support. The award is reflective of exceptional merit and public contribution.
