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A petition calling on the New Westminster School District to beef up staffing levels of child and youth care workers is making the rounds.

New West resident one of 16 outstanding citizens to be recently appointed to the Order of British Columbia

Another one bites the dust.

Construction of New Westminster’s new animal shelter and tow yard is expected to get underway in 2017. A city task force reviewed a number of city-owned sites and determined 435 Wood St. to be the best location for a new animal shelter and tow yard.

Doggy doo becoming an issue in urban area

Of the 45,865 eligible voters registered to vote in last Saturday’s byelection, only 1,859 actually cast a ballot, according to city staff.

New Westminster MP Peter Julian believes all Canadians have a right to a good night’s sleep. Julian tabled Bill C-218, the Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act in the House of Commons.

New West residents are encouraged to have a say in how local roads connect to the new Pattullo Bridge. TransLink is holding an open house for the Pattullo Bridge replacement project on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Is it the City of New Westminster’s responsibility to tell event organizers the calendar is full and they’ll have to pick another date for a festival? That’s a question the city has been grappling with in the past years, as organizers of some longsta

An eclectic lineup of festivals are planned in New Westminster this summer. The festival season kicked off in earnest this past weekend with Sapperton Day, following on the heels of the May 28 Hyack International Parade and Uptown Street Fest.