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LOCAL NEWS – LOCAL MATTERS
THURSDAY MARCH 31, 2016
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THE CHANGING CITY
Sharing has its benefits For NewWestminster millennials, car sharing is a way to have it all By Tanya Commisso
editorial@newwestrecord.ca
Giving up your personal vehicle in favour of car sharing is a way for millennials to “have it all,” according to a local car share co-operative. An Insights West survey recently found that 22 per cent of millennials in Metro Vancouver have relied on car-sharing services to get around during the past year. Seventy per cent of millennials polled in the online survey agreed that car sharing appears to be an attractive transportation option for their age group. “(Millennials) want, on some level, instant gratification, and they don’t want to compromise,” said Selena McLachlan, director of marketing for car share co-op, Modo. “Car sharing is a way to have it all, because you don’t have Continued on page 8
SHARE THE WHEELS Megan te Boekhorst with a Modo shared car at the New Westminster parkade. The young New Westminster resident is among the
millennials who are gravitating towards car sharing as a way to save money, help the environment and enjoy more choices in transportation. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
City parents plan protest at high school Cayley Dobie
cdobie@newwestrecord.ca
Rebuild New Westminster Secondary School – that’s what a group of parents wants. Last month’s letter from the New West school board to the Education Ministry about more delays in approving a new high
school was the final straw for parent Danielle Connelly. Connelly moved to the Royal City more than 14 years ago, and, at the time, she had heard a new high school was in the works. When it didn’t pan out, she thought nothing of it – she was young, newly engaged, and a new high school wasn’t going to be a concern for her until she had kids, right?
Connelly’s children are now in grades 4 and 6. Like other parents in the city, Connelly said she sat back for years waiting for a new high school only to be fed excuse after excuse. “We’ve been quiet for so long, I don’t know what will work, but sitting back quietly hasn’t worked,” she said. Connelly and a group of parents have
planned a rally for next Sunday, April 10. Residents are invited to join her at the high school and sign a petition calling on the provincial government to replace New Westminster Secondary now. “I think this is just an opportunity to come together as a community and rally to support the teachers and the students Continued on page 9
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