How a reluctant politician with no political aspiration became mayor.

Mayor Sid Tobias MSM, CD, MA was first elected as the Mayor of View Royal in 2022. He is View Royal’s fifth Mayor. Mayor Tobias serves as chair to the Finance and Administration Committee for the Town's Committee of the Whole. He is the Town's representative to the Capital Regional District's Board, Hospital Board, and Housing Trust Fund Commission. He also serves as the Town's liaison to the Capital Region Housing Corporation Board, Westshore Chamber of Commerce, Westshore Policing Advisory Committee, and the Te'Mexw Treaty Advisory Committee. Prior to being elected, Mayor Tobias served on the Town's Planning and Development Advisory Committee in 2015 and was nominated Chair in 2016.

Mayor Tobias served in the Royal Canadian Navy for over 24 years retiring as a Chief Petty Officer First Class Naval Combat Information Operator. 

He is a graduate of Royal Roads University with a Master of Learning and Technology (MALT) and a Graduate Diploma in Knowledge Management. Mayor Tobias continues to work and research applications of complexity theory, decision-making and continuous improvement.

Mayor Sid Tobias can address Housing, Public Engagement, View Royal being named the best city in Canada for an entrepreneur to live, but really enjoys sharing how he,  as a "reluctant politician with no political aspirations"  believes that View Royal is a gem because of its natural beauty and the sense of neighbourhood and community made up of residents who are passionate about living there.