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New Westminster rents just keep on climbing

Is there anything affordable left in New West? Depends on your definition of affordable.

Feb 16, 2023 12:15 PM Read more >

These New West foodie spots are coming your way soon

German food, vegan baked goods and Portuguese-style flame-grilled chicken? Yes, please.

Feb 16, 2023 12:15 PM Read more >

Letter: Marine search and rescue team would love a New West dock

Opening vessels to the public for RiverFest would be great, this writer says — but there's nowhere to tie up.

Feb 16, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

This week in New West history: Oh, woe is the life of an editor

A little "melancholy moralizing" from the vaults of The British Columbian still resonates 160 years later.

Feb 16, 2023 6:31 AM Read more >

New West school lunch program sees ‘staggering’ growth

More New Westminster kids need subsidized lunches than ever before. So how’s the district going to pay for it?

Feb 15, 2023 8:01 PM Read more >

Of words and worlds: New West teacher turns novelist

Elementary school teacher Lena Gibson publishes debut work, The Edge of Life: Love and Survival during the Apocalypse.

Feb 15, 2023 5:55 PM Read more >

Letter: Let's rebuild New Westminster's connection to the Fraser

"Sign me up for helping," says this local river enthusiast.

Feb 15, 2023 3:47 PM Read more >

TransLink will give you bus money for 16 months if you scrap your car

It's meant to help make transportation in Vancouver more sustainable

Feb 15, 2023 2:54 PM Read more >

Family Day fun: Meet George the sturgeon and Fraser River critters

Discover the Fraser River's biodiversity with Discovery Centre this Family Day weekend

Feb 15, 2023 12:15 PM Read more >

New West's dike rehabilitation efforts in Queensborough get a boost

New Westminster to "build long-term flood resilience" with $800,000 from provincial emergency preparedness fund

Feb 15, 2023 11:45 AM Read more >