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The city’s plan to explore laneway housing sparked a spirited debated in council chambers on Monday. Council considered a report in which staff outlined a proposed workplan for an accessory dwelling unit program.

A downtown development will help fund enhancements to the future Ecole Qayqayt Elementary School.

Two buildings wiped out in a devastating fire have now been removed from the heritage register. The properties at 624 and 630 Columbia Street have been deleted from the city’s heritage register. The Hamley Block and the Crescent Block (E.L.

It’s not much of a surprise what the City of New Westminster’s engineering department has planned for 2014.

The board of education wants input from students and parents on its budget as it moves forward in dealing with an almost $5-million deficit that must be repaid to the province.

David Sarraf is a land baron, but you wouldn’t know it to see his car. The worn-out 1996 Ford is literally ripped apart inside and stuffed with supplies for cleaning and maintaining the 37 properties – including eight in New Westminster – he owns.

The City of New Westminster has sold a piece of land once proposed for a public plaza. The city has sold 801 Columbia St. to First Capital Acquisition Corp, which owns the adjacent Shops at New West.

City to gather data on trucks on Royal Avenue to support 24-hour ban

Future Olympians could soon be diving into New Westminster’s Canada Games Pool. The Speedo Western Canadian Swim Championships will take place at Canada Games Pool from Feb. 13 to 16.

Province to host one of seven public forums for Chinese community apology in Burnaby next week