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Superintendent John Woudzia told the board of education at a recent meeting that he is in talks with Metro Vancouver about air quality testing at local schools.

New Westminster city council has cleared the way for a health clinic at Royal City Centre. Council has approved a development permit for 610 Sixth St. that will allow an elevator to be built on Princess Street.

It's one of the most popular sports camps for kids each summer and this Saturday is the day local parents can start registering their children for the New Westminster Police Service's soccer school, scheduled for July 23 to 27 at Queen's Park.

May Day, the 142-year-old New Westminster tradition, has taken a few hits recently. First, New West teachers, who are basically mandated to offer dance lessons for the day, have said the annual event takes too much instruction time from students.

A cigarette is to blame for starting a small fire on Monday morning. New Westminster fire crews attended a fire at 52 Royal Ave. on April 9. "There was a small couch fire," said Chief James Cornell.

A one-day inspection blitz in Surrey on April 4 to look for truckers with safety violations and scrap-metal thieves turned up a number of unsafe vehicles and two car thieves.

The president of the British Columbia confederation of parent advisory councils sat in the front row at Tuesday's board of education meeting and pounded trustees with questions about a decision to deny parents the right of an appeal regarding a math

For the first time in 20 years, the Lower Mainland is hosting the Canadian National Ringette Championships. All games take place in Burnaby and New Westminster from April 9 to 14. The three venues are Bill Copeland Arena at 3676 Kensington Ave.

If you love mystery writing, be sure to set aside Friday, April 13. A Night of Mystery is happening at the New Westminster Public Library as part of Lit Fest New West.