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New Westminster is doing well when it comes to filling teaching positions

New Westminster is doing well when it comes to filling teaching positions

As other school districts across the province struggle to fill teaching positions, New Westminster has proven to be an attractive option for prospective teachers.
French immersion’s popularity continues in New Westminster

French immersion’s popularity continues in New Westminster

According to a group that advocates for French-language learning in the province, French immersion enrolment in New Westminster is on the rise.
New Westminster Police want residents to lock their vehicles

New Westminster Police want residents to lock their vehicles

Lock your car and roll up your windows or you could be in for a rude awakening, according to the New Westminster Police Department.
He loved kiteboarding, biking and hiking. His death from opioid overdose 'wasn't supposed to be'

He loved kiteboarding, biking and hiking. His death from opioid overdose 'wasn't supposed to be'

Squamish man's life so much more than an opioid statistic, his mother says
Have you seen this woman missing in New West?

Have you seen this woman missing in New West?

Police in New Westminster are asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who has been reported missing. Here name is Raelynn August, and she was last seen on Sept. 4 near Royal Columbia Hospital.
There’s a 529 Garage registration event happening in New West next week

There’s a 529 Garage registration event happening in New West next week

New Westminster Police and 529 Garage are teaming up to help reduce bike theft in the Royal City.
Meet Cedar, the newest bear cub at Critter Care Wildlife Society

Meet Cedar, the newest bear cub at Critter Care Wildlife Society

Cedar was left orphaned when her mother was electrocuted while climbing a power pole on Whistler Mountain
This is the most a New West landlord can jack up your rent in 2019

This is the most a New West landlord can jack up your rent in 2019

The rate for the maximum allowable rent increase has now been set for B.C. in 2019. The provincial government uses the B.C. Consumer Price Index and the formula for rent increases, which adds up to a top annual rent increase of 4.5 per cent.
You're finally allowed to light a campfire - but it'll be in the rain

You're finally allowed to light a campfire - but it'll be in the rain

The ban on campfires is being lifted across most of the province – just in time for the rain to begin so nobody will want to go camping.
Measles case reported on B.C. ferry sailing linked to Metro Vancouver high school

Measles case reported on B.C. ferry sailing linked to Metro Vancouver high school

A confirmed measles case has prompted Fraser Health to issue an alert to passengers on a recent B.C. Ferries sailing, as well as to students at a Metro Vancouver high school. Fraser Health says the infected passenger was onboard the 7 p.m.