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While the B.C. Liberals are projecting a balanced budget for 2013, the NDP believes it's a "bogus" budget that's based on unrealistic expectations. The B.C.

Traffic congestion in New Westminster is prompting some residents to voice support for tolls on the Pattullo Bridge. The B.C.

The Royal City Alumni Band welcomed a new music director for its 25th season and the public is invited to celebrate this passing of the baton at a festive concert.

Dr. Brenda Horner, who practices optometry in New Westminster, has been elected a director of the B.C. Association of Optometrists. The election took place at the end of February during the association's annual conference.

As more days go by, the more on edge residents living on the New Westminster waterfront grow, waiting to hear Port Metro Vancouver's decision on a coal transfer facility proposed for Fraser Surrey Docks.

A former New Westminster resident is searching for photographs taken 60 years ago. Donald Reibin, who is president of Regalia House in Osgoode, Ont., attended the Queen's Coronation Parade in Queen's Park on June 2, 1953.

A New Westminster resident is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue last night.

The Royal City Alumni Band has welcomed a new music director for its 25th season and the public is invited to celebrate this passing of the baton at a festive concert.

The shovels will finally hit the ground this spring to build a new elementary school on the former St. Mary's Hospital site. The New Westminster school district recently signed a contract with the developer, Yellowridge Design Build Ltd.

Money troubles - the New Westminster school district has them in spades. The district has a hefty $2.8-million deficit from last year, and it's had to slice away a big chunk - about $2.