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A former youth coach is facing two additional charges after he violated the conditions of a court order.

New West police are investigating after a nine-year-old girl was taken during a custody visit Sunday, violating a court order. New West resident Makayla Estrada-Weber was reported missing to the New Westminster Police Department on Sunday, Jan.

An anti-fascism group will march in the Royal City at a rally this Sunday after racist, neo-Nazi flyers were spotted in the city last weekend. The flyers were found at a bus stop in the 300 block of Sixth Street Saturday morning.

A Royal City resident hopes the city will help fulfill her lifelong dream of living in a yurt. Treva Zilm has approached the city about building a yurt on her property in the Glenbrooke North neighbourhood.

Universal washrooms are now included in plans for a modern washroom and concession building in Queen’s Park.

New Westminster is preparing to plant a garden that will generate energy for years to come. The city’s electric utility is proposing to create an urban solar garden pilot project at the city’s operations yard at 901 First St.

The neighbourhood around the 22nd Street SkyTrain station will be growing up in the decades ahead. As part of the official community plan update, the city has been considering land-use designations for that area.

A school bus for New Westminster Secondary students from Queensborough could become a reality depending on the outcome of an upcoming survey.

Safety is top of mind when it comes to buying into a new development – that’s according to Wesgroup, the folks behind Brewery District.

Provincial government pays district $596,000 after Supreme Court of Canada said the government’s actions in 2002 were unconstitutional