Councillor Paul Minhas discusses key items from the January 22, 2023 Council meeting. We discuss a range of reports and votes that took place on a variety of issues. A new feature "Bell or Buzzer" is launched and you'll want to hear how Coun. Minhas fared! Some of the topics include the proposed 7.7% property tax increase, the "Dubai Debacle", recovery houses, thumbs down for a new Finance and Audit Committee, Lower 12th Street development, E-bike share, resident association budget increases...

Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis discusses the need for a "Snow Summit" and better preparation in Metro Vancouver when it comes to dealing with snow events. What is holding us back? Why is there such a lack of interest in hearing from the subject-matter experts? Annis provides her perspective on this issue as well as an overview of how new provincial legislation will impact Surrey's future housing developments. This edition also includes clips from interviews host Daniel Fontaine did with...

Coun. Paul Minhas is my special guest as we review some of the items discussed at New Westminster City Council on January 8th, 2024. There were a number of core civic topics discussed like pedestrian safety, recreational facilities, street light installations and more. We also spoke about a new costly mushroom wall being planned to replace the Queen's Park Petting Zoo which has been permanently shut down. The Mayor's recent all expense paid trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to attend a...

For the Record sat down with first-term ABC Vancouver City Councillor Mike Klassen to talk city politics. Our discussion covered a number of interesting topic areas. How will the October 2024 provincial election be impacted by civic issues originating in the Metro Vancouver area? What issues do we both feel will make headlines in Vancouver and New Westminster in 2024? We have a look ahead in our political crystal ball to see what might be shaping civic politics in our respective cities and...

In this episode host Daniel Fontaine interviews "Philip" - he's the game show contestant who become famous after appearing on the Price is Right and overbidding on a trip to New Westminster. Tourism New West launched a #findphilip campaign and once he was found they got to work using this as a great opportunity to promote our city. Philip is now back in Arizona and in this podcast he reflects back on his recent trip to the Royal City. For the Record also interviews Allan De Genova, the man...

Our political pundit panel is back to rank the top 5 issues that made news in the Royal City in 2023 when it came to our city and school board. Special guests include New Westminster Councillor Paul Minhas, School Trustee Danielle Connelly and Trustee Candidate Kathleen Carlsen. Property taxes, homelessness and the Dee Beattie affair all make the top 5, but where do they rank? You'll have to download the podcast to learn more.

In this episode, my special political pundit panel have a look back at what they consider were some of the top stories of 2023 when it comes to municipal and school district issues. In Part 1 of this podcast we begin to countdown the top 10 stories that we feel are noteworthy for this year for a variety of different reasons. According to my guests, there were no shortage of stories to choose from! The panels consists of New Westminster Councillor Paul Minhas, Trustee Danielle Connelly and...

Well known political commentator Bill Tieleman appears on For the Record to talk densifcation, Surrey Police Service, the need for public hearings, building city budgets and why Metro Vancouver should be modernizing its governance structure. Bill also talks about why "we might be on the road to hell'. Tieleman has been politically active for decades and is a life-long member of the NDP. He truly has a unique perspective on politics and you'll want to download this podcast to hear what he has...

In this podcast I sit down at Waves Coffee on Columbia Street with intrepid former journalist Ria Renouf. We talk about her genuine interest in city politics and how this might - one day - translate into a run for Mayor of the Royal City. Ria discusses the role a pizza played when it came to breaking a province-wide story about the resignation of former Community First School Trustee Dee Beattie. We also get to play Ria Rapid Round and find out which politician she'd most like to have dinner...

It all started with a fake Twitter account set up by a local civic politician in New Westminster. After a bit of sleuthing by a couple of local parents, it led to a resignation. Now we're about to invest a significant amount of School District dollars to undertake a by-election. In this episode, we sit down with trustee candidate Kathleen Carlsen to find out why she thinks Community First 'needs a time out' in the upcoming by-election. We also learn some interesting details about Carlsen's...

City Councillor Daniel Fontaine welcomes fellow New Westminster City Councillor Paul Minhas to the inaugural podcast of For the Record. They discuss a number of topics including oil spills in the Fraser River, citizen assemblies, train whistle cessation, crime and safety, the elimination of the Royal City moniker and the Snow Summit plus much, much more! Tune in today.