3rd Annual New West Doc Fest - Oct 23,24,25

The third annual New West Doc Fest is this week! There will be films, short films, comedy, live music, theatre, film makers and guest speakers!

A new venue, the Landmark Cinema 10 New Westminster, and a Free after Party at the Spud Shack Fry 

Company all adds up to New Westminster event not to be missed!

Buy your tickets now online! 

For more information visit the website NewWestDocFest

DocFest 2012! October 19th and 20th

Sapperton Day 2011

Sapperton Day 2011 will be held on Sunday June 12th.

The 400 block of Columbia street will be closed to traffic to host this annual festival. There will be a pancake breakfast, street performers, merchants and community groups.

I look forward to seeing New Westminster 30 minute hit, as I just joined this gym and I am really loving it. The New Westminster Environmental Partners will be there with The Royal City Farmers Market, Explore a Green World will have a table with some eco-crafts for the kids, there will be face painting and no doubt a bouncy castle for the little ones. St. Mary's Anglican Church will also be there and will have some information about their community garden, and The New Westminster Community Gardening Society.

Cap's Bicycle Shop will have the penny farthing bikes, and other mainstays of the day will be back to celebrate life in Sapperton. Last year Graze Market even supplied the grass fed sausages for the breakfast, and Starbucks provided the coffee.

I hope the sustainability issues have been taken into consideration, as we now have food waste composting available in New Westminster we can be composting and reducing our impact during this community event.

3rd UBE Translink Workshop Tonight!

Traffic affects everyone who lives in a city. In New Westminster traffic is a major issue. Do we need more highways or can we move towards a better public transit system? Streamline the existing infrastructure and create a sustainable future?

Tonight we have an opportunity to have our voices heard and to tell Translink about what direction we want to move our city towards. Come out and have your say!

http://www.translink.ca/en/Be-Part-of-the-Plan/Public-Consultation/Sapperton-United-Blvd-Extension.aspx

Discuss initial concepts based on Phase 1

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sapperton Pensioners Hall
318 Keary Street, New Westminster

UBE Open house Phase 1

New Westminster, a relatively small city, with some big city issues.

This week Translink is hosting the second of a series of five workshops designed to listen to the public and gain support for the UBE (United Boulevard Extension)

Last December Translink held a few open house discussions on the same topic. Hundreds of local residents turned out to give an opinion. Since I live in Sapperton, the proposed neighbourhood to inherit the new highway extension I also attended some of these meetings.

The opinions as to what the future of transportation in New Westminster should look like differ greatly depending on who you ask.

One thing is certain, there are a lot of drivers in this city and many thousands more travel through New West on their way to other destinations.
This city is a transportation hub, with major traffic on many local streets, a busy truck route, railways, public buses and Skytrain, river transport, huge bridges, bike trails and even some walking paths.

What we want for this city and how to move people and products to and through New Westminster is up for debate, so attend one or more of these meetings and add your voice to the conversation.

Phase 1: Community Concerns and Ideas Workshops

Share your transportation concerns

Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:30 a.m. to noon

Sapperton Pensioners Hall

318 Keary Street, New Westminster

Share your ideas on the solutions

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sapperton Pensioners Hall