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New Westminster school district facing $1M deficit

New Westminster school district facing $1M deficit

'Efficiencies' and 'trade-offs' are the order of the day as SD40 looks ahead to 2022/23.
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Public art projects in the plans for New Westminster

Public art projects in the plans for New Westminster

Where can you find public art (now and in the future) in New West?
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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C. as ICU total stays flat

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C. as ICU total stays flat

Province records another 27 COVID-19 deaths
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Opinion: This school did what Dr. Bonnie Henry won’t (but should) do

Opinion: This school did what Dr. Bonnie Henry won’t (but should) do

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry should go back to school. What school? Why the University of British Columbia, that’s where.
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Adopt trees or catch basins - or crunch data - in New West for Earth Day 2022

Adopt trees or catch basins - or crunch data - in New West for Earth Day 2022

What’s happening in New Westminster for Earth Day 2022?
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New Westminster home learners, online programs get one-year reprieve

New Westminster home learners, online programs get one-year reprieve

Proposed B.C. changes that had called the future of Hume Park Home Learners into question have been delayed for another year.
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Almost 800,000 air fryers recalled in Canada and U.S. due to fire hazard

Almost 800,000 air fryers recalled in Canada and U.S. due to fire hazard

The Insignia fryers and air fryer ovens were sold in Best Buy, Amazon and Ebay
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Opinion: Public fears of COVID-19 haven’t eased over past month, poll finds

Opinion: Public fears of COVID-19 haven’t eased over past month, poll finds

Canadians feeling continued reluctance to take trips or visit public venues, survey finds.
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Fraser Valley Potters Guild returns to live shows with New Westminster exhibition

Fraser Valley Potters Guild returns to live shows with New Westminster exhibition

Artist's Choice is on at The Gallery at Queen's Park from May 4 to 29.
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Explore the beauty of nature in exhibition at New West's Plaskett Gallery

Explore the beauty of nature in exhibition at New West's Plaskett Gallery

Catch work by Marney-Rose Edge until April 29 at the gallery at Massey Theatre.
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