In the first episode of 2025, hosts Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas wish everyone a happy new year! They also dive right into things with an opening interview with New West mortgage broker Jordan Kofsky. Will interest rates climb or fall? Should you choose a closed or open mortgage? How is supply and demand impacting […]
What story made number one? Was it the Mayor’s Code of Conduct violation for accepting a free gift of a trip to Dubai including business class tickets and a luxury stay at the Waldorf Astoria? Or was it the decision by Council to rationalize spending thousands of tax dollars on a new mushroom wall and
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It’s time for you to vote! No, not for the civic election. It’s time to vote for the top 10 civic stories of 2024! The results will be made public on For the Record with Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas during their final podcast of 2024. Which of these issues in your opinion ranked the
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It’s the almost last new podcast of 2024 – and it’s packed once again with the the hottest topics generating headlines in New West and beyond. Tune in to hear a number of great topics discussed including the recent announcement that Council has a approved a notional 7.6% property tax hike in 2025. What does
Are you struggling to access adequate recreation programs in New West? What would you like city hall to focus on when it comes to future investments in new public amenities in our city? Do you want a new downtown library? Do you want more artificial turf fields? New West is a growing city, but way
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As we countdown to the Christmas holidays, there is no shortage of civic topics to discuss in New Westminster. This week the podcast starts off with a conversation between CKNW’s Jas Johal and Daniel Fontaine. The topic is Metro Vancouver and an opinion piece co-authored by Fontaine and city councillors Paul Minhas, Kash Heed and
A first for the podcast this week! They have not one, but two special guests who make an appearance on For the Record. Their first guest is Erica Wong who is once again organizing the special Queensborough Firehall Lighting Ceremony. Erica talks about her involvement with this special community event which is taking place on
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
