Editor: I found it interesting that on the same day The Record published the New West Progressives' (platform) about allowing drinking alcoholic beverages in Pier Park, the first Music by the River event of the year happened, which allowed people to enjoy an alcoholic beverage in Pier Park. The weekly event was a great success last year and promises to be an even greater success this year.
The NWP also talked about improving New West's patio culture in the same week that Piva and Kelly O'Brians opened their patios, adding to the dozen or so restaurant patios in the downtown and Quayside areas alone. New West's business improvement areas and other organizations are holding a number of car-free events over the summer - another idea from the NWP - such as the Uptown Live Music Festival, the Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest, the New West Pride Festival, and the weekly Fridays On Front event, just to name a few.
So congratulations to the New West Progressives for their "new ideas" that are just things that the city is already doing. They want to make New West a fun city? My New West is already a fun city.
Brad Cavanagh, New Westminster
