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Councillors Paul Minhas and Daniel Fontaine are pleased to announce that childcare advocates Sharon Gregson and Adrienne Montani have both agreed to be panelists at their upcoming April 11th townhall forum. Sharon Gregson is the provincial spokesperson for the successful $10aDay Child Care campaign working with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC. She […]

SPECIAL STATEMENT BY COUNCILLORS DANIEL FONTAINE AND PAUL MINHAS “A leader … is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”-Nelson Mandela +++ New Westminster deserves so much better. What transpired yesterday in

WOW – What a Run!!!! I’d like to express my sincere gratitude for the overwhelming support, love and encouragement our NWP team has received from friends, family, volunteers, donors and community members. This was a team win and I’m proud of the positive campaign we ran. This clearly resonated with many people throughout New Westminster. 

Councillor Paul Minhas joins Councillor Daniel Fontaine in studio for the recording of Episode 11 of For the Record. They discuss key items from the January 22, 2023 Council meeting. This includes a range of reports and votes that took place on a variety of issues. A new feature “Bell or Buzzer” is launched and

We know you’re busy and may not be able to watch or attend regular council meetings so we thought you might like a bi-monthly recap to keep you abreast of New Westminster politics. Here’s a recap from our latest council meeting on Jan 8th. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP (DAY) Our workshop consisted of going through the capital

Coun. Paul Minhas co-hosted For the Record along with Coun. Daniel Fontaine as they reviewed some of the items discussed at New Westminster City Council on January 8th, 2024. There were a number of core civic topics discussed like pedestrian safety, recreational facilities, street light installations and more. They also spoke about a new costly

Dear Editor, This week we learned that our Mayor Patrick Johnstone travelled almost 12,000 kilometres from New Westminster to Dubai to attend the United Nations COP 28 Climate Change Convention. The mayor was accompanied by a New West City staff member who also attended the COP 28. See https://www.newwestrecord.ca/economy-law-politics/questions-swirl-over-new-west-mayors-trip-to-un-conference-in-dubai-8054358. On a number of occasions over

In December Mayor Patrick Johnstone was approached by a ‘third party organization’ and offered a free trip to Dubai, UAE, to discuss climate change with other politicians and environmentalists. The COP28 conference attracted over 90,000 in-person delegates and 3000 individuals who attended online – and carbon free. NWP City Councillors Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas

Councillors Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas brought forward a motion earlier this week to New West City Council asking that a process get started to undertake a governance review at Metro Vancouver. The goal of the motion was to establish a possible ballot question that would be part of the municipal elections in 2026. One

In his latest episode of For the Record, host Daniel Fontaine interviews “Philip” – he’s the game show contestant who become famous after appearing on the Price is Right and overbidding on a trip to New Westminster. Tourism New West launched a #findphilip campaign and once he was found they got to work using this