In the Community

It all started with a church. Sapperton's St. Mary's Anglican Church had some extra space on its property and approached the City of New Westminster looking to find a deserving group to share it with.

In a special series, reporter Marelle Reid chats with the people who make RCH run. Sina Alipour is a chief medical resident who has been working a six-month contract at RCH.

A group of students from Ottawa paddled to New Westminster as part of an outdoor classroom experience.

If you're thinking of getting a pet, you may want to check out this weekend's Pet Fun Day. The event, which is being held at VanPet at Royal Square mall on Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

New Westminster wants to join the "culinary convoy" and hold a food truck festival this summer.

There is an old saying that there are only two guarantees in life - taxes and death. And while some of us may find ways to evade paying taxes, none of us will find ways to escape dying.

"Quick and easy" is what most people want when they dine out these days, says chef Angus An, owner of award-winning Maenam Thai restaurant in Vancouver.

For his exceptional years of service, Chief Const. Dave Jones was inducted into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces at a ceremony in Ottawa on Friday (May 24).

A birthday is always a cause for celebration, but for local teen Taylor Ritchie, turning 17 on Victoria Day was a definite milestone.

It was the journey of a lifetime for 23 New Westminster Secondary School grades 9 to 12 students. They traveled to Japan on a Japanese government - UNESCO - Asia Pacific Foundation Canada sponsored exchange trip to Japan from May 7 to 17.