In the Community

New Westminster knitters are invited to lend a hand in a community art project for Remembrance Day. The red poppy, a symbol of soldiers who have died and fought in armed conflicts around the world, will be the focal point of an art project.

What's happening Around Town

1. Start the weekend early and check out the flicks at NewWest FilmFest 2016, taking place Oct. 20 to 22 at Landmark Cinemas New Westminster.

The New Westminster Electrical Utility is charged up about its 125th anniversary and is inviting citizens to join the celebration. The Light Department, founded on Jan. 2, 1891, is now known as the City of New Westminster Electrical Department.

As world weather patterns change and we find ourselves watching and enduring storms like the one last week, past weather has become a popular topic of conversation.

Marvel has the Avengers, DC has the Justice League, and New West has Analog – a partnership between Steel & Oak Brewing Co. and the Arts Council of New Westminster bent on bringing the city an afternoon of live music, record shopping and beer.

There’s a new top cop in Surrey, and he just happens to be from the Royal City. Chief Supt.

Learn how to help your child or teen manage stress at a free Parents’ Night Out event sponsored by the New Westminster Police Department.

Saturday, Oct. 15 Community Conversation, with the New West Hospice Society.