Local Business

When COVID-19 first hit, did you cut back on your coffee consumption? How about those breakfast sandwiches that get you going in the morning? You likely did because so many coffee houses were closed.

A sports clothing giant that sells product to and through a variety of stores in New Westminster has seen its sales plummet on a massive scale. Gildan Activewear Inc.

Local grocery chain Donald’s Market’s Commercial Drive, Port Coquitlam and New Westminster locations are now operating under a new name: City Avenue Market.

What do you do with an old x-ray clinic? Turn it into a music studio, of course. Robert Billard, a lifelong musician, did just that by creating Fifth Chord Studios in uptown New Westminster. The old clinic sat empty for many years.

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Cartwright Jewelers is inviting folks to “come by and share a memory and say goodbye” as a local institution prepares to close its doors.

It’s game on – with a bit of a difference – at Capital City Arcade. After being shuttered by COVID-19, the business is reopening its doors in Sapperton on Friday, July 10.

The Queensborough Cannabis Co. may have been the last cannabis store to get city hall’s approval, but it’s the first to open in New West.

A New West-based company specializing in products inspired by Indigenous culture and traditions is the big winner in this year’s Level-Up My Brand contest.

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