Editor: Congratulations to Team Cote. There will be many debates as to how and why Team Cote were able to win this election, but this letter is not about the minutiae of such a victory. Winners should be congratulated in all races, and so here is mine. I ask the citizens of New Westminster to keep this letter and refer back to it four years from now and ask yourself these questions:
Did they produce a competition-capable Canada Games Pool for competitive swimmers while serving the community at large with the assistance of federal funding?
As Coun. Chuck Puchmayr stated in his open letter that “Queensborough is next line for needed infrastructure funding” (sic) – make sure to tally up what you actually received.
Will the burden of traffic passing through New Westminster neighbourhoods be relieved or did it get worse?
There are winners and losers in every argument before council – just ask yourself if you felt listened to, and was the process open and transparent? Make your own list to see if improvements were really made as promised. If not, get out and vote next time, or you have no right to complain.
Paul McNamara, New West Progressives city council candidate
