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It may be a lofty aspiration but New Westminster school trustees have set into motion a plan to ensure that “no child is hungry and every child eats healthy.” “Our job as trustees is to make these kinds of statements and to strive towards them.

New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian has dropped his bid to replace federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair this fall. The MP made the announcement Thursday, saying he couldn’t secure enough donations to continue on.

No word if anyone was arrested

Council in brief

Quayside resident Don Northup has some burning questions about coal in New Westminster. QUESTION: “I have seen on a couple of occasions rail cars heading east across Begbie carrying what looks like coal.

A new ice rink is on the city’s radar but a new-and-improved Canada Games Pool is the city’s top priority.

The New Westminster Fire Department is investigating a fire that gutted the top floor of a West End house and burned up a third of its roof Monday afternoon. Crews were called to the house at 519 Holland St. at about 3:20 p.m.

“I’m still kind of pinching myself,” New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy told the Record Friday afternoon. Less than 24 hours earlier, Darcy and her NDP colleagues were celebrating the news that party leader John Horgan had been tapped by Lt.-Gov.

Hockey and lacrosse fans are among more than 400 residents appealing to city hall to build a third arena in New Westminster.

The New Westminster school district has been given the green light to hire up to 51 new teachers for the upcoming school year. The announcement comes after the Ministry of Education approved the district’s request for funding for 51.