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NWPD seeks a 6.51% budget increase – a drop from its earlier request

NWPD seeks a 6.51% budget increase – a drop from its earlier request

The New Westminster Police Department is proposing a $27,850,000 budget in 2023 – down from the $29.6-million budget presented in November
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New West police nab suspected catalytic converter thief

New West police nab suspected catalytic converter thief

The NWPD is saying thanks to an alert resident who sounded the alarm — and they're asking everyone to keep their eyes open.
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Letter: Want to target waste at New West city hall? Start here

Letter: Want to target waste at New West city hall? Start here

How about we stop wasting staff time? That's this writer's suggestion.
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New West's new elementary school delayed before it starts

New West's new elementary school delayed before it starts

The hoped-for school at Simcoe Park isn't even out of the gate, and it's already been slowed down.
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Vancouver Men's Chorus brings drag extravaganza to New West

Vancouver Men's Chorus brings drag extravaganza to New West

Catch Singing Can Be a Drag 2023 onstage this weekend.
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5 ways to woo your sweetheart with made-in-New-West treats

5 ways to woo your sweetheart with made-in-New-West treats

One of everything, please.
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Donation boxes set up in Lower Mainland to raise money after devastating quake

Donation boxes set up in Lower Mainland to raise money after devastating quake

Sumeet Sharma, a powerlifting gold medalist for Team Canada, is raising funds for communities affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the Middle East.
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Pizza place on Coquitlam-Burnaby border helping arrange Turkey earthquake relief effort

Pizza place on Coquitlam-Burnaby border helping arrange Turkey earthquake relief effort

Pizza Garden restaurant workers and owners are all Turkish and are helping to mount a massive relief effort for the quake-struck country, including donating $1 from every pizza sold.
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Letter: I'm sick and tired of New Westminster's tax hikes

Letter: I'm sick and tired of New Westminster's tax hikes

"Efficiencies" and "productivity" should be municipal buzzwords, this writer says.
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COVID denier, vaccine foe Mak Parhar died after drug use, not the virus

COVID denier, vaccine foe Mak Parhar died after drug use, not the virus

There was no traumatic injury, and no evidence of foul play or acute self-harm.
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