NW Mayor Shifts Focus + Ethics Training

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 🌧️ New West Weather - Showers

 Rain joke of the day - What do books wear on a wet and rainy day? 

(answer at the bottom of the newsletter) 

🗓️ New West Events - Heading out to the pumpkin drop! 🎃 

🕵️‍♂️ New West Local News - Mayor Shifts Focus + Ethics Training

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November 02, 2024

 🚲️ Youth Cycle Express: $2 Drop-in for Youth – (ages 13-18) 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

 🕺 Saturday Dance Party at Georgie's – 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM

 🌂 Climate Solutions in a Day – 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM

 🎭️ Poetry Floodlight – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

 🎃 Pumpkin Drop – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

 🖼️ New West Craft – 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM River Market

November 03, 2024

 🏈 Sunday and Monday Night Football – at the Terminal Pub

 ♻️ Joy of Mending – 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

 👗 Sample Sale Fall 2024 – 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

 🎶 Sajjad Ali – 7:00 PM

 💮 Celebrate Diwali in Queensborough! – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

 🎲 New West Gaming: Kelly O'Bryans Board Games – 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM

November 04, 2024

 👪️ Family Playtime Drop in (Quayside) – 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

 👪️ Uptown Playtime Drop in (Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces) – 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

 🏈 Sunday and Monday Night Football – at the Terminal Pub

 🎙️ Begbie's Open Mic – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

 👰 Bridal Sample Sale 2024 – 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

 🧑‍💼 Mayor Johnstone Shifts Focus Back to Local Initiatives, Leaving Metro Vancouver Board

Mayor Patrick Johnstone of New Westminster has decided not to continue as the city’s representative on the Metro Vancouver board, aiming to refocus on local projects. The council will appoint a new member on November 4. Johnstone explained his decision, noting that Metro Vancouver responsibilities have become too time-consuming. He will remain involved in regional matters through the Mayor’s Committee and TransLink Mayors Council. The change coincides with Metro Vancouver’s new chair, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, considering committee adjustments. This move opens an opportunity for New Westminster’s council to bring new representation to the board..

Read the full story here.

 ⚖️ Ethics Commissioner Recommends Training for New Westminster Mayor After Dubai Trip

New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone will receive ethics training after an investigation into his C40-funded trip to COP28 in Dubai revealed an "inadvertent" breach of the city’s gift acceptance policy. Opposition councillors filed the complaint, arguing the trip contravened the provincial Community Charter. Ethics Commissioner Jennifer Devins concluded Johnstone’s actions stemmed from a good-faith oversight rather than intentional misconduct, recommending training on gift-related regulations for all council members. Johnstone has accepted the findings and supports the ethics training for himself and other councillors to strengthen governance understanding.

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