In the Community

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.

In a special series, reporter Marelle Reid chats with the people who make RCH run

The city's new MLA is hard at work trying to get set for her new job. NDP MLA Judy Darcy joined volunteers at the campaign office after the election to clean it out and have a bit of a celebration. "We gave everyone an orange rose," she said.

New Westminster Block Watch program encourages neighbourhood relations; Block watch program connects local law enforcement with community residents

Lookout Emergency Aid Society clients are drumming up support - so they can keep drumming. Thane Satre, a tenant support worker for the society in New Westminster, experimented with the idea of incorporating his love for drumming into his job.