Now that the nomination period is over, we know who will be running for municipal public office in New Westminster in 2018. We have: 4 mayoral candidates (1 will be elected) 14 city council candidates (6 will be elected) 16 school trustee candidates (7 will be elected) New Westminster’s election isn’t as chaotic as Vancouver’s….
Astonishingly enough, I picked myself and card number 17 in the New West Elects 2018 Bingo contest, and astonishingly enough my platform has bus, Riverfront, Hyack, parks, and labour in it, so astonishingly I got a bingo! What do I win?
That’s right, I’m running! Without further ado, here’s my platform. I hope you vote for me for New Westminster City Council! Housing Housing is obviously the number one issue in New Westminster. There are people who would say yes to everything and people who are concerned about overdevelopment. Obviously the people who say yes are…
To help make the New Westminster election silly season even more silly, Cavanagh Productions (that’s the fancy name for me and my wife sitting around drinking and making shit up) have come up with a set of Bingo cards to help you laugh at… I mean laugh with candidates through this campaign season. Okay, Alice…
This is going to be a bit of a lengthy post on various thoughts I have on Queensborough and the recently passed Temporary Modular Housing project. On Yes In New West’s role Yes In New West is a loose group of New Westminster residents who came together a couple of years ago to push for…
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…