Patrick Johnstone
@pjnewwest.bsky.social
Mayor of New Westminster, though nothing here is Official City Communications.
Go Dumples!
Go Dumples!
Traffic volume in the existing tunnel is the same as it was a decade ago, and lower than it was pre-COVID.
Source: tradas.th.gov.bc.ca/tradas.asp?l...
Source: tradas.th.gov.bc.ca/tradas.asp?l...
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Traffic volume in the existing tunnel is the same as it was a decade ago, and lower than it was pre-COVID.
Source: tradas.th.gov.bc.ca/tradas.asp?l...
Source: tradas.th.gov.bc.ca/tradas.asp?l...
Excited #NeWest is making this announcement. I've enjoyed getting to know Donnie & am already inspired by her leadership style, infectious enthusiasm about local gov't making peoples lives better & her track record in recreation, local gov't & housing. Welcome!
www.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/me...
www.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/me...
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Excited #NeWest is making this announcement. I've enjoyed getting to know Donnie & am already inspired by her leadership style, infectious enthusiasm about local gov't making peoples lives better & her track record in recreation, local gov't & housing. Welcome!
www.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/me...
www.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/me...
Meeting Anna Zivarts at last week's @movementyvr.bsky.social event led to great conversations about equity in transportation planning. We won't achieve Vision Zero in #NewWest without centering human design & considering the increasing number of people for whom driving is not an option.
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Meeting Anna Zivarts at last week's @movementyvr.bsky.social event led to great conversations about equity in transportation planning. We won't achieve Vision Zero in #NewWest without centering human design & considering the increasing number of people for whom driving is not an option.
Last Friday, I attended a meeting convened by @visionzerovancouver.ca with regional elected folk, transportation & public health professionals to talk about inter-agency collaboration on the ending of road deaths and serious injury. It helped solidify for me the value of the #NewWest VZ approach.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Last Friday, I attended a meeting convened by @visionzerovancouver.ca with regional elected folk, transportation & public health professionals to talk about inter-agency collaboration on the ending of road deaths and serious injury. It helped solidify for me the value of the #NewWest VZ approach.
Met some war heroes today.
(IYKYK)
(IYKYK)
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Met some war heroes today.
(IYKYK)
(IYKYK)
The Budget Announcement giveth,
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The Budget Announcement giveth,
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
Congrats NW Firefighters Charitable Society on the 1st annual Gala fundraiser! I shared a table with members of the @communityfirstnw.bsky.social executive, and joined (most of) City Council, our MLAs and MP, & the #NewWest business, Labour, & service community in supporting this great cause!
November 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Congrats NW Firefighters Charitable Society on the 1st annual Gala fundraiser! I shared a table with members of the @communityfirstnw.bsky.social executive, and joined (most of) City Council, our MLAs and MP, & the #NewWest business, Labour, & service community in supporting this great cause!
Bring your kids down to Sapperton today and meet the Mayor-crow. All treats! No tricks.
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Bring your kids down to Sapperton today and meet the Mayor-crow. All treats! No tricks.
So it is really disappointing to this issue politicized by an out-of-touch right wing in Ontario, and here in #NewWest, who seem to care about the cost of everything, except human life.
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
So it is really disappointing to this issue politicized by an out-of-touch right wing in Ontario, and here in #NewWest, who seem to care about the cost of everything, except human life.
Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
This comic was drawn specifically for my personality type.
xkcd.com/3159/
xkcd.com/3159/
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This comic was drawn specifically for my personality type.
xkcd.com/3159/
xkcd.com/3159/
The third period was good to pops.
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The third period was good to pops.
My Dad’s biggest disappointment might be that none of his kids grew up to be Habs fans. (Though the first period tonight was a close second). Go Canucks Go!
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My Dad’s biggest disappointment might be that none of his kids grew up to be Habs fans. (Though the first period tonight was a close second). Go Canucks Go!
And yes, all three levels of gov’t were in the room when the community clearly told us that now is not the time to do *less*, it is the time we all need to do *more*.
October 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
And yes, all three levels of gov’t were in the room when the community clearly told us that now is not the time to do *less*, it is the time we all need to do *more*.
…where community activists, business leaders, folks from gov’t and non-profits agencies can sit together and talk about what is working, and what needs to change locally, provincially, and in community (with elected folks from all 3 levels of gov’t in the room).
October 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
…where community activists, business leaders, folks from gov’t and non-profits agencies can sit together and talk about what is working, and what needs to change locally, provincially, and in community (with elected folks from all 3 levels of gov’t in the room).
#NewWest is a special place. JP Tremblay opened the Voices in Action event today, where the Homelessness Coalition brought partners in addressing homelessness together to share their stores & advocacy efforts, and the incredible work being done to support the most vulnerable residents of the city. ❤️
October 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
#NewWest is a special place. JP Tremblay opened the Voices in Action event today, where the Homelessness Coalition brought partners in addressing homelessness together to share their stores & advocacy efforts, and the incredible work being done to support the most vulnerable residents of the city. ❤️
At Union Gospel! It was a great evening to volunteer at the annual Thanksgiving meal!
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
At Union Gospel! It was a great evening to volunteer at the annual Thanksgiving meal!
It was fun to meet with an talk to CJSF producer and new New Westie Necole Hines about the City of New Westminster's housing situation The interview is right at the start of this program: djland.cjsf.ca/podcasting/a...
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It was fun to meet with an talk to CJSF producer and new New Westie Necole Hines about the City of New Westminster's housing situation The interview is right at the start of this program: djland.cjsf.ca/podcasting/a...
Hey #Newwest! There is an open house at Glenbrook Fire Hall today until 2:00. Drop by! Fun activities for all ages, Hot Dogs, fire safety info, and more!
October 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hey #Newwest! There is an open house at Glenbrook Fire Hall today until 2:00. Drop by! Fun activities for all ages, Hot Dogs, fire safety info, and more!
Part 3 of my video series on housing. We are starting to fill the affordable housing need in #NewWest, and are getting hurdles out of the way, but need significant senior gov't investment to meet our need and our real target: a time when everyone in #NewWest can afford a secure home.
October 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s #GoByTransitWeek! @movementyvr.bsky.social
Take a bus this week, you’ll never know what friends you’ll meet.
Take a bus this week, you’ll never know what friends you’ll meet.
October 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s #GoByTransitWeek! @movementyvr.bsky.social
Take a bus this week, you’ll never know what friends you’ll meet.
Take a bus this week, you’ll never know what friends you’ll meet.
TODAY! Join Spirit of the Children, Qayqayt First Nation, and New Westminster in marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Queens Park South Field. 11:00 - 4:00.
September 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
TODAY! Join Spirit of the Children, Qayqayt First Nation, and New Westminster in marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Queens Park South Field. 11:00 - 4:00.
This was likely the most interesting session at #UBCM2025. There is a lot of misinformation out about this case, but the short version advice is “this may be the biggest court decision in B.C. history, *but* let’s not panic, let’s instead take the time to understand it & negotiate reconciliation.”
September 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This was likely the most interesting session at #UBCM2025. There is a lot of misinformation out about this case, but the short version advice is “this may be the biggest court decision in B.C. history, *but* let’s not panic, let’s instead take the time to understand it & negotiate reconciliation.”