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What will densifying your single-family home neighbourhood cost?

What will densifying your single-family home neighbourhood cost?

Metro Vancouver is embarking on a study that will look at neighbourhood densification costs: Kamloops survey said infill projects could require $20,000 to $50,000 in development cost charges per housing unit
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Staff absences remain high — and costly — in New West schools

Staff absences remain high — and costly — in New West schools

Teacher and EA absence rates are still as high as they were at the height of the original Omicron wave.
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This week in New West history: New Westminster and Victoria wage a capital battle

This week in New West history: New Westminster and Victoria wage a capital battle

Hey, Victoria, can we have our capital back?
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This New West spot will soon be part chocolate shop and part chocolate kitchen

This New West spot will soon be part chocolate shop and part chocolate kitchen

New West's Origins Chocolate Bar and Port Moody’s award-winning Cocoaro Craft Chocolate are coming together to mould your next fave chocolate spot
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New West residents: Have your say on 2023 budget at Monday's council meeting

New West residents: Have your say on 2023 budget at Monday's council meeting

New Westminster city council is poised to approve the 2023 budget bylaws on Monday
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Letter: Love 'em or hate 'em, New West needs highrises. This is why

Letter: Love 'em or hate 'em, New West needs highrises. This is why

If you want a reasonably well-managed city with acceptable taxes, you need towers, this writer says.
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New West resident joins Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation board

New West resident joins Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation board

What's happening Around Town? Heritage home tour returns
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Surveillance cameras, vape detectors keep watch at NWSS

Surveillance cameras, vape detectors keep watch at NWSS

The new technology is part of the school district's efforts to address safety concerns at the city's only high school.
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Letter: I'm happy to raise my child in New West. Here's why

Letter: I'm happy to raise my child in New West. Here's why

The city is the best it's been in 30 years, this writer says.
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Croissants, cakes and Australian cappuccinos: a peek inside New West's new Delicia Cafe

Croissants, cakes and Australian cappuccinos: a peek inside New West's new Delicia Cafe

Here's what it's like inside the newly-opened Delicia Cafe on Columbia Street
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