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Letter: Embrace it, don't hate it — debate is good for New West

Letter: Embrace it, don't hate it — debate is good for New West

"It was disappointing to find the evening moving along like a rehearsed ping-pong match."
New Westminster school board puts brakes on in-person meetings

New Westminster school board puts brakes on in-person meetings

Hybrid meetings could be the way of the future. But trustees won't make a final decision until their Jan. 31 meeting.
New West to consider $4.4-million plan to address downtown livability

New West to consider $4.4-million plan to address downtown livability

A public toilet, more garbage cans and a contractor who specializes in human waste among the initiatives underway
Why don't New West firefighters use epi pens and pulse oximeters?

Why don't New West firefighters use epi pens and pulse oximeters?

“I couldn't help wondering … why our firefighters are less equipped from a medical perspective than your average flight attendant is.”
New West man charged after brazen daytime robbery at PoCo car dealership

New West man charged after brazen daytime robbery at PoCo car dealership

Charges laid in connection to a robbery at a car dealership that prompted a police response in several cities in November
City of New Westminster operating at 15% below normal staffing capacity

City of New Westminster operating at 15% below normal staffing capacity

Attrition rate creating “considerable” challenges in New Westminster
Operation Popcorn makes a stop at Royal Columbian Hospital

Operation Popcorn makes a stop at Royal Columbian Hospital

Transplant recipients share their stories – and festive popcorn – with B.C. hospitals
Bait packages aim to deter parcel-stealing thieves in New West

Bait packages aim to deter parcel-stealing thieves in New West

Bait packages will help New West police identify and track down parcel thieves
Photos: Catch the glow of Shine Bright New West

Photos: Catch the glow of Shine Bright New West

Have you been downtown to wander through the tunnel of lights in Hyack Square?
Letters: Low-income folks hit hard by rising grocery prices

Letters: Low-income folks hit hard by rising grocery prices

Where is the help from the B.C. government, this writer asks.