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BC’s seniors advocate returns to New West for ‘interesting and inspiring’ Jan. 25 event

BC’s seniors advocate returns to New West for ‘interesting and inspiring’ Jan. 25 event

Isobel Mackenzie returns to Century House in New Westminster for Thursday's Time for Change event.
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38 deaths in New West in 2023 attributed to unregulated drugs

38 deaths in New West in 2023 attributed to unregulated drugs

From five deaths in 2013, the number of deaths in New Westminster attributed to toxic drugs rose to 38 in 2023.
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Coquitlam River 'a sanctuary for us to escape from the realities of the world': artists

Coquitlam River 'a sanctuary for us to escape from the realities of the world': artists

New Westminster artist Robert Ascroft and Sue A. Cowan, of Coquitlam, took their sketchbooks to trails and parks around the Coquitlam River, and are now on display at PoMoArts.
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Another multi-day transit strike looms Feb. 3 if mediation fails, says union

Another multi-day transit strike looms Feb. 3 if mediation fails, says union

Transit supervisor union issues strike notice for Feb. 3 if government-appointed non-binding mediation fails; action could affect SeaBus and SkyTrain.
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Letter: Declare transit an essential service, New West resident says

Letter: Declare transit an essential service, New West resident says

A letter writer is calling on the B.C. government to think of the hundreds of thousands of Metro Vancouver commuters currently impacted by the strike.
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Water meters, electrical rates and other questions for New West council

Water meters, electrical rates and other questions for New West council

Delegates pose questions and share concerns about a range of issues with New Westminster city council.
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Metro Vancouver bus drivers demand lost wages from strike be paid

Metro Vancouver bus drivers demand lost wages from strike be paid

Buses and the SeaBus are back in service as striking bus supervisors return to work.
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Soup flights set to take off at this New West eatery on Saturday

Soup flights set to take off at this New West eatery on Saturday

Greens and Beans will be serving up soup flights – after encouragement from New Westminster residents.
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New West names interim superintendent for top job in school district

New West names interim superintendent for top job in school district

Sylvia Russell – a former superintendent in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows – joins SD40 on April 1 when Karim Hachlaf heads to Burnaby.
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New West police seize $110,000 in cash and $100,000 of suspected drugs in traffic stop

New West police seize $110,000 in cash and $100,000 of suspected drugs in traffic stop

The New Westminster Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit stopped a “suspicious vehicle” and found cash and suspected fentanyl, cocaine and crystal meth.
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