Revitalizing downtown, active transportation, public transit, and climate change are all top of mind
Shashi Bhat's The Most Precious Substance on Earth is nominated in the fiction category
They're from a collaborative project by the Union Gospel Mission
The event runs Friday to Sunday
Ken Armstrong pledges slate will come back strong in 2026
Daniel Fontaine calls Saturday night's election a 'David and Goliath' battle
Amanda Quill and the Coldspotters look at stories from the city in their 'Ghosts of New Westminster' tours
Johnstone, New West Progressives Ken Armstrong separated by about 1,400 votes
Two New West Progressives were also elected
Chuck Puchmayr, an independent, ran against progressive slate Community First's Patrick Johnstone and centre-right slate Progressives' Ken Armstrong
All of its slate's candidates were successful, while just one of three Progressives candidates was elected
New West mayoral candidates talk economic development, retail strategy, and downtown livability
