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Mayor Wayne Wright is bringing a New Westminster resident's idea to repair the Pattullo Bridge to TransLink for consideration.

The New Westminster animal shelter has upgraded its area for cats waiting for adoption after a local thrift shop donated $5,000 for the purchase of "cat condos." The Shop 4 Paws Thrift Store, located at 615 12th St.

TransLink's recent decision to cull certain SkyTrain incentives has led to concerns that it will drive transit use down.

David Cobb, owner of the Chief Skugaid, has been given an extension by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to find a new home for his 93-foot wooden fishing boat.

The New Westminster Police Department's street crime unit spent last Wednesday night combing through the contents of an apartment in the city's downtown core.

It was only a cellphone, - but on Friday night, the New Westminster Police Department had to be sure - after receiving a report of a man carrying a gun at the Landmark Cinemas at Plaza 88 on Eighth Street. At about 7:18 p.m.

For hours, the rain pelted down. And when it mercifully stopped, the last thing on the minds of 45 hikers with Nature Vancouver was that further down the mountain, mudslides had severed their vehicle access back to civilization.

New Westminster police arrested a Surrey man Tuesday afternoon after a series of 911 calls alerted them of an assault happening on 16th Street. At about 4:20 p.m.

New Westminster city council wants more time to contemplate changes to its existing procurement policy. City council was set to consider revisions to several areas of the 2007 procurement policy on July 8 but tabled the report until Aug. 26.

The Canadian Transportation Agency doesn't have a time frame for dealing with a decision about train noise in the rail yard at Westminster Quay.