In the Community

One of the pleasures of my job as a librarian at New Westminster Public Library is helping to oversee our volunteer-led, drop-in ESL Conversation Circles.

We discover ourselves and find meaning through the living of our lives. Through intention and action, we define who we are, and like rough stones in a tumbler, we rub against one another and through our relationships discover our truest selves.

I have suggested on several occasions in this space that one should try their hand at making fresh pasta instead of always relying on purchasing it dry from a bag or box.

An Aboriginal garden is blooming at Douglas College’s New Westminster campus. A garden with plants sacred to Aboriginal people has been created at the college to promote cultural awareness and learning.

The Hyack Festival Association is hard at work on plans for this year’s festival. The association has a number of events planned from May 20 to 27, including the Hyack International Parade on Saturday, May 26 at 11 a.m.

In the chorus that is a living garden, our favourite section is the singing birds. A breeze through tall grass, the crunch of gravel underfoot and a frog croaking all play their part in this living soundtrack.

The New West Farmers Market is always striving to keep things fresh. The market will soon return to its spring/summer home in Tipperary Park, where it will runs every Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. until the fall.

A local yoga instructor is reaching out to broaden the horizons of traditional yoga instruction.

New Westminster Firefighters get set to shred