Local News

The City of New Westminster is taking steps to address a thorny issue in the West End.

Police have arrested a man accused of sexual assault against a woman at a New Westminster SkyTrain station back in February. The alleged incident took place on Feb. 24 around 4:40 p.m. at the 22nd Street SkyTrain station.

Metro Vancouver’s Ethiopian community is mourning the sudden death of a little girl in New Westminster. Around 11 p.m. on June 7, officers were called to the 300 block of Stanley Street in Queensborough for a suspected drowning.

Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie, whose indomitable, pipe-holding image stands cast in bronze beside the New Westminster Courthouse, has been a lightning rod of negative feeling for more than 150 years – even if those feelings have only recently started

Completion of the Front Street mews can’t come fast enough for Harm Woldring. Woldring, owner of The Wine Factory, said road closures to construct the mews have “been a nightmare” as customers have had no vehicle access to his business.

Investigation still ongoing

Police have confirmed the drug that killed 16-year-old Angel Loyer-Lawrence was MDMA. Angel and a friend bought the drugs in pill form in New Westminster on Friday, May 26, but when they took the drugs, both girls became ill. Angel died.

Jocelyne and Stan Shigehiro are curious about whether the City of New Westminster is still pursuing plans for a ferry service between the Quay and Queensborough.

School board trustee Mary Lalji is continuing her fight to get a bus service between Queensborough and New Westminster Secondary School.

Wondering what those folks in safety vests are doing behind the high school? Don’t worry, they’re just conducting geo-environmental tests as part of the ongoing New Westminster Secondary School replacement project.