In the Community

Inspiration can be found in many places, and recently in New Westminster that place was Century House. The seniors’ centre hosted its second annual Inspiration Day on Jan. 18.

There are a variety of events taking place in New Westminster this weekend, including some that will make you wish it were spring.

The star of Royal City Musical Theatre’s spring production of Annie will help open this year’s Variety – Show of Hearts.

Literacy Day and volunteer festival also happening Around Town

Wednesday, January 22 New Westminster Downtown Residents Association, meets at 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish Hall, 514 Carnarvon St.

The easiest and most inexpensive way to improve your food garden is crop rotation – making sure each plant group grows in a different spot from where it spent the previous year. This confuses and starves over-wintering pests.

Planning is underway to fill a vacancy in New Westminster city hall created by a promotion in 2013. Bev Grieve was promoted to the city’s development services director position in October 2013, after having served as planning director for six years.

Whether you want to be inspired or entertained, there’s something for you in New Westminster this weekend. Here are our top 5 suggestions for Jan. 17 to 19: 1.

Thursday, January 17 eReading: How to Download free eBooks and eMagazines, workshop at New Westminster Public Library, 7 p.m. Learn how to borrow and download eBooks, eMagazines and eAudiobooks to a computer, eReader or mobile device.

De Dutch New Westminster is breaking tradition and opening for dinner – for a good cause. The owners of the restaurant in Columbia Square are having a fundraiser for the Columbia Street fire relief fund on Friday, Jan. 17 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.