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Chief of the 14-member band says she just can’t afford the required audit

A female pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on the weekend has succumbed to her injuries. On Saturday, Nov. 29, at around 12:10 p.m.

A local non-profit group is inviting the public to its first ever Fall Classic Art Show this Saturday. New West Artists will be featuring pieces from 36 of its members at the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby.

Music of all genres will fill the halls of the Queen’s Park Care Centre for the seventh year in a row, thanks to a grant from Westminster Savings.

Team Canada dancers will be performing at the Massey Theatre Saturday, as part of the second annual Gala for Gold Showcase and Fundraiser.

It was night of goodbyes at New Westminster's board of education meeting Tuesday. It was also a night of announced staffing changes. Sandra Pace, the district's director of instruction, retires this month after seven years with the district.

New Westminster School District is injecting more than $1.8 million worth of additional staff into classrooms this fall with a chunk of the funds coming as result of the hard-fought teachers' negotiations.

New Westminster will swear in a new mayor for the first time in 12 years. The City of New Westminster is holding the inaugural meeting of the new city council on Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.

Committee launching an ambassador program, wants to hear from locals

A recent letter from the Ministry of Education has New Westminster school district staff reassured about the future of the long-awaited high school replacement.