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New West sisters give birth on same day

About nine months ago, Sharon Ferreira went to see her family doctor in New Westminster to confirm she was pregnant with her first child.

Keg's age catches up

Its future hinges on how much work is needed on the 1899 heritage building

Voice trustees press district for more info

Divisions on the board of education were evident at Tuesday's committee meeting, when Voice New Westminster trustees continued their ongoing call for more financial information and the immediate intervention of the auditor general to help the distric

Mission possible: tackling debt of any size

'It's not a sprint, it's a marathon,' says society director

Develop financial literacy with local talk

The Literacy New Westminster Task Group is hosting a Money Skills workshop series to help New Westminster residents improve their financial literacy. Attendees will learn about banking, budgeting, credit and consumerism. The workshop series is free.

On the city airwaves

Last week Our Past brought you the story of CFXC, an early radio station in New Westminster, that began broadcasting in late 1923. It aired some Christmas material, and formally opened on New Year's Eve.

Writing is solid, reading is decent, but math marks drop

New Westminster school district's superintendent presented his annual report on student achievement in the district, which highlighted that writing is solid, reading is decent, but math at some schools has declined in grades 4 and 7.

Voice New Westminster trustees want more info

Divisions on the board of education were evident at Tuesday's committee meeting, where Voice New Westminster trustees continued their ongoing call for more financial information and the immediate intervention of the auditor general to help the distri

Year of the Snake celebrations start in New Westminster

If you missed a good party on Dec. 31, there's another new year event coming up that you can check out to have some fun.

Canada fails to medal at Jr. hockey worlds

Personal accolades were likely little solace to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at the World Junior Hockey championships in Ufa, Russia. The No.