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[By Pat Johnstone | 18 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]

I promised an update on automated waste collection, and it is (almost) all good news! Council passed a motion on Monday that represents an improvement (from an environmental sustainability and solid-waste-diversion perspective) over the recommendation from staff presented to the Environmental Advisory Committee last week.

New Westminster, Schools »

[By Will Tomkinson | 14 Mar 2010 | 26 Comments | ]

The District Parents Advisory Council is on the warpath with a planned rally March 20 at City Hall and an online survey gathering opinions from New Westminsterites about our city’s school-building delays.

Environment, Issues, New Westminster »

[By Pat Johnstone | 14 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]

There is a lot happening on the trash front right now. The New Westminster Environmental Partners have been talking a lot of trash this year, as solid waste and it’s reduction, is one of our key initiatives for 2010. Trash is timely right now, with all the recent talk of Cache Creek Landfill limits, waste-to-energy plants, and Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Challenge.

Environment, Issues, NW in the news, New Westminster »

[By Briana Tomkinson | 12 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]

Last year New Westminster had the unfortunate honour of being the Lower Mainland community with the fewest participants in Earth Hour 2009. For one hour, people all around the world turn out their lights in a symbolic gesture to show awareness that there are limits to the Earth’s resources. New West, however, said, “Meh.”

Environment, Events, Featured, Garden Nerd Series, Lifestyle, New Westminster »

[By Will Tomkinson | 9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Garden Nerd Series: Garden-grown food for a good cause.

Last year I started the spring growing season by attending an annual meet and greet event for Plant a Row, Grow a Row, an international organization that had local hubs in many communities. In short, gardeners are asked to produce just a bit more than they otherwise would plant, and donate the surplus to the local food bank.

Downtown, Issues, NW in the news, Parks »

[By Jen Arbo | 5 Mar 2010 | 9 Comments | ]
Westminster Pier Park Open House

I know some people out there aren’t on board with the City of New Westminster’s decision a while back to purchase the land along the waterfront of the Fraser River. But, like the Olympics, the decision was made, it’s inevitable, and you either have to quietly rage about it or just get on with trying to enjoy it.
Admittedly, I’ve always been one of the supporters of the decision to purchase the land and do something – anything – with it. I can’t stand looking at the wasteland that is that …

Lifestyle, New Westminster, Restaurants, Uptown »

[By Mojgan Fay | 3 Mar 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
What New Westminster inspires me to eat

Lately I’ve been thinking about how my surroundings inspire my food choices. Reading my way through the Canada Reads books inspired a date with bacon ice cream, a rise in my comfort food intake, and delight in a layered chocolate torte! But what about where we live? What effect does our city have on our food choices?

Arts & Culture, Events, New Westminster »

[By Trish Kinsey | 2 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]
Let’s get excited about French: Free French-Canadian film screening

I remember being in French class in highschool and not enjoying it. I thought it was such a waste of time since I wasn’t going to use it anyway. Now I have a 5 year-old daughter who is in French Immersion. I want to show her the value of learning another language, French in particular.

New Westminster, Parenting, Queensborough, Sapperton, Schools, West End »

[By Briana Tomkinson | 24 Feb 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Strong Start a haven for preschoolers (and their mums)

A few times a week, I pack the kids across town from our home in the West End to Strong Start over at McBride Elementary in Sapperton. Wesley love, love, LOVES to go to “school” and I love, love, LOVE that it’s both free and fun for all of us.

Vignettes »

[By Rob Jones | 23 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
All the lonely people

It’s not late, but it’s dark. There are two men near the 123 bus stop near 4th. They’re looking down the street, and whispering to each other. I think nothing of it, and keep going. And then, I see what it was that they may have been whispering about.