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After almost a decade of running the New Westminster school district, superintendent John Woudzia is leaving at the end of next month, but the long-time educator is staying in the field.

Picture a young girl on a swing. She slowly sways back and forth as eerie music plays in the background. The camera pans out, revealing a body draped in a plastic sheet below the girl’s dangling feet.

The head of a New Westminster-based agency that advocates on behalf of people with special needs is echoing the call for B.C.’s children’s watchdog to run an investigation into the use of isolation rooms in public schools. Inclusion B.C.

The City of New Westminster is joining Canadian municipalities in demanding action on a national housing strategy.

It’s a family-owned bookstore that has a 50-year-long story to tell. Black Bond Books has managed to endure the many plot twists and turns of the book business, carving out a place for itself in a tough climate.

Increased truck traffic on Royal Avenue is taking its toll on Queen’s Park residents.

When Sandeep Bhangu and his wife, Janak, were looking for a place to live, they considered buying a home in Port Royal because, at the time, there was talk of a water taxi to the Quay.

Sandeep Bhangu was in Grade 2 when Queen Elizabeth Elementary School burnt down. In March of 1987, firefighters were alerted of the blaze. Reports at the time suggested the fire was caused by arson - a culprit was never found.

Queensborough has a long history of being a multicultural neighbourhood. By 1919 there was already a large population of South Asians living in New Westminster's 'Boro.

It’s been her second home for nearly three decades – and for residents of New Westminster’s ‘Boro, the Queensborough Community Centre would be nothing without Renee Chadwick. Chadwick came to the centre in 1987 as the recreation programmer.