Holiday weekends are when working families have precious time to be active with their children.
I was once again disappointed to find that the Queen’s Park Sportsplex and Moody Park Arena (except for lacrosse) were closed all four days of this Easter weekend. Why close our premier facilities, when individuals and families have time to attend?
Programs such as gymnastics, skating, play groups such as Motoring Munchkins, are perfect for families to enjoy together.
In their place are a few special one-off programs, and even these are for short hours. Each program is offered for two or two separate hour-long time slots and they filled up extremely fast.
At the very least, why not double the number of time slots? I am absolutely sure that part-time staff and volunteers would love the chance at extra work hours. And since some activities were full with days, there\’s obviously a demand.
Programming for working families with children is sorely lacking in New Westminster (especially the West End) and could be so easily remedied. This needs attention.
Vicki Von Zuben, New Westminster
This opinion piece was first published in the New West Record online on April 15.