Running for Mayor (incumbent)
Teunis Westbroek
Teunis Westbroek was Mayor of Qualicum Beach from 1999 to 2018, a councillor from 2018 to 2022, and has been Mayor again since October 2022. He is running for re-election on October 17, 2026.
Our fact checks of what he has said in this campaign, and what the public record shows about him in office: Town of Qualicum Beach records, court records and news reports, each linked on its page.
What we fact checked
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Mayor candidate
Teunis Westbroek Questionnaire
- Accurate × 5
- Misleading × 9
- Not verified × 1
He gets the smaller facts right: the focus areas, the wildfire plan, the events. On the big issues, like paying for Eaglecrest, he leaves out what the Town’s own records show.
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Mayor candidate
Teunis Westbroek Flyer
- Accurate × 4
- Misleading × 5
Mostly promises, and on several his record shows real work. But Eaglecrest kept growing, and on health care, housing and pickleball the flyer leaves out what the record shows.
His record in office
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2021–2023 · Lawsuit
Teunis Westbroek Defamation Lawsuit
Two businessmen sued him for saying they burned down their own grocery store. He apologized and settled for $130,000, paid by the Town’s insurer.
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2021 · Council censure
Teunis Westbroek Censure: Bullying and Harassment Records
Council censured him for asking staff to destroy records of a finding that he broke the Town’s Bullying and Harassment Policy. He apologized.