5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (154+ words) An MLA representing Burnaby and New Westminster took home some serious hardware this month. Raj Chouhan, B. C. s speaker of the Legislative Assembly, was in New York City to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. One of the most prestigious…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago  (400+ words) Find out what's happening on Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities: Shop for locally grown and produced food at the Coquitlam Farmers Market, on from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. in the parking lot next to Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave. , Coquitlam)....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (463+ words) Pollinator plants have become a very important part of our gardens, and progressive perennial breeding has resulted in the plants blooming far longer into the season. The key principle is to have flowers open consistently from early March until late…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (512+ words) Find out what's happening on Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities: Parishioners with the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (1504 Sprice Ave. , Coquitlam) will hold a yard sale from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. with proceeds going to Aunt Leah's Place, On Eagles's…...

2+ day, 48+ min ago  (458+ words) The Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower at Royal Columbian Hospital will open its doors on May 31. New Westminster'Coquitlam MLA Jennifer Whiteside said the opening of the new building at Royal Columbian Hospital is a "momentous" occasion. "It is such an…...

2+ day, 53+ min ago  (433+ words) The New Westminster Armoury is once again aglow with light at night. Following an exterior renovation, new lighting has been installed on the historic building located at the corner of Sixth Street and Queens Avenue in New Westminster. "The lights…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1294+ words) A plan to solve the New Westminster school district's capacity crisis calls for the construction of two new schools on the Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School site " but some parents fear their children will be the "sacrificial lambs" as they'll be…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (207+ words) Janis Cleugh has been a community news reporter, copy editor, paginator and proofreader for more than 30 years, working in newsrooms in the U. K, Ontario and B. C. Janis covers the cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, as well as the Village of…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (181+ words) Find out what's happening on Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities: The second annual golf tournament to support the Port Coquitlam-based Amanda Todd Legacy Society is on from 1 to 9 p. m. at the Meadow Gardens Golf Club (19675 Meadow Gardens…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (337+ words) A little over a year ago, then 66-year-old Michele was facing the unimaginable: She might soon be homeless. Michele lived with her daughter, for whom she provided babysitting services. It was an arrangement that suited the family well as Michele's…...