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Lakers down two to 'Rocks in semis

Shorthanded goals proved the Burnaby Lakers' undoing in Game 2 of the Western Lacrosse Association semifinal playoff with Victoria.

New West at the Canada Summer Games

Stefan Milosevic won three bronze medals at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que. this week. The Hyack Swim Club teen won two individual third-place medals, earning his first podium in the 200-metre butterfly.

A look at what makes our neighbourhoods unique

What is a neighbourhood? An area determined by streets, a community bound together by a common tax roll, a mix of homes and businesses with a shared history? Some of the above, all of the above? The Record is taking a closer look at the city's 11 uni

What's happening around the city?

We're continuing with our popular feature, The Record's Top Five (or More) Things to Do This Weekend and offer the following suggestions for the Aug. 9 to 11 weekend.

Historical moments in Queen's Park

In the Jubilee year of Queen Victoria's reign in 1887, city council decided to take possession of the park and name it Queen's ParkIt then arranged for a celebration to mark the occasionMayor Robert Dickinson officially declared Queen's Park open and
B.C.'s first park offers plenty

B.C.'s first park offers plenty

"The woods are magnificent, superb beyond description but most vexatious to a surveyor and the first dwellers in a town." And with that, Colonel Richard Moody sent his letter to B.C.
A childhood to remember in Queen's Park

A childhood to remember in Queen's Park

Meat shop open for almost 100 years

Meat shop open for almost 100 years

Still 'new' to Queen's Park after 25 years

Jim Hutson has lived in the Queen's Park neighbourhood for the last 25 years and has loved every minute of it. Hutson grew up in Vancouver and developed such an interest in older homes that it would one day bring him to become a resident of New West.

Pattullo Bridge closing for second weekend

The Pattullo Bridge is closing for a second time, this weekend, for maintenance and repairs. Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday (tomorrow) TransLink is closing the bridge for repairs until 3 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, according to a media release.