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Single vehicle crash in #Burnaby. Westbound bike lane on Kingsway by Emonds St. affected. Suspect, who appears to have fled the scene, believed to be between the ages of 2 and 4.
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We are currently in the early stages of investigating a serious collision involving a pedestrian in the 300 blk of McBride Blvd. Traffic closures in effect. nwpolice.org/blog/2024/12/18… #newwest
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The Record retweeted
🦺#QueensboroughBridge - maintenance is scheduled eastbound from 10:00pm-5:00am until the 19th. The right lane will be closed. #NewWest #BCHwy91A ℹ️drivebc.ca/mobile/pub/events…
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#BCStorm update: Crews made significant progress overnight restoring power to over 175,000 customers – nearly two-thirds of the more than 272,000 impacted. Restoration work will continue throughout the day and updates for individual outages will be shared on our mobile site. Our latest operational update: bit.ly/3V4te35
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The temporary dog park is closed, and construction of a 52-unit supportive housing project will soon begin in #NewWest newwestrecord.ca/local-news/… via @TheRecord
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Our officers are responding to a MVI at the intersection of 10th Street and Stewardson way. Traffic is reduced to eastbound only. Crews are on scene, please avoid the area. @NewsRadioVAN @NewWest
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Our officers are responding to a collision at Stewardson Way and 14th St. Traffic is reduced to eastbound only, causing significant delays. Crews are on scene. Please avoid the area. @news1130traffic #NewWest
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⚠️#QueensboroughBridge Northbound vehicle stall has the right lane blocked at mid-span. Tow crew on scene. #BCHwy91A #NewWest
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Due to a vehicle rollover, Eighth Street between 8th Avenue and 10th Avenue is closed northbound into Burnaby. Please avoid the area as there is heavy traffic congestion. #NewWest
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Please avoid the area of 10th Avenue and 6th Street. 10th Avenue traffic is down to one lane due to a down power line. @New_Westminster crews are on scene and this may take several hours to repair. #NewWest
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@New_Westminster investigating and repairing sinkhole under heritage brick road on Fourth Street - cause is currently unknown #NewWest newwestrecord.ca/local-news/… via @TheRecord
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#NewWestminster #BCHwy1A the #Columbia Street onramp to the #Patullo Bridge will be closed until 6pm tonight. #SurreyBC
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! The @Salmonbellies return to Queen's Park Arena tonight to kick off 2024 season newwestrecord.ca/local-sport… via @TheRecord
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New West’s Josh Byrne was named 2024 finals & regular-season MVP, leading Buffalo to back-to-back National Lacrosse League (NLL) championships 🏆🥍 The Bandits swept Albany 2-0 in the best-of-three series. Byrne recorded 12 goals & 33 points in the playoffs | #NewWest @TheRecord
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Road closures due to a vehicle collision: East Columbia is closed in both directions from Braid to North Road. Vehicles coming down North Road are being tuned back into #Coquitlam. Holmes is closed in both directions at Garfield. Thank you for your patience. #NewWest
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@New_Westminster claims its third straight Golden Shoephy in this year’s Walk30 walking challenge. Qayqayt Elementary was the top school in #NewWest Story to come in @TheRecord - including some very impressive stats from this year. Challeng with Burnaby
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Traffic is blocked in both directions on 6th Street between Columbia and Royal. Please avoid the area. Thank you for your patience. #NewWest
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Time to head back to the computer - stay tuned for a story (and hear what some locals had to say about the building) in @TheRecord and a photo gallery from award-winning photographer @Jen_Gauthier
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təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Cente is going to be the heart and soul of the community. Dry side of facility open today, wet side on May 14 - Mayor Patrick Johnstone
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