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[UPDATE] New Westminster sets new public hearing date for development

[UPDATE] New Westminster sets new public hearing date for development

A new public hearing is being scheduled for a mixed-use development on New Westminster’s waterfront. Council has closed the Sept. 29 public hearing and forwarded the zoning amendment bylaw to a new public hearing, which will be held on Oct. 27.
New West invited to explore behind the scenes at fire hall

New West invited to explore behind the scenes at fire hall

An auto extrication and a high-angle rescue demonstration will be featured during the New Westminster Fire and Rescue Service’s open house. The fire department is holding its annual open house on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New Westminster prepares for the big reveal

New Westminster prepares for the big reveal

Wait For Me Daddy monument being unveiled on Saturday
Take the night off and support Hyacks football

Take the night off and support Hyacks football

The Hyacks want the grown-ups to take the night off and head on over to the annual Hyack Football Tailgate Auction at La Perla Ballroom on Oct. 18.
Tories quash bid to make question period more relevant

Tories quash bid to make question period more relevant

NDP motion would have given the House Speaker more powers to stop irrelevant answers during question period
Break-in suspect wanted by police

Break-in suspect wanted by police

New Westminster police are searching for the identity of an unknown suspect who allegedly broke into an apartment building last month.
School district makes first $1 million payment to province

School district makes first $1 million payment to province

If the school’s district budget woes were a movie, it would have been a horror flick.
Girls-only vaccinations unfair, say New Westminster sixth graders

Girls-only vaccinations unfair, say New Westminster sixth graders

Two New Westminster middle school boys don’t think it’s fair they’re not getting the same free protection against the cancer-causing human papilloma virus (HPV) as the girls at their school.
RCH little help during dental emergency, says Burnaby dad

RCH little help during dental emergency, says Burnaby dad

Should you ever find yourself holding a handful of your kid’s teeth and need emergency dental care, Royal Columbian Hospital isn’t the place to go, according to one Burnaby dad.
Report: Archeological dig needed on school site

Report: Archeological dig needed on school site

A recent consultant’s report says an archeological dig is the only way to determine the extent of the old cemetery on the New Westminster Secondary School site.