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New Westminster Chamber of Commerce recently announced the nominees for the Platinum Awards, which celebrate business, community and individual excellence in the city.

A motion calling for an even distribution of information from a first-term school trustee who claimed that not all board of education members are treated equally was passed at Tuesday night's board of education meeting.

Queen Elizabeth Elementary School parents are holding a Halloween fundraiser to raise money for playground improvements. Tracie Berg is one of the organizers of a fundraiser that's taking place on Saturday, Oct.

The City of New Westminster will consult with Royal City residents about off-leash areas for dogs in the coming months.

?FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Ukrainian Perogy Supper, Holy Eucharist Church hall, Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street, 5 to 8 p.m. Perogy sale - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 604-526-0988 or 604-522-7711. ?SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Christmas, Crafts and Cookies Sale, 10 a.m.

School district hopes consultant will figure out how $521,000 surplus turned into $2.8 million deficit

Community centre expansion and improvement project should be unveiled by end of the year

The New Westminster school district plans to hire a consultant to uncover the causes of a $2.8-million surprise deficit and to develop a plan to recover the hefty shortfall.

New Westminster city council is willing to consider sponsorship of spaces inside the future civic centre but the outside is off limits.