A never-ending construction project in New Westminster - Report Card

A never-ending construction project in New Westminster - Report Card

Excerpt from the original article published in the Vancouver Sun:

A newly formed coalition, which includes the District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), is pleased the board is seeking public input but has sent an open letter to trustees indicating that its members expect answers to a lot of questions.

Here is the list of people the coalition wants to hear from at the Tuesday meeting (taken directly from its letter):

- The regulator of cemeteries, to speak to what can and can’t be done on a de-commissioned graveyard.

- Golder and Associates, to answer geotechnical questions about site buildability and anthropological issues.

- Jim Wolf, to speak to the history of the site.

- A provincial government representative, to talk about regulations and expectations around school construction.

- Staff members from the city, including the heads of Development Services, Engineering, Parks Culture and Recreation and Traffic Planning, plus the City Manager.

Should these people be unavailable, we request the presence of their deputies or at least access to the unredacted documents they produced in coming to their conclusions.

We understand that meetings between the City and School District staffers have been taking place over the past few weeks. We look forward to hearing a full report at the Information Session on any developments that have arisen from these meetings. Further, we respectfully suggest formal recognition and inclusion of this coalition in future discussions related to this site.

The letter is signed by Margot Barton from the DPAC executive; Don Ellam, DPAC capital project subcommittee; Jessica Schneider, Massey Theatre Society; Shawn Cody, Royal City Youth Soccer, and Casey Lazecki, Royal City Track and Field Club.

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at Century House.