Prince George Mayor Simon Yu will not appear in front of the Engineers and Geoscientists Association of BC (EGBC) for Vancouver disciplinary hearing this week.
Yu, a structural engineer who registered in 1990, had been cited for professional misconduct last September and was to face a panel July 18 and Aug. 7-8.
He denies the allegations and has vowed to “vigorously defend” himself.
The EGBC website now lists the matter against Yu for dates “to be determined.”
Dave Pinton, EGBC’s associate director of communications, called the delay “strictly procedural,” but did not provide an estimate for the new schedule. EGBC publishes citations 30 days in advance of a hearing.
Yu is accused of committing professional misconduct contrary to a provincial statute, the Professional Governance Act, and for breaching the EGBC bylaws and code of ethics.
Yu supported a building permit application in 2021 to the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for an addition to an existing cabin at Cluculz Lake. But EGBC said he did not have sufficient geotechnical engineering expertise to deem a retaining wall and slope safe. He is also accused of failing to keep records of his work on the project.
“Any geotechnical engineer or structural engineer should be able to design a simple little wall like that based on the knowledge they have received in university,” Yu told The Citizen in June. “I have done third-, fourth- and fifth-year university (courses) on geotechnical studies.”
The 2022-elected Yu’s company is Simon and Co. Structural Engineers. His registration shows an Oct. 1-10, 2023 suspension for failure to comply with reporting requirements.
—with files from Colin Slark
