General Meeting, Wednesday, May 26, 2010

7:00 pm
Holy Trinity Cathedral – Lounge, Parish Hall
514 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster

On the Agenda

Speakers

Inspector Laurin Stenerson, New Westminster Police
Will bring us up to date on happenings with the NW Police, crime in the community, etc. He will also take questions from the floor.

Break for coffee and cookies / BBQ tickets
(Get your tickets early and avoid lineups -- $5 each.)

Other Items

• 10th Annual Barbecue and Street Festival, July 29
• Community Policing
• Markets (Farmers, Winter)
• Any matters you bring forward for discussion

The next meeting after this will be the AGM on September 23rd, 2010.

"AutoObesity" Presentation, May 13 at 7:30pm

New Westminster Environmental Partners and Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) present

"AutoObesity"
at the New Westminster Public Library, Plaskett Room
from 7:30 - 8:30 pm, Thursday, May 13, 2010

BEST’s Car Diet supports long-term behaviour change by helping people
lose the excess auto and fight car addiction, and in exchange receive a charitable tax receipt for the full value of the car and access to driving credits in the Co-op Auto Network, as well as other incentives.

Application for Liquor License Transfer

On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at 6:30 pm, the Advisory Planning Commission will be reviewing an application to transfer a liquor license from Lafflines Comedy Club, 401 Columbia Street to Lafflines at the Burr Theatre, 530 Columbia Street.

Feedback on the application is being solicited and written responses are encouraged to be sent by the Friday preceding the meeting. You may also attend the meeting, to be held in Committee Room #2 at City Hall.

For further information, please phone Development Services -- Planning at 604-527-4532.

31st Annual Heritage Homes Tour and Tea

Tickets for the 31st Annual Heritage Homes Tour and Tea on Sunday, May 30, are on sale now
at various locations.

There are 12 venues this year....including St. Aidan's Church celebrating its 100th birthday, a Massey Heights 1950s bungalow transformed into a modern day Arthur Erickson-esque home and a 1929 "mansion" at 431 Third Street..... Proceeds of the tour go the Heritage Foundation, Tourism New Westminster's walking brochure, "Doors of New Westminster" poster project and Queen's Park Healthcare Foundation. (Fundraising for Queen's Park Care Centre.)

Tickets are $35 each.

TICKET LOCATIONS:

Westminster Savings Credit Union
New Westminster Community Branch
601 Sixth Street
604 517-0100

GardenWorks at Mandeville
4746 SE Marine Drive
Burnaby
604 434-4111

GardenWorks at North Burnaby
6250 Lougheed Highway
Burnaby
604 299-0621

Irving House Museum Office
302 Royal Ave.
New Westminster
604 527-4640

Royal City Colours
700 12th Street
New Westminster
604 521-5209

Cadeaux Gifts & Home Embellishments
467 East Columbia Street
New Westminter
604 521-5269