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Minter: How pruning fruit trees can be fun

Minter: How pruning fruit trees can be fun

"Open-vase" pruning allows fruit to develop inside the tree and on growing branches, explains master gardener Brian Minter.
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BBB: Looking for Ozempic? Here’s how to avoid buying phony medication

BBB: Looking for Ozempic? Here’s how to avoid buying phony medication

Experts are alerting local residents of low prices on medical aids like Ozempic as they may be too good to be true.
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Letter: Cheap, clean, renewable energy is the key to a better future

Letter: Cheap, clean, renewable energy is the key to a better future

Why would Ottawa subsidize the corporations that are responsible for the climate crisis while we are forced to shoulder the costly impacts of extreme weather? this letter writer asks.
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New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone: “It’s going to be a busy year.”

New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone: “It’s going to be a busy year.”

The launch of the three-crises pilot project and the opening of the new təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre are among the 2024 happenings in New West.
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Retirement beckons for longtime employee of Century House in New West

Retirement beckons for longtime employee of Century House in New West

Shelly Schnee: Bidding farewell to Century House in New West and saying hello to retirement.
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Here's where to find the cheapest gas in New West

Here's where to find the cheapest gas in New West

New Westminster prices saw modest decreases this week, but the average pay remains the same.
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New Westminster and CN at “impasse” about Spruce Street crossing

New Westminster and CN at “impasse” about Spruce Street crossing

New West “making good progress” on whistle cessation at some rail crossings – but a Sapperton crossing is proving to be “a little bit complicated”
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New Westminster launching new community advisory assembly today

New Westminster launching new community advisory assembly today

New West aimed to "mirror" the city's demographics and "truly represent" the community in its new advisory assembly.
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How does the Fraser Canyon influence New Westminster’s weather?

How does the Fraser Canyon influence New Westminster’s weather?

Super Saturdays at Fraser River Discovery Centre in New West is exploring weather this weekend.
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What's happening this weekend in New West? Our top picks for Jan. 26 to 28

What's happening this weekend in New West? Our top picks for Jan. 26 to 28

This weekend in New Westminster: Music and dance, a perogy dinner and nature options are some of the local happenings.
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