In the Community

It's more than 8,000 kilometres from Sapperton to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. and back, but New Westminster resident Brek Boughton and his "Surly Big Dummy" bicycle plan to make the trip in three months.

With the municipal election occurring tomorrow, a past political story seems in order. In the fall of 1862, the citizens of New Westminster arranged for an excursion for the Hon.

Organizers hope to make January kids fair an annual event in the Royal City

The folks at Monarch Place are hard at work planning their annual Christmas party and would welcome donations for women and children who've come through their doors for assistance through the years.

I've written of what my children have come to expect with each ride to school. Since my now 19-year-old son was in preschool, I have asked my kids to complete three essential tasks each day: learn something new, help someone else and have fun.

Housing facility to be run by local aid society

The New Westminster Historical Society is shining the spotlight on Sapperton this month. The society's Nov. 16 presentation will focus on the second part of a presentation about Sapperton.