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He's now received four endorsements from NDP backbenchers, but Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian said he's still 10 days away from deciding if he'll throw his hat into the NDP leadership ring.

The 2011 School District No. 40 election ballot is beginning to take shape as incumbent trustees are starting to declare their candidacies or are nearing decisions.

More than 49,000 Royal City residents will be eligible to vote in the Nov. 19 civic election, but past experience indicates far fewer will head to the polling stations. New Westminster residents will be casting ballots on Nov.

City postpones work so that former residents can make plans to attend

Westminster Pier Park moniker formalized by city

Plans for New Westminster's capital project involving three new schools should be ready before the end of the month, but they may come in stages, according to school board chair Michael Ewen.

Larry Ho, manager of New Westminster's Starlight Casino, raised some serious funds, donned his best "Captain Bacon" superhero duds and rappelled 20 storeys down the side of a Vancouver skyscraper, all in the name of charity.

Resident suggests a gondola would be a good tourist draw

Some familiar faces will be on the ballot