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Expo line access at this SkyTrain station will be closed next weekend

Expo line access at this SkyTrain station will be closed next weekend

Access to and from the Expo Line at Waterfront Station will be closed on Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9 to accelerate maintenance work while there are fewer people on the system.
Black Lives Matter message kept alive on Emancipation Day

Black Lives Matter message kept alive on Emancipation Day

March marks 186th anniversary of British Empire’s slavery abolition
Opinion: New West tells runners to stop ‘gross’ spitting during pandemic

Opinion: New West tells runners to stop ‘gross’ spitting during pandemic

Joggers - also known as “runners” or “people in far better shape than me” – have been the subject of many letters to the editor and messages to me.
TransLink eyes ‘removing’ Burnaby-New West stops to speed up buses

TransLink eyes ‘removing’ Burnaby-New West stops to speed up buses

TransLink is promoting something called “bus stop balancing” that would remove some stops in Burnaby and New Westminster in order to speed up buses.
Sports clothing giant in New West takes a 71% thumping

Sports clothing giant in New West takes a 71% thumping

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.
Take a virtual tour of New West's new health centre

Take a virtual tour of New West's new health centre

The new mental health and substance-use centre has opened in New Westminster at the Royal Columbian Hospital.
Opinion: Not everyone is happy this New West street is safer

Opinion: Not everyone is happy this New West street is safer

Few letters to the editor are able to make my heart soar. Thirty years in journalism will make a person jaded like that.
Here are the worst New Westminster areas for crashes

Here are the worst New Westminster areas for crashes

The good news is crashes are actually going down in New Westminster.
Report on drowning says many overestimate swimming ability, engage in risky behaviour

Report on drowning says many overestimate swimming ability, engage in risky behaviour

As warm weather beckons and staycations kick into high gear this long weekend, officials are warning about potential drownings due to risky behaviour such as cliff jumping and swimmer inexperience on the province’s rivers and lakes. The B.C.
Metro Vancouver issues air quality advisory

Metro Vancouver issues air quality advisory

Metro Vancouver has issued an air quality advisory for eastern Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley due to pollution.