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What's happening this weekend in New West? Our top picks for June 22 to 25

What's happening this weekend in New West? Our top picks for June 22 to 25

Brush up your Mario Kart skills for a retro gaming tournament this weekend
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Letter: I'm proud to be from New Westminster, the Royal City

Letter: I'm proud to be from New Westminster, the Royal City

Why do we need to change the city's branding when so many people love the Royal City, this writer asks.
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Should head of Lower Mainland charity have been campaigning for Maxime Bernier?

Should head of Lower Mainland charity have been campaigning for Maxime Bernier?

The Income Tax Act prohibits charities from partisan politics, but ex-Burnaby political candidate Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, the face of a registered charity, has been in Manitoba for weeks campaigning for Maxime Bernier and the People’s Party of Canada.
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Letter: New West school trustee should do the right thing and resign

Letter: New West school trustee should do the right thing and resign

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Letter: 'Overdevelopment' is making New Westminster unhealthy

Letter: 'Overdevelopment' is making New Westminster unhealthy

Is all the construction bad for residents' health?
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Letter: Want New West to be more fun? Then make it so

Letter: Want New West to be more fun? Then make it so

The city has done its part — now it's up to residents, this writer says.
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Here's what's up at this week's New West school board meeting

Here's what's up at this week's New West school board meeting

You can attend in person or via Zoom on Tuesday night.
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Don't mind 'Juneuary' — summer is on the way back to New West

Don't mind 'Juneuary' — summer is on the way back to New West

Pretty soon we'll be back to grumbling about the heat.
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Keith Baldrey: Population rise stokes superheated housing market

Keith Baldrey: Population rise stokes superheated housing market

Accelerated immigration outweighs any drag from interest rates, inflation on prices, sales.
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Letters: 'Utterly boring' — New West readers want more fun

Letters: 'Utterly boring' — New West readers want more fun

Is it time to get happier?
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