Episode 96: Schools, Seniors & Scrapping Metro? – With Trustee Kathleen Carlsen

For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas

Special Co-Host: Kathleen Carlsen, NWP School Trustee

This week’s episode brings school board insights, city debates, and provincial politics to the table:

• School Board Roundup – Trustee Kathleen Carlsen joins to discuss the five-block system at NWSS and the growing reliance on portables in the district, including a clip from NWP Trustee Danielle Connelly on her concerns.

• Woodward's Building Concerns – Seniors at 6th & 6th are losing both their loading zone and direct HandyDART access, raising serious accessibility questions.

• Metro Vancouver Under Fire – BC Conservative leader John Rustad told UBCM delegates that, if elected, his party would scrap Metro Vancouver and replace it with a utility. What could that look like?

• Heritage Commission Issues – A debate over heritage lamp standards in Massey Victory Heights, plus Daniel’s upcoming motion to expand the commission’s mandate.

• Candidate Spotlight – Kathleen turns interviewer, asking Daniel about his run for mayor under the NWP banner and the issues he plans to champion.

• Community Events – Highlights from the Massey Victory Heights Residents Association and the Quayside Residents’ Connect at the Quay gathering.

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