As the new mayor of New Westminster, Patrick Johnstone said he will work with the new council to continue the work started under the former council, vowing to continue focusing on housing and climate.

New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote was at home watching a Sunday movie with his three daughters when the text messages started coming in: Pier Park was on fire. “I could see the fire,” said Cote.

Preserving local history while encouraging development isn't an easy balance for a city to strike. But, for one with a storied past like New Westminster, it's particularly important to get that ...

Councillors Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas of the New Westminster Progressives have raised questions about Mayor Patrick Johnstone's participation in the COP28 summit. New Westminster city ...

New Westminster exceeded provincial housing targets for Year 1.Jennifer Gauthier/The Record New Westminster has exceeded housing targets imposed by the province — and is interested in setting some ...

Police say the courthouse in New Westminster, B.C., and surrounding streets and buildings including Douglas College are open to the public again after people were evacuated from the area due to a ...

A serious vehicle crash on 10th Avenue on the New Westminster and Burnaby border left two people dead Wednesday morning. Metro Vancouver Transit Police said in a release that on Tuesday night at 11 ...

Mass evacuations in New Westminster A portion of downtown New Westminster, including the courthouse and several colleges, were shut down following an “active threat” Tuesday.

Driving along the Fraser River toward New Westminster, one can see massive concrete columns rising from the waters below. A marvel of engineering, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and ...

In 1948, a piece of land along the western boundary of New Westminster, B.C., was eradicated by bulldozers. The site, which a century prior had been a final resting place for Chinese pioneers, Sikhs, ...

A major waterfront park in New Westminster, B.C., has reopened more than half a year after a deliberately set fire destroyed parts of the attraction and smouldered for days in the old creosote-soaked ...

Architect and city builder Graham McGarva at Plaza 88, what he calls a ‘collision course’ of a development. All photos by Christopher Cheung except where specified. You’ll lose your breath trying to ...