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This year has already featured news of the 150-year anniversary of The Royal Westminster Regiment and the antecedent groups that make up its history. The New Westminster Volunteer Rifles formed in late 1863 when the Royal Engineers disbanded.

Dread going to the library in bad weather? Sick of paying library fines? Try Freading instead. Freading is an electronic library service that New Westminster Public Library has recently added to its eLibrary services.

Murphy, Amber and Izzy lay on mattresses, cuddled up in blankets, resting after a long morning walk. Their "auntie" wraps them snuggly, petting them and encouraging them to rest. Axle, a mellow, handsome German shepard looks on, several feet back.

New Westminster firefighters are suiting up in pink T-shirts to promote anti-bullying initiatives. Pink Shirt Day - also known as Anti-Bullying Day - is being celebrated across Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 27. "Anti-bullying is not a one-day mission.

Have a good laugh and help a good cause at Lafflines Comedy Club during the Books for Brooklyn comedy fundraiser on Sunday, March 3.

New Westminster Police closed the Queensborough Bridge out of an "over abundance of caution" for about two hours on Thursday morning. Staff Sgt. Paul Hyland said the police department received some information that led to the bridge closure.

?THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society, annual general meeting, 7 p.m., Centennial Community Centre, 65 East Sixth Ave. (next to Canada Games Pool).

A former transit police officer has been charged with assault after an investigation of an incident in New Westminster that occurred last September.

Performing arts society isn't ready to close the curtain on its ongoing fight with the city

Is every pit bull a danger to society? That's the question up for debate this spring at an open forum the City of New Westminster is hosting for the public to provide feedback on the current animal control bylaw.