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New West firefighters hoping for good turnout at 2021 shred-athon

New West firefighters hoping for good turnout at 2021 shred-athon

Charitable society hosting the by-donation event on June 12
Interest in the medical use of psychedelics increasing

Interest in the medical use of psychedelics increasing

Venture capitalists high on magic mushrooms
How Vancouver is protecting itself from future flooding — with plants

How Vancouver is protecting itself from future flooding — with plants

Green infrastructure promises to keep the worst of flooding and contaminated rivers at bay. But while it has set ambitious targets, Vancouver is falling behind many other big cities. Could Seattle offer an answer?
New Heritage Minute celebrates 100th anniversary of discovery of insulin in Canada (VIDEO)

New Heritage Minute celebrates 100th anniversary of discovery of insulin in Canada (VIDEO)

North Vancouver producer says getting to make popular short was a 'bucket-list' goal
Debilitating virus spreading to wild salmon through fish farms, say UBC researchers

Debilitating virus spreading to wild salmon through fish farms, say UBC researchers

A UBC study using genomic sequencing has found the piscine orthoreovirus has been transmitted from B.C. fish farms to wild Pacific chinook for at least a decade, leading researchers to call for a 'precautionary approach' to salmon farming
Goodbye, Richard McBride; hello, Skwo:wech Elementary School

Goodbye, Richard McBride; hello, Skwo:wech Elementary School

The Halq’eméylem word for “sturgeon" was the final choice of a New Westminster school district renaming committee following months of consultation
North Shore Rescue launches 'survive your own adventure' video

North Shore Rescue launches 'survive your own adventure' video

Viewer gets to make life-or-death decisions
B.C. government walks back approval of park day-pass system

B.C. government walks back approval of park day-pass system

'The system will be back,' said a spokesperson from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. 'It’s not an if but a when.'
All this remote learning is turning more university students into night owls

All this remote learning is turning more university students into night owls

SFU study finds students going to bed later, sleeping less efficiently in pandemic
Letter: New West has 'overridden' concerns of neighbours about proposed project

Letter: New West has 'overridden' concerns of neighbours about proposed project

Editor: Readers will have already seen the advertisement on page five placed by the OurCity2041 campaign urging people to participate in the May 31 public hearing on the proposed six-storey (affordabale housing) development at 823-841 Sixth St.