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A Queensborough church is seeking rezoning to meet its needs. St. Joseph Damascene Antiochian Orthodox Church wants to rezone 1308 and 1310 Ewen Ave. in Queensborough so it can build a two-storey place of worship.

There is less than one month left of school but don't worry, there is plenty for kids in New Westminster to do this summer. Registration is open for a variety of camps throughout the city.

The New Westminster Police Department along with Transit Police will be taking to the streets next Friday (June 7) to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics in this year's Law Enforcement Torch Run.

At least 300 people attended a town hall meeting on Thursday night at Douglas College in New Westminster to hear from a panel of speakers on the proposed coal facility at Fraser Surrey Docks.

NDP candidate Judy Darcy garnered nearly half the votes cast in New Westminster in the May 14 provincial election. Elections B.C. released final voting results this week after counting absentee ballots. Darcy received 13,026 valid votes (48.

Despite pleading from the community, the New Westminster school board cut about 60 positions in order to balance the budget. Trustees at Tuesday night's meeting combed through the options presented by secretary-treasurer Al Balanuik.

The province's auditor general for local government will be taking a close look at New Westminster's police management and budget during the first round of municipal audits to be completed next spring.

Come June, New Westminster residents will have the opportunity to dispose of any unwanted and unregistered firearms or weapons through a provincial gun amnesty program.

Each year we have tried in this column to include some local anniversary dates as reminders of how the community has changed since the city's beginning.

The New Westminster board of education meetings are about to get even livelier.