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Parents of early French immersion at John Robson Elementary will probably be pleased to learn the program will stay at their school when a newly built school is built on the former Saint Mary's Hospital site.

Birders are aflutter about the presence of a rarely seen bird and are flocking to New Westminster to take a look. A red-flanked bluetail has been spotted in Queen's Park - the first time the bird has been seen in Canada.

A longtime Queensborough grocery store owner has passed away. Benny Jow, who ran Benny's Mart in Queensborough, died on Jan. 10. Jow, 76, came to Vancouver in 1956 from Guangdong, China and in 1961, married wife Mary.

Health authority suggests measures to deal with rats at New West Secondary

A local pharmacy recently earned a national award for its work.

The New Westminster school district is seeking public input on ways to cut back on spending to offset a $2.2-million projected deficit for this school year.

Director of engineering says city looking into whether tolls on Port Mann Bridge affect local traffic

Work begins on project at Trapp and Holbrook blocks, plans to open in 2015/2016

New Westminster residents join activist group in demanding more clean, affordable housing for low-income people

The cupboards are bare - that's the message the New Westminster board of education is sending the Ministry of Education in response to the province's request to develop "savings plans" to help pay for wage increases for support staff at schools.