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TransLink makes HandyDART more accessible; adds age-based discounts

TransLink makes HandyDART more accessible; adds age-based discounts

Customers will be able to use Compass cards for the first time, starting October 1.
B.C. spending $1 million to fix up Coquihalla highway bathrooms

B.C. spending $1 million to fix up Coquihalla highway bathrooms

New West getting close to having zero weekly COVID-19 cases

New West getting close to having zero weekly COVID-19 cases

One of city's best weeks ever
New West school district 'repurposes' money for classroom furniture

New West school district 'repurposes' money for classroom furniture

Overspending on its furniture budget has been offset by underspending on computer equipment as the district buys 1,500 new chairs
Are you one of Canada's best published poets? This New Westminster-based contest beckons

Are you one of Canada's best published poets? This New Westminster-based contest beckons

Royal City Literary Arts Society is calling for submissions for the eighth annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry
What's up with demolition of the old NWSS? Here's the latest

What's up with demolition of the old NWSS? Here's the latest

The site looks quiet now, but the New West school district says behind-the-scenes work is progressing on deconstruction and demolition of the old high school building
Here is what to expect following your second COVID-19 vaccine dose

Here is what to expect following your second COVID-19 vaccine dose

A Metro Vancouver doctor explains what you should expect following your second dose.
Four more COVID-19 deaths raise B.C. death toll to 1,738

Four more COVID-19 deaths raise B.C. death toll to 1,738

3,454,295 residents have received at least one dose of vaccine since B.C. provided its first dose exactly six months ago.
Letter: 'Anti-vaxxer' is actually the perfect word to use right now

Letter: 'Anti-vaxxer' is actually the perfect word to use right now

A response to another letter about pandemic language
People You Should Know in New West: Winona Kent

People You Should Know in New West: Winona Kent

The New West resident and award-winning mystery writer has work featured in a just-released crime anthology and has a new novel coming out this year