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A recent train fire in Port Coquitlam is prompting a review of potential risks and responses in New Westminster. Part of Lougheed Highway was closed to traffic for several hours on the night of Jan.

New Westminster city council isn’t high on the idea of waiting until 2019 to allow cannabis to be sold in the city.

Creation of specialized unit comes nearly one year after the Globe and Mail's Unfounded report

New Westminster Secondary students who want an extra study block or two will have to apply for them.

The city is set to unveil plans for a downtown park on the former home of the Chinese Benevolent Society. The site, located at 824 Agnes St., is currently home to the downtown dog off-leash area.

New Westminster school trustees want Richard McBride Elementary School replaced, and they want it replaced now.

A proposed one per cent capital levy may appear to have come out of left field to taxpayers, but it’s something the city has been pondering for some time in city hall as a way of addressing New West’s aging infrastructure. At its Jan.

Student who is upset over cuts to spare blocks starts petition and appeals to school board

Some prominent New Westminster residents felt a little “surreal” after being alerted to a potential missile strike during an otherwise relaxing vacation in Hawaii. Former New Westminster MLA and MP Dawn Black and husband Peter and Coun.

The New Westminster school district’s senior administrative team has a new leader. The board of education has hired Beverley J.