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New West police department to respond to calls for police reform

New West police department to respond to calls for police reform

New Westminster’s police chief would be willing to give up some of his department’s cash if it could go towards a system that better serves people in crisis.
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New West Return-It depot streamlines sorting rules

New West Return-It depot streamlines sorting rules

Return-It has unveiled some innovations to modernize its New Westminster beverage container recycling system.
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This New West pool is reopening with strict new protocols

This New West pool is reopening with strict new protocols

Get your sunscreen (hopefully there’s more sun coming) and waterwings and bathing suits ready because an outdoor New Westminster pool is getting ready to reopen after being closed due to COVID-19.
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Cocaine and opiates were handed out for free. Here's why no one was arrested

Cocaine and opiates were handed out for free. Here's why no one was arrested

The protest was created in direct response to a staggering increase in overdose deaths in the province from an ever more toxic drug supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Driver of McLaren totalled on B.C. highway blames hydroplaning for the crash

Driver of McLaren totalled on B.C. highway blames hydroplaning for the crash

Speed was not a factor, he says
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Enter your wildlife photos in this BC SPCA contest

Enter your wildlife photos in this BC SPCA contest

The BC SPCA invites the public to participate in its 12 th annual Wildlife-In-Focus photography contest.
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Tougher measures urged to block wayward travelling

Tougher measures urged to block wayward travelling

People in small Vancouver Island communities are worried that American tourists are flouting border restrictions and could spread COVID-19.
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New Westminster police chief supports body worn cameras

New Westminster police chief supports body worn cameras

If you’d like to see New Westminster police officers wearing body worn cameras, you’re not alone – so would the city’s top cop. Chief Const.
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Is a 5% property tax-hike cap in Vancouver realistic for 2021?

Is a 5% property tax-hike cap in Vancouver realistic for 2021?

Remember back in February when Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced that he wanted next year’s property tax increase to be no more than 5%? Seemed odd at the time, considering the mayor a few months previous supported an 8.
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UPDATE: High water prompts closure of New West wooden esplanade

UPDATE: High water prompts closure of New West wooden esplanade

Beach in Queensborough also closed as a precaution
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