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Lots of spring break fun for families

It's that time of year: the buds are beginning to pop up, the days are getting longer, and there's a bit less rain falling from the sky. Spring is on the way, and with it, spring break.

What's up in the city this weekend?

Spring is almost in the air and St. Patrick's Day is this weekend. We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. We have some great offerings for the March 16 to 18 weekend in New Westminster.

Share your big moments

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then The Record's online photo galleries are a repository of millions of words of every kind, colour and shape.

Add colour to spring gardens

On days when grey skies and pouring rain dampen spirits and everything else, there's happiness and hope to be found at ground level among the spring flowers. Snowdrop blooms last for weeks in these temperatures.
Food scrap recycling expands through city

Food scrap recycling expands through city

The City of New Westminster is aiming to be the first city in the region to provide food scrap collection to all residences. Council has approved a staff recommendation to mandate a citywide multi-family food scraps recycling program starting July 1.

Discover the joy of non-fiction

The 2012 British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-fiction went to Charlotte Gill for her book Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe.

What goes into food waste?

Pizza boxes, paper plates OK - but keep out oils, fats and butter

Toastmasters celebrates half a century

Tillicum Toastmasters are inviting residents to attend their international speech contest. The contest is taking place on Monday, March 19 at the Unity in Action Hall at 1630 Edinburgh St.

Off-duty police officer hailed as a hero

David Francoeur earns recognition from the city for his help saving a neighbour from a February house fire
PHOTOS: Brownies

PHOTOS: Brownies