This story picked up some regional media, and I was asked to comment. As is common and necessary, my lengthy thoughts were edited for a short TV news bit, so I wanted to expand on the discussion publicly, as there are a lot of details in this story that are relevant to how we do […]

Apologies to regular readers (Hi Mom!) for being so late at getting this Council report out. It has been a hectic week, with lots of exciting things going on, some big and public, some more about ongoing conversations that are just starting to see public news release, or aren’t ready for new release yet. It’s […]

I could have sworn I already wrote this post, but looking through the archives, I apparently never did! It is the long-awaited follow up to this post, where I reported on the results of the 2017 TransLink Trip Diary and what is says about how New Westies get around. The Trip Diary (2023 results here) […]

This week’s Council meeting was relatively short one, with a shortish Agenda that started with a less-common-these-days Public Hearing: Heritage Revitalization Agreement (1121 Eighth Avenue) Bylaw No.8550, 2026 Heritage Designation (1121 Eighth Avenue) Bylaw No. 8551, 2026 The owner of this property in the Moody Park neighbourhood want to build a new house and a […]

Today is International Women’s Day, and it always feel weird to be “Mayorsplaining” the experience of women and girls to the majority of the City who are not cis guys. Especially as I am surrounded by so many smart, strong, and bold women who are leading in New Westminster. So I’ll take this opportunity to […]

This is a blog. A dying media, but indulge me. I this in 2010 when blogging was something people did. I started writing about things going on in New Westminster and my volunteer work with the New West Environmental Partners under the title “GreenNewWest”. I then realized this was probably confusing to people because I […]