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Toxic drug supply claims another life in New Westminster

Toxic drug supply claims another life in New Westminster

BC Coroners Service: “No area of the province has been spared the impacts of the toxic-drug crisis.”
New West council supports efforts to save B.C. restaurants

New West council supports efforts to save B.C. restaurants

With “unhappy hour” declared in the Save BC Restaurants’ campaign, New Westminster city council supports the creation of a Ministry of Hospitality.
New West police partnering with local businesses to arrests shoplifters

New West police partnering with local businesses to arrests shoplifters

New Westminster Police Department is teaming up with the Uptown and Downtown business associations to tackle shoplifting – including threats of injury to staff.
Baldrey: Will B.C.'s new patient ratio system help ease health care pressures?

Baldrey: Will B.C.'s new patient ratio system help ease health care pressures?

Columnist Keith Baldrey believes the province's recent policy announcement regarding nurses have promising potential.
This Week in New Westminster: What's happening March 4 to 10

This Week in New Westminster: What's happening March 4 to 10

22nd Street bold vision, live entertainment and International Women's Day events are among the happenings in New West this week
Minter: Prepare your garden soil while we wait out the cold weather

Minter: Prepare your garden soil while we wait out the cold weather

Master gardener Brian Minter: "By planting a bit later, we more than make up any lost time because of faster growth in all our plants."
Letters: New West responds to possible commercial rent controls

Letters: New West responds to possible commercial rent controls

One letter writer believes if commercial rents are controlled, then property taxes should be adjusted.
Buying furniture online? Here's what you need to know

Buying furniture online? Here's what you need to know

Shop reputable retailers, learn the return policies and measure you space are some of the steps furniture shoppers should consider before clicking "buy now."
Cyclist and pedestrian groups welcome work on “treacherous” path in New West

Cyclist and pedestrian groups welcome work on “treacherous” path in New West

Open for use: The $6-million upgrade to the BC Pathway near Stewardson Way in New Westminster is starting this week.
'Meritorious': Burnaby, New West hospitals recognized internationally for surgical care

'Meritorious': Burnaby, New West hospitals recognized internationally for surgical care

The award is a 'testament' to the hospitals' surgical teams ability to work together, said a Fraser Health executive.