The Community Energy Association has recognized the City of New Westminster’s “people-centred” approach to dealing with extreme heat. At this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver, the Community Energy Association presented New Westminster with a Climate and Energy Action Award for its response to the threat extreme heat events pose to residents’ […]

Two City of New Westminster employees topped the $300,000 mark in remuneration in 2026. Each year, B.C. municipalities release a Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) report, which contains a variety of financial documents. That includes a report on remuneration of council members, a statement on severance agreements and a report on employee remuneration and expenses.  […]

The City of New Westminster has established an AI working group to tackle the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. City council recently received a report outlining the work staff have done to date on the development of appropriate AI usage guidelines and upcoming work.  The July 13 report said publicly available Generative AI (GenAI) […]