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Christmas is more than a month away but organizers of the longstanding Operation Red Nose want to get the word out early about planning for a safe ride home this holiday season.

A month after fire gutted two of the most prominent heritage buildings on Columbia Street, the community continues to rally around downtown businesses. The E.L. Lewis Block and the Hamley Block were destroyed in an Oct.

May Day is taking a backseat to more pressing matters - including budget woes and a bid to develop a long-term directions plan - for the New Westminster school district.

The New Westminster board of education voted down a proposal at a contentious meeting Tuesday night to bring in a consultant to help complete the ongoing plan to define the district's direction and goals.

In a way, Steve Kwasowsky is the hero of his own life. When a longtime favourite comic book shop closed down, Kwasowsky rose from the ashes and built up his own empire – and BAM, Steve’s Comics was born.

New Westminster Fire and Rescue Service won’t be dousing flames and heading back to the hall after major fires. Following an apartment fire on Ash Street on Aug. 29 and a fire in commercial buildings on Columbia Street on Oct.

The school district is considering revising its policy on how it delivers special education services to students in New Westminster, but the move has a local mother fearing a return to the days of segregation.

Burnaby council wants local governments to have their voices heeded when it comes to railway regulations and safety issues.

Council will take concerns to Competition Bureau in Ottawa

Wood chips or sewage could be used to generate energy for the City of New Westminster.