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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.

The report is in regarding the deadly shooting that happened last fall at the Starlight Casino in New Westminster, but the public won't see it, according to the Independent Investigations Office.

In the article "Making memories in the West End," published in The Record on July 19, Sharmeen Ritchie's name was spelled incorrectly. The name was taken from the book Memories are Made of This. The Record regrets the error.

The recent move to Sapperton's brewery district may be costing Transit Police an extra $1.5 million, but Chief Neil Dubord said the move comes with some major benefits. "It allows us to be able to amalgamate (TransLink) operations into one building.

Firefighters went door-to-door on the morning of July 22 to notify Queen's Park residents of a temporary evacuation because of a gas leak.

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

Police are asking the public to be on the look out for a suspect who was involved in a break and enter earlier this month. On July 10, at about 8 p.m., New Westminster officers were called to a home in the Uptown area of the city.

Tuesday marked the 33rd day without rain, and while for most people in the Lower Mainland no rain is a good thing, New Westminster Fire and Rescue Service is reminding residents to be careful in the dry days of summer.