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Fighting crime in the digital age

Fighting crime in the digital age

The days of police blotter columns in newspapers are long gone, but that doesn’t mean police departments are taking a backseat approach when it comes to sharing information with the public.
New West student activists against coal

New West student activists against coal

Girls to mobilize other youth against the proposed Fraser Surrey Docks expansion
Mediation may be next step in education dispute

Mediation may be next step in education dispute

There may be light at the end of the tunnel in the long-running dispute between the B.C. teachers’ union and the provincial government as both sides appear to agree to mediation. Thursday morning the B.C.
New Westminster endorses roadmap for future transportation planning

New Westminster endorses roadmap for future transportation planning

The City of New Westminster is driving to the finish line with its master transportation plan.
New Westminster’s tin soldier buffed up as good as new

New Westminster’s tin soldier buffed up as good as new

The World’s Tallest Tin Solider is looking a little spiffier thanks to a shower. New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services recently used its aerial ladder truck and hoses to give the tin soldier a good spring cleaning.
[UPDATE] New Westminster councillor Jonathan Cote to run for mayor

[UPDATE] New Westminster councillor Jonathan Cote to run for mayor

Jonathan Cote feels the time is right to take a run at being the next mayor of New Westminster. The three-term city councillor will run for mayor in November’s civic election. “I think it’s a good time for me.
New West teen in the running to head to Mars

New West teen in the running to head to Mars

If things go according to plan, Paige Hunter will leave her family and friends in New Westminster in 2024 and never come back.
Man gets 11 years for failing to disclose HIV status to partners

Man gets 11 years for failing to disclose HIV status to partners

An HIV positive man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for failing to disclose his status to intimate partners.
New West city council bill tops $350,000

New West city council bill tops $350,000

New Westminster taxpayers shelled out $356,898 for city council in 2013 – a drop of nearly $20,000 from a year earlier because councillors claimed fewer expenses.
New Westminster teachers picket as talks stall

New Westminster teachers picket as talks stall

Teachers and their supporters were out in force on the picket line at New Westminster Secondary Tuesday morning as members of the teachers’ union started the first day of the full-scale strike.