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New West Indigenous grads honoured at Rite of Passage Ceremony

New West Indigenous grads honoured at Rite of Passage Ceremony

Qayqayt Chief Rhonda Larrabee and the school district's Indigenous education team brought the tradition back for the first time since 2019.
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Hot, hot, hot: Metro Vancouver forecast includes temperatures up to 31°C

Hot, hot, hot: Metro Vancouver forecast includes temperatures up to 31°C

A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada.
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School space crunch could mean kindergarten lottery in New West

School space crunch could mean kindergarten lottery in New West

Families who want to get in to schools in the city's core may need to rely on luck in future years.
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Family mourns New West woman who died in heat dome, one year ago

Family mourns New West woman who died in heat dome, one year ago

619 British Columbians lost their lives in last summer's extreme heat wave. Tracey McKinlay was one of them.
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Queens Avenue Daycare closing after 51 years in New West

Queens Avenue Daycare closing after 51 years in New West

“Queens Avenue has stood out as a beacon of quality childcare.”
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New West daycare selling off everything at June 25 closing-out sale

New West daycare selling off everything at June 25 closing-out sale

Families connected to Queens Avenue Daycare invited to share memories
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Meet the founder of New West’s first yoga centre

Meet the founder of New West’s first yoga centre

On International Yoga Day today, The Record talks to Gail Leslie, who founded The Dancing Cat Yoga Studio in 1999 — long before yoga apps and Lululemon pants were a thing.
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'It's life changing': Burnaby woman nearly $11M richer after Lotto 6/49 win

'It's life changing': Burnaby woman nearly $11M richer after Lotto 6/49 win

Trang Dang bought her ticket while waiting for a friend who was late for dinner, and is now making travel plans to Europe.
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Meet Mark Falkenberg, the newspaper's new editor

Meet Mark Falkenberg, the newspaper's new editor

How did a University of Montana journalism grad end up at the helm of the New West Record, Burnaby NOW and Tri-City News? Read on.
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Mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in New West: Here's how

Mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in New West: Here's how

Turn out to Moody Park for a day of entertainment, arts, storytelling and more.
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