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Did New Westminster modular classrooms have working sprinklers before school opened in September? That's the question senior administration and New Westminster school trustees were answering on Monday morning after a radio report intimated that the d

It's one of kids' favourite times of the year, but the excitement, trick-or-treating and not to mention the sugar-high, means both kids and parents need to be more cautious on Halloween night, New Westminster police say.

Library closes on Tuesday while a pest control company examines premises

"There was not one day since the beginning of September that we had students in the modulars when the sprinklers weren't working," New Westminster school board chair Michael Ewen told The Record on Monday morning.

A piece of historic industrial land in New Westminster is back on the market after sitting vacant for more than 40 years. On Oct.

"There was not one day since the beginning of September that we had students in the modulars when the sprinklers weren't working," New Westminster school board chair Michael Ewen told The Record on Monday morning.

The New Westminster Public Library is closed today while steps are taken to deal with bedbugs. Blair Fryer, the city's communications manager, said staff discovered the presence of bedbugs late Monday in the print collection.

African immigrant activist Mulangu has extended his hunger strike and protest outside the now-closed Centre of Integration for African Immigrants.

Determining the cause and contributing factors of the June 28 crash between a gravel barge and the New Westminster rail bridge could take upwards of a year, officials say.

Crown prosecutors are asking that convicted killer Gary Johnston serve 17 to 21 years of his life sentence before applying for parole. A sentencing hearing is under way in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.