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Snow hits city budget Theresa McManus
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The winter’s snowfall is taking its toll on Royal City roads and the city’s budget. Colleen Ponzini, the city’s manager of financial services, said the city has spent about $400,000 more than anticipated for snow removal in the 2016 budget, but there have been savings in other areas, so the city is on track to have a slight surplus for the year. She said the engineering department may have to reassess its 2017 work plan as a result of the recent snowfalls. “Our roads are getting pretty beaten up,” noted Coun. Patrick Johnstone. “There is a lot of damage done by both the snow and the snow removal.” Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering, said the city has allocated about $3.6 million to this year’s Continued on page 10
A TASTE FOR WINTER Three-year-old Ourigan Fletcher likes the taste of the freshly fallen snow on the waterfront. But the snow has been less kind to the city’s budget, with the city running $400,000 over budget for snow removal so far. It all looks set to change soon, though: This weekend’s forecast calls for a chance of showers on Saturday and Sunday and mostly sun on Family Day Monday. Temperatures will hover between 2 and 7 C. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
CITY APPROVES NEW HERITAGE REVITALIZATION DEAL
Plans blend heritage with new development Theresa McManus
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Two developments in the Brow of the Hill could be a sign of things to come in New Westminster. New Westminster city
council has approved an official community plan amendment and a heritage revitalization agreement for 612 to 618 Brantford St., where the applicant is proposing to build a sixstorey, wood-frame, mul-
ti-unit building and restore the 1890 Fulton/Thompson house on the site.While an area resident suggested the house appears to have little heritage value other than its age, council voted unanimously in favour of the pro-
ject. “I think it is very important that we leverage protection of heritage in redevelopment or new developments,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “It is a really positive tool that we
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