Special Edition: Top 10 Civic Political Stories of 2025 in New Westminster

🔟🎙️ It’s Back! The Top 10 New West Stories of 2025

The annual Top 10 “For the Record” Vodcast has arrived - and this year’s countdown is packed with some of the biggest civic and political moments New Westminster has seen all year.

Hosted by Coun. Daniel Fontaine and Coun. Paul Minhas, this special episode looks back at the stories that sparked debate, packed council chambers, dominated headlines, and shaped the conversation across the city in 2025.

👀 What made the list?

 Without giving away the rankings, listeners will hear about:

• Major property tax and affordability debates

• High-profile bike lane and traffic controversies

• How many petitions were needed for change

• Neighbourhood issues that wouldn’t go away

• Political moments that signaled change heading into 2026

Some stories will surprise you. Others you’ll absolutely expect. And a few may spark a “how did that rank higher than this?” conversation.

🎧 The Top 10 Vodcast is available now as both a video and audio podcast on:

• Spotify

• Apple Podcasts

• YouTube

• All major platforms

💬 Watch, listen, and then tell us — what would your #1 have been?

👉 Share this post with friends, neighbours, and fellow New West watchers — the debate is half the fun.