If a staff recommendation is passed on Monday, November 18th, the days of elected officials being able to introduce at least one motion per meeting will be gone. The new rules which could take effect in 2025 would limit opposition councillors (and other councillors too) to a maximum of 5 motions per year. Will this […]
New Westminster (November 12, 2024): NWP City Councillor Daniel Fontaine has submitted a motion to Council calling for its support of limiting the location and overall number of vape shops within the city. If approved later this month, staff would report back to Council on the powers it has to restrict new vape shops in
In this special Remembrance Day edition of FTR, NWP Councillors Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas discuss a number of topics that generated headlines and water cooler chat in New West and beyond. The podcast starts off with a discussion on the New West Mayor’s Code of Conduct hearing at which his breach of the Community
This is the first official For the Record podcast co-hosted by Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas. That means a few production changes including rebranding “The Way I See It” to “The Way We See It” and some new cover art! First up on the podcast this week for discussion is the massive Columbia Square development
Patrick Johnstone ought to pay back funds or donate that amount to a local charity: Karima Budhwani, President, New West Progressives and former Council Candidate New Westminster, B.C. (October 30, 2024): The President of New West Progressives and former Council Candidate, Karima Budhwani, says City Council needs to ask Mayor Patrick Johnstone to pay back
Happy 1st Birthday FTR! That’s right, For the Record with Daniel Fontaine has turned one year old this week. How quickly one year flies by when you’re having fun. That gift wrapped box you see on the table conceals a BIG birthday surprise they’ve left to the end of the podcast. HINT: it has to
In this special edition of For the Record, we share with our listeners a number of media interviews conducted the week of October 21st with For the Record host Daniel Fontaine. The interviews focused on the recent atmospheric river and the retroactive pay hikes at Metro Vancouver. The interviews were broadcast on a number of
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This is a special Election Edition of For the Record with guest Coun. Paul Minhas. The podcast looks back at some of the campaign commitments made during the election that could have an impact on the streets, homes and business of New Westminster residents. Why did Richmond-Queensborough come out on top when it came to
Did the popular political podcast Hotel Pacifico just give a BIG shoutout to Queensborough? Did the hosts really link a $5M Conservative campaign commitment to upgrade Ryall Park to hospital closures in Merritt? How so? The podcast explores the reasons why provincial political parties are falling all over themselves to capture the hearts and minds
It’s another great episode of For the Record this week with special Guest Coun. Paul Minhas. Host Coun. Daniel Fontaine opens up the podcast with a discussion on an obscure utility set up in 2016 which is owned by New West taxpayers called BridgeNet. They discuss how it will bleed another $677,000 again this year.
