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New Westminster Chamber of Commerce names new executive director

The search is over, and the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director.

Royal City Musical Theatre receives

Christmas has come early for Royal City Musical Theatre and its fans. The theatre company was recently contacted by a local lover of musical theatre, offering to match, dollar-for-dollar, all donations it receives this season up to $25,000.

New Westminster's 258 development sells out in under an hour

They were put up for sale and gone before the coffee could get cold. Pilothouse Real Estate says it sold all 75 of the units in Tridecca Developments' 258, a 16-storey condo tower on Sixth Street, in record time Saturday.

New Westminster police nab two after spree of break-ins

Two men are facing more than 40 charges following a alleged spree of auto break-ins last weekend.

New Westminster Sinterklaas festival to lose character deemed racist

The popular Dutch Sinterklaas festival will go ahead as planned on Dec. 3, but the controversial Black Peter character will not be part of the celebration.

City envisions new hotel for downtown

The City of New Westminster will be pursuing plans for the Kyoto site in 2012. The city had purchased the building at 801 Columbia St. as a possible site for the civic centre, which is now being built across the site.

Sixteen cats put down

New Westminster shelter forced to euthanize all its cats

Video store closing

Rogers Plus closure leaves only one video store in city

What's up in the city this weekend?

We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. We've moved publication to our Friday editions. This week, we have: 1 Get toasting on Saturday, Nov. 26, at the St.

Sinterklaas celebration called racist

Organizers say they will meet to discuss concerns over the appearance of 'Black Peter'