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The Surrey Art Gallery recently purchased work by local artist Keith Rice-Jones, known for his life-sized ceramics.

Join the Royal City Literary Arts Society at its next Poetic Justice reading, which will see two Vancouver Island poets read their work.

For residents living at 38 Leopold Pl., Randy Walker says the proposed Pattullo Bridge replacement project would be like “watching Godzilla come out of the ocean, terrifying and unwanted.

A restaurant chain focusing on craft beer and food may be setting up shop at a prime corner in downtown New Westminster. First Capital Realty is planning to develop a three-storey building at 801 Columbia St.

Parents will have a large deck where they can sit, relax and socialize – and watch their children play – in the new Sapperton Park playground.

Now you see it, now you don’t. Less than two weeks after city council rejected a heritage revitalization agreement for an 1891 home at 1031 Sixth Ave., the house was demolished.

New West residents will be able to ride the DUC until Labour Day – thanks to the City of New Westminster.

New Westminster city council digs the idea of creating a community garden on the front lawn of city hall.

The city’s website will soon be taking on a new look. City staff has been working on an update to the city’s website, which was last designed in 2009. “We have outgrown our site since then,” said Ashleigh Young, the city’s communications coordinator.

New Westminster city council is doling out grants outside of its annual grant process – and not everyone is happy about it. Council has approved a grant for the Royal City Curling Club to support its efforts in hosting the 2017 B.C.