Richard Fong

This strategic plan for the City of New Westminster's Electric Utility establishes a framework for sustainable growth, enhanced reliability, and climate leadership. It focuses on five key strategic priorities: delivering essential community services, achieving operational excellence and customer service, ensuring financial sustainability, fostering innovation, and building strategic partnerships. The plan aims to align utility operations with the city's vision for a vibrant, resilient community and its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, positioning New Westminster as a leader in sustainable energy and climate equity.

The New Westminster Age-Friendly Strategy 2026 provides a comprehensive framework to support the diverse needs of older adults, reinforcing the vision of New Westminster as a community where older adults feel safe, supported, connected, and informed. The strategy is anchored in core principles of equity, reconciliation, diversity, and co-production, emphasizing autonomy, dignity, and visibility for all older adults. It outlines actions across key areas including outdoor spaces, transportation, emergency preparedness, community supports, food security, housing, involvement, social participation, and communication, informed by an equity lens and collaborative partnerships.

The meeting focused on a review of proposed interpretive signage for the Glen Brook Ravine project, with team members providing feedback on content, design, and placement. Additionally, the team discussed the future of the Youth Climate Leadership Team and received information regarding an upcoming meeting hosted by the Homegrown Pigeon Society. The session concluded with a project wrap-up involving the presentation of certificates and a team activity.

This 10-year strategic plan outlines a roadmap for guiding the planning and management of dog activity within the city of New Westminster. It focuses on several key areas: improving access to off-leash spaces, establishing different typologies such as park off-leash areas and dog parklets, and managing shared park use. The plan also addresses attracting and managing off-leash area use through enhanced amenities and effective dog waste management strategies, while fostering community stewardship and engagement. The overarching goal is to create inviting, safe, and diverse park experiences for all residents and their dogs.

This section of the New Westminster Official Community Plan outlines the city's policies and actions concerning energy, emissions, and climate change. It is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, with significant reductions by 2030, through key strategic policies. These policies include supporting a shift to sustainable transportation modes, encouraging retrofitting and requiring high energy efficiency and low carbon standards for buildings, pursuing energy conservation and local renewable energy systems, and preparing for and reducing the impacts and risks of climate change.