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Mazda gives the CX-5 more power
Two litres and 155hp is enough for most vehicles. Compact car? Fine. Early Miata with a feathery 1,000 kg curb weight?
COLLINGWOOD CALLING
TEDxRenfrewCollingwood is looking for scientists, designers, philosophers, inventors, educators, entrepreneurs, poets or anyone else with an idea or story worth sharing. This is an independently organized TED event, where speakers will share stories just waiting to be told. The TED group welcomes everyone to apply to speak on the stage and present their talk. Anyone interested in speaking at this event can apply at tedxrenfrewcollingwood.com/speakers.
Go with the right rubber
MOST people don't think too much about their car's tires - all they know is that they're round, hold air, and essentially keep the car on the ground.
Many ways to catch up with The Record
The Royal City Record is available any time, from anywhere, on multiple platforms - so local readers always know what's going on in the New Westminster community.
Plenty of eReading options
Want to take the library with you on your smartphone? Check out the New Westminster Public Library's eLibrary page at www.nwpl.ca/your_library/ elibrary.php for some mobile options.
Coquitlam resident makes top 20 in contest bid
Coquitlam resident Katie Lo is looking for some support in her bid to win the S-Trip! Amazing Travel Scholarship Contest.
OTHERS HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THE ISSUE
I think it is ridiculous to criticize the mayor and councillors who stayed downtown at a hotel during their conference.
In the know with the Burnaby NOW
The Burnaby NOW is available anytime, from anywhere, on multiple platforms - so NOW readers always know what's going on in their community.
Students receive dental care
Students from Stride Avenue and Maywood community schools were recently treated to free dental care, courtesy of Vancouver Community College.
Bitumen problems ignored
On the one hand, federal Natural Resources Minister, and tar sands booster, Joe Oliver says there is an urgent need for more pipelines to accommodate higher bitumen production.
READER HAS BEEF WITH MEATLESS MONDAY
To the editor: Re: "Meaty issue prompts Vancouver's decree," May 14. Vancouver was the first city to proclaim June 10 "Meatless Monday," encouraging people to abstain from meat products one day per week. Program advocates cite meat production as contributing to climate change, water pollution, deforestation, increased greenhouse gas and avian and
Game on: Sony obliterates Microsoft at E3 expo
Let me just start off by saying I chose an Xbox 360 over a PlayStation 3, and I love my 360. OK, now let's continue. When it comes to technology, there is perhaps no other user group more fickle than gamers. While the PlayStation 2 dominated the gaming landscape from the early-to-mid 2000s, the Xbox 360 was arguably the more popular console of the follow-up generation.
Click for community
Adam Deboo will appear in New Westminster Supreme Court today (Thursday, June 13) to fix a date for his trial. Judge G. Smith ordered Deboo to stand trial for first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Brandon Howson.
Good thing they stopped all that
Big news: The U.S. has been gathering information from cellphones, the Internet, etc. world-wide for years. Good thing the citizens of Chilliwack got on that "smart meter" thingy and stopped all that.
Why can't we have both?
Canada's prostitution laws are currently up for debate and from everything I'm reading in various newspapers and online blogs, it seems there are two sides to this argument.
City tech biz gets 'fast' ranking
One of Burnaby's very own tech companies has been ranked in Canada's top 500 fastest growing businesses of 2013.
Electric Company Theatre looks back to the future
Electric Company Theatre is lighting up the planetarium with its latest production, You Are Very Star, June 12 to 29. The time-travelling piece includes two stories. Part One: Orbiting the Cusp of Greatness, set in 1968, the year the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre was built, will be performed in the centre's vintage-feeling basement auditorium, and Part Two: Transcendence, set in 2048, will play out, replete with projections, in the Star Theatre.
Community bulletin board
Introduction to Facebook: Learn how to set up a Facebook profile, add pictures, find friends and family, control content and set privacy settings Wednesday, June 12, 2: 303: 30 p.m. at Parkgate library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. No registration required. Info: 604-929-3727 or nvdpl.ca.
