In the Community

Although spring began just over a month ago, it has only very recently begun to feel like spring - a bit warmer, a sweeter smell to the breeze, and lots of new growth beginning to show.

As summer approaches, we are busy tending our gardens to produce food to enjoy and share.

It should be a straightforward assessment: you can either be honest (which, of course, is what we all strive for and what we teach our kids to be) and then there's dishonest (which, obviously, is what we try not to be.

More than 800 entries received in city contest

At one of the positive points in our lives, my childhood friend Stan said, "When I feel pain, I know I'm alive." Stress is like that. It's an unavoidable part of life.

Economy puts on the pinch, but bridal biz still busy in New West

A Royal City resident is among the 71 "extraordinary nominees" for the YWCA Metro Vancouver's 29th annual Women of Distinction Awards. Rachel Tutte is one of 10 nominees in the nonprofit and public service category.

?UNTIL APRIL 30 Art in the Library, with photographs and paintings on display in two exhibits at the New Westminster Public Library.

Wondering about retirement benefits? An information session giving an overview of the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security programs will be held at the New Westminster Public Library on Thursday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The history of the Irving family of maritime heritage in B.C. is filled with illuminating, exciting and dramatic stories as well as some that simply describe the family's life. John Irving, only son of Capt.