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In the AGM 2025 agenda, the “Copperstone Council Message” includes the following:

The large increase in our water rate by the City of New Westminster is in accordance with the increased cost of water and sewer that is being charged by Metro Vancouver to all cities and municipalities in our region.

I went to New Westminster City Hall and spoke to several people in the finance department about this “large increase” in water cost.

It’s 6% year over year.

Now, what constitutes large may vary from person to person, but this does not strike me as a large increase. It’s actually on the small side.

Sewer went up 10% year over year.

You can find the increases listed on the City of New Westminster website.

And yes, the city officials confirmed these increases are the ones that apply to Copperstone.

I’ve added more links to the Resources category over on the this site’s sidebar. If you know of a useful resource for strata owners or tenants, feel free to email your suggestion to admin@copperstonecommunity.org and I’ll be happy to add it!

A reminder to strata council: Speed bumps don’t work when they’re not in place.

P.S. And if you think there’s a chance it will still snow enough to require plowing, I have, as they say, a bridge to sell to you.

Rain or shine, we are working to keep Copperstone clean! Today’s cleanup was handled by Jeff and was extra special, as you’ll see below.

At the entrance to the parkade, Jeff found a full MacPherson strut, which is part of a vehicle suspension system:

If you see either of us out cleaning up, feel free to say hi. We do this because we want Copperstone to be a better home and community not just for us, but for everyone who lives here.

UPDATE, March 12, 2025: Changed the amount for parkade lighting from $25,000 to $20,000 after confirmation of final amount in the AGM 2025 Agenda.

We’ll have more on this soon, but for now, the council meeting held on February 27, 2025, revealed the following:

• The date of the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be March 31, 2025
• Copperstone strata council is planning on asking for an increase of 10% to strata fees, after last year’s 5% increase
• Council will be putting forward a special resolution regarding parkade lighting asking for an additional $20,000. This would come after owners initially approved $35,000 for the project a year ago.

Strata council had the speed bumps removed on January 30, 2025. As of today, February 13, 2025, they are still missing.

Speed bumps can’t slow down traffic if they’re not there. They need to be put back.

Copperstone deserves better.