New Westminster, B.C. (Aug 21, 2024): It’s time for New Westminster to expand the popular and successful walking school bus program says Councillor Daniel Fontaine. A motion going to Council on Monday, August 26th, is calling for new and expanded long-term funding for the program as part of its 2025 budget process. “Launched in 2021 […]
In this week’s edition of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine, he explores the topic of whether big cities are ready for major fires. In the opening “The Way I See It” segment, Fontaine discusses the recent major fire in Vancouver’s westside and how we all dodged a bullet. Has climate change, warmer and drier
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NWP City Councillor Daniel Fontaine has submitted a motion for consideration by New Westminster Council that would pave the way for a lobbyist registry at city hall. Fontaine is also encouraging Metro Vancouver to undertake a similar initiative to help foster more openness and transparency within the regional government. “I think it’s long overdue for
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In this week’s edition of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine we explore what will be debated at New Westminster City Council over the coming weeks. Special guest Councillor Paul Minhas is in studio and he provides his unique perspectives into the issues of the day. The opening opinion piece “The Way I See It”
It’s the middle of summer but that doesn’t mean For the Record is taking a break. Councillor Daniel Fontaine has invited Councillor Paul MInhas back for this special “Long Weekend Edition” that you won’t want to miss. Some of the topics they touch upon include a kick off discussion regarding the City of New Westminster’s
It was another interesting week when it came to civic politics in the Metro Vancouver region. On the podcast today Coun. Daniel Fontaine covers a number of fascinating topics including recent revelations stemming from documents obtained by Global TV. It was reported that former Metro Vancouver Chair George Harvie billed Metro Vancouver taxpayers over $7,400
In this summer episode of For the Record, Coun. Paul Minhas joins host Coun. Daniel Fontaine and makes another appearance in studio to analyze the latest activities of New West city politicos. What do President Joe Biden and the New West Mayor have in common? Well, some say they may both soon have close allies
In Part II of their podcast coverage of the July 8th New West Council meeting, Coun. Fontaine and Minhas discuss a number of topics on the docket for the ‘mid-summer marathon’ session. Be sure to also check out Episode 36 for Part I of this two-part podcast. In this edition, special guest Coun. Paul Minhas
It was a jam-packed workshop and council meeting in New Westminster on July 8th. There is so much to unpack, that’s why Coun. Fontaine broke his podcast into two parts. Special guest Coun. Minhas is in studio and he provides his personal perspective on what transpired and why.A number of interesting topics came up for
MEDIA RELEASE: A group of councillors from five different Lower Mainland cities are calling upon Premier David Eby to immediately initiate a governance review of Metro Vancouver. They are also calling upon the Premier to formally support their calls for an independent audit of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant financial debacle – preferably by
