The Easter bunnies will soon be hopping back to Queen’s Park.
The City of New Westminster is once again holding the Easter in Queen’s Park event on Sunday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The annual Easter Sunday event features a variety of activities in the bandshell and Rainbow Playland, including family entertainment, children’s music and entertainers, crafts and face painting, a petting farm, visits from the police, fire and electrical departments – and photos with the Easter bunnies (with a suggested $2 donation).
For more information, call Queen’s Park Arenex at 604-777-5121 or visit www.newwestpcr.ca.
Douglas College focuses on food and energy
Douglas College is set to explore sustainable energy and food production at an upcoming event.
Along with Fortis B.C., the college is hosting a forum that focuses on the connection between sustainability in the energy sector and food production.
“Knowing that the food we eat is produced in a sustainable way – from the energy used to grow it to the reuse of waste products – is important to many people,” said Hazel Postma, associate vice-president of advancement and external relations at Douglas College. “Thanks to support from Fortis B.C., students are engaging other students and the public in dialogue around the use of alternate and sustainable energy, particularly the agricultural sector.”
The event gets underway on Friday, March 27 with a student-led dialogue session on sustainable energy and its connection to food production.
Anyone wishing to attend the session, which takes place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in room 4650, can register at Eventbrite.ca (search Sustainable Energy Dialogue.)
A panel forum on innovation in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture will take place on Tuesday, March 31 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in room 2201 at Douglas College.
Representatives from Fortis B.C., CH Four Biogas, Fraser Valley Biogas and the Douglas College Institute of Urban Ecology will speak at the Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability forum. Tickets are free and available through eventbrite.ca (search for Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability).
Pilot program for Parkinson’s
The Parkinson Society of British Columbia is aiming to bring more services and programming to people living with Parkinson’s – step by step.
The society is inviting New West residents to take part in a new pilot program that’s being offered in a number of communities, including New Westminster, from April 11 to July 4. Step by Step is a 12-week walking program aimed at incrementally improving the number of steps an individual takes per day.
Robyn Murrell, owner of Zhoosh Fitness Garage in New Westminster, is the local volunteer group leader, who will lead the weekly group walk in which participants will meet, socialize and motivate one another.
If you’re living with Parkinson’s disease or are a care-partner interested in participating in the local group, contact Robyn at 778-323-1465 or [email protected]. For more information about the Parkinson Society of B.C.s’ programs and services, contact Caroline Wigginsat [email protected] or 604-662-3240.
According to the society’s website, Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neuro-degenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease and affects both motor and non-motor functioning.
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