Editor:
The Port Royal neighbourhood of Queensborough is a beautiful neighbourhood within New Westminster, with parks, a small beach and the Port Royal riverfront walk.
As the city website puts it: "A key feature of the Port Royal park is its connection to the Fraser River. The spectacular Port Royal riverfront walk provides accessible trails, views, interpretive signs, native plantings, a sand beach and a lookout onto Poplar Island."
Unfortunately, these amenities do not get the attention they need from the city.
Several years ago, Port Royal beach was a nice sandy beach often frequented by young families; now, it's not nice, it's not particularly sandy and hence it's not frequented by young families. I call on the city to coordinate with the port authority to ensure whomever is responsible for that beach gets it back to standard. Let's make that beach a "sand beach" again.
As mentioned by the city, the riverfront walk is surrounded by lush plants. Unfortunately, the city parks department does not regularly tend enough to the gardening and the path is often overrun by those plants.
I call on the city to properly allocate its spring and summer gardening resources fairly to this beautiful neighbourhood to ensure the path is well kept. This path needs to be gardened more than once or twice a year, and perhaps as frequently as bi-weekly.
Queensborough residents welcome all New Westminster residents to visit us, on the Q2Q ferry or otherwise, and explore the riverfront walk and Port Royal beach. It would be nice if the city would ensure the neighbourhood is well maintained for when you visit.
Ken Armstrong, New Westminster
