In the Community

Paying $160 for the year was a pretty good price for a vacation property. Only eight minutes from Ben’s downtown apartment, there was 1,000 square feet of fertile soil with direct water access. Well, irrigation access.

Appealing to more customers by upping the soda quota

The New Westminster Secondary School music program is hoping the community will come out this weekend and show its support for the program during its ninth annual Band-athon.

A New Westminster-based group that raised money to buy a gravestone for a forgotten First World War veteran is inviting the community to the unveiling this weekend.

1. Have a beer, listen to some tunes and check out the vinyl at Analog Vinyl Fair on Friday, Nov. 2 from 7 to 11 p.m. in River Market food hall, 810 Quayside Dr. It’s free but organizers would appreciate you RSVP at www.eventbrite.

Saturday, Nov. 3 Century House Association craft sale and tea, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Century House, 620 Eighth St.

In an era when “fake news” is a bit of a buzzword, a new exhibition aims to shed some light on local newspaper history.

PechaKucha New West is back for the 21 st time – and the first time in Queensborough. The speaker presentation series is coming to Queensborough Community Centre for Vol. 21 on Saturday, Nov. 17. PechaKucha is a series that began in Tokyo in 2003.

When the Halloween festivities are over, remember that your pumpkins are compostable. Pumpkins will be collected with Green Can and yard trimmings material and taken to a local composting facility to be turned into nutrient-rich soil.

The closure will allow for maintenance and winter preparation projects to be completed