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A public process would be required before a Sapperton site ever becomes home to a new school. As part of its long-range planning to address projected enrolment growth on the east side of the city, the New Westminster School District purchased a .

New Westminster is hopeful the Municipal Finance Authority will soon be making fossil fuel free financing available. On Monday, council received a staff report regarding I the city’s investment portfolio as of Dec. 31, 2019.

What happened: Ottawa-based tech company Shopify plans to open its first permanent office in Vancouver by late 2020 Why it matters: The firm will be hiring 1,000 workers for the new R&D centre Canadian tech giant Shopify Inc.

Man in his 40s arrived last week from China via YVR; is in isolation at home; officials refuse to confirm where he lives, citing privacy reasons

Grand opening of $10.32-million animal shelter and tow yard on Feb. 1

What happened: Health Canada is not answering questions on exactly how many health and safety workers, or quarantine officials, are based at Canadian airports but it is promising that it will deploy more officials at airports later this week.

The City of Surrey has recently been in the news for issuing bylaw infraction warnings to Uber drivers. Essentially, Surrey’s bylaw officers are using the app to order a ride hailing service, and then issuing the driver a warning upon their arrival.

At press conference Monday, Surrey mayor digs into licensing conflict with Uber

The New Westminster Police Department has a new policy in place for street checks, a practice that has long been criticized for perpetuating racial profiling by police.

The coronavirus outbreak that has killed 81 people in China — mostly in the central city of Wuhan and the surrounding Hubei province — is likely already having an effect on Canada and B.C.’s economy, economists say.