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 🌧️ New West Weather - Just Rain 🌧️ 

 Rain joke of the day - What did one raindrop say as it ran off the road? 🛣️ 

(answer at the bottom of the newsletter)

🗓️ New West Events - a few events to choose from!

🕵️‍♂️ New West Local News - Book Fair + Chamber Lunch & Learn HR

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November 13, 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

 🥼 Young Scientist – 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Nov 13 - Dec 18)

 💃 A Wig-Flipping Wing-Ding – 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

 📖 In their Words with Ruth Kozak – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

 👦👧 Connect Youth (13+) – 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

 ❓️ Trivia Night at Georgie's Local  – 7:00 PM

November 14, 2024

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

 👩‍💼 Resilient Women In Business  – 10:30 AM

 🧒 Improv Children – 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM (Nov 14 - Dec 12)

 🖌️ Kid Koala's Music to Draw To – 7:00 PM

 🎙️ Karaoke Night at Georgie's – 7:00 PM

 🎙️ Colossal Thursdays Karaoke at The Terminal Pub – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

 ⛑️ Emergency Preparedness Workshop – 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM

November 15, 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

 🤖 Animation Works with Jeff Chiba Stearns – 4:30 PM

 🎲 Friendsday Night Board Games – Doors open at 6:00 PM

 🧘‍♀️ The Centre for a Full Moon Sound Bath led by Laura O’Reilly – 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

 💃 Flow with MS – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

 💃 Solo Swing Dancing Workshop – 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

 🧒 Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall – 7:30 PM

 🕺 Secret Balboa Social – 8:00 PM to 9:45 PM

 🎸 Live Music at The Terminal - Mike Van Eyes – 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM

 🎷 Trichy Sankaran – Anvil Theatre

 📚️ Shop the Herbert Spencer Elementary Book Fair Online for Holiday Gifts and School Support

Herbert Spencer Elementary School is inviting families to grow their home libraries and support literacy through an online book fair in partnership with Kinder Books. Running exclusively online, the fair allows families to shop for carefully curated children’s books, including popular favorites that make perfect holiday gifts.

By using the code HSESBF during checkout, orders can be shipped directly to the school at no extra cost, ready for easy pickup. Additionally, 10% of all sales will be returned to the school as store credit to expand the library’s offerings for students.

Kinder Books, located at the River Market in New Westminster Quay, is well-loved for its handpicked selection of children’s books and regular community events. This partnership aims to encourage young readers while also giving back to the school community.

 📢 New Chamber Lunch and Learn to Spotlight Data-Driven and Inclusive Hiring Practices

The New Westminster Chamber’s upcoming “Innovative HR Solutions Lunch and Learn” event will spotlight effective hiring strategies for today’s diverse workforce, featuring two insightful panel discussions. One of the key panels includes speakers from Kinsight, a local organization focused on community inclusion and employment support.

Speakers include:

• Cathy Anthony, Community Engagement Coordinator

• Tina Dam, MentorAbility Hub Coordinator

• Lauren Stead, LIFE Program Coordinator

• Jeanette Carriere, Employment Services Representative

• Heidi Maddrell, Community Development expert and panel moderator

Topics covered will explore how data-driven decisions, team diversity, and inclusive hiring can ease hiring challenges faced by small businesses. Attendees will gain valuable tools for improving recruitment and retention, and learn how diversity in hiring can benefit workplace culture and productivity.

Tickets are available for $20 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members, with discounted tickets for those who need them. The registration deadline is November 18, 2024. For more details or to register, contact [email protected]. 

⛈️ Rain Joke of the Day 🌧️ 

💧 What did one raindrop say as it ran off the road? 💧 

Answer:  🌈 This is a grate day.

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