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New West theatre supporters petition for new skate park location

New West theatre supporters petition for new skate park location

An online petition is urging the City of New Westminster to find a different location for the new skate park.
New West staffer reflects on 43-year career at Canada Games Pool

New West staffer reflects on 43-year career at Canada Games Pool

Meet Hilary Knowles
What’s your property’s value this year?

What’s your property’s value this year?

Besides unwanted credit card bills, property assessments will also arrive in the mail this month. On Tuesday, B.C. Assessment released the updated market value of more than 522,000 properties in the Greater Vancouver region.
Headline makers and head shakers of 2017

Headline makers and head shakers of 2017

The new year is here – and, for those of us in the newsroom, what better time to pause, reflect and remember all that’s happened in New Westminster in 2017. When it comes to news headlines, New Westminster is never short of things to write about.
2017: The Year that Was in New Westminster

2017: The Year that Was in New Westminster

As 2017 draws to a close, we look back on some of the headlines from the year past.
NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR

NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR

Truth and Reconciliation is top of mind
Off-duty cop helps save motorist after accident

Off-duty cop helps save motorist after accident

New Westminster Const. Todd Sweet was in the “right place at the right time” when a motorist suffered a medical emergency on the Port Mann Bridge earlier this month. Sweet was driving home on Dec. 6 around 4:30 p.m.
New Westminster resident calling on city to modernize motorcycle rules

New Westminster resident calling on city to modernize motorcycle rules

A New West man believes the city should be doing more to accommodate motorcycles on city streets.
The taxman doesn’t take Bitcoin

The taxman doesn’t take Bitcoin

Canada Revenue Agency does not want your Bitcoin. That’s the message from New Westminster Police following a recent spike in reports of scammers demanding the virtual currency.
‘It’s 8:36 a.m. and I am late for school’

‘It’s 8:36 a.m. and I am late for school’

The challenge for high school students who live in Queensborough is real, as a Record reporter discovers first-hand