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City pageant is in their genes

City pageant is in their genes

Sixteen-year-old Maggie Rogal is one of six young ladies hoping to win the Miss New Westminster Ambassador pageant, but she's not the first in her family to run in the event.

Budget forces seniors to work longer: MP

Burnaby New Westminster MP Peter Julian is criticizing the Conservatives for making changes to old age security and health care, following release of the federal budget Thursday.

City is a hot spot for real estate sales

Lower interest rates, Vancouver's sky-high prices and foreign investors are fuelling the market

Developer drops out of civic centre project

Uptown Property Group has pulled the plug on its partnership with the City of New Westminster on the multi-use civic centre.

Arson suspected in two hair salon fires

A Royal City hair salon has sustained damage after two separate incidents that police are investigating as arsons. The business, Amir Family Hair Salon, is located in the 400 block of Sixth Street.

New Westminster residents urged to turn out the lights on Saturday night

It's that time of the year again when Royal City residents will join people around the world in taking action to increase awareness about climate change.

Man charged in robberies

A 33-year-old New Westminster man has been charged with three counts of robbery after being arrested on March 9. Michael Ross Ogden had a court appearance on March 21 to face the three robbery charges.

New Westminster loses partner in civic centre project

Uptown Property Group has pulled the plug on its partnership with the City of New Westminster on the multiuse civic centre.

New Westminster parent upset with DPAC

A Herbert Spencer Elementary parent doesn't like the district parent advisory council's handling of a vote on a controversial issue regarding banning acting teachers from serving as trustees.

Care centre gets set for new gift shop

It's out with the old and in with the new at the gift shop at Queen's Park Care Centre. The folks at the gift shop have been hard at work on plans to rebuild and rebrand the gift shop that's located inside the centre's main lobby.