In the Community

Check it out at the Homes for the Holidays tour

Citizens and businesses were honoured for their contributions to life in New West at the 2014 Platinum Awards. The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce gives out Platinum Awards in a celebration of business and community.

Whether you’re interested in shopping, learning, creating or enjoying some great entertainment, there’s plenty to do in New West this weekend.

Mayor-elect Jonathan Cote has found a “hard-core” campaigner – who’s still way too young to vote. Cote, who beat incumbent Mayor Wayne Wright on election day, got a helping hand on the campaign trail from his daughter Renee.

When gardeners seek out gifts for other gardeners in-store or online, it’s not hard to discover things that would be so useful in your own garden – sometimes replacing sentimental hand-me-downs that never did work well anyway.

Disneyland has always been a favourite holiday destination for my family.

Election Day is this weekend, so be sure to get out and vote for the citizens you want representing the city and school board for the next four years.

Days of pouring rain, high winds, frost or knee-deep snow are terrible times for gardening. But you can learn a lot by watching the routes water takes or noticing where freezing lasts longest.