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Downtown business owners are turning off the engine and beefing up on food.

Jonathan Cote will be the youngest mayor in B.C. when he takes office

Condo prices in New Westminster saw a modest increase last month after about five years of flat lining.

When the co-owner of Greens and Beans Deli got a phone call earlier this month from B.C. Hydro informing him the power would be cut off if he didn’t pay an outstanding bill right away, he knew immediately something wasn’t right.

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The labour “machine” matters in New Westminster elections, according to independent candidates who didn’t win a single seat on city council Saturday.

A hotly contested mayor’s race, sunny skies and efforts to spark the vote in New Westminster translated into more voters on election day. Depending on which figures you want to believe, turnout for the 2014 civic election is either 32.

Can the level of engagement seen during the trustee race continue? That’s something trustee-elect Kelly Slade-Kerr is hoping for.

It’s going to cost taxpayers about $70,000 to say goodbye to two of New Westminster’s veteran politicians. Under a policy approved several years ago, Mayor Wayne Wright and Coun. Betty McIntosh qualify for a separation allowance.

For the second year in a row, the Adrian Oliver Memorial Run raised more than $10,000 for New Westminster-based Honour House.