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Alleged SkyTrain stalker arrested

Alleged SkyTrain stalker arrested

A 21-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a woman on the SkyTrain earlier this week. On June 2 around 3 p.m., a woman boarded a train at Waterfront Station.
Blurred Lines: How old neighbourhoods may become closer

Blurred Lines: How old neighbourhoods may become closer

Queensborough and Hamilton separated in 1885 but may soon share a Member of the Legislative Assembly

New Westminster students offered grief counselling after grandmother's violent death

Students, staff and parents at New Westminster’s Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary are being offered grief counselling after a grandmother of students at the school was killed in what police are calling a random, unprovoked attack.

Car no longer the favourable option to get around town: survey

Those living in the Royal City are opting for a bus, a bike or their own two feet, instead of a car, to get around town, according to a new survey.
[UPDATE] New West senior victim of “random attack”

[UPDATE] New West senior victim of “random attack”

Homicide investigators are trying to determine what sparked a violent and random attack against a New Westminster woman Wednesday evening. Around 6:45 p.m.

New West gets animated with fandom event

Superheroes, mermaids and Ghostbusters were among the folks who animated downtown New Westminster on the weekend. Brian Hughes, show director of Northwest Fan Fest, said thousands of people attended the three-day event at Anvil Centre.

Anti-coal campaign comes to New West

Environmentalists are sounding alarms about the health, climate and economic hazards of a proposed coal port on the Fraser River.

New West considers hospital a critical component of economic development

Royal Columbian Hospital is a pivotal piece of the Royal City’s economic future. With 3,500 employees, Royal Columbian Hospital is the largest employer in New Westminster.
‘I’m hoping this will have a ripple effect’

‘I’m hoping this will have a ripple effect’

Officer pleased with new mental health facility planned for Royal Columbian Hospital

Last-minute New Westminster transit voters flock to Burnaby

New Westminster residents looking to cast last-minute ballots in the Metro Vancouver transportation and transit plebiscite streamed into Burnaby’s Lougheed Town Centre on the last day of the vote Friday. “It’s the panic run,” one Elections B.C.