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New Westminster responds to plan to scrap the HST

The HST has indeed proven to be the Hated Sales Tax among a majority of British Columbians. Elections B.C.

Ferry leaves Royal City waters

A smaller member of the B.C. Ferries family recently called New Westminster its home. MV Tenaka returned to service on Sunday, Aug. 21 after its annual retrofit at Fraser Shipyard and Industrial Centre Ltd. in Queensborough. B.C.

New civic centre needs oil tank removed

Soil testing underway to determine if tank leaked or contaminated the ground

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Survivor walks to help end cancer

Local woman raises $2,500 for the Weekend to End Women's Cancers

Mystery hero saves local resident's life

New Westminster resident Fred Chadwick doesn't remember it, but someone saved his life last month and then disappeared before he could even be thanked. Chadwick, 62, was about to hop a bus uptown on July 15 when he went into cardiac arrest.

Crown decides to stay charges in case of New Westminster 2004 workplace death

It's been almost seven years since sawmill worker Lyle Hewer died in a workplace accident at Weyerhaeuser's now-closed New Westminster sawmill and Wednesday may have been the final chapter in the sad story behind his death.

Farewell to a friend and hero

Local New Democratic Party politicians are grieving over the loss of federal leader Jack Layton, who succumbed to cancer early Monday morning at the age of 61. "Of course, I am so deeply saddened by the news of Jack's passing today.
PHOTOS: Crowds descend on Quay

PHOTOS: Crowds descend on Quay

Task force arrests two men

Two men were arrested Monday following a police takedown in New Westminster. The province's integrated gang task force made the arrest in the parking lot of McBride Plaza around 11:30 a.m.