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12 hours ago · Veteran NWPD officer Paul Hyland was recently appointed as New Westminster's new chief constable. Early in his career, he survived a line-of-duty shooting.

5 days ago · A New West house and garage were destroyed by fire on Jan. 31; 28 firefighters worked through the night to extinguish the fire and ensure it didn't spread.

Jan 7, 2025 · Police are encouraging residents and visitors to stay away from downtown New Westminster due to an ongoing incident at the law courts on Carnarvon Street.

20 hours ago · Some SkyTrain service in New Westminster was temporarily disrupted Tuesday night while Transit Police investigated a report of a suspicious package.

Jan 2, 2025 · A provincial election - including the addition of a new New West riding - and the launch of the city's Crises Response Pilot Project are among the issues that made headlines in New Westminster in 2024. Yesterday we looked at some of the top stories in New Westminster from January to June 2024. Today, we continue with some of the news headlines from July to December. JULY The city’s two New ...

Dec 11, 2024 · New Westminster is poised to consider a 6.6 per cent property tax increase in 2025 – a drop from the 7.6 per cent considered a week earlier. At a Dec. 2 workshop, council supported a 2025 budget scenario that proposed to a 7.6 per cent tax increase to property taxes. At a follow-up workshop on Dec. 9, council rescinded the previous week’s motion and voted 4-1 in favour of directing staff ...

Jan 3, 2025 · 2024 marked a year of some big changes for the New Westminster Police Department and the police board. In January, Chief Const. Dave Jansen announced he would be retiring as the city’s top cop in June, after serving in that role since 2019. Jansen, who joined the NWPD in 1990, said it had been an incredible privilege to work for the department. “I can never say thank you enough to New ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Seven-hour standoff ensued after a New West police officer saw a male leaving a residence with a firearm — "multiple" replica firearms were later found.