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It's time to rock and roll. Local musician Paul Leahy will be performing live with his band Polly at The Columbia Theatre this Friday, Feb. 22, along with other local bands The Beladeans, The Trespassers and Big Top. Doors and bar open at 8 p.m.

Vasant Saklikar's legacy to the community will live on in a scholarship named in his honour. The Reverend Vasant Saklikar Memorial Scholarship is given out to four outstanding students from the Lijiang No. 1 High School in Lijiang, China.

Everyone might know that the New Westminster Public Library has books, magazines, newspapers, CDs, DVDs, online resources and Internet access, to name the most popular library services.

The New Westminster police are warning the public about a man they believe is impersonating a Shaw Cable worker and trying to get into apartment buildings in the Park Row area near Queen's Park.

New Westminster's firefighters are thinking pink this month. The fire and rescue services crew will swap their regular work wear for pink shirts starting Wednesday, Feb. 20 and leading up to Pink T-shirt day on Wednesday, Feb.

Mayor says Braid Street bridge almost at end of its lifespan

New Westminster school district officials are set to sign a contract with the construction company lined up to build a new elementary school on the former St. Mary's Hospital site on Wednesday at John Robson Elementary.

New Westminster's firefighters are thinking pink this month. The fire and rescue services crew will swap out their regular work wear for pink shirts starting Wednesday, Feb. 20 and leading up to Pink T-shirt day on Wednesday, Feb.

The Vancouver Builders' Association recently announced the finalists for the 2013 Ovation Awards, and a New Westminster company was nominated in several categories.

New Westminster school district officials are set to sign an official contract agreement with the construction company lined up to build a new elementary school on the former St. Mary's Hospital site on Wednesday at John Robson Elementary.