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Here's what you should know if New West gets a snow day

Here's what you should know if New West gets a snow day

With flurries and snow in the forecast, here's a refresher on how the New Westminster school district handles school closure notifications in the event of winter weather
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COVID-19 vaccinations increase as hospitalizations fall across B.C.

COVID-19 vaccinations increase as hospitalizations fall across B.C.

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Environment Canada issues snowfall alert for Vancouver

Environment Canada issues snowfall alert for Vancouver

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Keep Home Learners Program in Hume Park, parents tell New West school board

Keep Home Learners Program in Hume Park, parents tell New West school board

School district report suggested moving program to the Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary site to make way for the alternate RCAP and POWER programs, and parents responded in force. A decision is coming Jan. 26.
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10 of the strangest world records set in Metro Vancouver

10 of the strangest world records set in Metro Vancouver

Ever thought about pulling a truck with meat hooks in your back or playing a marathon game of table-top hockey?
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Award-winning choir counters negative news with 'Fight Song' performance

Award-winning choir counters negative news with 'Fight Song' performance

Virtual performance of Rachel Platten’s Fight Song to provide inspiration amid the world’s many current challenges
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Let it snow! Vancouver forecast includes 5 days of possible snowfall or flurries this week

Let it snow! Vancouver forecast includes 5 days of possible snowfall or flurries this week

Keep those gloves handy.
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More COVID-19 cases discovered at Lower Mainland grocery stores

More COVID-19 cases discovered at Lower Mainland grocery stores

A Burnaby Safeway made the recent list
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Pit stop leads to B.C.'s largest-ever scratch prize of $3 million

Pit stop leads to B.C.'s largest-ever scratch prize of $3 million

She's buying a new house
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New NWSS has cost $88.5 million so far. Next step: demolition

New NWSS has cost $88.5 million so far. Next step: demolition

The replacement New Westminster Secondary School opened for students Jan. 11. Now the school district is moving on to demolition of the old school and plans for a memorial park.
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