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New West pedestrians to get more time to get through crossings

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Jul 19, 2019 5:05 PM Read more >

New West school district loses secretary-treasurer after just one year

The New Westminster school district is once again on the hunt for a new secretary-treasurer. Kim Morris, who started the job in July 2018, is leaving for School District 61 in Victoria, according to a tweet from school board chair Mark Gifford.

Jul 19, 2019 1:39 PM Read more >

New Westminster ceremony commemorates Chief Ahan

A Tsilhqot’in chief who was wrongly tried for murder and hanged in New Westminster 154 years ago has been commemorated as a hero.

Jul 18, 2019 7:38 PM Read more >

Lawsuit claims excessive force, broken wrist by New West hospital security

Petar Precep claims he suffered a broken wrist among other injuries after being kicked out of Royal Columbian Hospital

Jul 18, 2019 10:55 AM Read more >

Protesters rally for drug decriminalization outside New West MLA's office

Led by longtime drug policy activist Dana Larsen, protesters called for a safe supply outside Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy

Jul 17, 2019 5:25 PM Read more >

Cause unknown in power outage that left a good chunk of New West in the dark

It’s possible the cause of a power outage that left many New West neighbourhoods without power on Saturday morning may have been vaporized. Rod Carle, general manager of the city’s electrical utility, said the outage occurred about 7:30 a.m.

Jul 17, 2019 12:40 PM Read more >

One-legged cyclist riding 1,000 km for mental health – his own

He didn’t sleep near the railroad tracks last night, which, all thing considered, was a nice change of pace. “Getting away from the train is nice,” Jay Doherty reflects. “Especially when you’ve been run over by one.

Jul 17, 2019 10:18 AM Read more >

Bat attack: This is how much of a threat rabies poses in Vancouver in 2019

‘Once you show symptoms of rabies, is it too late to be vaccinated.’

Jul 17, 2019 9:39 AM Read more >

Should there be time limits on how long New West politicians speak?

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Jul 17, 2019 8:05 AM Read more >

Take a virtual ride with New West cops

Police officers holding a live-streamed ride-along on Instagram next week

Jul 16, 2019 12:30 PM Read more >

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