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Happy New Year! Now that Christmas and New Year's Eve have passed, it's time to focus on the year ahead. We're continuing our popular feature, Our Top Five (or More) Things to Do This Weekend. Here are The Record staff's suggestions for the Jan.

Despite the rain folks enjoy strolling along the riverfront in the city's new Westminster Pier Park. The park has won five awards, the latest from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

As we begin 2013, this is the 1,612th Our Past column since it began in an earlier version of the newspaper in 1981.

Assessment notices are due to land in mailboxes in the next few days, and many local homeowners will see a modest increase in the value of their property. In New Westminster, assessments overall have increased from $13.

Mayor Wayne Wright is optimistic that 2013 will be a banner year for the Royal City.

The year 2012 was a record-breaking one for the Burnaby-based Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C.

Music will fill the market with the opening of the latest addition at the River market in New Westminster. Music Box Music and Theatre Academy is coming to the Market's second floor on Saturday, Jan. 5.

A New Westminster man is seeking to help those in need - time and time again. Several years ago Henning Nielsen blurted out an idea that would have a lasting effect on his life and those of many others.

New Westminster Police are asking for the public's help identifying a male suspect who was caught on camera entering the Armani Exchange at Queensborough Landing at the time it was robbed on Dec. 21.

Another year done - and with it, plenty of news headlines in the Royal City.