Cycling · Satire

Local family “totally fine” with light sentence for son’s killer

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The driver responsible for the 2017 crash that killed cyclist Kerry Hawkins and left three other people seriously injured has been handed a $1,750 fine. A provincial court judge also sentenced Emerson Sutton to a one-year driving ban for the devastating collision, which happened on Vancouver’s SW Marine Drive. Before sentencing, Hawkins’ friends and family… Continue reading Local family “totally fine” with light sentence for son’s killer

ACTBiPed

ACTBiPed Meeting Report for February 7, 2018

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Finally, a much-belated report from the ACTBiPed meeting on February 7, 2018! For those of you who aren’t familiar, ACTBiPed is New Westminster’s Advisory Committee for Transit, Bicycles and Pedestrians. From the city’s description: The goal of the ACTBiPed committee is to help integrate walking, cycling and transit use into the transportation system that is… Continue reading ACTBiPed Meeting Report for February 7, 2018

New Westminster · School Board

New West School District and the driver’s licence that isn’t ID

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When you register you child to be enrolled in the New Westminster School District, you need to supply some kind of proof that you actually live in New Westminster. This proof consists of two pieces of documentation. The first is one that shows some kind of tie to a piece of property located in New… Continue reading New West School District and the driver’s licence that isn’t ID

New Westminster

“Go back to where you came from”

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Yesterday a prominent New Westminster community member tweeted the following: #newwest Nothing worst than having people move to a city and try and rewrite its history. If you don’t like it #gobacktowhereyoucamefrom The tweet has since been deleted, but here’s a screenshot: It’s in reference to the recent suggested changes to the annual May Day… Continue reading “Go back to where you came from”

ACTBiPed Meeting Report for October 18, 2017
ACTBiPed · New Westminster

ACTBiPed Meeting Report for October 18, 2017

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Our official ACTBiPed meeting for October 18, 2017 was cancelled and replaced with a projects sub-committee meeting. Some people (myself included!) like to get into the details of transportation system designs, so to keep regular meetings from getting bogged down, we have these sub-committee meetings. At the October 18, 2017 meeting we took a dive… Continue reading ACTBiPed Meeting Report for October 18, 2017

Housing · New Westminster

Renovictions and Airbnb in New Westminster

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A couple of days ago the Queens Park Residents’ Association put out this plea for assistance on Facebook: At the AGM yesterday a couple of residents from Maple Manor Apartments (304 3rd Ave.) were invited to share their story. The apartment has new owners who have received a renovation permit and those still there will… Continue reading Renovictions and Airbnb in New Westminster

History · New Westminster · School Board

Take May Day out of the schools and into the community

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In New Westminster we have a May Day celebration that’s currently being put on by the school district. Elementary school children perform dances in Queen’s Park and a Royal Suite, made up of a boy and girl from each elementary school, is selected. Back in November 2015 the New Westminster Board of Education directed that… Continue reading Take May Day out of the schools and into the community

Housing · New Westminster

On Preserving Single-Family Homes in New Westminster

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There are five houses near the corner of Ash Street and Gloucester Street in New Westminster. Four of them were built in 1900 or earlier, making this one of the oldest cluster of houses in the city. The fifth was built in 1971. From building details it appears that the five (and possibly one other)… Continue reading On Preserving Single-Family Homes in New Westminster