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A New West teen actor is stepping out of the limelight to direct a play aimed at giving audiences a better understanding of the LGBTQ+ culture.

An abandoned seal pup rescued beside the Fraser River in New Westminster is recovering at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

The Pokémon craze has netted the City of New Westminster its largest crowd to date for a single historic walking tour.

A New West artist is hoping to raise some money for dog-related charities by offering to paint dog or cat faces on a local fence.

Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew comes to life at the Bernie Legge Theatre tomorrow night. The play is being put on by Alchemy Theatre and Vagabond Players as part of their summer theatre schedule.

Congrats go out to the Hyack Festival Association, which was awarded the best community float during the 67th annual White Rock Sea Festival Parade on Sunday, July 31.

1). Check out Branching Out – Plants in New Westminster’s History, the latest exhibition at the New Westminster Museum.

This year New West Pride has an increased focus on making its events accessible to the entire community and is hoping to lead the way in barrier-free events for the city.

An emergency meeting has saved New Westminster’s popular weekly swing dances from neighbourhood noise complaints – for now.

Organizers of the weekly dances say having to shut them down two hours early would tank the group