The force will be with you at a Star Wars theme day at the Queensborough Community Centre.
The event, taking place on Sunday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., includes a movie marathon, crafts, games and concession. Costumes are optional, but it’s likely there will be a few Darth Vaders at the bash.
The Knights of Columbus are offering a family pancake breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. (prices range from $3 to $7), and snacks and supplies will be available for a small fee. Concession proceeds will go toward all-wheel park summer programs.
The Queensborough Community Centre is located at 920 Ewen Ave. For more information, call 604-525-7388.
Puchmayr for president
New Westminster city councillor and former MLA Chuck Puchmayr has been elected president.
Delegates at the Lower Mainland Local Government Association at the organization’s recent conference in Whistler elected Puchmayr as the group’s president.
“It’s a real honour to have the support of the delegates of the LMLGA,” Puchmayr said. “This organization has become a powerful voice for the constituents we represent and I look forward to continuing the important work before us.”
The Lower Mainland Local Government Association is one of five area associations of the Union of B.C. Municipalities and works to enhance local government services and promote the overall wellbeing of residents and association members.
Take a spin
Royal City residents can test drive a new Ford for free – and contribute to a local school.
KeyWest Ford New Westminster is holding a community test drive fundraiser on Saturday, May 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ecole John Robson School. It will donate $20 to the school’s parent advisory council for every test drive of a new Ford. Alternatively, people can donate $5 and take a ride in a vintage Bugatti.
The Community Test Drive fundraiser also features food, activities for the family, and a chance to meet former Vancouver Canucks goalie Kirk McLean from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Money raised will help pay for field trips, supplies and a playground at Qayqayt Elementary School.
For more information, email [email protected].
Parents protest
ACORN Canada chose Mother’s Day as the day to shine a spotlight on a provincial concern.
Single parents and ACORN members held a “poverty potluck” in front of the New Westminster social assistance office on Mother’s Day to demonstrate the need for the provincial government to stop clawing back child support payments from poor families. Parents, health and political officials spoke about the social determinants of health and about how this clawback negatively impacts low-income British Columbians.
The province currently requires people receiving income assistance to pay back any money they receive for child support. Parents say the policy negatively impacts their health because they can’t afford to buy healthy food.
