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New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote wants us to “geek out” on data. That’s at least how Cote joked in a tweet yesterday after he crunched TransLink data that showed driving is down in Metro Vancouver, especially in New West.

And almost 40 per cent have no retirement savings

Arrive with a jar – and some apples if you have them to share – and leave with some fresh-pressed apple cider. Yes, the New West Apple Press Fest is back. It’s returning this weekend, running noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.

Editor: With winter around the corner, it’s timely to remind people that per our anti-idling bylaw , idling for more than three minutes is prohibited on city streets.

Most Metro Vancouver residents know cooking grease shouldn’t be poured down the drain, but many are unaware that dairy products, salad dressings and margarine can also wreak havoc on the sewer system.

Vancouver-based energy firm Westport Fuel Systems Inc. has reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which claimed the company engaged in bribery of a Chinese government official.

Doug McCallum says province-led transition process beleaguered by “red tape”

Rose Mary Wolfe in Lestock, Saskatchewan. Bella Johnson in Whitefish Lake, Alberta. Jacob Grey in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. James Paul in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The list goes on and on — children who died in Canada’s residential school system.

Spending rose 12 per cent due mostly to the addition of HR position to executive team

A New Westminster man has been arrested in connection with two robberies last week in Langford and a bank robbery in Victoria. On the afternoon of Sept.