In the Community

Gather your kids for École Glenbrook Middle School’s Silly Olympics and Spring BBQ, happening Thursday, May 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the school gym.

1. Search for treasures at the annual Queen’s Park garage sale on Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where you’ll find all kinds of items for sale at homes throughout the neighbourhood. Partial proceeds will be donated to Canuck Place. 2.

With a week to go before she jets off to a new career in Mississauga, Tej Kainth paid a special visit to the school “where it all started.

Early May - finally time to get planting. But before you plant, you shop. With garden retailers preparing for the predictable spring surge in business, shoppers need to prepare themselves for the best shopping experience ever.

Parents of kids interested in business should mark Saturday, June 2 on their calendars – that’s when Tinypreneurs returns to New Westminster. Tinypreneurs is an event aimed at exposing kids to the world of an entrepreneur.

Attention New West, the Fraser River Middle school parent advisory council needs our help. The PAC is looking for prizes, including new items and/or gift cards, for its upcoming raffle fundraiser.

What's happening Around Town

New Westminster Youth Week is in full swing and there are events and activities planned at various locations around the city until Monday, May 7. Coming up Saturday, May 5, the New West Youth Centre is hosting a youth week wrap-up dance.

While symptoms of the polio virus are not serious in most cases, it can be devastating for those unlucky enough to get paralytic polio.

Mozart Mimms gets by with a little help from his friends. Mimms turned 100 years old on Monday, April 30, surrounded by fellow Freemasons and others at Royal City Manor.