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The Terry Fox Run is heading downtown in 2012. After being held in Queen's Park for many years, the New Westminster run is relocating to the Quay. This year's run takes place on Sunday, Sept. 16.

The New Westminster Public Library is excited to be participating in the Postal Code Readings. Writers from postal code V6A will visit V3M, New Westminster Public Library's postal code, on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.

Poetic Justice, a poetry reading series with New Westminster Poet Laureate Candice James, continues this month at the Heritage Grill, in the back room. A three-bill afternoon on Sunday, Sept. 16 from 3 to 5 p.m.

The New Westminster school district shortlisted three design-build teams for the selection process on the new elementary school being built on the former St.

The Royal Westminster Regiment is the oldest active military unit in British Columbia. To commemorate its 150 years, the regiment is producing a pictorial book.

The air of September mornings has a cool, wake-up bite to it. Each year, it reminds me to get down to business and engage in the start of a new school year.

At the New Innovations In Cannabis Education medical marijuana dispensary at 907A 12th Street, the sign on the door reads, "The N.I.C.E. Dispensary is currently open as an info centre, no medicinal products on site.

Animal rights advocates are appealing to the City of New Westminster to ban the sale of kittens and puppies in pet stores. Kathy Powelson, founder of the Paws for Hope Animal Foundation, appeared before city council Sept.

Former New Westminster MP Paul Forseth is throwing his hat into the provincial political ring in a big way.Forseth announced on Twitter Thursday that he will be running for the party president job for the B.C. Conservatives at its Sept.

The president of CUPE local 409 wants the New Westminster school district to pay for an extra 45 minutes a week for his members who work with special-needs students with the roughly $700,000 of additional funding the district is getting this year.