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Heritage home demolition request moves on to New West council for consideration

Heritage home demolition request moves on to New West council for consideration

A 1941 house in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood may be demolished if it can’t find a new home.
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Which animal are you? B.C. government releases colourful 'restart' graphic (PHOTO)

Which animal are you? B.C. government releases colourful 'restart' graphic (PHOTO)

Everyone is moving at their own pace and that is OK.
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'Flying Ant Day': Metro Vancouver marks the start of 'winged season' (VIDEOS)

'Flying Ant Day': Metro Vancouver marks the start of 'winged season' (VIDEOS)

Have you spotted a massive ant orgy in town?
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Contest seeks Burnaby and New West wildlife photos

Contest seeks Burnaby and New West wildlife photos

The BC SPCA wants Burnaby and New Westminster residents to show off their photo skills in its annual Wildlife-In-Focus photography contest.
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Editorial: We need to combat the climate crisis with life-and-death urgency

Editorial: We need to combat the climate crisis with life-and-death urgency

Our community is built between a sea that is rising and forest that is drying
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Quadruplex proposed in Queen’s Park neighbourhood

Quadruplex proposed in Queen’s Park neighbourhood

Existing rental building would be retained
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This interactive 'safer shopping' directory shows B.C. businesses that still require masks

This interactive 'safer shopping' directory shows B.C. businesses that still require masks

You can search over 300 businesses to see their mask policy.
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Poetry in the Park returns to New West this summer

Poetry in the Park returns to New West this summer

Join in the Saturday afternoon reading series under the big tree on the Massey Theatre lawn, starting July 10
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New West house prices have skyrocketed 12.4% in 2021

New West house prices have skyrocketed 12.4% in 2021

Sales are up from June 2020 and so are prices
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Reservoirs at normal levels despite near-record water use during heat wave

Reservoirs at normal levels despite near-record water use during heat wave

Daily water consumption in Metro Vancouver hit 1.79 billion litres recently, just shy of the all-time record for water use set in 2009
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