New Westminster

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN New Westminster residents worried about speeding drivers and incomplete bike lanes fear the new Pattullo Bridge will worsen safety. The new four-lane bridge, officially named Stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge by the Kwantlen…

By MILICA ANIC A Studio 58 graduate and father is one of at least three declared candidates vying to be a school trustee in an expected New Westminster school board byelection. Shawn Sorensen, a political rookie and New Westminster…

By Virender Singh In New Westminster, where the local government has taken a leading role in protecting tenants, advocates say bad landlords have found a new tactic to unfairly remove renters from their homes. Back in 2019, when…

By Erin Conners A temporary program by the City of New Westminster to help unhoused residents obtain ID may become a permanent service after it saw high demand in its first two months. The program helps people acquire and store…

By Tyson Burrows New Westminster residents are in conflict over a proposed six-storey development on the 800 block of Sixth Street. On March 16, the project reached New West’s advisory planning committee and was recommended for…

By Joe Ayres Students are raising concerns over what they say is a lack of mental health support from the New Westminster School District during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four out of the district’s 12 schools have had COVID-19 exposures…

The City of New Westminster encourages the construction of new laneway houses but the higher density may be unsafe from the street view of unregulated street parkers

A generous donation from Amazon will propel new media programs for kids at an unusual gallery in New Westminster that combines innovation and technology through a unique, artistic approach.

New Westminster’s mayor will make history this month at Royal City Rumble as the first Canadian mayor to enter a professional wrestling ring.

New Westminster residents are going to get the right to ask the city for speed humps on their streets – but only if they are homeowners, unless some councillors are successful in getting that changed at the next city council meeting.