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The New Westminster school board will live stream its first meeting this week

School board meetings are about to get a little livelier in New Westminster. On Tuesday, April 30, the school district will, for the first time, live stream the board of education meeting.
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School board meetings are about to get a little livelier in New Westminster.

On Tuesday, April 30, the school district will, for the first time, live stream the board of education meeting. The broadcast comes after trustees passed a motion in February recommending the meetings be streamed.

The initial recommendation was made three months earlier by trustee Mary Lalji, who wanted to broadcast the public meetings as part of the board’s “commitment to transparency, accountability and accessibility.”

The inaugural broadcast is part of a four-month trial period to gauge public interest and will cost the district about $2,900, including $900 to purchase a camera and tripod, $1,200 for a microphone and $800 for an HDMI capture card.

After the four-month trial, staff and the school board will reassess whether improvements or modifications need to be made to the livestream.

The meetings will be streamed live on the district’s YouTube account. To tune in, go to tinyurl.com/sd40stream.

Tuesday’s meeting gets underway at 7:30 p.m.