Patrick Johnstone

Just #NewWest elector group #NWP misinforming the public about the nature of a BC housing info session, suggesting it's a townhall organized by West End activists NIMBYing the shelter coming to the south end of 20th Street. Create chaos, campaign on the chaos, repeat. Who's organizing whom?

A letter from the Mayor expressing support for the Building Safer Communities Fund funding, and the critical need for youth Mental Health supports in #NrewWest

Alas, the funding for the Youth Hub & associated supports is at threat as the federal Building Safer Community Fund support ends. I've sent the attached note to MP Jake Sawatzky & the Minister of Public Safety asking for continued support. Please join me in advocating for these critical programs!

A panel of New West youth talk about their experience of mental health and other challenges to an audience.

At a time when youth are facing unprecedented mental health challenges, when we can see the repercussions in allowing youth to fall through cracks in society, the Youth Hub is a demonstration of where gov't can invest to keep youth connected to community & on a path of happiness...

Patrick and Youth Hub staff stand in front of a bright wall mural

Yesterday I attended the Capacity Café at the #NewWest Youth Hub. This was a chance to hear from youth in the City – who were pretty frank with us about their lived experience – and hear what community support looks like from their experience...🧵

Hyack Anvil Time. Every day when the sun is directly over Queens Park, we light off an anvil, and everyone sets their watch to noon when they hear the retort.

TFW you are presented an award, and get a Mark V home!

And congrats on your awards tonight! And was that a @tomflood.bsky.social t-shirt you were rocking!?

It is humbling to be mentioned anywhere near Arno. He was such a strong advocate, a relentless champion for safer roads and active transportation, and a great human. I know I haven’t done enough to earn the association, but will take this as energy to keep #NewWest moving forward!

Have you heard there is PST on Yarn now?

So no time for Rattle and Hum? 😂

You missed it by one. Last Dance has its place, an epic concert, but the cinematic presentation and storytelling of Stop Making Sense hands down #1.

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I dunno... I have faith Newey can make a milk crate faster than the pack, if Honda shows up with a motor that can make the distance. I'm looking forward to is no-one knowing what the hell is happening for the first few races; it may take mid-season for Ferrari to figure out creative ways to lose.

YouTube video by Soofjen Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day to all who celebrate!
(here's a really sad song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eze...

A pie chart showing 26% say "just right", 26% say "too much", 29% say "not enough" and 19% are "not sure".

Public Engagement. We are either right on track here or completely missed the mark, and I have no way of telling which. 😆

Thank you Ramsay for this!

…And a shout out to @visionzerovancouver.ca for the counsel in developing this resolution for UBCM, and for keeping road safety on the agenda across the lower mainland!

(argh!!) move *past* anecdotes...

Patrick, Nina Krieger the Minister of Public Safety and MLA Jennifer Whiteside stand for one of those political Photos.

And, in meeting with the Minister last week, we talked through these challenges, and I also reiterated #NewWest support for speed and intersection cameras, and offered McBride Avenue as a location where automated enforcement could save lives in the short term!

To do this well, to do it effectively, we need to move part anecdotes (I have lots of those!) and use actual data to guide our priorities. In BC , it is hard to share data about road safety between the City, ICBC, MOTT, Health, etc., and I'm asking the Minister of Public Safety to change that...

In #NewWest we are continuing to make road safety improvements, investing more than ever in safer intersections and mobility lanes, but our Vision Zero work starts with a systems approach - understanding where the current design of our roads fails to assure safety...

Community First Mayor Patrick Johnstone advocates for road safety

For me, "Vision Zero" isn't a label to stick on the same road safety work we have always been doing. Its about a commitment to do what it takes to end the acceptance of death as a necessary cost to movement around the region...

www.communityfirstnw.ca/safer_streets

Somewhere there is a picture of me sitting in front of a SPARCstation waiting for a model to come back from the mainframe… looking frazzled. Good times. Good times.

These files were a bit big for floppies, but I’m sure there is some interesting stuff archived on this:

Chilliwack school trustee Laurie Throness resigns after $750K hate-speech ruling for Barry Neufeld - Chilliwack Progress ‘I can longer do my job,’ Throness says adding that he doesn’t feel ‘safe’

If you can't do your job without spreading vile hate speech targeting minors, then resigning is the right call. theprogress.com/2026/02/26/c...

By the way, if you, like me, have old CDs on a shelf somewhere with useful labels like "data 2002" and "Field Aust", you can drop into the #NewWest public library, borrow that CD ROM, and copy that content onto modern, useful media!

Let me talk to you about the terminus of ice advance during the Wisconsin Episode and the aeolian dunes formed from the reworking of the outwash! The Mackinaw River Valley tells all!

a screen capture of a geology map of Tazewell County, Illinois dated 2002.

Digging through old CD-ROMs looking for old thesis data, and its a blast through the past. This was pretty fun work to do with GIS a long 25 years ago!

New Westminster – 502 20th Street Modular tiny homes like these will be moved from an existing site. Project Overview BC Housing is planning to build up to 30 temporary homes at 502 20th Street. The temporary housing site will include...

This happens only when we work with senior governments and demonstrate a commitment to solutions. We say Yes to housing, roll up our sleeves, and do the work. That's #NewWest! More info here: letstalkhousingbc.ca/new-westmins...

The TIny Homes Village is a proven model, where residents can have their own dignified & safe space, and also have access to 24/7 supports in a wrap-around care model. A transition from homelessness to more stable & permanent housing - a part of the housing continuum needed in our community...