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Change leaves family in limbo New heritage home policy wasn’t in place when Johal family bought their 1937 Queen’s Park house By Theresa McManus
tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca
The Royal City hasn’t exactly rolled out the welcome mat for a family wanting to make a home for themselves in New West. Ravinder Johal and his family recently moved across the country from Oakville, Ont. to be closer to family, buying a house in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood in May 2016 and taking possession in August.They’ve determined the house “is not in livable condition” and doesn’t meet their family’s needs from a safety or financial perspective. “The house in a number of ways is unsafe,” Johal told council Oct. 3.
DIGGING IN: Volunteers Dijana Primorac, centre, seven-year-old Ava, right, and three-year-old Ivan plant a tree at TD Tree Day at Hume Park. The annual event is
organized by the folks at TD Bank. Last year, volunteers planted 49 trees and 169 shrubs. This year 20 people took part in the event and planted 300 trees. PHOTO JENNIFER
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High school consultations kick off Monday
By Cayley Dobie
cdobie@newwestrecord.ca
A moment many people in New Westminster have been waiting for is finally here. Starting Monday, the district will kick off consultations for the New West-
minster Secondary School replacement project. From Nov. 7 to Dec. 5, residents will be able to have their say on the new high school and learn more about the project. As part of the process, the school district has planned two open houses. Both are drop-in,
and no pre-registration is required. There are also two smallgroup meetings planned in November.To participate in these meetings, folks need to register ahead of time as space is limited.These meetings are expected to last about two hours.
Those who can’t make it to either event can provide feedback through a new website the district will unveil on Monday.There, people can download materials related to the project, including a discussion guide and feedback form. People can also send written sub-
missions by mail or call the district directly. NewWestminster’s muchanticipated high school replacement project was approved for funding by the provincial government in June. The $106.5-million project is expected to be com-
plete by fall 2019 and will house more than 1,900 Grade 9 to 12 students. The community has been calling for a new high school for decades, but because the existing school, which is really two schools, was Continued on page 8
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