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While it appeared that Mayor Wayne Wright was broadening his online horizons, it turns out a troll was acting on his behalf. The reddit.com Vancouver website included an Ask Me Anything! session on May 21 under the caption: "Hello.

A ruptured gas line at the future École Qayqayt Elementary School won't impact the construction project. Construction crews working on the new $23.2-million school project hit a gas line on Monday morning. Fortis B.C.

Coun. Lorrie Williams' role on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities helped her city expenses reach nearly $20,000 in 2012.

An agency that advocates on behalf of people with special needs is concerned cuts to special education assistants in the New Westminster school district will hurt vulnerable students. Inclusion B.C.

The Censorio Group announced an aggressive option to lure buyers to its Elliot Street project in New Westminster, slated to be completed in 2015.

Public art: Peri-Laine Nilan, right, a member of New West Artists, recently took members of the public on a walking tour of the art group's electrical box and "big belly" art around town.

The New Westminster Public Library's Summer Reading Club is looking for readers. Children ages three to 11 can earn a medal and prizes by reading for at least 15 minutes a day for 49 days. And it's fun, too.

The City of New Westminster is hopeful it will have some good news to share with the community the coming weeks about a pedestrian crossing to Queensborough.

Parents are calling on the city to wrap up construction along Ewen Avenue in Queensborough, saying the dust is causing health problems for their kids.

The revenue-sharing model is expected to result in a small increase in proceeds