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The community continues to reach out to victims of a recent apartment fire in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood. St.

The Burnaby Multicultural Society is spreading the word about elder abuse in immigrant communities in Burnaby and New Westminster, but the province needs to do more to help vulnerable seniors, according to the group's executive director.

About 550 teachers in New Westminster will cast ballots in a strike vote next week. But Grant Osborne, New Westminster Teachers' Union president, said if they vote to strike it doesn't mean schools are going to close.

Former New Westminster Secondary School principal and longtime youth athletic supporter Bill Popowich passed away on Feb. 11 from heart failure at age 83. Popowich worked in the New Westminster school district for more than 35 years.

Uptown Live intends to capitalize on the crowds at the Hyack International Parade but eventually wants to march to its own beat.

New Westminster is going to pot – but only in certain areas of the city.

Neighbours watching out for each other

New Westminster police announced Friday afternoon that charges had been approved against the driver of the vehicle that allegedly struck and killed 25-year-old Gemma Snowball last spring.

The New Westminster school district's ongoing money woes have the board looking at every possible way to drum up extra cash, including an option to start charging community groups that use school facilities.

New Westminster trustees are joining the chorus of those asking Port Metro Vancouver for a comprehensive health impact assessment for the proposed $15-million Fraser Surrey Docks transfer coal facility, but they might not have to sign off on their le