City of New Westminster leads on affordable housing
The City of New Westminster is recognizing the growing population in the Lower Mainland, and has created new incentives to build rental units.
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New Westminster attempts to connect Quay to Queensborough
The New Westminster waterfront has always been a popular place for a stroll on a nice day with friends, and the area is about to get an addition.
Tax hike of 3.4 per cent on the horizon in Port Coquitlam
Students in Port Coquitlam, whether living at home or on their own, can expect a tightened grip on their expenditures thanks to the new proposed tax hike of 3.4 per cent.
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant elect new MLAs
On February 2, two new members of the legislative assembly were elected in the Lower Mainland following a by-election.
Coquitlam student charged with animal cruelty
Three animal cruelty charges have been laid against Yu Lin, a 24-year-old former Coquitlam resident and SFU student who allegedly abandoned his starved pet Husky, Willow, in Maple Ridge.
Fentanyl drug bust includes New West townhouse
Back in the fall of 2014, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) had suspicions of drug trafficking to residents in the Downtown’s Eastside with potential shipping to Vancouver Island and Alberta, and began an investigation known as Project Trooper.
Conserve water, save money
This past summer, BC temperatures reached all-time highs, fires lit up across BC, and water restrictions were imposed.
Renovations underway at New West campus
Since February 8, construction has been taking place in the 0600/1600 area of the New Westminster Campus, the long hallway to the left after passing through the Bookstore.
Number of at-risk women in Coquitlam on the rise
There has been an influx of women utilizing a recently-opened shelter at 3030 Gordon Avenue in Coquitlam.
Coquitlam church shows love to refugees
Last month, a Syrian family left Lebanon with relief after a local community supported their journey to a better life in Canada.