I’m always searching for licensed places in New Westminster to fulfill roles in my life. I hang out at the Heritage Grill with some regularity because I like live music. I have spent more than one evening at the Terminal Pub because I want to watch a game. I have stopped in at Frankie G’s once or twice for trivia. My soccer team has been hitting the Dublin Castle after practices. And sometimes I want to go somewhere dark and quiet, with comfy chairs, a decent wine list, a pretty …

Do you know how many fines I’ve racked up at the New Westminster Public Library this year? I don’t either. I’m sure I could find out, but it would be a number that would shame me to see. I love the library, but my book bag is bigger than my free time.

Jen checks out Kids in Motion, a Creative Arts Studio for 0-8 year olds in Sapperton run by Natasha Young.

Can the North Fraser Perimeter Road, creating a four lane truck route through New Westminster even be built? Let’s examine the feasibility of the City’s mitigation wish list.

Making the decision to run for municipal office, be it council, school board or mayor, is not an easy decision to make. Our elected municipal officials give many hours of their time to do a job that is often not recognized or valued by the public. This is time that is taken away from family relationships. It is often also challenging for a person to juggle a career and their involvement in municipal politics. One has to balance a career and elected office as you can’t survive in this city on a councillor or school trustee’s financial remuneration. These were some of the things I, along with my family, had to consider before we made the decision that I would run for council in 2008.

Last week the main swimming pool at Canada Games Pool was shut down for two days to repair a broken pipe. The pool was half emptied and swimming lessons and public swims were cancelled for two days. Does it need a major upgrade?

We won; we stopped the flood gates of the United Boulevard Extension from opening and releasing the hordes of new commuter traffic on to already chocked New Westminster streets. Or did we?

The Clean Bin Project started as a blog about a friendly competition between some roommates to produce no garbage. The Project has a great blog that is still ongoing even after the initial year is finished, and has evolved into a must-see comedic documentary about our impact on the fragile rock we call Earth. Here’s the trailer:
The Clean Bin Project – Trailer from Grant Baldwin Videography on Vimeo.
This is an amazing film and it’s coming to it’s first ever screening in New Westminster on Saturday February 5th as part …