Welcome to Thursday, New West.

This is probably one of the cutest things you’ll see this year in New Westminster: Queen’s Park Preschool has put together an assortment of works related to dinosaurs! You’ll want to take a look at what’s in store at the adorable exhibition, which is on until Sunday. Keep scrolling for all the information.

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🌡 Temperature check

Today: ⛅️ 11°

Friday: ☁️ 12°

Saturday: 🌤️ 13°

Sunday: 🌤️ 13°

Monday: 🌧️ 12°

7-day forecast

LOCAL NEWS

Welcome to Dinosauria!

Jurassic Park who? Queen’s Park Preschool’s Dinosauria is ready for your viewing pleasure at the Gallery at Queen’s Park. These kiddos have used various mediums to bring dinosaurs to life.

“[We’ve used] wire, modeling clay, ink on paper, watercolour, papier mache, and the magic of light. Big or small, dinosaurs continuously prove to be a fascinating subject for our young artists. Our week-long art show took us many months to prepare. We invite you to explore the world of dinosaurs as preschoolers see them, wondrously and creatively reimagined,” explains a write-up on the Arts New West website.

The work is on display until Apr. 7, and can be viewed during gallery hours.

📣 Neighbourhood bulletin

🚶 Walk with the mayor. Patrick Johnstone is ready to walk for Walk30! Every Wednesday he’ll be walking different neighbourhoods in New West and chatting about the city. The first walk took place yesterday. Residents were invited to meet up at Port Royal Park at 3:30pm on Apr. 3.

🌳 Pruning reminder. The City of New West is out with a reminder for homeowners to make sure that they properly care for and maintain private protected trees. You can find the guidelines via the City’s website.

🦦 In case you missed it. təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre opens Apr. 29! Much of the program registration is already open, and you can access sign-up information online. A note that the aquatic centre won’t be opening until mid-May.

💁 Can you help? Purpose Society’s New West Youth Hub is looking for a variety of donations that well help those aged 12-24. These include art supplies, clothes, food, and hygiene productions. Take a look at the full list of needs online.

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🗞 In other news

Crackdown. The BC government says it’s proposing amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act, with the goal of better protecting renters from bad-faith evictions. (CBC Vancouver)

Reduction. Per The Record, a heritage mansion in the Queen’s Park area has seen its price cut by a little more than $400,000. It’s now going for $5.8M. It was initially listed at about $6.2M.

Nexus hike. There’s an effort to increase the price of Nexus: the applicant fee, which is currently USD $50 could go up to USD $120. (CityNews Vancouver)

Pebbles. The BC SPCA is working to raise funds for Pebbles, a puppy so hungry she ended up eating rocks. So far, donors have raised more than double what the not-for-profit was looking for. (CTV Vancouver)

🤩 Community spotlight

Mary Poppins comes to the Massey!

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down! Who doesn’t love this delightful tale of the Banks family and the eponymous nanny? Tickets are already on sale for the show, which is happening from Thursday, Apr. 25 to Sunday, May 12. You can also get to know the cast through the Theatre’s Instagram!

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🗓️ NEW WEST EVENTS

Today, Apr. 4

• Musical bingo. 7pm. Another Beer Co.

• Karaoke night. 7pm. Georgie’s Local.

• Trivia night. 7:30pm. Sapperton District Taphouse.

Friday, Apr. 5

• Friendsday night board games. 6pm. 527 Front St. Mews.

• Dance party. 9pm. Georgie’s Local.

Saturday, Apr. 6

• Seized and impound vehicle auction. 8:30am. 420 Boyne St.

• Bottle drive. 166 6th St. 9am.

• Pop-up art workshop. 11am. Reservations required. Kinder Books at River Market.

• Seafoam Shame: Nirvana and Calm Like a Bomb: Rage Against the Machine tribute. 7:30pm. Bully’s Studio.

• Dance party. 9pm. Georgie’s Local.

Sunday, Apr. 7

• Dinosauria—last day! Gallery hours. The Gallery at Queen’s Park.

• Vancouver Gaymers AGM. 11:30am. Kelly O’Bryan’s.

• Arts to Go. This free workshop will focus on painting sunsets in acrylic. Registration required. 1pm. I ❤️ New West space, Unit 103, 78-10th St. (Columbia Square)

• Infant/child CPR, choking & injury prevention. Course fee: $55. 2:30pm. MOVE Studio.

Monday, Apr. 8

• Cantonese circle time. 11am. New West Family Place.

• Poker night. 6:30pm. Sapperton District Taphouse.

• Open mic night. 7pm. Begbie’s.

• Trivia night. 8pm. The Terminal Pub.

Tuesday, Apr. 9

• WorkBC workshop. 4pm. Queensborough Community Centre.

• Open mic: standup comedy. 6pm. The Terminal Pub.

• Trivia night. 6:30pm. Kelly O’Bryan’s.

• Open mic night. 7pm. Georgie’s Local.

• Name that tune! 7pm. Hops New West.

• Community dance practice. Admission by donation. 8:30pm. New Westminster Secondary School

Wednesday, Apr. 10

• Trivia night. 7pm. Georgie’s Local.

Ongoing

• Vytynanka. On until Apr. 9. The Plaskett Gallery at the Massey Theatre.

• Beloved of the Sky. On until Apr. 15. Amelia Douglas Gallery.

• Walk30 challenge. On until Apr. 30. Online.

• ZOOVEILLANCE. On until May 5. Gallery hours. New Media Gallery.

• Walking with SYM. On until May 29. Anvil Centre community gallery.

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