November 5, 2020
Calendar of Events

Thursday, November 5
7:00 pm
Sapperton Residents Association Meeting
Zoom – email 

Saturday, November 7
10:00 – 11:00 am
Remembering New West during WWII
Zoom - register at bit.ly/NWMAPrograms

Monday, November 9
6:00 pm
Regular Meeting of Council
Council Chamber

Tuesday, November 10
7:00 pm
Queensborough Residents Association Meeting
Queensborough Community Centre

Wednesday, November 11
10:30 am
Remembrance Day Virtual Ceremony
Online – newwestcity.ca/remembranceday

12:30 pm
Remembrance Day Public Skating
Moody Park Arena

 

Remembering New Westminster During WWII (All Ages)

Saturday, November 7, 2020
10:00 – 11:00 am

Virtual program via Zoom

Gordon Whitney spent his teen years attending Duke of Connaught school in New Westminster during World War II.  He remembers how his friendship with Kazumi Shintani, a Japanese-Canadian boy, was interrupted by the internment of the Japanese-Canadians and unexpectedly rekindled many years later. Gordon is now a retired teacher living in South Burnaby who recently published memoirs of his childhood in Lillooet during the Great Depression.

FREE to register: bit.ly/NWMAPrograms