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Looking back on a lifetime of change

Looking back on a lifetime of change

Jim Johnston has seen more changes in his lifetime than most folks will ever see, but he has had no trouble keeping up with the times. Johnston, 94, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in March 1917.

Park gets a boost

Feds will offer a low-cost loan to city for new park

Stepping up for youth

Royal City resident in search of B.C. Ambassador title

New Westminster Wal-Mart participating in Red Cross fundraising campaign

Wal-Mart Canada is running a campaign to raise money for the Red Cross at its stores until Aug. 31. The Canadian Red Cross provides disaster management and emergency relief across the country and throughout the world.

Taste buds have voted: Scrap the HST

Popular '(b)unofficial' polling at local burger joint has final tally

New Westminster man wins city documents in court

The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered that the City of New Westminster turn over any documents that might assist a pawnshop manager with his claim that he was wrongfully arrested and maliciously prosecuted.

New Westminster saves on Pier Park with low-coast loan

The City of New Westminster will be saving a sizable chunk of change on its ambitious Westminster Pier Park project following the city's approval for a low-cost loan from the federal government.

New Westminster man sees would-be attackers sentenced

A New Westminster man's decision not to answer his door last June kept him out of harm's way.

New Westminster burger eaters scrap HST

The harmonized sales tax will be going down in flames when referendum results are released at the end of the month, one poll says.

New West rail bridge 'back to normal'

One month after a barge takes out rail bridge, trains are able to cross once again