Documents Released Under FOI

How FOI Request are Processed for Release

The City of New Westminster publicly posts documents released through FOI with the exception of requests for records that contain personal and confidential information. The public release of documents began in 2016. Requests are posted for one year.  Requests are posted monthly at least 24 hours after their release to the applicant.

The original wording of the records requested is provided in the release table below. Records are posted exactly as provided to the applicant.

In compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, information in the records that falls under an exception or exemption in the Act, such as personal or confidential information, is severed from the records. Severed information in a document is whited out and the section(s) of the Act applied is in black text written over top.

Information Released 2018

Documents and data are organized based on the date of release.

Release Date                      

File type

Request

September 14, 2018 Engineering Operations

For an estimate on how much the City spends each year on cleaning up illegal dumping or any related facts

October 23, 2018 Not applicable

Raw data for all water testing conducted within the City of New Westminster's wastewater treatment plants from January 1, 2014 to present. This includes, but is not limited to any data that may exist on bacteriological and chemical parameters, as well as metals, pesticides and pharamaceuticals. 

The City's response: The City of New Westminster does not have any wastewater treatment plants therefore does not have the data requested. The City is provided with water from both the Metro Vancouver's water treatment plants, the Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant and the Coquitlam Treatment Plant.

November 29, 2018 Engineering

For raw data for all water sampling/testing conducted by or on behalf of the City of New Westminster in private buildings and all water testing conducted within the City of New Westminster’s water distribution network from Jan. 1, 2014 to present

NWR By-station 2014

NWR By-station 2015

NWR By-station 2016

NWR By-station 2017

November 29, 2018 Engineering/ Engineering Operations

Copies of any minutes from any meetings about lead in drinking water and/or lead pipe replacement in the City of New Westminster from January 1, 2014 to present. A map and/or geospatial dataset (shapefile, ESRI geodatabase, KML file, etc.) of all locations where the City of New Westminster knows there are, or suspects that there are, lead service pipes.

The City's response: The City has not had a meeting since January 1, 2014 in regards to lead in the drinking water or lead pipeline replacement, therefore there are no minutes. The City does not have a map and/or geospatial dataset (shapefile, ESRI geodatabase, KML file, etc.) of all locations where the City of New Westminster knows there are, or suspects that there are, lead service pipes. 

December 3, 2018 Engineering Operations

Trip Logs for all of the City of New Westminster tow trucks from October 1, 2018 to October 10, 2018.

December 10, 2018 Legislative Services

The number of people in each census tract dissemination area who voted in the last municipal election.

The City's response: The City does not have any records in its custody or control that would provide you with the information you are requesting. 

December 11, 2018 Engineering

All costs related to installing and maintaining the Alberta Street Diverter.

 

January 17, 2019 Engineering Operations - Animal Control

Total intake of dogs and cats at the animal shelter and a list of any licensed dog or cat breeders.

Total intake of dogs and cats at the animal shelter

List of licensed breeders:

1. Cat - The City has not issued any licenses for cat breeders.

2. Dog - The City has not issued any licenses for dog breeders. 

January 17, 2019 Engineering/Information Technology

Any records of Zayo or another entity doing underground work on Front Street near the railway crossing (southeast of Fourth Street), new Westminster between January 1, 2016 and November 1, 2018. 

The City's response: The City does not have any records regarding underground work on Front Street near the railway crossing (southeast of Fourth street), New Westminster between January 1, 2016 and November 1, 2018. 

January 28, 2019 Development Services Geotechnical Report 238 Dawe St. 
May 17, 2019 Engineering Operations

Contracts between the City and company that did roadwork in the vicinity of E Columbia and Braid Street that would cover April 24, 2018 and all contracts between the municipality and any flagging companies for the same construction date and location.

June 18, 2019 Development Services Copies of records related to building permits and inspection dates for 205 Jardine Street. 
July 5, 2019 Finance Detailed budget of the Q and Q Ferry Service, including all costs and revenues since its inception to the present day. 
July 5, 2019 Finance The City of New Westminster's current list of investment holdings, including CUSIPS for each investment, Security Name, Yield, Coupon, Amount, Percentage of Portfolio, Term of each investment, etc. 
August 21, 2019 Finance Travel expenses of the City manager, of the city, for 2018. 
August 21, 2019 Legislative Services Records that itemize the freedom of information requests to the city in 2019 to date, including their wording and the time it took to process them. 
August 22, 2019 Fire

Total call volume for the Fire Department (including medical calls), for 2016, 2017, 2018, January 1 2019 to June 30, 2019.

Call volumes for all years prior to 2019 are published in the Annual Report

August 27, 2019 Finance Copies of records that identify overtime costs for labor by city workers in 2018. 
September 4, 2019 Development Services Copy of business licenses for Qore Health and Spa from 2016 to 2017. 
September 17, 2019 Development Services Records of correspondence in 2018 and to date in 2019 between the city and the provincial government concerning the legalization of cannabis.