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A much-anticipated environmental impact assessment about a proposed coal transfer facility at Fraser Surrey Docks concludes the project will not cause significant adverse environmental or health effects.

The City of New Westminster is replacing technology that is quickly becoming obsolete.

The City of New Westminster has bagged a proposal to provide one hour of free parking in the downtown. Noting that many downtown businesses have suffered major impacts from the Oct. 10 fire on Columbia Street, Coun.

A petition to save Thrifty Foods has almost 2,000 signatures, but it's unlikely to change the Competition Bureau's order to sell the Sapperton grocery store.

A 40-storey tower filled with bachelor and one-bedroom suites isn’t being welcomed with open arms by city council.

The local Filipino community has already raised thousands of dollars to help people in the Philippines in their time of need.

Never say never. That could be the motto of Mayor Wayne Wright, who once said the 2011 municipal election campaign would be his last.

Have a question about the Compass Card system? There's a site for that.

New Westminster police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a suspect in an October break and enter. On Oct. 15, officers responded to a break-in at an apartment building on 11th Street, according to a police department media release.

Despite months of internal squabbling and city intervention, a trio of new directors recently joined the embattled Hyack Festival Association.