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Summary of the Town of New-Wes-Valley's Address to our First Community Newsletter

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Summary of Council's address to our Newsletter   The Mayor expressed that it felt like the Newsletter was an attack, and we believe it is crucial to address this concern. We want to reiterate that our actions were not intended as an attack on any individual or group.   Purpose of this Summary: The information provided by council included many details not directly related to the newsletter inquiries, which may have caused confusion for residents. Therefore, we have decided to simplify and clarify this information.   Positive take aways: Mayor agreed to address newsletter in their public meeting on March 18 – Thank you Reason for privileged session held on March 18 provided (labour relations) as per our suggestion – Thank you   Newsletter Questions: Request made for community newsletter by seniors not actioned. No explanation from council   Why does NWV require so many closed meetings/privileged sessions? No direct response provided by council The Mayor did tell u...

Questions & Answers: See Motion 24/193

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 From Town Council Minutes dated June 18th, 2024: Do you have a question for the Town Council?   Find the right email addresses to send your questions  HERE .

Question for Council from Resident

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This email was sent to all council members & administrative staff at the Town of New-Wes-Valley on March 13th, 2025.  

March Community Newsletter

Read our Community Newsletter .   We'd love to read your comments below!

Public Procurement

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The purpose of the Public Procurement Act is to ensure that entities such as the Town of New-Wes-Valley gives us the best value for our tax dollars which fund their budget, and accomplishes their tasks with transparency and accountability.   Under the Public Procurement Act, the Town of New-Wes-Valley must: promote integrity, fairness, and public confidence in procurement foster and encourage participation in procurement by suppliers promote competition among suppliers treat all supplier and contractors fairly & equally promote the publicity of procurement value diverse applications The rules of listing a Request for Proposal (RFP) are in the links shown on this page.   Have a look at this recent RFP from the Town of New-Wes-Valley and discuss it in the comments- is it in keeping with the regulations?  Any other comments about the request itself?

Community Calendar

We have a community calendar right here on our blog, and it's set up so that businesses & organizations can add our events (sales, customer appreciation, fundraising, sports tournaments, workshops, classes, meetings, etc.) directly to this calendar.   We're subscribed to the Town of New-Wes-Valley calendar as well, so that their information is included. You can subscribe to this calendar so that the information can feed directly into your own device. Here's how to add your event to this calendar: open your own google calendar on your device hit the + button to add your event type in the Title of your event, add the correct date, time, location, and notes so that everyone knows what your event is.  Add as many details as you can! in the invitees section, type this email address: newwesvalleycitizens@gmail.com hit save The first time you do this, we'll get an email asking if it's okay to add your event to the calendar.  We'll check yes, and to always accept yo...

Introduction

Greetings! We are citizens of New-Wes-Valley . We love where we live, but sometimes we wonder if the local municipality is acting in the best interests of the people, and we want to offer up a democratic way to discuss the issues at hand here online.  We are Concerned Citizens. We want to feel a sense that we are all working together for a common good, helping minorities as well as the majorities, and planning for a diverse and exciting future here in New-Wes-Valley. This site is meant as a tool to reach out to all stakeholders in our town, including the many people who do not wish to use Facebook.  Here's how you can take part: comment on posts email your thoughts to newwesvalleycitizens.haveyoursay@blogger.com for publication share this webpage with other citizens of New-Wes-Valley attend municipal meetings- see the calendar for when the meetings are happening share information about your business, organization, or event that's happening in New-Wes-Valley to promote local su...