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New Westminster fire hall set to welcome crowds in Fire Prevention Week

New Westminster fire hall set to welcome crowds in Fire Prevention Week

New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services is urging residents to “stand by their pan” during Fire Prevention Week. Fire Prevention Week is being celebrated from Oct. 6 to 12. The theme of this year’s event is to prevent kitchen fires.
Data to assess coal plan impact is ‘all there’ says Coal Alliance

Data to assess coal plan impact is ‘all there’ says Coal Alliance

An environmental assessment of a controversial coal terminal will review existing data compiled by the corporation hoping to build the project.
New Westminster resident questions safety of rail yard

New Westminster resident questions safety of rail yard

A New Westminster man is urging the city to take action to eliminate the storage and staging of hazardous and explosive goods in the Quayside rail yard.
New Westminster in no rush to redevelop Poplar Landing site

New Westminster in no rush to redevelop Poplar Landing site

A dog park and a sewer facility will continue to be focal points at the Poplar Landing site for the foreseeable future. The former Doman mill site is located at the west end of the Quayside neighbourhood at 1400 Quayside Dr.
Trying the happy baby pose – for real

Trying the happy baby pose – for real

Babies come into the world as enlightened yogis, able to effortlessly stretch their tiny bodies into a variety of positions and with a mind that’s free of worry and stress – that’s the belief of Babeeta Chhabra, a pediatric occupational therapist who
[UPDATE] Hospital Employees' Union picket outside Royal Columbian Hospital

[UPDATE] Hospital Employees' Union picket outside Royal Columbian Hospital

About 20 hospital cleaners and food services workers staged an information picket outside Royal Columbian Hospital on Thursday afternoon. A year of negotiations with U.S.-based Aramark and U.K.
[UPDATE] New Westminster school district on the hook for pay hike

[UPDATE] New Westminster school district on the hook for pay hike

A school strike was averted, but it comes at a cost for the cash-strapped New Westminster school district, which will have to pay a 3.5 per cent wage increase for support staff over two years.
New Westminster awaits massive Sapperton Green development

New Westminster awaits massive Sapperton Green development

A 40-acre Sapperton site will undergo a dramatic transformation in the coming years. The Sapperton Green site, located at Braid and Brunette, is the land that’s located around the Braid SkyTrain station.
New Westminster city council to meet with festival organizers

New Westminster city council to meet with festival organizers

New Westminster is going to have a tête-à-tête with groups that put on some of the city's festivals. City council has asked staff to develop a process that allows the city to meet with organizers of major festivals.
New West cops ride to fight cancer

New West cops ride to fight cancer

For the next nine days, New Westminster constables Dave Lemire and Jaspaul Chung will ride their bikes around the South Coast of B.C. and Lower Mainland in support of Cops for Cancer.