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When Isabella and Brooklyn Wilson were born at 23 weeks, they weighed just 475 grams and 480 grams, respectively.

New Westminster city council is urging TransLink to continue supporting the Taxi Saver program.

Former New Westminster Chief Const. Ken Brown passed away on June 19 at Saanich Peninsula Hospital. Brown was born on July 31, 1933 in Peace River, Alta., moving to British Columbia as a child.

The City of New Westminster will spend about $90,000 to conduct a detailed parking study for the downtown. The study will collect data on current parking regulations and supply, and future projected demand and supply.

Parents at John Robson Elementary want a new school, but they have concerns about traffic, noise and air-quality at the Royal Avenue location - especially if TransLink builds a six-lane replacement Pattullo Bridge, Robson's parent advisory council ch

B.C.'s long-running labour dispute with teachers may finally be coming to an end. On Tuesday night, the B.C. Teachers' Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers' Association reached a tentative deal.

After two years of work in the creation of Our Bones are Made of Salmon, the Fraser River Discovery Centre unveiled its newest exhibit with a traditional Coast Salish ceremony on Saturday.

- FRIDAY, JUNE 29 Interpersonal Relations, free life skills workshop at New Westminster Public Library, 1 to 4 p.m., conducted in English with Spanish translation available. The library is at 716 Sixth Ave., wheelchair accessible.

The City of New Westminster is playing a waiting game to see how high the Fraser River will reach in the coming days.

The New Westminster Police Department, the Surrey RCMP, the RCMP Air 1 helicopter and the Coast Guard were all on scene at the Fraser River after a Thursday morning incident where a tugboat towing a barge sank.