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The emergency room at Royal Columbian Hospital has seen a 22 per cent increase in patient visits since a flood shut down the ER at Surrey Memorial Hospital on Nov. 19, according to Fraser Health spokesperson Roy Thorpe-Dorward.

Hydrant cup game is set for friday, november 30 at queen's park arena

After the discovery of a rat at New Westminster Secondary School and the resulting furor, another Royal City resident has come forth with his belief that there are more rats in the city than usual this year.

The New Westminster school district is in such financial dire straits that the board of education unanimously passed a motion at Tuesday's meeting to ask the auditor general to review the district's books for this school year.

If the New Westminster school district doesn't cut spending, it will have another whopping deficit of $2.

The emergency room at Royal Columbian Hospital has seen a 22 per cent increase in patient visits since a flood shut down the ER at Surrey Memorial Hospital on Nov. 19, according to Fraser Health spokesperson Roy Thorpe-Dorward.

The final numbers are still being counted, but the 16th annual Tie Day Auction run by Royal City Jewellers looks like it raised approximately $5,000 for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.

Plenty of ESL services offered at city's library

The announcement that the new civic building in New Westminster was to be named the "Anvil Centre" triggered many comments.