New Westminster Record November 7 2019

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CLEANING UP: Local Beaver Cooper and Gary Carlson clean up the marker of a veteran at Fraser Cemetery on Sunday before Remembrance Day. Read more on page 22.

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Council passes 7 steps to address climate change Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

It’s not business as usual in the City of New Westminster. On Monday, city council endorsed a climate action framework for the city’s 2020 budget process, which aims to move the city toward a zero carbon future. One aspect of this plan would see the city prioritizing climate emergency initiatives over nonclimate-related priorities in the

five-year financial plan, including reallocation of capital where necessary. Council also endorsed “seven bold steps” to be taken by the city in response to the climate emergency.These initiatives (see sidebar on P. 3) move the city toward meeting the greenhouse gas targets set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. “It’s not business as usual any longer,” said Lisa Spitale, the city’s chief administrative officer. “Our

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other cities in the Lower Mainland will be looking at these seven aspirational bold moves that you have set and laid out.” New West resident Christopher Bell said the city needs to implement a meaningful consultation process regarding the financial plan, so it can fully explain the dramatic shifts in spending the city may be introducing to meet its climate change commitments. “The people who are paying the taxes have to have an understand-

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