In the Community

Anyone who knows me (or has read much of my writing) will probably have figured out by now that I'm a big advocate of music education for kids.

Farmers' market fans, never fear - you don't have to wait for the weather to get warmer to enjoy the delights of local food. The Royal City Farmers Market is continuing with its winter markets, two Saturdays a month at River Market.

Greens and Beans Deli is dishing out community spirit – with a helping hand from its customers. December is the only month of the year that staff at the Sapperton restaurant accepts tips.

Whether you’re in the mood to get moving or to take it easy this weekend, you’re in luck. Here are The Record ’s Top Five Things to Do This Weekend for Jan. 16 to 18. 1.

Thursday, Jan. 15 The Adult Book Club, meets at New Westminster the third evening of the month at 7 p.m. The club reads a variety of fiction and nonfiction throughout the year and is reading a book of their own choice for this meeting.

Miss New Westminster candidates are picking up some words of wisdoms from their elders. A new component is being introduced to the 2015 New Westminster Hyack Ambassador program.

In January’s wet, gloomy days, plants visible near windows give more pleasure than anything else in the garden – and the ones close to the shelter and warmth of a house wall always flower earlier than they will elsewhere.

If your 2015 resolutions include keeping the kids busy, expanding your knowledge or trying out some new places around town, you’re in luck. Here are The Record ’s Top Five (or More) Things to do This Weekend for Jan. 9 to 11. 1.

Happy new year! With the new year upon us, it seems like a good time to dive back into the parenting files and offer up a few suggestions for family and kid-related events coming up in New West.

New Westminster firefighters chipped hundreds of Christmas trees under soggy skies. The New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society held its annual tree-chipping event on Jan. 3 and 4 in the Canada Games Pool parking lot.