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This New West resident set sail in a giant pumpkin — while dressed as a pirate

This New West resident set sail in a giant pumpkin — while dressed as a pirate

"I just sat there and I looked out at the lake and the mountains, and I thought 'Yep, I'm floating in a giant pumpkin.'"
New West TikTok influencer and cake artist goes live about #ovariancancer

New West TikTok influencer and cake artist goes live about #ovariancancer

Anita Wright (aka TikTok Nana) recently told her half-a-million TikTok followers that she had ovarian cancer. Now, she is set to shave her head in a live video to raise awareness about it.
Douglas College production tackles pandemic, war

Douglas College production tackles pandemic, war

Catch Unity (1918) onstage and livestreamed starting this Saturday.
'Dearest Mother': Wartime letters return home to New Westminster

'Dearest Mother': Wartime letters return home to New Westminster

Flight Sgt. Jack Fitzgerald left high school in Burnaby to enlist in the Second World War. He never came home.
New Westminster still assessing damage from Friday’s windstorm

New Westminster still assessing damage from Friday’s windstorm

Crews worked around the clock responding to fallen trees and power outages
Here's how to mark Remembrance Day in New Westminster

Here's how to mark Remembrance Day in New Westminster

Live and livestreamed ceremonies, a self-guided walking tour and the Poppy Project are all part of this year's tributes to veterans.
Assault suspect brandishes a knife – when asked to pay for ice cream

Assault suspect brandishes a knife – when asked to pay for ice cream

Man found to be carrying three knives when arrested by New Westminster police
New West resident killed after being hit by bus in New West

New West resident killed after being hit by bus in New West

New West police say a resident killed by a bus had just exited their vehicle when they were hit
Celebrate vinyl music and frothy beer this month in New West

Celebrate vinyl music and frothy beer this month in New West

Spend an evening browsing records, and clinking beer mugs, at Steel & Oak's annual Analog Vinyl Fair in New Westminster.
New Westminster family faces Dec. 19 deportation to Mexico

New Westminster family faces Dec. 19 deportation to Mexico

The Hospital Employees' Union is pushing to keep Claudia Zamorano and her family in Canada — but time is running out.