The Sapperton Pensioners Association is helping citizens reflect on the need to be safe.
The association is hosting a Reflecting for Safety forum on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Representatives from the New Westminster Police Department, Transit Police, New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services, ICBC, the City of New Westminster and others will attend the forum and present information aimed at keeping pedestrians safe.
Vic Leach got to work planning the event after hearing fellow association member Freda Lambert discuss how she almost got hit by a car while crossing a street in Sapperton.
According to Leach, people aged 65 and older account for 38 per cent of pedestrian fatalities in British Columbia, while only representing 16.3 per cent of the total population. He said 62 per cent of pedestrian fatalities are people aged 50 and older.
The aim of the forum is to present residents with information that will help them be safer on the streets at night.
“We invite them to come,” he said. “They will get some reflectors, find out some statistics.”
The Sapperton Pensioners Hall is located at 318 Keary St.
Market focuses on Mighty Fraser
The Royal City Farmers Market is focusing on the Fraser River at its upcoming annual general meeting.
The association is holding its AGM on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Fraser River Discovery Centre, 788 Quayside Dr. The theme for the evening is the past, present and future of the Fraser River’s role in agriculture.
Rick Carswell will MC the event and Archie Miller (local historian), Shannon King (an educator at Fraser River Discovery Centre) and Ken Knechtel (a Royal City Farmers Market vendor) will share different perspectives of the Fraser River.
Registration for the AGM gets underway at 6:30 p.m. and presentations will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served, and community members are encouraged to attend. (A $10 membership fee will be collected at the time of registration).
The Royal City Farmers Market Association welcomes feedback from New West residents about their local farmers’ market.
For more information on how you can get involved, visit www.rcfm.ca.
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