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Thai street food comes to New West

"Quick and easy" is what most people want when they dine out these days, says chef Angus An, owner of award-winning Maenam Thai restaurant in Vancouver...

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Parents, students and teachers fight against staffing cuts

Teary-eyed students and teachers shared their stories with New Westminster school board trustees Tuesday evening, in hopes of convincing the board to ...

School band program is back for an encore

West End elementary students won't be asked to put away their clarinets and saxophones just yet after the New Westminster school board voted unanimously...

Celebrating multiculturalism in New Westminster

DNA testing in the Royal City

Earlier this year, a Canadian family discovered they were descended from King Richard III, whose skeletal remains were discovered under a parking lot ...

Thrower on target

Krista Woodward won two separate javelin competitions at the Tucson Elite Classic last week.

Scholarship available for IBD sufferers

New Westminster students who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - Crohn's Disease or colitis - are invited to apply for a national scholarship...

Local woman turns 106

Belated birthday greetings to longtime New Westminster resident Marguerite Robertson, who recently celebrated her 106th birthday.

Japanese delegation visits city

A large delegation from Moriguchi, Japan, is visiting New Westminster this week in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the two cities' sister city ...

Home sales up in March

Home sales in New Westminster were higher in March compared to February of this year, but sales overall last month were down 20 per cent from the same...

Police warn public of counterfeit bills

Two recent cases of counterfeit cash turning up in New Westminster have police asking the public to report any suspicious bills.

Uptown New West building online identity

Uptown New Westminster is going digital to create a stronger identity for the neighbourhood.

New Westminster explores affordable housing

Action will be taken to address affordable housing in New Westminster.

Seeking a home for global artists

The City of New Westminster is calling on local residents to offer up a place to stay for a small group of international artists next year.

Howay parents petition to keep principal

Concerned parents at F.W. Howay Elementary School have started a petition to keep their principal, who is slated to move to another local elementary school...

Sign bylaw review for Anvil Centre

The City of New Westminster is applying to vary its own sign bylaw.

Whole new Uptown

Uptown Property Group is aiming to offer a "complete retail environment" in uptown New Westminster.

Excessive parent requests curbed by board

The board of education unanimously passed a motion to curtail the relentless number of requests New Westminster school district senior administrators ...

City unveils new 'boro community centre

The newly expanded Queensborough Community Centre is open for business.

Open-air museum for New West?

An outdoor art exhibition that features world-class international sculptures and performances could be coming to New Westminster.

Intensive reno restored Kirk House

It's referred to as the Kirk House on this year's annual Heritage Home Tour and Tea, but for many people it's the dance school - and its tough-but-charismatic...

Hyack parade gets a splash of military colours

Parade goers will share in a historic moment during the annual Hyack Festival International Parade this Saturday as the Royal Westminster regiment takes...

Demo derby

Down it goes: Demolition is underway at the Trapp +Holbrook building site on Columbia Street in New Westminster.

Wal-Mart coming to Uptown

Mayor Wayne Wright told a crowd of about 45 at his state-of-the-city address that Wal-Mart is the new anchor tenant at the Royal City Centre.

History of anvil salute

Victoria Day will be on Monday, May 20. Once again the celebration will be highlighted locally by the Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery, which...

City drops breed-specific vicious dog bylaw

The City of New Westminster is no longer designating specific breeds of dogs as vicious or dangerous.

Former MLA 'rather devastated' by B.C. loss

When the dust settled Tuesday night, the B.C. Liberals had won 50 seats and the NDP had won 33 seats, while an independent and Green candidate each won...

Education? Missing issue irks city trustees

They are typically divided politically, but two local school trustees agree there needs to be more funding for public education, and it should have been...

New Westminster remains NDP stronghold

New Westminster stuck with tradition and elected an NDP MLA to the legislature in Victoria.

Counterfeit polymer bills pop up in New Westminster

Two recent cases of counterfeit bills turning up in New Westminster have police asking the public to report any suspicious bills.

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Local farm supplies Choices

For three years, Dave Carlson has been running Burnaby's Common Ground Community Farm, growing a variety of crops for shareholders, but the farm's salad...

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Police search for sex assault suspect

COQUITLAM — Coquitlam Mounties are hoping the public can help them quickly catch a suspect wanted in a sexual assault of a six-year-old girl at ...

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Honing in on home

Affordable housing is a relative term for many in the realm of real estate.

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Racist rodeo rant caught on tape wasn't protester's first video spat

(ALSO SEE VIDEOS) The Cloverdale Rodeo protester who filmed another woman in the throes of a racist rant before she was allegedly beaten up and then posted...