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Capital budget 2016

Seismic upgrades at three elementary schools top the New Westminster school district’s five-year capital plan approved by the board of education recently.

Urban Academy is teaming up with Wesgroup Properties on a potential new site in Sapperton for a bigger school. In response to community concerns, city council rejected the school’s plans to expand its current school at 101 Third Ave.

Two men have been charged following a shooting at Queensborough Landing earlier this month. New Westminster Police say the two accused were causing a disturbance at one of the shops at the local big box plaza on Jan. 15, when officers were called.

Water restrictions in the summer of 2015 may have been the tipping point for New Westminster to consider introducing a water-metering program.

"It's just wrong."

A New Westminster man has been identified as one of two men killed in an industrial accident at a lumber yard in Queensborough last week. On Monday, the B.C.

Toque Tuesday returns to New Westminster this week

About 1,500 elementary and middle school students in five Lower Mainland school districts are competing in a new math contest this year.

Rogers Hometown Hockey tour heads to New West