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Ka-boom: The Hyack Anvil Battery continued its longstanding tradition of holding a 21-anvil salute in honour of Queen Victoria, the monarch who gave the Royal City its name, on Victoria Day, May 19. The salute was held once again at Queen’s Park Stadium.
Quayside tower plans changed BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com
A future development on the waterfront is removing rental units so it can address a variety of community concerns. Bev Grieve, the city’s director of development services, said the developer of 1000 Quayside Dr. has made a number of “very positive” changes to the project to address concerns of council, staff and the community. Changes to the proposed development at 1000 Quayside Dr. include removing two storeys of the above-ground parking podi-
um by putting some parking underground and changing the massing of the buildings so lower buildings are closer to existing residences on 10th Street. In addition, the applicant has also eliminated 50 proposed rental units in the development to make other components of the project work. Staff aren’t concerned about the removal of rental units from the buildings because more than a thousand other rental units are currently proposed in the downtown. Jackie Teed, the city’s manager of planning, said one of the proposed towers has
been reduced by five storeys, which helps create a stepped feeling toward the existing lowrise development on 10th Street. The development would include 23and 28-storey towers and ground-oriented townhomes facing 10th Street, as well as at-grade commercial space and a pedestrian linkage between the McInnis overpass and the waterfront. In total, 528 units are proposed in the development. Grieve said the developers have spent a considerable amount of time addressing urban design of the podium. She said it
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New Westminster schools will be behind picket lines on Monday, May 26 as part of a four-day rotating strike by the teachers’ union. “We started with low-level actions, but we were clear from the start that we would move to the next stage if necessary,” said B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker Tuesday, when he announced the rotating strikes as part of Stage 2 of job action. On May 16, the provincial government threatened to cut teachers’ pay by five per cent if a new contract agreement is not reached before school summer vacation begins. The one-day strike action will hit different regions on each of the four days starting Monday. New Westminster is part of the first day of action along with Vancouver and 14 other districts. “We are disappointed,” said, John Gaiptman, New Westminister superintendent of schools.“Because we won’t have proper supervision, we are going to be asking parents to keep their sons and daughters home (Monday).” Gaiptman said the district is hopeful there can be some resolution. “The plan from the school district’s point of view is that we are keeping our fingers crossed that at the provincial table that they can come to an agreement that is
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