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Library to host hands-on batik-making workshop and learning session this month

The Lower Mainland transgender community will be hosting a Justice for January rally this Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at New Westminster city hall.

An outbreak of the highly contagious Norovirus has closed two wards at Royal Columbian Hospital. Officials say 16 patients and an unknown number of medical staff have been infected with this strain of the stomach flu.

New Westminster Police are asking for the public's help identifying a male suspect who was caught on camera entering the Armani Exchange at Queensborough Landing at the time it was robbed on Dec. 21.

Happy New Year! Now that Christmas and New Year's Eve have passed, it's time to focus on the year ahead. We're continuing our popular feature, Our Top Five (or More) Things to Do This Weekend. Here are The Record staff's suggestions for the Jan.

Despite the rain folks enjoy strolling along the riverfront in the city's new Westminster Pier Park. The park has won five awards, the latest from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

As we begin 2013, this is the 1,612th Our Past column since it began in an earlier version of the newspaper in 1981.

Assessment notices are due to land in mailboxes in the next few days, and many local homeowners will see a modest increase in the value of their property. In New Westminster, assessments overall have increased from $13.

Mayor Wayne Wright is optimistic that 2013 will be a banner year for the Royal City.

The year 2012 was a record-breaking one for the Burnaby-based Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C.